I know I'm going ot be bored as heck. I've been on a several planes, probably 12 different ones but the farthest distance I've traveled was to Punta Cana, D.R. This time i'm going to be going to Spain and that'll take around 8 hours (plus an extra 2 to bus down to the airport) What the heck should I do for half of the day?
2007-06-23 12:22:03 · 16 answers · asked by <3 3 in Travel ➔ Air Travel
sleep!
dont sleep tonight...just sleep on the plane. read on the bus or listen to music, sleep on the plane, you will need it
2007-06-23 18:42:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First it depend on the type of person you are. If you have many interested the likelihood of you being bored is really remote. On the other hand if your interest are limited to computers, ipods, and your self, your in trouble. I have made several overseas flights and have never been bored. Things I do on the plane:
Nap Read (novels) Crossword puzzles
Write Read (work related) needle work
Read (travel related) I get drinks and snacks prior to boarding the plane so that I can snack when I want to.
I take 2 bags on 1 with a change of clothes, medications, makeup. passport wallet etc that can be locked and put it in the over head. the other bag, a back pack has different items in each section so my diversions are easy to get to. Actually I enjoy the time to just relax and to either look forward and make plans for my trip. Or to think back on all the neat things I did and where I want to go next time. Good luck
2007-06-23 12:42:23 · answer #2 · answered by Morgan S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Eww, 8 hours!
When I'm on a plane I usually pack a bunch of stuff. Bring music, 2 different books (so you have options), magazines, paper to write to people or write whatever you desire.
I'm a big nerd and I still enjoy coloring, haha... so you could bring that. A deck of cards to play solitaire. Sleep is always an option. If you have a portable dvd player or small gaming system, those would do.
Puzzle books... like sudoku, crosswords, word searches, etc.
If you have any hobbies, bring them along somehow. (I don't know what yours are so I can't be more helpful there).
Also you could get creative. Look at other people on the plane and make up stories to yourself. My friend and I did that while waiting for a concert to start, it was very amusing.
So there's a few suggestions. Good luck!
2007-06-23 12:34:23 · answer #3 · answered by Jackie B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the airline your flying with, some have that every person has their own little TV with 8-10 movies and other entertainment.....and then there are those sad ones where they just show a inflight move using the drop down tv's and the projectors....
To know what you will have...check the airlines website....they normally have a section where it explains how the seating are...etc....
Link below is an example for Iberia Airlines
The cases I didn't have my own little entertainment....I travel light to other countries so I make sure I have my iPOD and a good book to read if the inflight movie is crap....
Have fun in Spain.....Been there....its what you make of it... =)
2007-06-23 15:16:19 · answer #4 · answered by al 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i own an Achros AV500. You can load dvds, tape tv shows on it, load it with music. The battery lasts about 4 hrs and they make a battery adapters for it. When I travel, I have over 60 movies to choose from, my favorite 33 Seinfeld episodes, and over 1800 songs to listen to. It has a 100gb harddrive. Some folks read, do puzzle books or play video games (PSP or DS). Depends what you are into I guess.
2007-06-23 12:55:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Listen to iPod, read book or magazine, watch a movie, play your electronic games (ex: Nintendo DS, PSP, GameBoy etc...), play board games, play card games... There's a whole bunch of things you can do. I should know because I go to Spain every year to visit my family there and I also have to put up with the 8 hour plane ride, but for me it's fun. I'm going next week!!! Hope I helped!!! :-)
2007-06-23 14:33:53 · answer #6 · answered by Gabriel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband and I just got back from Greece, it was nearly 9 hours to get to Germany and an additional two to go from there to Athens. So I understand your dilemna! I talked with my husband, slept, ate, watched the two movies they showed, and brought those fun crossword puzzle books. If you can sleep, it's really the best thing because it truly passes the time - our flight heading out there was an all-nighter so we were exhausted and then for the home trip, it was a really early morning take off.
2007-06-23 16:11:13 · answer #7 · answered by Rachel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bring a portable DVD player and bring really LONG movies. If you watch the Lord of the Rings series of movies you wouldn't even get to the end of the final movie before your feet were on terra firma in Spain.
2007-06-23 12:27:39 · answer #8 · answered by CHH 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spend the time learning self defense for when you get to Punta Cana.
2007-06-23 12:29:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sleep! I took a red-eye to Hawaii last year (a plane ride which you fly for 12 straight hours). You gotta try to sleep, and if not that, listen to an ipod or get a good book.
2007-06-23 12:28:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to stay up all night the night before you travel, and the whole day, too. when you get on the plane, you'll konk out.
The only thing is you might miss the refreshments so ask your neighbor to wake you up when they come. An inflatable neck pillow really helps.
2007-06-23 12:38:38 · answer #11 · answered by topink 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