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Originally Posted by kiwiokie
Most flights heading southwest leave in the evening and arrive in the morning downunder so if you can get 5 or 6 hours sleep on the plane you will minimize the effect of jet lag. If you are in coach then invest in a travel pillow and some eye shades. They really help. Remove your shoes as your feet will swell. I usually keep my watch on departure time, stay up past my usual bed time then pop some Tylenol PM and wake up in time for breakfast and touch down. Not high quality sleep but enough to allow you to function the next day. Sydney is a great city. Enjoy.
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Wow flights LAX-SYD are spendy. My peer recently flew business class and I think the price was $10K+ USD. I typically prefer foreign carriers over the domestics (United/AA) as they offer better seats, legroom, and on-board entertainment systems.
+^ on the sleep prior to landing. No sleep and jet lag will be way worse. Definitely a travel pillow and comfortable foot wear - some heavy socks. Drink lots of water, enough booze to fall asleep, and light meals. Try to get up and walk around every couple hours.
Passport, the last time I had mine renewed it was really last minute (work) and I used a 24hr service that added $150 to the normal passport fees. Worth it not having to stress. I'm sure there are cheaper options that guarantee delivery time - doubt I would use the post office at this close travel juncture though.
Try to stay at least 5 days. I did a 24 hr business trip to Tokyo a couple years back. Lets just say the return flight was a bummer.