Jetlag

Landing in the morning with hotel check in not until late afternoon always feels like a mini endurance test. My usual plan is drop bags at the hotel, freshen up in the lobby bathroom, and do some light sightseeing. I keep a small “reset kit” in my personal item so I don’t have...

I know the usual advice is land in the morning, power through the day, crash at night, beat jet lag. But honestly? I kind of hate it. After a long haul I’m a zombie. Dragging myself through a “full first day” just feels miserable, and sometimes I feel off for days after. I...

Got a 12:15am departure from LAX, landing around 5am in Tokyo. I’m terrible at sleeping anywhere that isn’t my own bed. Economy aisle seat near the back. I really want to make the most of day one, so I’m trying to game plan this. For people who’ve done this specific timing: Does...

Flying to Australia March 1 and it’ll be my first 15 hour flight. Longest I’ve done before was about 4 hours to Mexico. Plan is to wake up at 8am my time and try to stay up until 10 or 11pm Australia time while on the plane. I’ve downloaded shows and music, bringing compression...