Expert issues top tips for beating jet lag
Aviation expert Rhys Jones, who has taken over 130 long-haul flights in six years, shares his tips for managing Jet lag.
Mr Jones recommends flying business class for better sleep, as flat beds allow for proper rest.
He suggests using melatonin to maintain a regular sleep schedule, particularly when waking up early.
Mr Jones advises getting outside for exercise and sunshine to boost alertness after landing.
He stresses the importance of sticking to a strict sleep schedule and avoiding oversleeping to stay in the correct timezone.
Mr Jones recommends taking 24-minute power naps to feel more alert and suggests taking eastbound day flights from New York and Boston to Europe to avoid overnight red-eye flights.
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Full list of banned food and drinks passengers cannot bring onboard on TUI, easyJet, Ryanair and Jet2 flights
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Daily Mail
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- Daily Mail
Inside the 'Disneyland of sex' where there's 'wild amounts' of very public nudity and 'orgies with 200 people'
Just off the coast of New York City and running parallel to Long Island lies the lesser-known paradise of Fire Island - a slim strip of land with a magnetic power pull far beyond its size. Once a sleepy 19th-century beach town, the barrier island has transformed itself into a modern-day 'gay Disneyland' said to be home to some of the 'wildest parties' on the East Coast of America. In winter, Fire Island is a ghost town with only 445 permanent residents, as noted in the 2023 census. But from June to September, it comes alive - with more than 20,000 partygoers flocking to the island for a summer of raunchy parties, hot flings and memories to last a lifetime. Approximately 60 miles away from New York and 32 miles in length, Fire Island is characterised by miles of wooden boardwalk, free-roaming deer and modernist beach houses - and no cars are allowed. It has been a safe space for LGBTQ people for more than 100 years, sometimes being referred to as a modern 'queer Mecca'. And it's still just as popular as ever, with highlights of the calendar including the Friday night 'underwear party' at the Ice Palace nightclub at Cherry Grove and the Pines Party - an all-night event lasting from 10pm to sunrise. 'The greatest thing about Fire Island sartorially is that it is a platform to be as gay as you possible can be,' actor Joel Kim Booster explained, speaking on the Finding Fire Island podcast with Jess Rothschild. 'Like you can show up to tea in a kaftan, in a dress, in short shorts, in a jock strap or a leather harness over a dress. 'It's a place where you can look as silly as and as gay as you want or as sexy as you want without feeling uncomfortable about the level of gayness you're bringing because everyone around you is gay.' Tourism to the island has been boosted by a post-pandemic housing rush and the novelty surrounding Hulu's 2022 gay romantic comedy Fire Island, which was inspired by Pride and Prejudice. The film was lauded by modern film critics, who praised the film for its diversity and gay sex scenes. Joel, who plays Noah, admitted to attending a gay orgy with over 200 people at the New York hotspot in real life. 'I've been to a 200-plus person orgy on the island, and there's nothing like watching a bunch of guys get railed as the sun is coming up over the ocean,' he gushed. 'The amount of sex and sex acts that I've seen on that island in public, in front of an audience, is sort of wild,' he continued. 'I don't know what it is about Fire Island that unlocks people's inhibitions a little bit.' The South Korean-born star described Fire Island as a place that 'buttoned-up' people go to 'get railed in public in front of all [their] friends'. His Fire Island co-star Matt Rogers also shared a shocking tale of his own about spending time at the hedonistic LGBTQ destination. The American comedian admitted that during one jaunt, he was left feeling deathly ill after performing a taboo sex act on another partygoer. 'There was also a time I ate *** on the beach and then got really sick,' he confessed. 'So it's not a place you want to eat *** and get some sort of *** eating related disease on the beach,' Matt continued. 'It's so funny because you're like, "Wow, I've never felt so alive", and then I've never felt so dead". He finished: 'So yeah, I'm out there being a full gay man on that beach, and that comes with its maladies and successes.' Daniel Nardichio's Friday night underwear party is just one of Fire Island's legendary - and raucous - get togethers. It's been hosted in the Ice Palace in Cherry Grove for more than 20 years, first beginning in the 90s. The underwear party is described as a 'rite of passage' on the island, where guests ditch their clothes at the door before a night of fun begins. On Reddit, one previous attendee wrote: 'I found it to be a mix of sexual and not. 