Thanks again, ya'll. I got the idea of what to do. <BR>You'll probably keep on with more ideas. Me, <BR>however, I see my 747 approaching the gate, so it's <BR>time to collect my belongings and my kids, tell my <BR>wife to stop shmoozing — and off we go. Arrivederci. <BR>Amik

My jetlag remedy is not that complicated. I live in New York so the time difference to continental Europe is six hours. You will probably arrive in Europe in the early morning. I usually go find my hotel and drop off my bags. Then I go for a walk around town and eat something. Warning: you will be really tired and will probably be lookding at everything through a haze. That's ok. In the late afternoon I go back to my room for a nap. Then I get up and go out again for dinner. I go to sleep at a normal hour and get up the next morning at a normal hour. Voila! My body has adjusted to Greenwich mean time plus one. This has always worked well enough for me.

This is for everyone else; the original author has already left for Europe! Last year's internet suggestion worked really well for us - drink a lot of carrot juice days prior to departure and acclimate to the new time as quickly as possible. Carol L

<BR>CAROL - what does the carrot juice do???? Would it help to eat the carrots or does it have to be the juice????? (sign me, experienced traveler but still learning!)

I am completely ignorant about the positive effects of carotine on jet lag, but know that something was different for us last summer. It could well be a placebo effect; so? My guess is you'd need to consume more carrots than you'd want, to get the same amount of carotine, but then again, I ain't no scientist. Try it! Carrot juice is delicious, so even if it doesn't work for you, you have a taste treat. Happy traveling...

Okay, I have read all the suggestions but not sure if my case is a little different. Most people I have read about arrive in Europe in the morning but I leave Toronto at 10:30 pm arrive London at 10:30 am and then off to Athens arriving at 5:30 pm. Is my clock going to go mental. I plan to sleep going over to London and be bright eyed and bushy-tailed come dinner time in Athens and go to bed at a decent hour. HA This is my first European trip and the most jet-lag I have had to overcome has been three hours (piece of cake). Any suggestions other than drink lots of water and sleep on Euro time?

Okay, I have read all the suggestions but not sure if my case is a little different. Most people I have read about arrive in Europe in the morning but I leave Toronto at 10:30 pm arrive London at 10:30 am and then off to Athens arriving at 5:30 pm. Is my clock going to go mental. I plan to sleep going over to London and be bright eyed and bushy-tailed come dinner time in Athens and go to bed at a decent hour. HA This is my first European trip and the most jet-lag I have had to overcome has been three hours (piece of cake). Any suggestions other than drink lots of water and sleep on Euro time?

Those of you with a scientific bent might want to try resetting your biological clock with bright light to avoid jet lag. Instructions can be found at <BR>http://cochise.biosci.arizona.edu/~art/ <BR>Scroll down the page to "Circadian body clocks and jet-lag" <BR>

Those of you who commented on using light on the backs of the knees are citing some of the results of research carried out at Cornell Medical College. <BR>There was a brief reference to the research in the current issue of National Geographic in the section called Geographica. Dr. Scott Campbell is cited as the authority. Glad to read in another post that there is a web site dealing with this matter. <BR> <BR>It certainly bears out what some people say about getting out into the sunlight. <BR> <BR>

I have a 25 hour long trip to Europe coming up in September (Sydney-Melbourne-Singapore-London- Copenhagen). Any tips for getting sleep on the plane would be much appreciated. By the way, to those who said drink lots of water - water goes straight through me and the queues for the WC are usually long and the pressure on my bladder from the seatbelt is torture. Any other suggestions? <BR>

Drink alot of water during the flight! The air is so dry and your body need oxygin so you better can adjust to CET (central european time). That's why many drink carrot juice. It helps your blood to transport oxygen. If you drink alcohol you will have the opposit effect... and maybe a hang-over... :-) <BR> <BR>I always take a nap for 1-2 hours and then try to stay awake to normal sleeping time. Did my mistake and stayed up for 30 hours the first time I went home from the US (live in Sweden). Elisabet

For a bunch of jet lag info. visit www.flyana.com. The website is run by a former flight attendant. To sleep on the plane use an eye mask, put the airline pillow in the small of your back, get a travel pillow (one shaped like a U, buckle up. Either put in some ear plugs or bring a cassette player to listen to music to help ease you to sleep. Also, elevate your feet. <BR>Water runs through me too, but not so much on a plane. Hydrate yourself starting a few days to a week before your flight.

I find melatonin works otherwise I get v. bad jetlag.YOU CANNOT BUY IT IN <BR>EUROPE.Don't be misled by products like <BR>"no jet lag",these are herbal soporifics,melatonin works by actually <BR>resetting your body clock.Take it at bedtime Europe time - you may find it makes you sleep on the plane(good!)but <BR>even if you don't fall asleep your body will know when bedtime is next day(take <BR>more then)

So here are some answers. Now that I'm back, after using some of the ideas I got from people who responded to my question, I can say this: <BR>1. Try, if you can, of course, to find a flight that leaves late in the evening and arrives (to Europe) in the morning. You are going to easily get sleepy. <BR>2. Don't eat too much on the plane, the least, the better. No coffee at all, no alcohol. Drink WATER ONLY, and drink a lot. <BR>3. Get ear-plugs and eye-covers. They help tremendously! <BR>4. When you get to your destination, take maybe a short nap, but adjust yourself to the local time as quickly as possible, go to sleep at NIGHT, not late afternoon, not early evening. <BR>Unlike previous flights, the last one was much easier thanks to using the above methods. As to comming back to the States — that's a whole different story, partly because we were so terribly tired from a long, eventful, interesting and physically demanding vacation, which resulted in the need of a 4-5 days of rest. Amik.