Las Vegas thread and MSE guide 2010

wdyw

trets77 wrote: »

take a cool shower , then go off and explore and have a unhurried walk around . do something active , don't chill out on the bed or by the pool and flake out .

have a early dinner , say about 6pm ish and avoid alcohol until an hour before you go to bed , which we try to make around 9-10 pm on the 1st night . don't book any shows first night .

Decent enough advice for a flight that lands early afternoon, but the OP clearly says their flight lands at 7:00pm!!

jaypr

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Jason

stoneman

September

technolight wrote: »

This year we are flying non stop with British Airways ( hopefully with pending strikes }

But what I would like to know is what do you reccomend to help combat jetlag , as by my recconing we land at 3am our time ,after starting our trip at 9.am, so what is best , ie sleeping , eating ,drinking ,films etc.

How have you done it and how did you feel at the other end.

As soon as you get on the plane set your watch to Vegas time and sleep when your time tells you to. I also take one teaspoon of Benylin Original cough mixture, knocks me out for the count:j

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stoneman

September

jaypr wrote: »

Just re-booked the Mirage for our exact same dates in November and saved $241.92 using this link.

The Mirage doesn't get much cheaper than this:

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June

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trets77

wdyw wrote: »

Decent enough advice for a flight that lands early afternoon, but the OP clearly says their flight lands at 7:00pm!!

does it ? reckons it lands at about 3am UK time . is that BST or not ? Have the Vegas clocks moved forward or back then ???

technolight wrote: »

This year we are flying non stop with British Airways ( hopefully with pending strikes }

But what I would like to know is what do you reccomend to help combat jetlag , as by my recconing we land at 3am our time ,after starting our trip at 9.am, so what is best , ie sleeping , eating ,drinking ,films etc.

How have you done it and how did you feel at the other end.

well if i had worked it out with a time difference to UK in on a unknown date i would have realised :think:. however i was just casually posting what we do . i promise to do better next time :embarasse

sorry for the useless post everyone :(:(

wdyw

trets77 wrote: »

i promise to do better next time :embarasse

sorry for the useless post everyone :(:(

Was it really only two posts ago that you came up with the excellent advice

"Yosemite is pretty much a full days drive from SF from our experiance"

Was that driving via LA?

Alternatively you could have just read the original post and answered the question they asked rather than the one you thought they asked.

ferf1223

April

trets77 wrote: »

sorry for the useless post everyone :(:(

Sorry for mine too since, upon rereading, I also did not answer the question that was asked. Well done, stoneman, for your superior reading comprehension.