When I first started traveling I was like most people. I would think about flying out somewhere;  a holiday with white sandy beaches and a waiter to help me with my every need.

But little thought would go into the actual details of the flight; past wondering if I should have the on-board meal or not.

However, this relaxed carefree approach came to a end during a 19 hour, 1 stop over flight, on a trip from London to  South East Asia.  After 10 hours in the air with no sleep, and a stop over that if we would have brought a cup of coffee it would cost us £10 each (as we didn't have any Chinese Yang), and no way of being comfortable. With 10 more planes planed during that tour, I soon realised we needed to plan flying better. 

I no longer looked a the person sleeping in the three sits as "lucky".  I needed to be that person who got the three sits;  while some people may have the luxury of flying First Class. I didn't, so I needed to get creative to ensure I would have a comfortable in or out bound journey.  
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