How Long does it take you to get over Jet Lag?

[TotallyOz]

The more trips I take from Thailand to USA, the harder it is for me to adjust. I do find it a bit easier to adjust when going USA to Bangkok than I do in the reverse.

 

I have been in the USA a few days now and am in Las Vegas. It is the perfect city for a sleepless night as there is always something to do. But, even if I don't sleep in the daytime, I find my nights are pretty restless. It also seems that the more of these trips I take, the harder it becomes.

 

Any secrets to adjusting faster?

[Guest luvthai]

My flights take a little over 30 hours from doorstep to door step. It takes me about 2 days to unwind when I reach pattaya.

Comming back to the states I am usually tired from all the activity and travel and takes me about a week till I feel normal again.

[Bob]

I notice some effects for 2 or 3 days but, frankly, my experience is that I have less jet lag now than I did a decade ago (and that's on the return trip as I've generally had little or no problem when going to Thailand).

 

Up until about 2004, I used to take those god-awful 6AM flights back to the states....which, of course, meant flying to Bangkok the day before, not sleeping very well for 3 or 4 hours (if at all), getting up at 3-3:30AM, and sitting in a cab to the airport at 4PM. No wonder I was a wreck when I got home! But, since 2004, I've taken the EVA flights which leave BKK between 4 and 5 in the afternoon and arrive in LA at 8-9PM. Then, after a night's sleep, I fly back to the midwest the next day. That routine probably more than anything else has lessened any jet lag for me.

[Guest gorcum]

I can understand Bob, I have ha a simular expeirince flying to Canada, I need two transfers to go home, in HK, and vancouver, If I leave Bangkok in the afternoon I am at home around midnight, and than I will sleep good, but it still takes me a week to feel real good, but I am not a wreck, if I fly aircanada I leave bkk at 8 AM, than I have to get up around 4 Am, so bad

[Guest beachlover]

Sydney to South-East Asian is only a 2 to 4 hour time difference so it's no big deal for me.

 

Hell, I go through that body clock change every week here anyway... during the week I sleep early as I get up at 5am for work but on weekends I often don't get to sleep until 3-5am!

[Guest Astrrro]

My easiest trip re jetlag wa sleeping in a room at Singapore airport then departing at noon well rested and taking the non-stop to Newark satying awake tyhe whole flight watching movies, playing chess, and learning languages on teh video system, landing in the very late afternoon hitting the sack around 9PM and waking up for work the next morning on 10 hours sleep.

[ceejay]

I find time of day makes a lot of difference. For me, the whole trick is to go to bed at a normal local time at destination. That seems to get my body clock in synch almost immediately. It takes me about 18 hours door-to-door from my house to a Bangkok hotel using a direct flight from London Heathrow. There are several flights that leave Heathrow at about 9.30pm local time - that gets me into the hotel about 5 pm. I'll just have a relatively early night (say 10pm) and I'm ready to go next day.

Similarly, on the way back, I can book flights that leave Bangkok at about 1.00pm local and get me home at about 9.00 pm - then it's just a cup of tea and to bed. I've been up the next day to go to work, with no ill effects, after this leg of the trip. This doesn't work if you arrive at your destination in the morning and probably wouldn't for a trip of more than 20 hours.

[Guest xiandarkthorne]

I have never adjusted well to jet lag, either. Luckily for me BKK is just a little over an hour away from my home town, but I used to travel to Europe on writing assignments in the past and recovering when I got back usually took me anywhere from one to two weeks - one reason why I refuse to do any more overseas assignments any more.

 

The funny thing was that I never suffered jet lag flying to Europe. I'd arrive very early in the morning - usually 5 or 6 am - take a train (and occasionally a bus after that) to wherever I was supposed to stay, check in, have a shower, and then go straight to work. It was coming back home that usually knocked me out.

[Guest]

Jet lag isn't a great problem going to Thailand. OK, I might not sleep too well on the first 2 nights. However, as I get up at 7:00am when working in the UK and can get out of bed at 9:00 or 10:00 for the first couple of days on holiday, this is reducing the effective time difference.

 

Going to Asia on business and having to get up at 7:00 or 8:00 am is more painful.

[Guest Yaya]

Khun Wachalottaporn are you still in Las Vegas?

 

Recently read that the Liberace Museum will be closing soon.

Just giving you a heads up...in case you have not been.

 

Oh yes....the jet lag over?

[Guest beachlover]

LOL, Yaya - very witty. Are you Thai?

[Guest Yaya]

LOL, Yaya - very witty. Are you Thai?

 

Thank you, Beachlover. 1/2 of me is thai ....but not sure which half.

 

With all honesty, I must admit that Jomtien on another post was the clever mind that created the new name for Gaythailand, Khun Wachalottaporn.

[Guest]

Khun Wachalottaporn are you still in Las Vegas?

 

Recently read that the Liberace Museum will be closing soon.

Just giving you a heads up...in case you have not been.

 

Oh yes....the jet lag over?

 

The jet lag is now over. I have been to the Liberace Museum a few times over the years. I loved the place and am sad it is closing. He was the first flamboyant person I saw on TV as a child and I wish I had his fashion sense.

 

I am no longer in Vegas. I went to Phoenix for a stay then to Dallas and had a great time in both cities. I also spent a few nights in LA and one in San Diego.

 

I am now anxiously awaiting for a busted knee to heal before I do some other things that needed to get done in the USA. If the knee doesn't heal soon, I'll be headed off to Brazil.

[Guest lvdkeyes]

I didn't hear about your knee. What happened?

[Guest]

I didn't hear about your knee. What happened?

 

Going down some steps at the airport and the lady behind me fell. Pushed me and I went down. I was fine but it messed up my knee and went to hospital in California and they said to rest. So, I went to Palm Springs and Las Vegas to rest. Being in Vegas and on pain killers is NOT a good time to gamble.

[Guest travelerjim]

Khun Wachalottaporn are you still in Las Vegas?

 

Recently read that the Liberace Museum will be closing soon.

Just giving you a heads up...in case you have not been.

 

Oh yes....the jet lag over?

 

Forget the jet lag...

Khun Wachalottaporn loves it

when someone as special as YaYa

gives him a "heads up" job.

 

tj

[Guest lvdkeyes]

I was fine but it messed up my knee and went to hospital in California and they said to rest.

Sorry to hear that. Hope it heals soon.

[Guest Yaya]

Going down some steps at the airport and the lady behind me fell. Pushed me and I went down.

 

 

Wow....the kharma follows you everywhere.

Just like the boys in Sunee, that lady at the airport "fell head over heels for you".

 

Hope you feel better soon.