I have a 17 hour plane flight to South Africa in August (over 34 hours on a plane total). I don't want to take anything too expensive because we are staying in townships, and I know I won't sleep for most of the flight... I am a nervous flyer, so I don't get very far in books when I fly... What are good things to pass time on a long flight? Any tips to keep busy? Any crafts or puzzles that are good for flights?
Monterey Dreaming
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Bring some interesting magazines. They don't require the patience that a book does. You might consider investing in one of those little DVD players with the viewscreen built in along. That way you're not limited to whatever schlock the airline is trying to put in front of you. Video games are good too - maybe a PSP?
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it is one of those cheap airplanes that doesn't have the little t.v. screen on the back of the person in front of you's chair? i've been on a couple of those. however they weren't any longer than 6 hours so all i did was stare out the window and fall asleep. but you should try taking a good book or an ipod. if you have a movie phone that would be great as long as you put it into flight mode so it doesn't interfere with any navigation signals. Buy a nintendo D.S. or another kind of hand held game. Get a bop it with headphones so it doesn't annoy other people, they're pretty addictive. Just take as many different forms of entertainment as you can so it doesn't get tedious. Remember you wont be awake for the whole 17 hours. Have a nice flight! :-)
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Here are some ideas ive come up with because i will be flying soon as well,
1. SLEEP (sleeping pills work)
2. Music player such as ipod or mp3 player
3. Read a magazine or book
4play with playdough ( before you leave on your flight make a list of rabdom things, the.pn try to create the with playdough)
5. Brush your hair ( whenever i get bored i alway brish my hair or try new hair styles)
6. If you flying with someone play games like flash
7. Bring cards
8. Try to remember every thing that you packed (make a list)
9. Play any game on yoir phone or ipod
10. Bring paper and try to do origami
11. Start a journal or auto biography
12. bring colored pens or markers and tatto yourself
13. Print out logic puzzels
14. Try to make upa secret code
15. Tell people you are older than you really are
16. Draw or scetch
17. Try to count to 1000
18. Try to write your name using 25 different fonts
19. Think about stuff
20. Come up with your top 50 baby names