bighairypig

  Phnom Penh  23rd - 29th April

I'll be arriving on PP on either April 23 or 24, depending on Hanoi turns out. Also planning to head down to Sihanoukville for a night or two.

BHP

hi bhp .. nice name .. it would be nice to catch up for a beer if you wish .. i arrive april fools day .. coming in from hong kong .. so should be able to handle much pretty quickly .. get in touch .. peter

Sounds good. I'll PM you as we get closer to late March. I'm flying solo, so it would be great to have some cold ones. I'm planning to head to Pattaya on April 2.

Cheers.

BHP

hi .. i will be in bangkok at the start of april 2012 .. staying nana / soi cowboy area .. anyone out there wishing to have a beer .. let me know .. or if there is something happening during the first couple of weeks prior to songkran .. i would love to know .. smiles .. an aussie .. pete mac

I'm arriving in BKK on the evening of March 31 after a week in the PI. I'll be staying in the Nana area. I'll be up for some beers.

BHP

1. Try to fly an Asian carrier who departs late at night for SEA. For example, EVA leaves SFO at 1:00 am and gets you into BKK in the morning. I find that departing California during my regular bedtime makes the jet lag almost non-existent.

2. Take a drowsy-type of antihistamine like Benadryl. Keeps me sleeping for the first 5-6 hours of the flight.

3. Drink plenty of water and avoid in-flight alcohol.

4. Upon arrival, get some exercise (on morning arrivals). I usually hit the gym after checking in. The exercise and sweating re-sets my body clock.

5. I avoid doing an all-nighter on my first night. Some reasonable amount of drinking/hounding, but nothing excessive. The next day, I'm ready to rock.

5. My jet lag is normally the opposite -- I'm fucked for the first 3-4 days when I get home. However, last trip I took some melatonin on a recommendation and it helped immensely.

Good luck.

BHP