'There is a back room for hooking up, although I've seen guys give **** in the middle of the dance floor.' A second added: 'I've been a number of times. Always fun, and your experience can be different depending on what you're looking for. 'Everybody is wearing underwear or jocks, and most people look great. You can dance with friends, chat and flirt with the throngs of boys on the patio, or go be scandalous in the back. 'There's also often a masseur giving table rubs. Very much a choose your own adventure kind of place.' The Pines Party is another staple event in the Fire Island calendar and, for many, is the most anticipated event of the summer, lasting from 10pm until sunrise. A TYPICAL WEEKEND AWAY IN NEW YORK'S 'GAY DISNEYLAND' - FIRE ISLAND A typical Fire Island party week, as recalled on the Finding Fire Island podcast by Pines veteran Brian Moylan. THURSDAY Typically, most people arrive for a weekend away on Thursday night, which is 'pretty chill'. FRIDAY According to Brian, Friday mornings are also for 'chilling out and going to the beach'. In the evening, at around 7pm, everyone will attend the 'tea party' before going home and making dinner. At around midnight, people tend to head to head to the famous 'underwear party' at Cherry Grove, which has been running for more than 20 years. SATURDAY On Saturdays, people tend to wake up late after Friday's underwear party. Brian said you will then 'talk to all your housemates, "who did you f***, where did you go", blah blah blah.' After recovering from the antics of the night before, people will go to the beach. At around 3pm is when the pool parties start. Brian says people will then 'go around town.' He said: 'If you hear music, just pop in and then you just stay and eat their food.' After going to tea, people go out again at around midnight and 'come home god knows when'. SUNDAY On Sunday, partygoers either 'recover' on the island or take the ferry home. It's also show kids night. Theatre director Ben Rimalower says there's a theme every year, such as Alice In Wonderland. 'There's this intense techno music, it's very electronic. It really does get inside your bloodstream,' he recalled on the Finding Fire Island podcast. 'It's very sexy but very intimidating and intense, everybody's drinking and so many people are on all kinds of drugs and there's so much sex going on.' Also an important part of island culture is the legendary 'tea' parties, that take place in the afternoon, before the main fun begins. Tea typically takes place between 5pm to 7pm and is where the formalities begin, and people begin to revive from their hangovers from the night before. One reveller recalled: 'Tea is sort of where you go to be seen and to see everybody on the island. Fire Island you're seeing the same people again all over the week. 'It's where you go to mix and mingle with people. It's the ritualistic end of every Fire Island day, and beginning to every Fire Island night.' Fire Island first became seen as a 'haven' for LGBTQ people in the 1950s. Bob 'Rose' Levine', a legendary drag performer in Cherry Grove, first came to the island for a season in 1956 and paid only $5 a night to rent a bed. At this time, the island had no newspapers and no telephones, becoming a 'kind of hideaway' for those who visited. Bob, who is now 90, said visitors would say they were going 'to the Hamptons' as an excuse - as 'if you said Fire Island, it labelled you as gay'. In the 1960s, however, Fire Island first began making headlines due to various police raids. Those who were caught were charged with felony sodomy and would see their names published on the front pages of newspapers the next day - with the power to ruin careers in a country that was yet to decriminalise homosexuality. Bob recalled: 'Everything exploded in the 60s when we had raids from the mainland. 'They raided the walks. They were young policemen in plain clothes that looked like everyone else. 'They were young and good looking. I was never arrested, but I knew people that were. If you touched them, they arrested you. 'All of those newspapers, with the headlines on the front page, listing all the names of the guys.' According to Jack Parlett in his book Fire Island: Love, Loss and Liberation in an American Paradise, the 1970s brought a boom in queer culture and, subsequently a boom in visitors following the Stonewall Riots in the summer of 1969. He writes: 'The parties were legendary and the guest lists illustrious. For a time it must have seemed like a summer soiree that would never end.' In 1977, Calvin Klein bought a beachfront home on Fire Island after divorcing his first wife. He recalled in 2013: 'It was amazing, the ultimate hedonist house. I mean, it was made for sex.' Photographer Meryl Meisler previously recalled the wild chaos that embodied Fire Island in the 1970s. She captured some of the rowdiest house parties, showing attendees wearing little to no clothing and performing wild sex acts. 'The parties were really wild, they were definitely very fun summers to be apart of,' Meisler told 'The club scene was very vibrant. The LGBTQ scene was thriving and thrilling. It's still a haven. 