Jet lag is the tax on long-haul adventure and there is no avoiding it — only managing it. The strategies that actually work are boring and require commitment.
Get on destination time the moment you board. If it's night at your destination when you take off, sleep. If it's morning, stay awake. This sounds simple and it is genuinely difficult, especially on a long east-bound flight where your body is screaming for sleep at noon.
The first two days at a new destination are not the days for your hardest adventure. The mistake is arriving in Queenstown and immediately booking the six-hour alpine ridge for day two. You will regret this.
Light is the main signal your body uses to set its clock. Get outside in morning light on arrival days. Don't spend the first afternoon in a dark room. A short walk in natural light at the right time moves the clock faster than anything else.
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