Im going to New Zealand soon - any advice against the jetlag? im dreading it !?

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~jve~

Some good advice already.
My mother swears by No-Jet-Lag. Flying NZ to Europe (via Dubai), she said it was just magic, compared to a previous trip.
You can get some from:
http://www.wellness-shop.co.nz/no_jetlag.html

garfish

Hopefully you are flying round via the east not USA this is easier. Try to get some sleep on the plane. Stay awake if you arrive in daylight then sleep that night as long as you can. It will be worth it as it is the most beautiful country and friendly people. I've been twice even though I am scared of flying and hate it! When you come home you are more likely to suffer from jetlag so just give in and sleep! For some reason it hits you more on the return journey. Enjoy yourself I bet you'll want to go back again.

cherub

drink lots of water. try and sleep on the plane/s. If you arrive before it is time to go tobed then do your best to stay up until you would be normally going to bed and get up at a fairly reasonable hour next day. It is the best way of adjusting to the new time zone and recovering quickly from the jetlag.Have a good time.

Thomas P

While on the plane sleep as much as you can. This will help reduce jet lag when you arrive.
There are some medications that will help with jet lag, but of course you have to pay for these.

marky_uk02

Stopover on the way, it havles the problem. In LA or Asia dependant on which way you go, its worked for me.
Drink a bit then sleep if you can, while on the flight

Penfold

Unfortunately, whatever you try and do, you are going to be hit with jet lag. It'll take up to about 3, maybe 4, days to recover. The best advice I can give is sleep on the early part of the flight and stay awake on the second half of the flight. When you land, stay awake during daylight and sleep as it gets dark.

event_4_star

keep well hydrated..supposedy it isnt the time zones that mess you around.Its the dehydration.

I read somthing where even if you flew for 12 hours in the 1 country your would still experince jet lag.

and the tried and tested ..sleep.Have a look around and see if there are 2 empty seats next to each other you can move to to stretch out.Most airlines are pretty lenient on this.

Phil

While travelling, drink lots of water and avoid alcohol and coffee.

Once you arrive, try and get into the new time zone straight away. This means that you should resist the urge to go straight to bed if you arrive in the middle of the day.

This has always worked for me - I've never had more than one night of disrupted sleep after long-haul flights.

bambam

It's not too bad, i've had worse going to The States. But we did go business class to NZ and that makes a big difference.

Travellin Bry

when i flew i harrdly got any sleep on the plane, after a quick shower i headed into the town centre where i had a few drinks, by the time i got back to the hostel it was about 8pm and i slept all the way through until 9am!! So beer is the answer to getting rid of jet lag

JAMES G

ther is a medication called melatonin, it really works, other than that have a stop over, which i do, and that really works, or ttravel business class and put your feet up and enjoy yourself

teaser

Came back 2 weeks ago, travelled from and to the UK. Was fine going there and back. just slept as much as poss on the plane. Didn't take anything, and don't waste money on any alternative
therapies-they are just placebos! When I got there I just knew I didn't want to waste any time so just got on with it. If you are determined to stay awake you will UP to a point . I arrived 9am NZ time and was OK until 6pm the that day when I nearly fell asleep in my meal. the next day I was ok. Don't dread it, just accept you will need sleep for the first day and try and get into the normal rhythm of the country you're in. I went to bed 6pm and was fine the next day. Accept you may waste the first day,better to do that than fight it for the next few days
Have a great time. It is a lovely beautiful country. I'm soooo jealous, I want to go back NOW

nicnacpaddywhack

As soon as you get on the plane, set your watch to whatever the local time is in NZ and whenever its day-time with them, try and stay awake, and whenever its night-time with them, have a kip. This way your getting your body used to the time zone before you get there- I did this when heading to Oz and felt grand.

Once you arrive, same thing again, if you get there during the day, try and force yourself to stay up till a reasonable time at night and dont oversleep the next day - you'll be as right as rain by your 3rd day and you wont even feel like your on the other side of the world!

heavysoul

jet lag will hit you no matter what you do but try and get into there time zone as quick as possible, stay up until at least ten when you get there... it will prob take 3 or 4 days until you are over it completely, sorry..

mikey

smoke some pot when u land

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