What do you do to amuse yourself on long flights? My husband is flying me to Thailand to meet him for a vacation and the flight is 17 non-stop hours from JFK to Phuket.
2006-06-20 18:16:46 · 11 answers · asked by yogazen 4 in Travel ➔ Air Travel
anonymous...27 hours non-stop? wow, that must be a world record breaker. from what i've found, the record is still held at a little over 22 hours!
2006-06-20 18:35:16 · update #1
Well, we've been on that flight and one or two to Hong Kong and Korea. First of all we take books. Also, our Xmas card list (at least I do) and start writing these up - ready to mail and/or add any info to update before mailing day after Thanksgiving. I love to do Sudoku and other games, so I take these. Books on cd are great. I start looking for them at the used book stores and that way once I am done, I can leave behind (same with the pocket books). I needlepoint, so I take that along. On the last trip, I updated my address book (which was in dire need of updating).
Having said all that, you will be crossing the international date line...and you will be served more meals than you want....so to ensure that you are refreshed and ready to go when you get to Thailand, recommend that you: not stay up all the time. You have your meal, then take an over the counter sleep aid, use something to cover your eyes and ear plugs (or something to cut out the sound) and sleep. When you get to Thailand, if it is still daytime (and it should be), don't take a nap or get tempted to get into bed....:), but take a walk. Have an early supper/dinner, get back to your place and shower and get to bed by 7p.m or later...but not earlier...take another sleep aid (one that you know won't make you woozy next day) and get up at normal time and you should be ready to go.
On your way back, do the same....but this time, write all your post cards and the moment you land, mail them....if you mail from Thailand they might not get to their destination until AFTER you are home....so I take enough stamps for everybody I am going to be writing to plus a few more. Buy the postcards as I go along and on the flight back, write them and address them (unless you have pre-printed your address labels before you left home) and stamp them....and voila that is done. You should have kept at least one book on tape and one paperback to read on the way back.
Write a journal of your adventure. What you did/ate, etc. That will keep you a bit buysy on the way back.
For some reason, I am worse coming back home than going that way...so give yourself a couple of days to recoup before starting work.
Don't forget to exercise (walks, move legs) on the flight - you will need it and avoid the chance of DVT - if you are concerned about DVT, take asprin or see your doctor.
On your long flight you will have a movie to or two to watch --- but don't stay up the whole time --- voice of experience here,trust me on this.
One last thing, as it is a long flight, suggest you make sure that you get an aisle seat. On these long flights, people tend to sleep and it is hard for you to get out and stretch or use the facilities....Also, either take your neck pillow or ask for a pillow and blanket from the beginning so you can have it all available to you.
MEALS: check how many you are going to get. And if you want, ask for special ones (diet, vegetarian, etc...)
Drink lots and lots of water. Avoid liquor if you can. BUT KEEP HYDRATED.
Unless you are flying business or first class, take on your carry one your toothbrush/deodorant and anything else you want to freshen up before you meet your hubby.
Wear COMFY shoes and clothes (i.e. not too tight) - we tend to 'expand' while on flights and worse on longer flights.
If you are taking your laptop (if it is light) you can take on it some DVD's, CD's, load a game or two....etc.
You will love Thailand, the people and the beaches. ENJOY!
p.s. if you plan to visit any 'holy' sites (temples - and some are worth the visit), remember you can't go into them in slacks - you will need a decent length skirt/summer dress.
2006-06-20 18:38:57 · answer #1 · answered by CJ 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
There will be in-flight entertainment in the plane. There will be movies to watch, music to listen to and games and crosswords to play. Other than this, there are newspaper and magazines to read. If you get bored,, do some shut-eyes, so you will arrive somewhat refreshed. And main thing is be comfortable. Nothing more annoying on long flight than being uncomfortable in the seat for the flight duration. If not, look for chat partners, guess there might be someone who will be interested in breaking the boredom by chatting.
If this does not work for you, check with the cabin crew for games they carry on-board, snacks and drinks to keep yourself occupied.
2006-06-20 18:39:26 · answer #2 · answered by peanutz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sleep. Really. Even if the in-flight movie is awesome, and a double-feature, and you have 3 books, an iPod and a Nintendo, you're going to be bored to tears. Ask your doctor for Ambien or a similar sleeping pill if you need. Otherwise you will be miserable. And don't drink much alcohol because the more you drink, the more often you have to get up to pee.
(I do enjoy crossword puzzles inflight and they do pass the time nicely but on a 17-hour flight... yikes! I hope he paid for first class!)
2006-06-20 18:21:41 · answer #3 · answered by dcgirl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The last long flight I had was to Japan and that was 13 hours long. You might not be able to follow my lead but this is more or less what happened; first of all thank God for the inflight movies. I don't remember how many I saw but I know I saw a few. I think I started by watching a movie then I started listening to the onboard music stations. I had a few Jack Daniels which clobbered me and put me out for a couple of hours. I believe I woke up to another movie, then I got up and started joking around with a couple of crazy guys I was hanging out with and that lasted for a couple of hours after I ran out of jokes then sat back down and watched another movie then clobbered myself again with another couple of Jack Daniels. When I woke up, I read a book, listened to some more music, another movie and that's how I killed time.
2006-06-20 18:31:30 · answer #4 · answered by tropicvibe 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I used to live in Europe and we would have 8 hour flights, not quite as long but...we would sleep, read books (all different kinds you might get board with the same one), listen to music (IPOD) it wastes a lot of time, watch the movies they have, eat a whole bunch, puzzles (cross word), talk with another passenger
2006-06-20 18:23:32 · answer #5 · answered by Jennaleigh 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just a few useful tips:
Drink allot of water, the cabin air is filtered which makes it dry.
Walk around every hour so you don't get thrombosis, where a lump of hard blood can kill you(I'm serious, but it usually only happens to older people)
Talk to other people, it can be fun, you'll meet new people who have had the same experiences, which makes it fun to talk about.
Try to get some rest. As you are loosing a whole day of sleep.
2006-06-20 23:53:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try and read some books, any that your interested in.
Bring your MP3 player or Ipod and listen to some music.
If its a night flight try and set your body to the time there (if they are sleeping there, try and sleep on the plane).
If you have a handheld game, play it.
Do a crossword puzzle.
2006-06-20 18:21:41 · answer #7 · answered by heart_and_soul_of_ice 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Around 4 hours
2016-03-26 23:31:57 · answer #8 · answered by Yesennia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bring a good book, a portable DVD player...something to help you sleep. Don't forget to get up and walk around the cabin a bit so that you don't cramp in the seats.
Have a safe trip!
2006-06-20 18:21:01 · answer #9 · answered by SolMan 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
bring a cd player,or my favorite,a pocketdish,mp3,with headphones.keep listening to music till u feel sleepy and when u do go to sleep.
2006-06-20 21:33:23 · answer #10 · answered by lolladybugs_alexia 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