Cheap travel options such as cheap airplane tickets, discount hotel rooms, and cheap vacation packages are great, but trips can be enhanced by packing the right travel gadgets.
The following are essential travel gadgets, according to Smarter Travel:
Noise canceling headphones are a must when flying. Such headphones help make travel bearable whether by plane, train, or bus. When you are stuck in a small space with loud people (or crying babies) you should drown them out in blissful silence or listen to your own music or audiobook.
Portable flashlights come in handy during an emergency such as a blackout or if you need to find your luggage without waking up your hotel roommate. Flashlights powered by a hand crank or solar energy are recommended since then you do not have to worry about dead batteries.
Personal hot spot devices come in handy when you want to access the Internet while on the road and do not want to be dependent on expensive hotel Wi-Fi or unsecure Internet cafes with slow connections.
A smartphone is a must even if you never connect to your network while traveling. Many offline apps and maps can be downloaded without generating roaming charges. Select apps allow smartphones to double as a personal translator, a GPS, and a culture guide.
Portable power sources, such as small rechargeable batteries that can power up phones and other electronics on the go can prove invaluable.
Travel charging stations that allow the user to charge an iPod or iPhone, a USB device and three other devices using three additional plugs is great when a hotel room only has a few outlets or at an airport where often there are not enough outlets. Alternatively, a cheaper (but bulkier) solution is to pack a power strip.
Smart memory cards allow travelers to keep taking photos after they initially run out of space. Such cards will transfer photos to a computer or smartphone by Wi-Fi freeing up space for more pictures.
Load up an e-reader or tablet with reading material and save space and weight that would otherwise be taken up by traditional books. Most tablets and e-readers have Internet capability which is great to use to check emails as well as find out what is going on in the real world. Tablets also come in handy to view movies and games and are ideal to entertain the young and the old.
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