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I need your top tips on how to manage a 11 hour flight without getting too bored please. Also any must have products etc etc, i already have some homepathic stuff for jet lag. I know sleeping would be good but im the worlds worst at being able to sleep when travelling!
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A puzzle book and a couple of good reads, a gameboy (if it's allowed) and a personal walkman (again if it's allowed). A travel pillow may also be good if you intend to snooze or even just watch the in-flight movies.
Drink lots of water - it'll keep you fresh and hydrated as well as make you keep getting up to go to the loo, which helps beat DVT on long-flights.
Then sit back and relax!
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Thanks Lauz. Have asked the inlaws for puzzle books and chiclit books for Christmas! Will make sure i drink loads of water and we both have flight socks. May get a travel pillow.
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I can't sleep on planes and was chatting to a friend who had always been the same until he tried ear plugs (I see a theme developing here!). I haven't tried it out as yet though.
Loadsa books
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Hmmm i suppose ear plugs could be a good idea. At least then if Si starts to annoy me i can say i cant hear him! he has the excuse that hes virtually deaf in one ear!
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Ear plugs are also good for the taking off and landing popping in the ears. You can pick them up from the airport.
I can't sleep generally on long flights - except for the time I had two seats to myself on the way back from Thailand - pure heaven! (it does pay to be a midget!).
What else - well also drink juices (tomatoe is particularly good and they generally serve it on flights). Reasons being it is said to balance the electorlites in the blood. (which are distrubed with such flights and this does not help jet lag). Also if you have a little TV blaket, bring it! They do supply ones on the plane but they are ichy and too light (and once or twice I have found them to smell). Bring on lavender oil as well as it will help sleep a bit more. Finally, get yourself one of those eye masks (the ones that you see in old movies to help to block out the light). Granted they do turn down the lights and "encourage" the people by windows to pull down the shutters but the mask is great for complete darkness.
Get a heavy moisturiser and apply on the plane after you spay water on your face. Planes are buggers for drying out your skin.
Yes, this is the stuff I bring with me on the plane - not much room for myself! If you can, order the vegitarian meal now for all of you. THe meat is crap generally (but not always) but also it is easier for the system to break down veg. Also there will be more carbs than protein so will enduce sleep (protein does the opposite).
Avoid the coffee and tea for the same reasons as above... as well as alcohol.
I'm gonna have the same prob going to hawaii, can't even knit or cross stitch or crochet and I can't read or anything like that cause I get sick. So i'm pretty much screwed and have to sit and do didley for 12 hrs.
I get really bored when travelling and can never sleep. I take lots of books and magazines for something to do. Depending on who you are travelling with, you might have your own individual TV which is quite good. We had that when we went to Oz with Qantus and they had gameboy type games on there too which was ok. I've tried everything to try and sleep but for me I never can. I am a really light sleeper though. An eye mask thingy is good though and take a nice jumper or fleece as it can sometimes get chilly and the blankets are rubbish. Remember a moisturiser too as it is quite drying on the plane.
Try and relax too and you might want to take some sweets as I've found it can help with the popping ears when landing. I've had some really dodgy meals on planes so you might want to get a few nibbles to take with you and drink lots and lots of water.
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Oh!! Bring as much water with you as possible - I hate the crap they serve on planes. It doesn't taste right somehow.
No Spice, I dare say you will not be able to bring knitting needles etc on the plane. I was going up to Glasgow once and whist standing in the que to the check in desk, there were two ladies there trying to persuade the girl at the desk to allow them to take with them as hand luggage a couple of those hiking sticks - you know, the ones with the big metal spikes at the ends. They could just not see what the problem was.... oh dear.
When I've flown over to the states, I've taken magazines with me and thats it generally.
Reason being for me, I tend to think that the time flies by quicker (for me) by watching the entertainment featured on the flight, and also listening to music with the headphones supplied.
Then, you'll probably get 2 main meals and a snacky thing which also eats away at some of the time.
Long flights are very very boring.
Hopefully some of the girls tips and advice will stop you from getting too bored.
Like you, I cannot sleep when flying. I am a terrible flyer, absolutely petrified, so sleep is the last thing I could do. But good luck to you.
Take care, Karen xx
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Thanks girls. Will try and get an eye mask thingy and ear plugs and will put my skin drench moisturiser from Lush in my bag along with my lip service and tons of water and books, homepathic stuff and lavender oil.
Nids already suggested a poncho, which i know Simon has got me as part of my christmas pressie so i can wear it and also use it as a blanket!
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I was gutted, I wanted to tidy my eyebrows up during the flight. They were bloody horrendous!!
I think they were taken from me out of spite!!
I think they saw the big catterpillar on your brow and took em off you before phoning the American Airlines to inform them to capture you on CCTV - the footage is now probably shown on some dodgy funny comedy clips show!
Hahahaa just kiddin babe!
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Take lots of vasaline or lip care stuff, lips dry out so quickly on the [plane!
Jac i noticed you said you went to thailand were id you go and can you recommend any goo sightseeing places, we're spending 2 night in bangkok and 2 in chaing mai and then 10 days in phuket, we asked the travel company to source some tours for us but that came with crap one slike a 5 day boat trip?! why i ask when they know they limited time we have and the flights we booked!!! adny any good suggestions in those places from any-one will be fab (the 1st 4 dayrs will be manic so looking for short places to visit in a rush!)
Sorry, Jo, I have not been to any of those places (well I flew into Bangkok but was there only for a few hours... in the airport).
Sorry I can't help! Hows about looking up the net on google? Temples are always interesting - also see if there are national parks near where you will be staying. Also perhaps contact the hotels and ask them where they would recommend visiting.
Thanks. its becuse we there for limited time so thoughtg it would be better to go to places peopl have recommend!!! got a couple of books just need time to read them!
I love flying I'd even fly to the shops I would if I could. I'd fly everywhere and never get bored. I can't really give any advice about what to do because I just sit back and relax and make the most of the phone not ringing constantly, the kids not battling it out from their rooms to be the loudest with the music - I swear sometimes I'm living in a nightclub!
One thing I do though if it's a long flight is wear something really comfy for the flight but then get changed before landing so I'm all fresh.
Top tips for long flights needed please.
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