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I would not spend a lot of effort trying to get to sleep when I know that I can't sleep well on that single occasion. Just close your eyes for a while and if you don't feel like sleeping, do something …

Besides medication you can also try giving her a stress ball that she can squeeze if she feels tense. This may help her to stop squeezing her tummy when she feels like things are going wrong.

Just can give an explanation in addition to making clear that you are not going to give up your seat so as to make your refusal sound a lot more polite. E.g. I usually say that I need to visit the to …

If you were to land and connect to another flight a few days later you will in general need a visa, but in some cases even that is not necessary. If you land in Moscow, you can stay in the Novotel Mos …

No need to worry, many of the claims of ISIS of having acquired sophisticated weapon systems have been debunked, see e.g. here: Google Images once again showed that the photo of the Soviet-made SA …

I've seen the Moon quite often during flights, but you must do an effort to look in the right direction. You can try the Heavens-Above website, enter some coordinates the plane will be at during the f …

At many universities this is recommended but it is rarely a requirement, for the reasons listed in the other answers. However, there are downsides to booking via a travel agency, e.g. if you need to r …

Air Berlin flight from Düsseldorf to Düsseldorf is a 12 hour sightseeing flight covering a distance of 9780 km.

As Mark Mayo points out, the on-board retail industry is growing at a fast rate. Some airlines generate a significant fraction of their revenue from add-on sales, e.g. 20% in case of Ryanair. Also not …

As pointed out in the answers given so far, a few mobile phones are not going to cause problems. We then have a few 100 milliwatt transmitting power on frequencies that are totally different from what …

Inspired by this question, I would suggest a physical alternative, like who can do the most pushups or who can hold the plank position for the longest time.

If you often travel with a company that has a loyalty plan, you may be eligible for exclusive discounts including free of charge travel. You can save more points by buying tickets for other people fro …

The reason is not simply that the devices may catch fire, it's also because terrorists could then exploit any such design flaws that makes such devices prone to catching fire or exploding. All you nee …

Taking regular showers is actually the root cause of this problem. Biologically, taking showers, washing your skin with soap, shampooing your hair, etc. etc. is totally unnatural and it leads to disea …

It's best to take some extra food with you. There may be problems with the food they serve, or it may not be enough. I always do this because I eat way more than average while on planes they serve min …