Luggage accessory
Bagail Digital Luggage Scale
Weigh your bag before the airport does.
Every frequent traveller owns one. The only question is whether you buy it before or after your first excess baggage charge.
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Gear that earns its place in the bag.
Recommendations from people who travel. No filler and nothing we wouldn't pack ourselves. Each pick comes with the one reason it is worth your money.
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The essentials for any trip.
Our pick
Toiletries
Ethique Solid Shampoo Bars
No 100 ml rule. A solid bar goes through security anywhere.
Ethique says one bar replaces up to three bottles of liquid shampoo, and it works as well as the liquid kind.
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Travel adapter
Skross World Travel Adapter PRO
The one adapter worth buying if you visit more than one region a year.
Covers the common socket types worldwide, with USB-A and USB-C ports built in.
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Loop Quiet Earplugs
Reusable and comfortable for hostels and night trains.
Turns noise down without blocking everything, and is soft enough to sleep on your side.
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Roamers List Luggage Tag
Our own tool: a printable QR luggage tag, free to make.
Whoever finds your bag scans the code and reaches you. No app needed.
Create free tag →Packing cubes
Eagle Creek Pack-It Specter, set of 4
Find anything in your bag without unpacking all of it.
Ultralight ripstop nylon with a mesh top, so you see what is inside at a glance.
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Cameras and smart locks for while you're awayLuggage
Cases and packs that last.
Our pick
Cabin case
Rimowa Essential Cabin, 36 L
The hard-shell benchmark for frequent flyers who want a case for a decade.
Rolls smoothly, and the shell shrugs off years of baggage handling.
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Cabin case
Samsonite Stackd, 55 cm
The sensible alternative to a premium case.
A robust polypropylene shell and a 10-year warranty that Samsonite actually honours.
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Travel backpack
Osprey Farpoint 40 L
For travellers who want to skip the check-in queue.
Fits cabin rules on most airlines and carries comfortably on a long walk to the hostel.
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Cameras that travel well.
Our pick
Compact camera
Sony ZV-1 II
A real step up from your phone, especially for video.
The wide lens fits group shots in tight spaces, and the face-tracking autofocus is excellent.
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GoPro Hero 13 Black
For trips where the camera has to survive what you are doing.
Waterproof to 10 m without a housing, with stabilisation that makes handheld footage watchable.
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SanDisk Extreme PRO SDXC, 256 GB
The card to trust with photos you cannot reshoot.
Read speeds up to 200 MB/s, so offloading after a long day is quick.
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Our top picks across every category.
Editor's pick
Noise-cancelling headphones
Sony WH-1000XM5
The quietest long-haul flight you will have.
Engine drone fades into the background, and the battery lasts around 30 hours.
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Day backpack
Osprey Daylite Plus, 20 L
Packs almost flat when you do not need it.
Padded laptop sleeve and straps comfortable enough for an 8-hour city day.
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Travel pillow
Tempur Travel Pillow
For long-haul flyers who actually want to sleep.
Memory foam that holds its shape and packs smaller than you would expect.
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