On 2015-01-04 7:52 PM, jmcquown wrote:

>> I'm sure you're joking but that's a really bad idea on long flights;
>> alcohol worsens flight dehydration (which raises the risk of DVT's) .
>> Very often when people feel "jetlagged " after a long flight, the
>> symptoms are really just dehydration from the cabin air conditioning and
>> all that free booze. Better to drink lots of water :-)
>>
>> Janet UK
>>
>>
> Probably a good idea to skip the coffee, too.
>

The worst jet lag I ever had was on a trip to Tallinn Estonia about 6
years ago. We were up early in the morning and got to the airport
(Toronto) early enough to miss rush hour traffic.... about three hours
early. We landed at Schipol at about 5 am and had a four hour layover.
Our niece's husband picked us up at the airport and took us back to
their place where we got caught up with our niece while he went back to
work. We had a late supper and finally got to bed after 11 pm. The sun
barely went down. By 1 am the sky as bright and kept us awake. We
spend 6 days there, then 6 days in Sweden, due west. Then we went to
Copenhagen. It was about 250 miles south so there was a little more
darkness at night, plus they had thicker curtains. Finally, after
almost two weeks, we were able to get some sleep.