Now a days there is a huge list of things one must have during travel with them. Some time back we wrote about how we continued traveling far and wide after having our baby. And the secret behind it – a bunch of travel friendly products for kids and toddlers that really helped us make our life traveling with our baby super easy and convenient. Along with the tips for traveling with toddler, that we have learnt and discovered over a period of time, touch wood, now it’s a breeze traveling with our kid.
Post this , we got a lot of enquiry from our friends and readers on what other products we use during our travel in general. That add to the convenience. And also, help us be efficient with our travel plans. So, we have decided to start a series on the same. And in this first part, we introduce you to some of the electronic items that we always carry where ever we go.
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An easy and portable pen drive
Actually, a very small pen drive, which can fit in any corner of the purse. But it’s of enormous use. It helps us store the soft copy of our important documents. Including our tickets, hotel vouchers, important contact details and what not. We normally carry our laptop also along with us. So, with a pen drive we can easily transfer data & print data stepping into a cyber-cafe or using our hotel’s lobby service. This way, our useful data is at our fingertips as and when we need it. Also, not to forget – it can as well store lots of songs and some movies and videos for road trips and those boring layovers and flights :). A must have during travel.
A compact Power Bank
Universal travel charger
Memory Card
Well, after all, a holiday is all about making memories. And we all capture memories during our travel. So much so that the phone, the camera everything tends to overflow at times. (Yes, that reminds me, I do have to make some space in my camera before the next trip !!). And what helps us here is a nice memory card. Easy to carry, easy to fit and easy to store. A tiny memory card that can help us capture lots of memories during our travel. This is our next must have during travel.
Amazon Kindle
Well, this is not something you can’t do without. But this is something everyone is bound to fall in love with. Many a times, when we travel, we need books and magazines to help us fill our time. During long queues, during the airport layovers, during the road trips and even in the hotels. After all books are our best friends! Moreover, we also need them to be our guide at times. There are so many guide books available for all the places. And we can just grab one to the destination we are headed to. How amazing it will be? But imagine carrying 100s of hard copy of books with you. How will you carry them? In your limited backpack. No way! Right. That is where Kindle comes in.
I know it has many amazing features. But the ability to carry my whole library with me in one small and compact device is what overpowers everything else for me. And it is my must have during travel. I have used it everywhere I have been. When I read a book on the beach or poolside in Goa. Or when I read one on that lovely window seat at the Lodge at Wah. Or when I had one always with me during those road trips around India. (And everyday while I commute to work..well ok, I know that won’t count)
An amazing camera
One thing that none of us wants to miss at. A must have during travel far or near. We have had experience with multiple cameras. But we intend to elaborate on that sometimes later. For now, let us emphasize the fact that a camera is a must of must to carry with you. I have seen people take pictures using phone or ipad, but for me somehow, the experience doesn’t match that of a camera at all. I need one all the time. Even if I am going out just in the town to explore a new place. I have a friend who carries her camera randomly and comes up with such lovely snaps that I am completely bowled over every time I peek into her camera.
Don’t want to carry a heavy DSLR or SLR tucked in your belt or hung in your neck all the time? No problem, here is a compact one to serve most of your purposes. And also doesn’t take up much space in your luggage:
PS: Laptops are yet another integral part of our travel electronics now a days. More so for those who have to work during their travel. Here’s a read to help you decide how to choose the best laptop for you. Also, here’s a list of 10 best travel laptops for 2020.
Do help us grow our list by letting us know what other electronic essentials you carry during your travel. Do they help in making your life easier? In what possible ways? We will love to hear back from you.
Happy traveling!!
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Useful article. Electronics can make our lives incredibly convenient on the one hand, but also be insanely distracting on the other.
Thats so rightly said. But in today’s world, it’s difficult to live without them, however much damage they do to us at times
Awesome List! I take the majority of these on my travels but I have never though of taking a pen drive as I back everything up on my laptop but that is a great idea to have a spare copy.
and help you get a hard copy or printout as and when you require
What I really want to have is a camera. I only use my phone and though it takes decent photos nothing still beats the quality of a real camera. I just need to save up first before I’d be able to get one.
You are right Marjorie..nothing can beat the quality of a good camera. It’s so much fun to take pics when you have a good one
These are my essentials while travelling 🙂 especially my loyal camera!
Great to know that..
Great list of necessities to have on your trip. You are right, although not a necessity, a Kindle is something you would fall in love with along your journey. Everyone needs a good camera and memory disk as well to capture those great family moments. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Riely. Now a days, Kindle is a must have for all book lovers
One thing that I always carry is the universal travel charger but I should really invest on a compact power bank. It really is helpful in remote places.
it has helped us so many times when we were about to run out of our phone battery
All of these are so essential for travel. Camera and power bank are a must for me among these. Great tips on the products here!
Thanks Reshma
I wholeheartedly agree with taking a kindle while travelling. I used to carry a few books with me when I first started travelling and my goodness they add weight to your pack. Very helpful list.
Thanks Mike!!
these are all great tips for traveling with all these must haves especially the electronics. I love having to do list with things I need when traveling. Thanks
Thanks Andrea. Indeed there are so many things big and small to take now a days and carry with you while you travel
My first thought was ‘oh great, what new gadget must i purchase next’ but luckily, i already have all of these and could not imagine travel without hem
Wow..great to know that!! Indeed all these are like must haves for travel
I absolutely agree with you, although unfortunately lately I realized how little energy is left after a long exploration day to read… 🙁
One thing I would add: as an individual traveler, organizing the next stages of our travels on the way and as a blogging-photographer keeping our blog alive and processing our pictures: I could not do without my laptop… 🙂
You are right Julia. A laptop is also a must have for most of us.
Very useful article. Coincidentally, I was arranging a trip of a Australian customer to India and forwarded your blog post to help them in the last minute preparation while boarding the plane to India to stay in an Indian home!
Thank you so much..
This is some real helpful information. It could come real handy to traveller. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much
Technology sure does make travel a little bit easier. I have many of these products for myself! I have the kindle app on my phone, so I just read on that and it eliminates one thing to have to bring!
You are right..you can have kindle app on phone and laptop. But for me, nothing beats the experience of reading it on the kindle. Since, it gives the feeling of reading a hard cover book, without straining the eyes
I agree with these travel essentials! Electronics is an integral part of my travel esp when i need to work on the road…
Same with us.
a pen drive…I would never have thought about that and always struggled when needing to print something! Thanks for the tip; now I feel stupid that I did not find this so easy solution on my own 😀
We are glad you found the tip helpful 🙂
I hadn’t thought of packing some of these things on my travels and often get caught out having to buy things while I’m away. Great list.
Thanks Julie
Ah, the boon and bane of technology. We love it and we hate it, at the same time. And the list is growing. Soon, drones will become essentials too 🙂
You are right…I remember, when I was small, we just carried a small camera with us. No mobile phones, nothing else. The list is growing, but it is also making the travel more convenient
A laptop! Actually, we both currently carry a laptop. Not really convenient, but when travelling for a year we find it very handy.
A laptop is a must for travelers who need to be connected to the internet while they travel. We also carry our laptop with us. Only sometimes, we go to remote places and don’t have wifi there. Then it’s like a forced break from rest of the world
Good list. Nowadays the list of electronic gadgets seems to be growing. Hope some day technology revolutionizes things to such an extent that all the gadgets can be combined into one. The universal adapter is a must, especially when traveling out of the country.
What a wonderful idea. Imagine not having to carry all these different things and that just one gadget would be sufficient..