Recommendations by Kate O’Brien.
Sunny season is approaching. I am very excited about the months ahead.
I hope to do some more exploring this summer. I’ve been very fortunate because I have had the opportunity to travel a lot, and one thing I am excellent at is making sure that I’ve got something to keep me entertained while I’m on a flight.
If I’m being perfectly honest, I try to sleep for as much of the flight as I can, but sometimes that isn’t possible, so I do always ensure that I have some movies or shows picked out.
I don’t read on flights very often because I am prone to getting motion sickness, and I find that it doesn’t impact me as much if I’m watching something. I prefer to read when I’m tucked up in bed anyways. With all of this being said, I’m putting together a list of my plane picks. My absolute go to watch-list for when I’m in the air, and you might feel inspired for the next time you’re catching a flight!
The Golden Girls
It goes without saying that I watch The Golden Girls when flying. I watch this show all the time. It is my comfort watch, my go to, it is easy and fun. I use Disney +, so I usually download an entire season of this show before a flight so I can watch without Wi-Fi.
The episodes are 20 minutes long so watching 3 is a great way to pass an hour.
When I was flying to NYC back in January, the flight was 6 hours long. It was an early flight so I slept for the first 4 hours and then had 2 left. I watched 3 episodes of The Golden Girls, and then as we enter the last hour, we begin to descend anyways so that was a relatively long flight that went by in no time at all.
Speaking of Disney +, I usually have one or two classic Disney movies downloaded too so I can watch without Wi-Fi if the mood strikes me. I also download a few episodes of something like Modern Family, or something similar, so I have options of shows that are fun, easy, and not too long.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (Insert your personal reality tv pick here).
When I want to pass the time, when I don’t want to think, when I want to indulge in a guilty pleasure, this is when I turn to reality tv. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is my reality show of choice. It is ridiculous. It is lavish. It is an easy way to pass the time. An episode is an hour long, so 2 episodes is 2 hours passed without even noticing.
Father of the Bride
When it comes to movies, I like to turn to old favourites when I’m on a flight.
I usually don’t watch a movie that I haven’t seen before when flying because planes can be loud and I’m obviously using a smaller screen, and in my case, sometimes I feel sick if motion sickness hits, so that is why I like to watch movies I know and love. I like turning something on that I know I enjoy watching. I know it makes me laugh. I find that watching old favourites that are familiar helps when I’m not feeling 100% amazing, and something like Father of the Bride is a lovely way to spend an hour and a half.
Other movies that fall into my plane picks for these same reasons are Miss Congeniality, My Fair Lady, When Harry Met Sally, Roman Holiday, Ruthless People, and Dirty Dancing.
Here there is a pattern and you can see the idea. I like to watch short, easy to watch shows that pass the time, and if I am watching a movie, I like to turn to old favourites. I find doing this has always helped me enjoy flying more, and I think having a list of favourites saved and downloaded makes getting ready to travel so much easier.
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