1. Don't wear a lot of jewelry or hard to put on shoes. You will have to take it all off when you go through security. You will get run over and be in the way.
2. Don't expect to see different movies each time. Chances are, on the international flight you will have a movie you already saw and a boring one. Bring a book and a pillow because you will be bored and will want to sleep.
3. Have the person next to you wake you up when the food/drink trolley comes around. You can't really do anything to help yourself if you get hungry. And, airplane food isn't too bad, but bring snacks anyways.
4. Don't have anything suspicious looking in your carry-on suitcase at Heathrow. They will literally unpack your entire suitcase and try to put it back together.
5. Don't wrap your cheese in aluminum foil and plastic wrap. Security will think it is drugs or explosives and then unpack your suitcase.
6. Don't fly internationally west-bound during the day. The time change and surplus of daylight will mess with your head and you will have literally the longest day of your life.
7. Don't make your suitcase top-heavy. It will tip over on the train/bus and fall on someone who will give you a dirty look.
8. In a foreign airport, try to speak the language. People will be much less rude and will appreciate that the stupid Americans actually know something.
9. Don't fly to London on a busy day. Your pilot will make tight circles around the city, swerve every which way and then not have a smooth landing, all because of the air traffic.
10. Stay in first class on international flights. You will be miserable in coach no matter what. To make the most of it, recline your chair, shut the window, bring earplugs and try to sleep. Good luck with that.
11. Get a window seat. At any cost. Even if it means sitting on the person in that seat. Just kidding. Window seats do allow you to get some pretty stellar pics.
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