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  • hey guys today I want to tell you about a few things that help me survive a long haul flight

  • First off I should note that all of the long haul flights I've been on in the

  • past, like, four years I've been traveling alone so when I'm on a

  • shorter flight which is usually on a smaller plane, i like to sit by the window

  • and when I'm on a bigger plane, that has a block of seats down the middle

  • I like to sit in the aisle of that block because that way I figure that only one person has to get out

  • from beside you and you can get up and walk around whenever you want

  • I just don't like disturbing people and I feel a bit claustrophobic if I have to ask someone to move so that

  • I can get up out of my seat

  • As I'm sure you all know, airport security is really annoying these days because they don't let you

  • take a bottle of water through the security gates

  • But what I do is carry an empty one

  • and then I fill it up once I'm through security and into the departure lounge

  • Or if there's not a drinking tap there I ask the air hostess to fill it up for me on the plane

  • it's really important to drink lots of water on a long-haul flight because you'll get

  • really dehydrated and your skin will dry out, the more water you drink the better you'll feel when you finish your journey

  • along with an empty water bottle, I always have a change of clothes in my carry-on

  • most of the long haul flights I've done recently have been

  • from New Zealand to Europe and that's about twenty four hours, if not more, of

  • traveling on several different flights so I like to carry a change of clothes that I can

  • change midway through and

  • freshen up a bit, and just feel a bit more normal. like I'm not spending a whole day

  • in a metal thing, flying through the sky with strangers

  • And speaking of changing clothes, I have been known to actually change into pajama pants on a flight

  • I'm talking literally get up out of my seat, on the plane,

  • go into the bathroom and put my pajama pants on. I just feel more comfortable that way and I

  • think it kinda helps me sleep as well so if you wanna as well I think go ahead and

  • don't even worry about what other passengers think of you. another thing to make sure you take

  • with you

  • on a long haul flight is hand sanitiser. i know it sounds really nerdy but

  • just think about how many different people have sat in your seat and touched the arm rest, or the controllers

  • Put some hand sanitiser on and there will be less chance of you getting sick

  • Another thing I always bring is my own headphones. I just really hate the ones they give you on the plane

  • I find them really uncomfortable, and they don't sit very well on my

  • ears and they dig in a bit and also obviously because they're not noise cancelling

  • you're gonna hear all the movies you're gonna watch on this long haul flight but much better if you have

  • your own headphones

  • I've got one of these little adaptor things because some planes split out the left and right

  • channels so

  • you're gonna need one of these if you want to hear the sound through both ears. they only cost like a dollar or so

  • from a technology store so pick one up just in case the plane you're on doesn't have a single socket

  • lastly I'm kind of a nerd who loves airports and love planes so

  • I just try to make the most the the trip and watch lots of movies and try and enjoy the meals

  • cos I'm a weirdo who actually kinda likes plane food, and I'll always take the drink

  • or the ice cream

  • or the fruit that the cabin crew are offering when they walk by because I figure I paid for this

  • trip so I want to make most of it

  • I'm heading off on a long haul flight in two weeks time so if you've been travelling yourself and

  • have any other

  • tips you could possibly share with me to make the journey a bit better then please leave them in the comments

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  • sure is gonna get pretty exciting

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  • and I will see you in the next one. bye guys

  • On the aisle of that row...

  • and when I'm on a bigger plane that has an aisleasdhjfv

hey guys today I want to tell you about a few things that help me survive a long haul flight

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