My Trip Around the World in 18 days. Chris Psy.D. McKell

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      During the long flight, I was thinking I could have arranged to stop over in Hawaii, since it is approximately halfway. I later thought, being in Hawaii would not only have cost more money, but it may have slowed my momentum for the traveling endurance I had ahead of me. Plus, Hawaii is a place to relax…

      No Jetlag

      When I finally arrived in Beijing, I had no jet lag! Apparently, traveling westward helps to minimize this effect. Because I had departed at 1:30 a.m. and being able to sleep, by the time I arrived in Beijing at 11:30 a.m. the next day, I felt fine. I recall, when I had previously traveled to Europe (traveling eastward), it took a few days for me to adjust to the time difference.