The last thing I want to shout out are the Puro BT2200s kids headphones, which are about as versatile as they come. I’ve had good experiences using Atumtek’s Premium Plus Phone Tripod Selfie Stick — it features a discrete, detachable Bluetooth shutter remote that you can pair with your smartphone, sparing you from having to set a timer and run like hell. It takes up extra space in my suitcase but each time has left me feeling vindicated about the purchase. That’ll get you by in most countries, but it’s not a guarantee in places like Brazil, South Africa, or India. My favorite bag for toting along all of the chargers and cables my many electronic devices require is the Side by Side.

You can also send a link to any friends or family if they want to visit the same place at a later date and time.What I like about this one from Epicka is that it comes with a spare fuse in case things go sideways with voltage. When you go on holiday with your partner or family, you generally get stuck with three options when it comes to taking group photographs: a cramped selfie, leaving someone out to take the picture, or asking a total stranger to take it for you. If you’re a visual person, this can be so helpful in figuring out the most time-efficient itineraries. It’s a neck pillow that attaches to the back of your plane seat (or train, or bus, or whatever) with a clasp in the front that holds the two sides together. It took a huge load off our minds knowing that we had the flexibility to explore and be spontaneous, while having fallbacks in case we were tired and didn’t want to think.

I cosign Victoria’s multi-port travel charger rec above — we always bring a couple when we visit family overseas — but my new favorite charger for domestic travel is this Anker GaN charger. But sometimes you want to stay in a charming historical hotel or a lovely cabin in the woods, and it’s only when you go to charge your devices at night that you realize that the only electrical socket in the bedroom is in the corner farthest away from the bed and there’s already two lamps plugged into it. And if you’re like me and not loyal to any particular airline, it’s annoying to bounce between a half-dozen apps of varying quality to check a flight’s status. For a typical work trip where I might need to charge a laptop, phone, watch, tablet, headphones, and camera batteries, I will load this up with two high-powered multiport USB bricks; a smaller USB brick for backup; a dual camera battery charger; a folding triple charger for my iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods; six USB-C cables of varying lengths; and a Lightning cable. If the trip is a week or less, you’ll almost never find me with more than a single carry-on and maybe a light personal item.And everything is viewable from your phone in the Google Maps app, though you’ll need to make sure you’ve got internet access. My only warning is that I’m five feet, five inches tall, and I’m probably close to as short as you’d want to be to use this. There are more than enough sockets for one person, and with some finagling (and maybe an extra charging brick), it can accommodate two people’s devices.

We haven’t actually had to use them to locate our luggage, but I figure it’s like carrying an umbrella to ensure it doesn’t rain. I’d get cramps in my neck from bending my head that far over, and I hated that they seemed to shift around every time the plane wobbled.It replaced two laptop power bricks and a bunch of other single-port wall warts in our luggage, and it worked like a charm. Simply get into position and use the remote to snap as many shots as you need to ensure it’s caught you at a flattering angle.

Figuring out where to eat on the fly, how to get from point A to point B, and visualizing where all the things you want to do are. It’s not a full power strip — just a cube with a few sockets along with USB and USB-C charging ports at the end of a five-foot cable. Your custom My Maps entries are also viewable from the Google Maps app so you can take them with you on the go, though keep in mind there’s no way to use them offline yet. I regularly get notifications for delays or gate changes before they are pushed to the airline’s app or announced in the terminal.It’s also great if you need to map out accessible locations for tripmates who may need special accommodations. It doesn’t have the USB-C ports of Sarah’s solution, but an utterly charmingly low-tech solution that never leaves my suitcase is this compact three-port power strip with a cable that folds around itself.