In my last blog, http://www.passporterboards.com/blogs/index.php/2012/02/18/shedding-some-light-on-jet-lag/ , I shared some PassPorter Guide tips for managing jet lag.  Then I did a little research into the science. But do I really want to get THAT technical about a plane ride?

Whatever you choose to do about jet lag, the best advice for a long plane ride is to have fun!.

It was fascinating to see day turn to night, then the brightest day I ever saw, then night again. Here are some photos of the trip from Newark to Hong Kong. Look closely and you should be able to see a cruise ship right behind the Statue of Liberty in several of the NYC shots. (If you click on the photo it will enlarge and you can see.)

The maps were projected on the screen in front of my seat. In one of the maps beow, you’ll see Irkutsk, above is a town in Russia where I have a long lost friend. Hello Sergei! Below the map you’ll see a photo of Irkutsk. THen my trip faded into the darkness of night until I landed in China.

I wish the photos I took of the landscape came through, but it was too dark. First there was a purple haze that hinted of a mountain-scape that was something I’d never seen before. Then the glittering lights of Hong Kong showed like gigantic rows of honeycombs might look if they were sprinkled with dew, then reflecting first rays of the sun while darkness was still around them. It took  my breath away. Before I knew it, my plane touched down and I suddenly realized I had to get through customs, find my way to my luggage, then find my friend. OK, I was a little nervous! Luckily my new dear friend, Tracey, who sat next to me on the plane walked me through it!

And that is the end of the flight.