Travel is food for the soul. ‘Work hard, party harder’ is the mantra of our generation. And travel is the best way to celebrate your months of hard work and gift yourself a satisfying breath of relaxation.
And what’s more, the way we finance our travel trips has undergone a revolutionary transformation. Gone are the days when you had to save up for months to take the trip of your choice. The evolution of fintech gives you the option of undertaking a personal line of credit with a seamless app experience, that you can make use of to secure a travel loan for vacations.
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If you are about to plan a vacation or a workation for yourself in the coming months, do get your hands on these really cool travel gadgets.
Portable Charger: Travel has become synonymous with photography. And even if you have a phone with a long-lasting and durable battery, you will see that it will inevitably drain by the end of the day when you are on a trip. I recollect when I was solo traveling in the beautiful hills of Uttarakhand, my battery drained out exactly at the moment when I reached the soul-stirring hilltop. And it gave me a lesson to never travel without a power bank.
There are several portable chargers available in the market. Choose the one with MaHvalue enough for your phone and any other devices that you have. The Anker PowerCore 20100 Power Bank is a good buy with two USB chargers so you can charge two phones simultaneously.
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot: Our lives are deeply interlinked with the World Wide Web today. So while you may love to have a detox vacation, a portable Wi-Fi hotspot is really useful if you are traveling to a remote place with weak connectivity. Also, if you are traveling to a foreign country, portable Wi-Fi gives you the convenience of not having to change your number but getting 24×7 connectivity without making a hole in your pocket.
Bluetooth Speaker: A portable Bluetooth speaker is a must-have for any traveler who wants the convenience of good music anytime, anywhere. Choose a speaker with smart controls, great connectivity, and the ability to produce great sound even in open spaces.
Action Cameras: An action camera or action-cam is a digital camera designed for recording action while being engaged in it. Action cameras are therefore generally compact and rugged, and waterproof at surface-level. Whether you want to shoot outdoor sports or underwater excursions, you’ll need an action camera that’s tough and portable enough for the job.
Smartwatch with GPS: A wrist mounted GPS navigator will help you accurately navigate your way as well as give you added features like health monitoring, count your steps and much more. If you are a nature lover and love hiking and tracking, this is a must-have.
Mini tripod: A great trip means awesome memories. And you don’t want to come back to shaky images and not-so-good shots. So while you may not invest in any professional equipment and instead rely on your phone alone, this is a great investment to get near-professional shots and capture your best memories effortlessly.
Clip-on lenses for smartphones: If you love photography, you may definitely want to invest in a good quality DSLR of your choice. However, there is a wide range of good quality wide-angle clip lenses that are available for smartphones. The upside is that you can use these lenses for your live video broadcasting and video conferencing, in which case a DSLR may not work.
Noise-cancelling Bluetooth headphones: When you are outdoors and travel to especially bustling places or want to escape a snoring co-passenger, invest in noise-canceling Bluetooth headphones. They let you stay hands-free while you enjoy music, listen to podcasts, or stream online videos.
LifeStraw Water Filter: For those who love backpacking, trekking and hiking, this is a favourite must-have. This filter can make any almost water safe and potable drinking water. An awarding technology, this portable filter helps filter out 99.99% bacteria and make it drinkable. it has a shelf life of 5 years and will filter upto 1,000 litres of water, indeed a fantastic innovation.
Travel Adapter: A travel adapter is a great keep if you have multiple devices that you will want to charge all at once. Especially if you are traveling to smaller cities and plan to be thrift by boarding in hostels and motels with very few charging points, this adapter will come to your rescue. It gives multiple charging points, converters for different plug points and accessibility to even the remotest plug points in your hotel room.
Travel Steam Iron: If you are making a business trip, be sure to invest in a portable steam iron that will give a swanky look to your clothes without the huge dry clean and laundry expenses.
In the end, I wanted to conclude with Travelling is always fun, and these gadgets will only make it a better, smoother, and memorable experience.
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Author Bio:
Shiv Nanda is a financial analyst who currently lives in Bangalore (refusing to acknowledge the name change) and works with MoneyTap, India’s first app-based credit-line. Shiv is a true finance geek, and his friends love that. They always rely on him for advice on their investment choices, budgeting skills, personal financial matters and when they want to get a loan. He has made it his life’s mission to help and educate people on various financial topics, so email him your questions at shiv@moneytap.com.
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Great Post!!! These travel gadgets are very useful for a solo traveler like me. Thanks for sharing this useful article.