Sleep on the plane, arrive less tired, and keep passport, cards and water close at hand. The small things that decide how a travel day feels.
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Category 01 · 6 picks
Arrive rested instead of wrecked. A mask, a pillow and earplugs do most of the work.
If you only buy one thing, buy a good sleep mask. Darkness helps more with sleeping on a plane than most people expect.
Sleep mask
A high-end mask that blocks light completely without pressing on your eyes.
Adjustable eye cups leave room to blink, so it stays comfortable through a whole night flight or a bright hostel dorm.
Check current price →Sleep mask
The budget mask that still gets the job done.
Contoured cups keep pressure off your eyes and block most light, at a fraction of the cost of premium masks.
Check current price →Travel pillow
For long-haul flyers who actually want to sleep.
Memory foam that holds its shape and packs smaller than you would expect.
Check current price →Inflatable pillow
Packs down to almost nothing between flights.
Blow it up on the plane, deflate it on arrival. The choice when every bit of bag space counts.
Check current price →Earplugs
Reusable and comfortable for hostels and night trains.
Turns noise down without blocking everything, and is soft enough to sleep on your side.
Check current price →Compression socks
For long flights where you barely leave your seat.
Many long-haul travellers wear them against swollen ankles on arrival. If you have a medical condition, ask your doctor first.
Check current price →Category 02 · 2 picks
One for the airport, one for every day.
Travel wallet
Passport, boarding pass, cards and cash in one slim wallet.
A pen slot for arrival cards and a spot for the boarding pass mean you stop patting your pockets at the gate.
Check current price →Minimal wallet
Just the cards you need, nothing else.
A slim, durable wallet that fits a front pocket, which is also where pickpockets reach least.
Check current price →Category 03 · 3 picks
Water, clean clothes and a decent coffee, wherever you are staying.
Read: The travel capsule wardrobe: 10 items, 14 outfits →Water bottle
Fill up after security and stop buying plastic bottles.
Sip through the straw or drink from the wide opening, with a lid that locks for the bag.
Check current price →Clothesline
Do laundry in the room and pack half the clothes.
Stretches between any two points and holds clothes without pegs. Weighs next to nothing.
Check current price →Coffee maker
Good coffee in any hotel room, campsite or holiday flat.
Everything packs into its own mug, so all you need is hot water and ground coffee.
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