What to Do on a Journey of 10 Hours or More?
August 5, 2010
Did you travel performed for more than 10 hours? It is certainly a challenge for any traveler. But all is not lost and there are hundreds of things you can do for fun and the trip fly by.
Caring for the physical part
Special care should be free from the circulation to the so-called “economy class syndrome”, which can cause thrombosis. By plane, bus or train is useful down the aisle from time to time and should not fall asleep with your legs crossed or limit the legroom with luggage. It is good to do little exercises of contraction and relaxation of the limbs. If we are traveling by car worth the same, except that every certain amount of time we should make a stop to get off and rest, walk around and if we can use for a snack.
Pregnant women, elderly, smokers, people with circulatory problems and who suffer from Chronic Obstructive Disease (COPD) or heart failure are the populations most at risk of DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) and should consult their doctor before traveling.
Tips for health care travel
- If no contraindications, you can take an aspirin, anticoagulant beneficial for their power.
- It’s good not to use hypnotic drugs or sleeping pills.
- Use loose-fitting clothing, preferably natural fiber, in order to exert less pressure on the skin and facilitate ventilation.
- Do not place bags under the seats that prevent stretch.
- Take regular sips of water to avoid dehydration. The lack of liquid thickens the blood and increases the risk of blood clots. Avoid alcohol and coffee.
- Do not keep your legs crossed while sitting.
- In the same seat, you can stretch your arms and legs to avoid a “sleep.”
- Make a simple exercise, like lifting your toes with energy and move his fingers for a few seconds, supporting the heel on the floor.
- Every 1 to 2 hours, and if travel conditions permit, it does take a little walk.
- If after making a long journey and watch an unusual persistent swelling in the legs, feel chest pain, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, go immediately to a hospital.
Accommodation in the plane
Before buying a ticket should apply the map of the plane to choose a good site. The front seats are quieter and more spacious, and near the emergency exits have more space still.
It is also important to consider the physical characteristics of each person and choose according to your needs, a person who does not usually get up from the window seat can choose not to be bothered by the motion of the hall and have some control and to cast a shadow in the window or enjoy the view, but if a person is very high, better choose aisle to stretch your legs. The contrary are the worst seats in the back row because they are resting and adjoin the kitchen.
By bus
As in the plane, the window seats are more relaxed and comfortable than the hallway. In the front is more difficult to get dizzy, besides being closer to the television, a key resource for getting bored. Two excellent sites are the front and the rear seat to the back door out: in the former can recline the seat as possible without disturbing anyone and subsequent table usually has a very practical. The back row is the worst because the seats do not recline. In the very long journey, you can opt for bus bunk.
Should avoid travel at peak times and dates of departure or arrival operations take longer because of the required hours can be maddening. It is advisable to eat light and drink plenty of fluids. Because you can not walk down the aisle, we must take special care to poor posture and stretching exercises.
By train
Traveling by train can walk along all the coaches, the cafeteria and enjoy the scenery. In this mode of transport are advised to take inflatable pillows, blankets or any other accessory that allows the seat padding.
Faced with the planes and buses, in trains is more common than not broadcast movies, which requires remembering to bring music, books, hobbies, or anything else that helps to get distracted. If the intention is to sleep, we must bear in mind that the rattle and the constant traffic of people walking down the hall is noisy. Therefore, should bring earplugs, choose seats away from the cafes and, if possible, opt for a sleeper.
By boat
The greatest risk of the boat is to get dizzy. To avoid this, it should be at the top, in the stern and center. You must eat little and not travel on an empty stomach or drink alcohol. If it’s hot, it’s always better to take the air to make do only with air conditioning. It is less likely to get dizzy sitting or lying down than standing and under no circumstances is to bend the body to the legs nor should stare at the waves or anything else that moves. Whether or read or power prevents dizziness is under constant debate, so each one must choose wise to their previous experiences. Finally, if you want to take any medications for seasickness, do it half hour before starting the journey, not the boat.
Killing boredom
Leaving the issue of health aside, let’s focus on the issue of how to entertain for a very long journey. Here are a few tips:
- Read: Reading is always a good choice. Take at least two books, depending of course on how long wills the trip. Bring books that are easy and fun to read, so you engage in such a way that the time fly.
- Listen to music: You can bring an iPod. It is a device easy to carry, simple to use and we can provide a very useful service as the amount of music you can store is quite large. In addition, today are quite affordable to buy.
- Electronic games: With the iPod itself can also play, which is very entertaining at least for a while. There are a lot of games available, and apart from containing your iPod, you can take a lot of these games ready to play anytime, anywhere. There is also the option to play while listening to music.
- Cards: If you are no friend of video games is always a good deck of cards, especially if two or more people traveling with you.
- Audio books: Audio books are another possibility if we do not like being all the while concentrating on a book or on a screen. Simply we just have to rest, relax and listen.
- Sudoku: Sudoku many people take on their travels. Take some that are difficult. Time passes quickly when you’re solving.
- Write: You can take the opportunity to write about something. It can be an autobiography, articles for a publication or blog, or whatever you choose.
- Watch a movie: In most long journeys, put at least one film. Are a few hours you’ll be entertained, while movie can do the above, see the landscape from the window or sleeping.
- Spending time with the laptop: Many people decide to take your laptop and get the most, with which we, reading, listening to music, play, study, work, etc. The only thing to consider is that the battery is fully charged.
There are many things we can do on a long trip while we reached our destination. Only we have to organize time and activities to count in our favor.
In the commercial flights, there are often many magazines, which are usually full of ads and occasionally have very good articles. Take a look and you might be surprised.
Do not be too conservative with your seatmate. Since you share space has played for some time, a lively conversation could be ideal to pass the time quickly. Anyway, some people do not like to talk to strangers, and therefore must be respected.
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