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Old Dec 14, 2012 | 7:20 pm
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airj1012
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
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Long Haul Flight Tips

First of all, I travel every week to work. However its only a one hour flight. Minus the boarding process I actually really enjoy flying.

However I've never been on a plane for more than 10 hours. I have an upcoming trip from Atlanta, GA (ATL) to Bangkok, Thailand (BKK) through Seoul, South Korea (ICN). I was wondering if anyone could share any good tips they have for sleeping on the plane, avoiding jet lag or any other helpful tips.

During my flights to and from work, I really never have issues falling asleep (due to the short distance). However seeing that my first leg is almost 15 hours I thought that might be different. As funny as I think those neck pillows are, I'm debating about picking one up for myself. Are they worth it? Is there a better option out there? Right now I'm debating the following item - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004ZIDXK2/..._am_us?ie=UTF8

Also I've heard that you should try to map your sleep cycle to your destination as quick as possible. So if you're flying out at 10PM your time but its really 3PM their time, you should probably try to avoid sleeping as long as possible. Is that accurate.

Basically I'm looking for any tips to make my trip as enjoyable as possible, especially since I will not be there for too long. Thanks in advance.
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