I live in Bermuda, which is only 21 miles long. A 'long trip' for me is 40 minutes, and that's going from one end of the country to the other.

However, on my 12 hour flight to and from Japan I could *not* go to sleep. I don't understand why. I tried to fall asleep, listened to some music, closed my eyes, but it just wouldn't happen. It wasn't a big deal, I adjusted, but I kinda wanted to sleep.