I am finally making my way home from the UK to the other side if the world. I will be leaving my house here at 8am Wednesday and reaching at 9pm Thursday at home. I am so looking forward to being home but the thought of three flights, one being 13 hours, and the endless transits in airports is killing me.
In order to make my way home as painless as possible, I have prepared a survival pack for myself. Basically, when I go on long flights, I get in uncomfortable because of:
1. Getting hungry
2. Feeling gross
3. Becoming extremely dry
4. Being very bored
I am lucky that I am able to sleep quite easily on planes, it really kills the majority of my time.
Anyway, I tend to get hungry because sometimes the meal times on the plane are not coordinated with my meal times. So I get really hungry and verge on gastric pains. And when food finally arrives, I am too far in pain to enjoy it, and in fact sometimes feel even sicker. I refuse to go through that. Also, I am going to spend a lot of time in two airports, and while it may become inevitable at some point, I am going to hold off spending money on overpriced airport food. Let me introduce to you my solution to this problem.
That's right, my survival pack. I ain't joking around. For substantial food, I am packing pita bread, cheese strings and ham (which is still in the fridge). For snacks, dried fruits and nuts. They are so good for you.
About feeling gross and dry, this is what I am doing to solve that problem.
What I have there is face moisturiser, toothpaste and toothbrush, Chapstick and hand cream. The second photo consist of dry shampoo, wet wipes and facial wipes. I bringing along dry shampoo because my hair tends to get really greasy and disgusting in those long flights. I was quite tempted to bring normal shampoo as I have never used dry shampoo before, but it is not a practical option. I will tell you if this makes me feel better. Facial wipes are there for the same reason, they are more convenient than face wash. And I cannot moisturise a dirty face, I just cannot. So I am hoping this works.
As for boredom, well. What can I do besides the usual? Provably going to get a book or two tomorrow, cram my laptop with movies and shows and load songs into my iPod. Aside from that, nothing much can be done.
I am by no means a pro in this. I am hoping these extra little effort will make my journey a little smoother and faster. I went to this extent just because my previous trips were really uncomfortable. Also because all I think about is going home. My previous flights to and from home to UK have been torturous, and I do actually enjoy flying. It is just difficult to enjoy the whole way through went you are basically stuck in a limited parameter of space without much to do for more than 10 hours. Bloody hell, I don't do anything for 10 hours straight ever. So in a day, the process will begin. I will be praying ever so hard that it would be quick and painless. I just really really want to go home. NOW!!!!
Ttyl! Hope this helps. If you have any tips for long haul flights, please so share. :)
Thanks for reading!
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