Many travelers who fly from West to East, from the USA oe Europe to Asia will be on an airplane for 12 hours or more.

Then, when they arrive at their ultimate destination, the time is "wrong" according to their body clock.

For example, when flying from New York (JFK) to Bangkok (BKK), you can expect an in flight time of 16 hours in real time, on a non-stop flight. Thus, if you were to leave JFK at 12 noon, you would arrive in BKK at 4PM (assuming that you are on time), having flown over the North Pole completely in daylight both in fall and summer.

So, is jet lag likely to be a major problem?

In my experience, flying west to east has never really caused me any major problems, although there are couple of general observations that I would make.

First, for many travelers, the change in climate can be confused for jet lag, and is likely to be more of an immediate problem. So, if this will be a first trip to Asia, if possible, give yourself at least two days of doing absolutely nothing, in order to acclimatize.

Secondly, especially in Southeast Asia, take at least two showers a day, and even more if possible. A shower is ALWAYS a great refresher, and will revive you whenever you are feeling "jaded".

Third, try not to sleep until it is nighttime when you first arrive in the place where you have jetted to.

By doing this one simple thing, you will immediately be awake and asleep in the "correct" segments of the daily 24 cycle in the place where you are, rather than in the place you have come from.

In short, jet lag should not pose a huge problem, unless your trip is a combination of business and pleasure, and you have a meeting to go to as soon as you reach your destination.

Remember that "time", as expressed by hours and days is an entirely man-made labeling system, and such hours are not fundamental biological elements.

Try as far as possible to ignore clock time, and follow daily "time cycles", so that, for example, when it is dark, assume that means it's time to sleep, and vice versa.

By following these simple guidelines, you can at least attempt to make sure that jet lag does nothing to hamper your enjoyment of your holiday.

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