Travelling Overseas! (5 Tips for Flying)

Ciao!

Early this year for the first time in my life I flew overseas! I took a five-hour flight (nice and short for a first trip– but still too long if you ask me) to Indonesia with two lovely friends of mine!

Now, I don’t have a fear of flying as such. I’m not at all bothered by the idea of the plane crashing or falling from the sky. I think what I personally dislike about flying is being stuck in one place for so long with no-where to go. I find the sensation of flying also gives me a horrid headache and makes me feel incredibly nauseous. So with a headache, nausea, and nowhere to lie down, stretch my legs or get some fresh air (without flushing myself down the toilet) I have to find a way to survive the flight. 
This is how: 

1.    Dress Comfortably

Now, I decided to get on the plane wearing skinny jeans. Sitting in skinny jeans is bad enough, but stilling in a small airplane seat in skinny jeans is not a fun time. Next time I am going in track pants. I don’t care how homeless I may look.

2.    Take Entertainment

And I mean more than an ipad that you can’t connect to the internet and don’t realize until you’re on the plane that 99% of your aps and games need an internet connection to work. (books, playing cards, travel-size board games, magazines, movies, music, pen + paper etc)

3.    Prepare for Travel Sickness

Get some over the counter or doctor prescribed travel sickness/nausea tablets. I find sometimes these will help me and sometimes they wont, but when you feel dreadful they’re definitely worth a try! Some painkillers for headaches are also a good idea to have on you. (if your nausea comes with headaches like mine). Another thing that I find helps is something to chew on such as little lollies (sweets) or even chewing gum.

4.    Make Flying Seem as Normal as Possible

By this I mean make yourself comfortable so that you have everything you may need on you, as you would at home. Take a neck pillow, a relatively thin blanket, warm socks or a cozy jumper. Anything that you find comforting to make the small space you have your own.

5.    Bother Your Travelling Companion

If you have one, make your travelling companion play games with you. Stupid simple games you can play on paper that you probably played as kids. (MASH – predicting your future life, naughts and crosses, hang man, etc). Try to keep yourself distracted from how you’re feeling.

And those are my Five Tips for Flying. If worst comes to worst and you’re able to, I suggest sleeping. I personally cannot sleep on planes it is too uncomfortable and too weird of an environment for me. But considering at the end of this year (or very early next year) I will most likely be on a 20-hour flight to London I’m going to have to learn.

If you have any tips for me about flying (I’m always wanting more) or even any fun suggestions for things to do in London please let me know!

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