As exciting as travels are when you’re packing, making your way to the airport, or arriving at your destination, experienced globetrotters know that long-term travel comes with a lot of downtime and boredom in between. It’s enough that you need to keep the kids entertained, but what about keeping yourself entertained? Those drives down endless empty roads, hours-long train trips, or long-haul flights that last forever can make people feel restless, so here are some ideas to mitigate the boredom.

Take a Nap

Sure, this is easier said than done, especially if you’ve never been able to sleep for a long time while in transit. At the very least, taking a nap can cut a seven-hour flight down to four or five hours, which isn’t great, but it’s better than nothing. 

If you want to get the most out of it, sleeping pills or delta 9 gummies to help you relax before the flight can encourage a more pleasant and restful nap. You might even wake up at your destination, and the entire journey will have flown by in what feels like seconds. 

Watch, Read, Listen 

As much as people claim to loathe endless access to entertainment, it has made long-haul travel much easier to cope with. Whether you want to watch the latest blockbuster, catch up on your favorite book series, or listen to your favorite band’s latest album, you have an array of options to choose from. The best part is that you can easily switch between each depending on how you feel, so if you get bored watching something, just grab your book and read. It’s that simple. 

Play Games To Beat Boredom

Another excellent time-wasting option is playing games. There are plenty of engulfing games you can play on a plane using airplane mode, but you can also bring your portable console, like a Nintendo Switch, with you for an even more immersive experience. If you don’t have a console or hate mobile gaming, playing cards, Monopoly, or any other type of travel game with your friends and family is also an option. If you are traveling with a partner you can always try a new kind of game to get to know each other like For’See.

Write About Your Adventures

You might think you will remember every little detail from your trip, but so much can happen so quickly that you get swept up in your adventures and can’t remember anything when you get the time to sit down and record your adventure. The boring in-between times of your travel are a good way to overcome this. Buying travel journals from independent businesses give you an item perfect for this, and you can write about everything that’s happened without interruption. It also gives you the chance to plot the next stages of your travel, so you know what to expect when you arrive. 

Beating Boredom

You might think it’s easy to keep yourself entertained for five hours or more, but you’ll quickly find that – whether in a car, plane, train, or boat – that the confinement makes each minute last twice as long. If you regularly struggle to keep yourself entertained and can feel the cabin fever creeping in, these tips can make your adventure a little more enjoyable and ensure you’re ready to have fun once you arrive. 

How do you deal with boredom while traveling? Do you have any tricks that work every time? Let’s discuss this in the comments below.

Until our next rendezvous…

XOXO

Trudy