jet lag

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Shavkat @Shavkat (141905) • Philippines 13 May 23

As far as I could remember, the longest flight was going to Tajikistan for almost 24 hours.Just imagine the jet lag that I experienced.A taxi driver was waiting for me with my complete name on a placard and dropped me off at the...

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Travel Photos in the Land of Tajikistan

Shavkat @Shavkat (141905) • Philippines 23 May 17

In 16th of September 2010, it was the day of my departure going to Tajikistan. It was my first time to have a solo travel across the border. The air trip took almost 24 hours from the Philippines to a small country in Central...

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A very jet lag afternoon.

Alfredo Rossi @amadeo (111937) • United States 12 Oct 16

Been sleeping most of the day.Jet lag got to me real good. Here is a photo of the group people that was with us for the duration of our trip. We met some very nice people and a few not.Something you always get in a group like...

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Jet lag helping me!

Denise @petatonicsca (7070) • Japan 8 Apr 16

I still have a bit of jet lag in that I wake up really early. All this week I was able to take advantage of that by gaining 2 hours of housework before going to school. This morning, Saturday, I once more awoke early and got up at...

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Toughing it through jet lag

Denise @petatonicsca (7070) • Japan 6 Apr 16

I hate jet lag! People give all kinds of advice on how to get over it: stay up till bedtime, don't take naps, etc. What they forget is that if you have traveled overseas, you may have missed out on anywhere from 24 to 40 hours of...

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They can't seem to go to sleep

dorannmwin @dorannmwin (36392) • United States 10 Mar 13

Here we are at after midnight and both of the kids have to be at school in the morning. Yet they are still awake. I know that it is the fact that what is midnight now is only eleven yesterday evening. However, this is still not a...

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What time do you prefer to travel.

montevilla @montevilla (550) 18 Oct 12

Most travelers likes to take flight or land travel at night because they think its more relaxing and it can be more less noise. For me I like to travel at night too and arrive in the day to my destination. Night time trip give...

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My business trip in Las Vegas for IFT Expo.

Ms. Alice Shih @shiwenlingjy (38) • Changzhou, China 15 Oct 12

Today the photos reminds me something in usa, that was taken when i went for a business trip in Las Vegas for the IFT Expo. 2012. That was the first time i could be there. I was so excited and felt that America is also a...

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Are you a shift worker?

Suebee @Suebee (2013) • Canada 25 Apr 12

Do you work shift work? Do you enjoy working the different shifts or just one straight shift. What are the hours of your shifts? Are they the typical 7-3, 3-11 and 11-7? Do you rotate the shifts you work or are you on one straight...

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jet lag, under or oversleeping

hushi22 @hushi22 (4927) 27 Aug 10

these days my bf and i are travelling in different places in the Philippines, however it seems like he is still really tired and says either he undersleeps or oversleeps. he always says that it was due to his jet lag. hmmmm..i...

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Have you ever had jet lag after a long trip?

daliaj @daliaj (5674) • India 6 Jul 10

I recently travelled from India to America. I heard a lot of stories about jet lag. People couldn't getting sleep, getting sleep in odd hours, getting irregular period, et. I had no problems and I eaisly adjusted to the weather...

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Are you prone to jet lag?

joedollarhuat @joedollarhuat (580) • Philippines 20 Apr 10

I personally am not prone to jet lag. I traveled to the US and back home (south east asia) multiple times and I don't get jet lag. Are you prone to jet lag?

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How do you deal with jet lags?

luckymichelle @luckymichelle (170) • Singapore 28 Jan 10

For a frequent traveller I must say one of the most commonly faced challenge is to handle jet lag. Having to adjust to different GMTs in different countries really is pretty tough. Coupled with the different climate, humidity,...

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who would you hold responsible?

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12587) • United States 29 Jul 09

I think the sad piece here is that the police are not recognizing the responsibility of the adults and are now saying this driver also has to be responsible for passengers who forget their children. I think it is the parents...

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A large country with different time zones

maximax8 @maximax8 (31042) • United Kingdom 4 Oct 08

All of my home country is on Greenwich Mean Time. Do you live in or have you visited a large country that has different time zones? Adelaide seemed to be just half an hour different from Sydney so I thought that was strange. Time...

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Do you prefer or long flight or to do some stopovers?

maximax8 @maximax8 (31042) • United Kingdom 24 Aug 08

I really love to travel. Rather than spend 24 hours traveling in a plane from the UK to Australia or New Zealand I like to stopover at some interesting destinations. In Asia Singapore, Bangkok and Hong Kong are possible stopovers....

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Mmm, jet lag...

scarywhitegirl @scarywhitegirl (2766) • United States 23 Jun 08

Well, I thought I had figured out a way to beat jet lag, but it doesn't seem to be working quite as planned. I had to fly from Seattle to D.C. yesterday, so I knew I would be losing 3 hours. Because I had to catch the bus to the...

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ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12587) • United States 23 May 08

I have and it's awful. It can really kick a persons butt. I just read this article about how to beat it.A period of fasting with no food at all for about 16 hours is enough to engage this new clock," said Dr. Clifford Saper of...

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travel to US

comfort55 @comfort55 (1574) • India 23 Feb 08

Hi! I'll be travelling to US to meet my kids sometime in 2-3 months...Can you suggest tips to avoid jet-lag because last time when I came back I was extremely tired and would sleep for hours and hours..it took me 10 days to...

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How Do You Deal with Jet Lag?

wondericequeen @wondericequeen (7876) • Hong Kong 23 Jan 08

I was in the states for 3 months and now I got back, I got this huge time gap between my real time and my brain time *laughs*. When the night time hits the states, I started yawning. I turned out sleeping for a couple of hours (my...

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