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.