A major factor in planning a trip to Australia (and the Oceania region in general) is the dreadfully long travels to and from. The average travel time from the east coast of America to Australia takes around 23-hours to complete. However daunting this may seem, it is not impossible, and also not as bad as one may think. The longest flight I took prior to my journey to Australia was around 14-hours. I was flying from Italy to New York which should only take 9-hours; however, we had an emergency landing (long story - scary stuff) in Ireland which racked up a lot of time onto our travels. Thankfully I was with my entire family on this flight, making the boredom-cure bearable. While I flew with other Susquehanna students in my program on both flights to Australia and back, my seats were always far away from familiar faces. My flight to Australia broke down to the following (as do many from the east coast of America): a 5h 50min flight from JFK to LAX and a 15h 30min flight from LAX to MEL - arriving two days later in Australia because of the time zones passed. My flight home from Australia broke down to this: a 14h 30min flight from MEL to LAX and a 5h 10min flight from LAX to JFK - arriving on the same day left on, again because of the time zones. I am currently writing this on the last leg (thankfully!!) of my 23-hour journey home and with (almost) two full days of traveling to and from Australia under my belt, hopefully I will be able to perfect my next day-long journey. Until that happens though, here are some secret tips to help get you through what you have probably been ignoring up until the last minute: two flights, 23-hours.
Basically, know what works for you. Know what your body needs and do not deny yourself. Traveling for almost an entire day is most definitely an exhausting experience, but the outcome is rewarding enough! Just get comfortable and enjoy the ride :) xoxo, Samantha
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