Reading on Planes
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In the airport, I try and walk around as much as possible because I know I am going to be sitting for the next 3-12 hours (depending on where I'm flying). If I have a long layover though, I will definitely find a restaurant, order a glass of wine, and read. On the plane, I often start my journey by reading, especially if I am in the middle of a good book. It can be very difficult to read as there are many noises and distractions around, so I always bring my mp3 player with soft instrumental music so I can tune out what is going on around me but still focus on reading. Eventually I will switch to watching a movie or sleeping if the flight is incredibly long and/or overnight, but as soon as they announce that "we are starting our descent", I go back to reading because there are too many interruptions over the entertainment system.
On one of my flights home, my e-reader got destroyed by the security scanner and it made me realize how deeply I rely on it during flights! That was probably one of the worst flights of my life.
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I wish I could just fall asleep right after taking my seat, but I'm not one of those who can sleep like a baby til the meals come. When I flew to NYC with no layover (for about 12 hours straight), I was all prepared with my Nella Larsen collection. But I was too hyped up about traveling overseas for the first time. All the words got boring at some point while I was busy looking around, checking out the in-flight movies and music playlists, having fun with using the restroom, etc. Just wide-eyed about everything but the book. It did help kill some time, tho.
When I traveled to Italy, I had my own copy of Eat, Love, Pray by Elizabeth Gilbert. (You see I did my little planning ^^) I coulda gotten into it more since I was on my way to the very places the book describes. But nah...as a woman who's never been married, I found it hard to relate to the protagonist. This time again, it was still better than binge-watching movies.
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