MrHeckles

I have just noticed you are there for 8 days. My strategy is only tried and tested on 4 day trips. Physical and financial endurance would certainly play a part beyond 4 days (for me anyway!)

Purim

On the way out, LPGS, LPGS....LPGS........LPGS..............LPGS........ ..Zzzzzzzzz

On the way back, you'll hopefully be so exhausted it won't matter.

paulwuk

I do wonder if people have too much time on their hands worrying about a night's sleep for something that isn't happening for over 2 months

HIDDY

This is where being a self employed leisure flier gives one the advantage over people who have to fly for work.

I don't need to worry about jet lag which is just as well as I can't get any decent sleep on an aircraft anyway. As you have a couple of days to recover I wouldn't bother too much about it.

stevea1234

Vegas and common sense? Seems like an odd combination. I'm off there in a couple of weeks. Work unfortunately!

Personally can't sleep well on planes, so drink, drink, drink and then very occasionally an hour of sleep.

Whatever happens, enjoy yourself!

aporwol

I've done Vegas for leisure more times than i'll admit, and always struggled on the way out, until LHR-LAS with BA. Like previous posters, a few drinks in the lounge, plenty on the plane with food, and 5 hours into the flight, i can go into my night sleep. Wake up 5 hours later just before landing, feeling terrible as you would if you were woken in the middle of the night, but i soon get over that with a shower at the hotel, and straight out.... until 1 or 2am! Repeat every night, and when you board then plane home your body will demand sleep... 9 hrs+, no food or anything. Upon landing at 2pm, its off home, where my body needs an early night, sleep caught up, and thats Vegas with no jet lag. Taken me many trips to discover this strategy tho!! Does mean i hit the strip running and have a great first night!

Paint Horse

Once onboard set your mind to the time at the arrival location, and then act accordingly. For example, for DFW to LHR I tell myself it is six hours later.

0hnoes

I was at my procrastination station in the office today...need to keep the holiday fever going somehow


Cheers! I'm going to have to return the favour to the lovely BA board and perhaps write a trip report!


I think I won't lose too much sleep over it (sorry, terrible pun)

We have a bail money fund we can tap into in case of emergency. On the physical front, I'll just have to hope my time as a student trained me well!


Very useful to see what everyone's views are. And thank you for the kind words. I'll make sure to make the flight over (and back) BA-FT worthy

Topdeck

Having done these flights this week would echo this approach.

Make the most of CCR and First and you can pick up the pieces while you're there (time of day is irrelevant in LV).

Had a bizarre CCR experience on departure which I ought to post about.

dylanks

My pattern follows nearly exactly what c-w-s describes, and I'm almost always fine the next day. Not as much fun as LondonElite's suggestion, but I prefer to get on the schedule of the new location as quickly as possible.

bullroot

that's more like it. all this running, and tea drinking, and salad eating - what's the point; sounds like stress to me

Champagne please

This reminds me of a scene from SPACED. Whats the plan? Trying to decide how to spend the evening,

http://youtu.be/Yt-JQm-t36I

I'm with Tim (London Elite)....

(ps hope link a) works and b) is allowed)

LondonElite

My mistake. Get your hotel to launder your PJs. You must not wear them used.

LondonElite

Ganja on planes is now frowned on. Stoke up in the parking lot before you head into the terminal.

corporate-wage-slave

It's an interesting dilemma, I agree. If there is one place where the normal rules are suspended it has to be Vegas, there is almost no other reason to go there frankly. The obvious thing to read on the outbound is Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, the high watermark of the Gonzo style, which actually sometimes characterises this FT board (plus some of EightBlack's postings), and is represented to some degree in this thread. That book is a terrific read and once you get under the skin of it will be a good re-read too.