Sparkler villanous_mwaha co-wrote this post with her sister, little_noob. Enjoy! —SparkNotes editors

We all know that time spent at an airport, or on an actual plane for that matter, can be immensely, unbearably, insufferably boring. My sister and I are writing while waiting for a plane at an airport... and we are as bored as humanly possible. So, from villanous_mwaha and little_noob for the first time EVER(!), here is a list of entertaining ways of passing the time:

The word "jetlag" sounds like it should be something cooler than it is. Oh well, at least xXx_lola_xXx knows how to handle it. —SparkNotes editors

Hello Sparklers! As most of us know, when we go on trips out of our own time zone, it is hard to adjust. We get what is called "jetlag." This means you just were in a different time zone and you aren't used to the one you are currently in.
Some of us have major problems with jetlag. I usually get over my jetlag on the last day of the trip. Bad timing, right? But I have some remedies to help with this very tedious symptom of fabulous world travel.

Namaste, Sparklers! Your faithful SparkLife scribe has just returned from a whirlwind two-week trip to India where she ate lime pickles, found herself (apparently she had been lost for some time), and talked to monkeys. While she is happy to return to the land of hamburgers and escalators, she has also been reminded why she loves international travel and why she highly recommends doing an exchange program or semester abroad if you can swing it. (Je parle francais, y'all.)

Seeing the world broadens our horizons. More than just an opportunity to stock up on duty-free perfume, it gives us a chance to learn about ourselves and about other cultures. For instance, on her most recent travels, your SparkLife scribe discovered this:

Forget Europe, SCUBA diving, and beach bumming. If you’re looking for bang for your buck, road trips are the best kind of vacation to take with your friends. However, if your parents strict, you probably aren’t allowed to go on a multi-night, cross-country trip with your pal who just got his license. You’re also probably only allowed to have sugar cereals for dessert and not for breakfast, but that’s for another post. Anyway, here are a few ideas for getting that road trip vacation feel without breaking curfew:

Last week, AllisonJY let us in on a little secret. This week, she'll make you thank your lucky stars if you didn't go on vacation this winter break. —SparkNotes editors

As an thrill-seeking teenager, I love the thought of traveling. I even have a thing for packing (rolling clothes instead of folding them will help you save luggage space), and I love visiting countries with actual seasons, as I live in a country where i’s summer all year round. (Jealous?) Before the trip, I have an excuse to buy tons of new clothes to suit the volatile climate of wherever I'm going. I also get to be the center of attention among my friends during the days leading up to a trip.

Oh yes, preparing to travel is definitely appealing.

It’s the actual act of  traveling that pains me:

It’s 7:15 in the morning, and I am drinking coffee in a plush terrycloth robe on my balcony overlooking the beach. It’s beautiful. I am on vacation in Florida, where I plan on eating lots of fish, drinking lots of daiquiris, and reading lots of books. I’m ready to take it easy.

But nothing with my family is easy.

Ahh, the mall: The meeting point of teenagers across America. Behold, the food court, laden with burgers and Tex Mex! Witness the fountain full of pennies! And the stores! So many cool outfits, so few credit cards.

But shopping malls are tres American. In many other countries, the average teen hipster visits different kinds of shopping plexes in addition to or in place of malls. Like so:

This is the final boarding call! Time to check your bags, put your seat back and tray table in their upright positions, and get ready to spend several hours hurtling through the air inside a pressurized metal tube full of irritable Thanksgiving-bound travelers! What, that doesn't sound like a recipe for fun?

Earlier this week, we provided you with a few handy tips for keeping yourself sane and entertained on your family's Turkey Day road trip. We hope you'll use and enjoy them all when you're safely ensconced in the backseat, as the family minivan trundles inexorably along the interstate toward grandmother's house and Thanksgiving dinner. But because there's more than one way to travel this great nation of ours, we had to come back with another installment of our Thanksgiving Travel Survival Guide—to serve those Sparklers whose plans do not involve automobiles. What, did you think we've leave you behind? Never!

Welcome to the latest post in our survival series: On the Rails.