Those really are the keys for me. Being able to get up and move around a bit is clutch (as well as easy access to the loo. I drink a lot of water on planes and hate climbing over people to use the restroom). Being a comfortable temperature is a must, so layers are also a must. I also swear by compression socks, as…

I once had to go straight from a job interview to my flight home on United, so I was on the plane in my skirt and heels. I froze my ass off, even with two blankets.

LA to Taipei and back on China Air - supposedly the worst of the Chinese airlines but still light years ahead of US domestic.  Free beer, delicious food, free entertainment.  

My personal recommendations:  dress in comfortable clothes, dress in layers, get an aisle seat, and stand up and walk around frequently.  

Bringing my klonopin to Asia (after making sure it was legal in my destination country) was the best thing I ever did. I usually haaaaaaaate flying but the time went by like a wonderful dream.

This is very true. We flew to from SF -> London -> Cape Town and British Airways blew away the leg we flew back to the states from London. The difference in space was very noticeable. Especially since I’m a large-ish guy (6-1, 210 lbs). 

I wear a slightly puffy bomber jacket with hood on board. It’s an autumn-weather jacket and it is perfect for the frigid plane temperatures- I feel very cosy in it.

One word - beachball. 80% inflated, covered with a blanket or sweatshirt and resting on the tray table it becomes the most comfortable sleep option you can find in the roughly 500 square inches of space economy seats provide.

Yep.

“Hey everyone! Let’s go buy go go records corner of Florida and 7th!” Said no tour group to D.C. ever.

Whites live for passive aggressiveness. They get their “self worth” only from bringing others’ down.

Just what we all knew and know. White girls learning to be white women.

On gil’s back rests the sunken place.