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10th June 2008, 12:58 PM

secret squeal <michaelnewportm> wrote:

: seems like the worst of both worlds, you wont have any time to
: appreciate the stopover, and it will be more tiring than staying on
: the plane.

This could easily depend on one's age, health and temperament, but the
worst for me is to keep traveling for 30 hours in one go (which is what
those "16 hour" flights amount to). A stop on the way with proper one
night's sleep cuts that into two 12 hour segments - much easier.

I don't expect to be like a real tourist, but just to be in interesting
surroundings which I could sample in small doses.

10th June 2008, 12:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
AlexZ Guest Posts: n/a Classified Rating: % ()	December, 1-2 days in Helsinki, St Petersburg, or Moscow? secret squeal <michaelnewportm> wrote: : seems like the worst of both worlds, you wont have any time to : appreciate the stopover, and it will be more tiring than staying on : the plane. This could easily depend on one's age, health and temperament, but the worst for me is to keep traveling for 30 hours in one go (which is what those "16 hour" flights amount to). A stop on the way with proper one night's sleep cuts that into two 12 hour segments - much easier. I don't expect to be like a real tourist, but just to be in interesting surroundings which I could sample in small doses.