Travel hacks and advice

[Meadow Skipper]

Flight deal experts spot a surprise upcharge: Flying solo
Some airlines on some flights charge solo travelers more for a seat than they do for each of two.travelers.
https://wapo.st/3HtbkDd

[skaredshtles]

Flight deal experts spot a surprise upcharge: Flying soloSome airlines on some flights charge solo travelers more for a seat than they do for each of two.travelers. https://wapo.st/3HtbkDd

For the paywall-averse: https://archive.ph/CX6WL

[Todds]

I'm going to the UK in a month or so and need to figure out the cell phone thing. Can I get an eSim in the US before I leave? I want data, voice and text.

[Meadow Skipper]

For the paywall-averse: https://archive.ph/CX6WL

That should have been a ‘gift’ link, according to WaPo. IOW, anyone should have been able to open it, subbed or not.

[Danno]

That should have been a "gift" link, according to WaPo. IOW, anyone should have been able to open it, subbed or not.

It was, but WAPO makes you create a free account to read a gifted article.

[Meadow Skipper]

^ I did not know that. Another reason I’m cancelling my subscription, but I’m paid through this fall so I’m still reading it,

Fuck Bezos.

[nickwm21]

Redeye pro tips for someone who typically has a tough time sleeping on a plane?


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[californiagrown]

Redeye pro tips for someone who typically has a tough time sleeping on a plane? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Window seat, good airplane neck pillow, eyemask (underrated), comfy noise canceling headphones with white/brown noise. Bring an extra jacket or actual blanket to put on top of you to mimic the weight of a blanket (also underrated). Eat a good meal a couple hours beforehand, i like to take ZMA 30 mins before sleeptime, and then 5 mins of basic breathing exercise to downregulate my nervous system.
Thats my $0.02. Im not a fan of drugging yourself to sleep (ambien, weed, alcohol) as i would rather grab a coffee upon landing and be fine, instead of just having that weird fuzzy hangover you can get from the drugs not quite wearing off.

[nickwm21]

Window seat, good airplane neck pillow, eyemask (underrated), comfy noise canceling headphones with white/brown noise. Bring an extra jacket or actual blanket to put on top of you to mimic the weight of a blanket (also underrated). Eat a good meal a couple hours beforehand, i like to take ZMA 30 mins before sleeptime, and then 5 mins of basic breathing exercise to downregulate my nervous system.
Thats my $0.02. Im not a fan of drugging yourself to sleep (ambien, weed, alcohol) as i would rather grab a coffee upon landing and be fine, instead of just having that weird fuzzy hangover you can get from the drugs not quite wearing off.

Thanks.

I have to be on when I wake - work trip - so no drugging.


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[Shredhead]

Try doinking the stewardess, as soon as she finishes the beverage service.

[dan_pdx]

Thanks.

I have to be on when I wake - work trip - so no drugging.


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Redeye for a work trip? Just ask them to book a non-redeye and explain you won't be at your best on arrival otherwise. Or fly out a day earlier so you can sleep in a bed the night before you have to get shit done.

[nickwm21]

Redeye for a work trip? Just ask them to book a non-redeye and explain you won't be at your best on arrival otherwise. Or fly out a day earlier so you can sleep in a bed the night before you have to get shit done.

I need to be at the corporate mothership in MD on a Monday morning. SEA to IAD. I’d rather spend my Sunday with my kids. I’ve done this redeye two or three other times for the same circumstance but can never get the sleep right… I do get a FC seat for my troubles…


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[dan_pdx]

I need to be at the corporate mothership in MD on a Monday morning. SEA to IAD. I’d rather spend my Sunday with my kids. I’ve done this redeye two or three other times for the same circumstance but can never get the sleep right… I do get a FC seat for my troubles…


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Ah, they've got you right where they want you then. In in that case, Californiagrown's advice seems like the way to go. Personally I swear by Wyld elderberry gummies to get to sleep, but I get that's not for everyone, especially with work the next day. Have definitely had the groggy morning after if I take them too late at night.

[tintin5]

I'm going to the UK in a month or so and need to figure out the cell phone thing. Can I get an eSim in the US before I leave? I want data, voice and text.

Yes. There are a few different apps, such as airalo that should work you.

[m135b1]

I am usually a light sleeper myself and red-eyes have always been rough. What has helped me most is picking a window seat so I am not getting brushed past, plus bringing my own thick hoodie to use as a pillow or blanket. Earplugs and an eye mask cut down distractions a ton for me, sometimes I even put on a calming playlist with headphones, which helps block the engine noise.

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

chat bots fly?

[Danno]

I have read some pretty shit reviews on Turkish Airways, so I wont try them, but they have some deals occasionally. GLWTF.

My future son in law has flown them a bunch and said they are really good. :shrug: Top 10 according to this: https://www.airlineratings.com/artic...lines-for-2025

Here it is still 5 months from my flight date, and I am sorry to say that the shitty reviews seem to be spot on. First, my GF didnt enter middle names when buying the tickets and given the world situation and international travel in general, the name should exactly match the name on the passport, so I wanted to add my middle name and my daughters middle name. Well, Turkish Airlines wants you to do that through an online "feedback form". Ok, lets do that. Well, you can only submit feedback like this for 2 flight segments per form, i.e. 8 total for my daughter and I (since there are 2 segments in each direction). So I didnt do it right away.

Then, they canceled the direct flight we had coming back to Denver on Sunday the 30th, and rebooked us all to Tues the 2nd. Uh, sorry, that doesnt work, we have school and work to get back to. My GF and her kids are fine with the change, so we called to get it switched to the 29th for me and my daughter (which sucks to lose a day of travel, but ok). So they create a new reservation for us, with a new confirmation number. But they refuse to make any name changes through anything but the feedback form.</p>

So, armed with the new confirmation number, I go in and submit 4 "feedbacks", 2 for me and 2 for my daughter. They change the names, but in doing so they split my reservation from my daughters, which is not ok as she is a minor and needs to be connected to my reservation. I call and talk to them and they are just terrible, they cannot now put us on the same reservation code but can link us supposedly. I have zero confidence that this wont be a complete shitshow.

[riser4]

Have you ever been in a Turkish prison?

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

My wife went on Semester at Sea when she was in college in the 80's, and for movie night before they docked in Istanbul, they played Midnight Express. Scared the bejabbers out of the kids. Definitely no one bought any hash when they were there.

[Danno]

Have you ever been in a Turkish prison?

Do you like movies about gladiators?

[liv2ski]

Watch Midnight Express. All you need to know about Turkey.

[Dhelihiker]

United Polaris Business Class

[liv2ski]

To Yurp, I find us flying British Airways the most. Finnair is excellent, KLM is hit and miss and I hate Delta.

[mcski]

My wife went on Semester at Sea when she was in college in the 80's, and for movie night before they docked in Istanbul, they played Midnight Express. Scared the bejabbers out of the kids. Definitely no one bought any hash when they were there.

That is some genius level chaperoning there. ME hit hard with us college age stoners in the 80s