'Disco was in full swing and it was a blast. I would come out every weekend during those summers and would bring my camera. 'It was a time in New York history and the world where it was post-Stonewall, Women's Liberation, music changed, pre-AIDS/HIV - it was a time of innocence and I was part of it.' 'They were happy to be photographed. You know, life is a beach for them and it's very pleasant. Fire Island is an oasis and it's a Long Island treasure that's very fragile and very small.' Her photos included the Ice Palace - a popular club where tons of LGBTQ people partied. The venue has hosted the Miss Fire Island contest since 1966, where men dress in drag costume to compete for the title on Labor Day weekend. 'The Ice Palace still plays disco and there are still wonderful things happening in Fire Island all the time,' Meisler added. She described attending one Star Wars themed house party in Fire Island Pines as 'one of the wildest parties I have ever gone to', adding: 'You were just very free to do anything and people had no rules.' Indeed, the island was described in Andrew Holleran's 1978 novel Dancer From The Dance as a place for 'madness, for hot nights, kisses, and herds of stunning men'. But the 1980s and 1990s would bring another dip in Fire Island's fortunes - and marked a period of desperate suffering for many loyal islanders. During this period, an outbreak of AIDs devastated the population, and plunged those remaining into mourning. Speaking on the Finding Fire Island podcast, Bob recalled how the outbreak changed the structure of the island forever. He recalled the initial news of the outbreak spreading: 'It was a complete change from the early days and then the party stopped. Cherry Grove was changed during the AIDS epidemic. 'All of our friends were dying, sick, they didn't come out anymore. They left Fire Island, they went home to their families so there was a lot of changeover.' These days, Fire Island's party reputation is booming - and houses that were worth $100,000 just ten years ago now have a price tag of well over a million dollars. It's still the place to go for weekend getaways, and has found a new generation of followers on TikTok. One visitor, Art Buzrukavenko, who has more than a million followers, visited Fire Island last week. In one video, he wrote: 'Pov you're arriving in the gayest island in the USA', alongside a snapshot of him kissing his boyfriend. TikTok users @ also commented that Fire Island is like 'gay Disneyland'. They said: 'Fire Island is like summer camp. There's music always happening, there's activities. There are gays that arrive by the bus loads. There are underwear parties and the beach! It's like a summer camp.' The island has also begun to attract influencers, drawn to its 'aesthetic' white beaches, seaside cafes and independent shops. The account @whenonlongisland shared: 'Just a ferry ride away from Long Island, is a beautiful area called Fire Island.' They praised it for 'the restaurants and cute little shops', and said 'we wandered down the streets of Fire Island, which are all stunning, and the houses are so cute.' Influencer Brooke Mooney, who is 24 and from Long Island, has also paid a trip there, and concluded 'Fire Island is the cutest little thing', after going hat shopping and visiting cafes. Fire has cemented its place in popular culture, having been visited by creative thinkers from the 20th century including WH Auden, Christopher Isherwood, Truman Capote, Frank O'Hara and Oscar Wilde. Indeed, Fire Island is said to have inspired Capote's 1958 novella Breakfast At Tiffany's, which was written on the island, while Auden owned a cottage in Cherry Grove in the late 1940s. It's also just a place where people can just be themselves with the sexually liberated way of lifestyle on offer. Christopher Rawlins, an architect and founder of Pines Modern, recently told The Guardian: 'My most vivid memory of my first visit here in the late 90s is being able to hold my boyfriend's hand in public without fear.' Speaking on the Finding Fire Island podcast, Ben Rimmalower said: 'I don't know if the younger generations feel differently than I do but I am not comfortable - even in New York City - if somebody wants to hold my hand or make out with me on the street. I have a fear I'm going to get gay bashed or something. 'I think there's a whole level of not being safe that I experience in the world always - and not on Fire Island. 'I think that's part of why, when I get on the boat, there's just this level of relaxation, of this tension that's lifted from me' 'For my entire time I'm there, it's such a powerful feeling.' Comedian Matt Rogers summarised: 'It's a choose your own adventure, you can host dinner parties in your house with friends, or find a stranger to hook up with on the beach.' Never, it seems, has a place been so sure of its own identity - and Fire Island will no doubt remain a safe haven for many in the years to come.
