to be bored on a long journey...

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(posting here for traffic really as I don't think IABU.)

I have a long haul flight next week and I find these excruciatingly boring. I know I'm lucky as it is preceding a lovely holiday, but I'm flying alone and when I've done this before I arrive feeling exhausted. I think it is because I pretty much do nothing for 7 hours apart from flick through photos on phone and try to read/watch a film. (a day flight and I won't sleep at all).

I'm trying to think of a 'project' I can do whilst onboard that will keep my brain occupied and keep me alert. I can take a laptop but obviously won't have wifi.

I've just done my tax return otherwise that could have been a good thing to do :)

Would love any ideas of projects or things I can do. Am happy to break journey down, eg 1.5 hours watching a film, 1-2 hours reading, etc. It is a 7 hour flight.

Thank you so much for any ideas that might help me arrive less groggy and more alert.

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I'm an android user but find this site useful for finding games. The reviews are generally very good.

I usually spend the flight trying to see how much free alcohol I can acquire, they are pretty mean these days, then there's always the map to stare at, those towns in Greenland have particularly interesting names. Never managed to sleep ever

6 hour flight today, the long queue for the loo was kept amused by the woman doing yoga in the exit row while we waited for the person with the huge bag of toiletries to come out of the toilet after (presumably) her pamper session. I had never seen these phenomena before, i blame this thread. I also want to know how the toilet jogger got said bag of potions through security, I can only assume she bought at least some of them in duty free.

Toilet hogger, stupid autocorrect

Of course full blown yoga of the down dog, warrior type on a plane is entirely attention seeking and inappropriate. However standing up, walking about and doing some stretches is an absolute necessity for some. I had DVT last year as a result of an ankle injury and it's incredibly dangerous for me to sit still for long periods. My flights are usually between UK and NZ so true long haul, and I get up every 45 minutes to walk and stretch and get the blood moving in my legs.

It's not yoga but frankly I don't care who is judging me for my toe touches and stretches as I'd prefer not to die strangely enough.

Thanks for the game tips!

the toilet jogger
You could do this. Jogging on the spot in the loos, in the manner of a US Marine recruit. You have to up the tempo and get your knees up a bit higher every time someone knocks on the door.

@FurrySlipperBoots that list is amazing, gonna steal some of those to keep myself entertained around the house as im not going on a flight in the near future

Yoga on a plane?! I am crying with laughter at that! Did you take your yoga mat and block? Did you stand like a tree? Did you hum? Face masks in the bogs?! FFS! Why not go the whole hog and get a bikini wax in the cockpit too?

This is one of the most entitled things I have read on MN.

Watch movies, obvs.

Deafdonkey
I think you can expand on the yoga, maybe use the over head lockers to do chin ups or maybe rollie pollies in the aisle? As well as face mask maybe spend the time applying a full body fake tan!?? Maybe learn how to play the bagpipes?

FurrySlipperBoots your list is AMAZING! It made me snigger

Please don’t do yoga in the emergency exit area, everyone will hate you

It was almost a full house of MN plane favourites yesterday. Someone brought a smelly burger and fries on the plane to eat, the man in front of me suddenly reclined his seat fully then sat forward to eat his own meal (actually I think his seat was faulty), people got up when the seatbelt sign was on (and were firmly told to sit down by the no nonsense Aer Lingus attendants) and I vaguely heard a baby. If anyone had asked me to move seats to let a family sit together I would have had bingo.

I very much like Aer Lingus staff, during boarding the people who tried to board out of their group (people in row 16 trying to board with rows 25-30) who usually slow the whole process down were made to stand aside and wait

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They were made to wait at the side with some sarcastic remarks about waiting their turn.

Download an entire podcast series and binge it. Something brilliant and grippy like serial. Take the opportunity to read an excellent book and watch some series’ and movies. 7 hours is bugger all, I have 12 hours coming up with a toddler. A seven hour flight without a child sounds positively luxurious! All the things I’d love to do!

Games like crosswords / wordsearches / sudoku / patience you can get on your computer. I also have retro games on my phone - Tetris, Pacman and Snake. Time just disappears when I'm playing those!