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Joella's avatar

anxious OCD flyer who has flown this leg 20+ times, for some reason, brown noise/white noise work a treat as well as sour sweets [can't explain] but helps keep my rising anxiety low - also culling through the shit in my photo albums often give me long hours of pre-occupation and a nice trip through the mems

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froomes's avatar

Oooh sour straps . I also love a cull on a plane, I currently have 100k photos in my ifone โ˜ ๏ธIโ€™m waiting for an AI to be created that can just read my mind and get rid of what I donโ€™t need โ€ฆ

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Erin Buntine's avatar

Can I make a recommendation? Search โ€˜musicozyโ€™ on Amazon.

Incredible headphones/headband that you can sleep on without hurting your precious ears! Also doubles as an eye mask. Love! Best $30 I ever spent.

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froomes's avatar

MUSICOSY! They all have the strangest of names. That looks sick!! Is it not too tight?? Thank you.

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Erin Buntine's avatar

Nope theyโ€™re so comfy! Well as comfy as โ€˜actually functionalโ€™ headphones could ever be. The best way to listen to the calm app while looking like Pat Cash ๐Ÿ˜œ

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Aisling's avatar

Noo Froomie, those foot hammocks are hell for whoever is in front because it pulls on their seat whenever you rest your feet. Also if the person puts their seat back (likely on a long-haul) youโ€™re fucked. You donโ€™t wanโ€™t bad flight karma so I wouldnโ€™t recommend! Also if youโ€™re feeling extra bougie, please look into a SARISUN. It changed my life when I recently moved from London to Taipei and I was dreading the flight. Itโ€™s an eye mask and neck rest on one, but it basically comfortably straps your head to the seat so your neck doesnโ€™t flop about. That, the loop ear plugs a melatonin and itโ€™s the closest youโ€™ll get to a quasi deprivation tank in le air

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froomes's avatar

SAIRSUN - on the list to investigate. And I will forgo the hammock, thanks for the tip. Itโ€™s important to make friends with your fellow aeroplane travellers - canโ€™t have a nipple cripple debacle โ€ฆ

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Katie Krackers's avatar

I came to say the same about the foot hammock. Pure torture for anyone who has to put up with that on the back of their seat for hours on end.

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Karli's avatar

Froomes once you've got your travel sorted, PLEASE tell me more about the Dolomites. That sounds glorious.

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froomes's avatar

Oh my dear. Absolutely - consider another newsletter in the โ€œDRAFTSโ€

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Sable Yong's avatar

"How do they look at bodies all day and then eat lasagna?" ๐Ÿคฃ

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froomes's avatar

๐Ÿฅฉ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿซ€ AHHHH !

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Lucy H's avatar

NEVER heard of another family measuring time in car trips in play school episodes - core memory fr

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Big Fears Big Feelings's avatar

Gurl, the skin dries out from the aircon.. maybe exfoliate at the very end, but I think moisture is def key. I also recommend eye drops, also due to the air con. :) stay moist.

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Ciara's avatar

Simply checking in to say that eye mask is unreal and I too am packing it for my 17 hr flight to London ๐Ÿ’€

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Stephen Duffy's avatar

Nooo, the toilet seats are the worst! Constant lights on and off and repeated knees to the arm rest as weak bladdered passengers empty their cheap heinekens/pinit gris. THE WORST. *Adds sleep mask, noise cancelling head phones and a loud tutt to EOFY basket

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froomes's avatar

Oh my days. Not the PINIT Gris๐Ÿ˜ข alas Appel swan, Iโ€™ve made my economy seatโ€ฆ nothing to do but lay upright in it !

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Miranda's avatar

Beb a lot of airlines ban foot hammocks so double check! I'm a cabeau stan but haven't tried the trtl, it just looked a little strangley imo. Also recommend a flat gel pillow to sit on if you've got a bony arse like me! Love, an ex-Europe dweller and certified long-haul flier ๐Ÿฅฒ

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froomes's avatar

Strangely ๐Ÿ˜‚ ok tea Iโ€™m leaning towards Cabeau. I like cushion vibes โ€ฆ u can also put it on tray table and lean forward perchance. Thanks for the tip

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