The Sun
5 hours ago
- The Sun
The correct way to apply insect repellent revealed, and if you do it wrong you can expect more bites
WHETHER you're holidaying abroad of enjoying the warm UK weather, chances are mosquitoes are going to be an issue. These pesky insects can cause irritating bites, that may also pose a health risk depending on your location. Make sure you're not making an easy error when applying your insect repellant this summer. And if you're travelling abroad, take extra care as bites can sometimes lead to issues such as malaria, dengue, Zika fever, and yellow fever. Bug repellents need to be applied during the day and also at night, and whether you're indoors and outdoors. You should also pay particular attention to the product's label before purchasing. DEET is chemical ingredient found in most bug sprays and shoppers are advised to check for it when picking up a bottle. "A product with 50% DEET is recommended as a first choice," said official Government advice, last updated in 2023. "If DEET is not tolerated, use of a repellent containing the highest strength formulation available of either icaridin (20%), eucalyptus citriodora oil, hydrated, cyclised or 3-ethlyaminopropionate is recommended." And whichever bug spray you opt for, make sure you're applying it at the correct time alongside your other products. This is particularly relevant when it comes to another summer essential: suncream. The Government stressed the importance of always using bug repellant afterward you apply suncream for the most effective results. Plague of parasites that hitch a ride on flying insects and 'slurp liquid from human skin' sweep holiday hotspot You should also opt for suncreams with an SPF of 30 to 50 as DEET can reduce their potency. Most repellents need to be reapplied frequently, especially in hot weather conditions or after spending time in water. Users are encouraged to read each repellent's packaging for more specific guidance. "50% DEET is safe for those pregnant and breastfeeding and for babies older than two months," the Government's guidance explained. "Get advice before you travel from your doctor or pharmacist if your baby is aged under two months. How to prevent tick bites - and remove the bugs There are a few things you can do to lessen your likelihood of tick bites. Firstly, try and cover as much of your skin as possible while walking outdoors and tuck your trousers into your socks. You should also be using insect repellent containing DEET on your clothes and skin, and wearing light coloured clothing so you can spot a tick easily. Also stick to paths where possible when you're out walking. How can I remove a tick safely? To remove a tick safely: Use fine-tipped tweezers or a tick-removal tool. You can buy these from some pharmacies, vets and pet shops. Grasp the tick as close to the skin as possible. Slowly pull upwards, taking care not to squeeze or crush the tick. Dispose of it when you have removed it. Clean the bite with antiseptic or soap and water. The chance of getting ill is low. You do not need to do anything else unless you notice a rash or become unwell. If either of these happen, make sure to see a GP so you can get treatment as soon a possible. "Take insect repellents with you—in case of shortages at your destination." You can also make use of other steps to prevent bites, including wearing long-sleeved clothing and treating nets with insecticide. These are particularly important in situations where you might be sleeping outdoors or in a space without air conditioning. "Check your net for rips and tuck the ends under the mattress," the Government advised. "There may also be a risk of bites from ticks and other insects; the same protective measures will help reduce bites from these too." 2
