My advice for Eurotravellers

1. Take the AM flight, because you land at 8PM.
2. Pick a flight that is only half-full. The space is AMAZING.
   
3. Don't sleep. Read a book or experiment with those exercises they tell you to do in your seat. Keeps you much more alert than Two and a Half Men, plus it's good for your thigh muscles to figure out how to lift your knees and do leg circles without kicking the seat in front of you.
   
4. If you watch Akeelah and the Bee you'll ball like a damn baby in front of people. Be prepared.
5. Sing along softly with your iPod. It freaks people out, but no one will have the nerve to ask you to stop.
   
6. Drink lots of water. You'll be hydrated AND you'll be up and down to the bathroom which is good for your circulation. Who needs flight socks?!
   
7. If the loo closest to you smells like pee 20 minutes into the flight, pick another toilet for future runs. It's only going to get worse, but it's likely that not EVERYONE is peeing on the floor so your odds are good that there's at least one better smelling cubicle.
   
8. Strike up a conversation with the dishy guy sitting in front of you. He will help you with your luggage in baggage claim and offer you a ride into the city. (Note to self...don't take your car to the airport in case a dishy guy offers you a ride.)
   
9. Once you've landed and driven to your destination it will be 10 pm. Have a light snack to supplement the carb-filled day of snacking on the plane.
10. Head to bed, take two Tylenol PM, and sleep like a baby for the night.
11. Wake up refreshed and ready to deal with your new timezone.