We used to get a “medical kit” when we traveled that had some “happy pills” in it to help us sleep. When I used to go from places like Singapore to Tokyo to Chicago I would have a drink, meal, then take a pill and be lights out until just before landing in Chicago.
You would still be fuzzy for a day or two afterwards, but it did help the transition. My kids always got a kick out of how I could leave Singapore at 07:00 local time and be back home the same day late in the afternoon. Try explaining that to a 6 year old. Dan > On Jun 22, 2015, at 11:14 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Sadly I'm really bad at sleeping on the plane so I generally prefer east to > west. Most times I fall asleep just after the plane gets up in the air and > sleep until about the time the drinks cart comes, so maybe 20-30 minutes > total, then I'm awake the rest of the flight. Not so bad for a 6 hour flight > to LA but annoying on a 12 hour flight to Tokyo.Fortunately on the way out I > slept about 2 hours in the airport in Tokyo which is a first for me. Imagine > the adrenaline hit when I awoke to see the plane was boarding. That actually > worked out perfectly. I took a second to get my head together, got up and > walked directly onto the plane. I generally like being one of the last people > to get on... > -Curt > > From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: Okie Benz <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> > Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 10:52 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] ? > > West to East is always the easiest as long as you sleep on the plane. I > always hated he general feeling or “fuzziness” after I returned from an > overseas flight. > > Best thing to do is to get out in the sun as much as possible as soon as you > return. It re-syncs your circadian rhythms…. > > Dan > > > > >> On Jun 22, 2015, at 10:47 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Slow start for me today, I'm trying to make up some sleep though I did >> managed to sleep maybe 4 or 5 hours on the plane. >> The return trip was actually more fun than the trip out. I actually kind of >> enjoyed my layover in Tokyo. I traded some USD for Yen and bought a bunch of >> snacks, 6 kinds of Kit Kat, 2 kinds of Pocky. I also had a really nice soft >> ice-cream. Had fun looking at all the weird foods for sale... >> -Curt >> >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
