Jetlag – it can hit you hard whether your a travel hardened frequent flyer business man or a first time overseas tourist. Here are a few tips that may help you to deal with jetlag on your travels.

1.Get a good sleep/ rest before you head away. Travel can be a tiring ordeal at the best of times, and that is without the unforseen dalays etc. So at least start your journey well rested.

2.When on the plane, consider yourself already in your destinations time zone. By adjusting the time you sleep you can more quickly adopt on the time zone to where you are traveling. So adjust watch to the destination and work on that time.

3.There is much advice out there to drink a lot of water during the flight as it will help you stay hydrated, throughout out the trip. However for an adult…… as long as you don’t abuse things, the medicinal glass of red or whatever suits you can work wonders in relieving stress and maybe help you doze off.

4.During waking hours, take the opportunity to get up and stretch your legs. Just a little exercise will work wonders and also assist your body avoid DVT and such.

5.Don’t drink coffee and alcohol during the flight. I know I said otherwise in paragraph 3, but the point is don’t drink tea, coffee or alchohol to excess. They tend to dehydrate you and so make you more tired. So keep up the fluids ie water and soft drinks.

An important point – airlines have a much stricter ‘responsibility to serving alcohol policy’ these days as alchohol related incidents are on the rise.

6.Enjoy the trip. You on the plane for hours so relax, sit back and enjoy the time. Watch a movie, have a sleep. Leave your troubles behind.

7.When you arrive, even if feeling a little worse for wear, adjust your sleep schedule to the new time zone. By this I don’t mean forcing yourself to stay awake all day if you are shattered. But for example if you arrive in the morning, sure get your head down for a couple of hours to take the edge off. Hen get up and see the rest of the day out and go to bed at a similar time to what you do at home.

And finally ….. have a great holiday!

It’s not often that you hear of a 71 year old tired of waiting around with nothing to do. But that’s the case with one of my favorite actors. Ian McKellen is considering quiting the upcoming Hobit movie series because of delays.

For the whole story see boomer role model

I can only hope to be that energetic at his age. A great role model for us poor old boomers!

Another great article by Donna Hull. Being a 60s Boomer and not starting a family until my mid 30s I yet haven’t had the pleasure of traveling with grandkids. So I appreciate this piece even more. Travel is one of the great pleasures in life so to do so like this could be the ultimate!

In Alaska’s Glacier Bay, a humpback whale jumps out of the water and a seven-year-old girl squeals with delight. “Look, Grandma,” she says, clutching the baby boomer’s hand. Dad stands in the background recording the scene with a digital camera as they all gasp when the behemoth mammal slams back into the sea. Although the photograph will be nice, it won’t replace the experience that’s etched into their minds, a memory that will withstand time and loss.

Multigenerational travel no longer means a beach houses on the coast where Grandma and Grandpa look after the kids as parents take a much-needed break. Today’s families are introducing adventure, culture and exploration into the mix.

Before deciding where to go, families should ask themselves a few questions. What are our interests? How active do we want to be? What are our physical capabilities? How much down time do we need? Is there a family member who requires special consideration?

For the full article click here.

Jetlag is a funny animal. Having been in the travel industry for some years I have been at its mercy dozens of times.

One thing I have noticed that is not often talked about is that jetlag has the opposite effect on people on almost equal basis. That is – some travel better east, and the other half of the population travel better to the west.

Personally I travel better in a westly direction. So for example if I went from Singapore to London I can have a couple of hours sleep if arriving in the morning and then I am ready to go. Head into town for the day and even down to the West End and take in a show. But after a few days in London when I travel back to Singapore or Bangkok I feel terrible, and it may take four or five days to get back into a normal sleep routine.

And now to really throw a spanner in the works. I experience the same ‘out of routine’ disruption if I travel north or south overnight and don’t get any sleep. Say from Sydney to Tokyo, or viceversa.

So is this jetlag? I don’t think so, but nevertheless my day clock has been move right ten hours and I have the same 3-4 day delay in getting back into the correct time zone.

Is it just me? Please feel free to add a comment if you have any experience on this.

This is certainly thought provoking. Alex Jones is one outspoken dude…… the thing is which side is telling the truth? Really opens a can of worms!!

This is the first of several videos….