15 hours

It takes 15 hours to get to Hong Kong from Hawaii. 13 hours from here to Taiwan. About an hour stop-over, then another 1:45 to HK.

While I love travel. The flights are the most torturous part of the whole affair.

To think that I used to LOVE flying planes when I was younger. How did it change?

I think the whole thing obviously has to do with physical comfort. Now that I'm taller, it's the worst. My knees touch the front seat, my big feet have to twist uncomfortably at weird angles, and my back has to arch uncomfortably to fit in the tiny seat.

I can't sleep because I may end up flopping over to my neighbor's shoulders, the air dries up my sinuses, and the airplane food is even worse then my own cooking.

I got every trick in the book to counter all these problems. I'll have a good book, an iPod, a PSP, a Zip Pac meal, Betty's Best cookies, sour patch candy, and a warm jacket. I bet my iPod and PSP batteries will last only about 1/2 of the trip, but it's better then nothing.

It'll all be worth it though. This will be a fun and memorable trip!