When you’re stuck on a long flight, you can use the tips in our article to make time go by a little faster.
Fun Things To Do On Your Phone While Flying
There’s a psychological phenomenon that makes us feel like the return trip from our destination feels shorter. But at the same time, the trip to our destination can feel like forever. Especially when we are flying to an exotic destination where the sand and Sun replaces the noise and concrete of the busy city we live in. The fact that we can’t wait to get there will always add to the trip feeling like it will take an eternity. That’s why you must keep your mind distracted.
Since most of today’s air travel companies are offering on-board Wi-Fi, you can now use your phone to kill some time while traveling by plane. But if you want to get your mind in the perfect mood for a quality vacation time, you should try to keep off social media. You can’t really disconnect from your daily life if you get the constant feed of news and ads you are getting when you’re home. That’s why we put together this list of things you can do on your phone while flying that are not social media.
- Learn The Local Language Of The Country You’re Traveling To
I’m not trying to advertise miracle apps which will teach you a language in your sleep. But learning a couple of words and phrases in the local language of the place you’re visiting will take you a long way. There are countless apps that will teach you all the basics a tourist needs to know when traveling. Knowing how to say “Please” and “Thank you” or knowing how to ask directions for generic locations like the bus station, restroom or airport will make you glow in the eyes of the locals. Especially if you’re traveling to a popular destination where locals are tired of the same ignorant tourists, your attempt to speak their language will be seen as caring and respecting their culture and, in return, they will make sure you’re being taken care of.
- Search Travel Forums For Hidden Attractions
One of the mistakes tourists always make when they plan their travel itinerary is adding too many tourists traps on their list. I’m not trying to say you shouldn’t visit those iconic objectives of the place you’re visiting, but try to limit yourself to one tourist trap a day. One of those extra crowded places can fill up half of your day and you won’t have time for nothing else if you try to hit them all. Instead, try discovering new places. Forums and travel sites are filled with people sharing secret spots which can be just as attractive as the main tourist traps. A nice scenic view spot from where you can watch the sunset or a chick cafe on a back street where locals go for lunch are perfect spots where you can really feel the vibe of the place way better than waiting in line with hundreds of noisy tourists.
- Play Some Online Mobile Games
Not everything you do to kill time on your flight has to do with the place you’re visiting. You can simply spend that time disconnecting from everything by playing some great online games. I don’t know if you played games on your phone in the past couple of years, but they evolved a lot. Now there are lots of intriguing 3D games which are coming with interesting stories and challenging gameplay. Not only that these games will kill time, but they can be so fun that you will wait for the flight back to play them some more. Most of the online mobile games are free. You won’t need to download anything and for most of them you don’t even need an account.
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