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Well, I've flown loads of times in the past and never come accross anyone being ill on a plane so i think that was just rotten luck sitting by that girl.

The fact she was ill before it even took off shows it wasn't travel s*ness either it sounds like she had fp* or an sv*.

My tips would be to take things that block you off from the other passengers if need be, so:

Take an ipod so you can listen to your favourite music

Take plenty of reading material and also an eye mask so you can get some sleep and also handy if you've got someone next to you who won't shut up talking and you want to pretend to be asleep for a while! [img]smileys/smilies_04.gif[/img]

Take something nice to sniff on in case there's any nasty whiffs, choose an aromatherapy oil that you like and then you can put a few drops on a tissue - have a google as they all do different things like calm you down, wake you up etc

If you suffer anxiety or n* attacks then put together a little panic kit with whatever you finds helps you like mints, anti-n* wristbands a little battery fan etc and anti-emetics if you use them. It's easier to find in a hurry if they are all in one place rather than rummaging about in your bag.

You lucky lucky thing going to spend a year in Spain, i spent a fair bit of time there when i was younger and I loved it. Whereabouts in the country are you going? I'm jealous [img]smileys/smilies_04.gif[/img]