Do you have an essential travel gadget?

jawsnana my OH does the same (remakes beds sans duvet inners). So we sleep under the duvet cover only, in B&Bs and hotels wherever we go.

Another vote for a multi socket extension. It's a life saver if both kindles need charging at the same time as the phone.

Teehee BTW I'm not pregnant! (Just noticed the products are for new or about to be mums).

Hi again, a few people have asked about the facial spritzer, it's this one:

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I see they also do a Foot and Leg Revitalizing Spray, so now have bought that!

Always take my Antler luggage scale. It cost £10 but is accurate to the ounce/gram.
Yes to multi socket extensions.
If by car... My own pillow and a duvet to put on top of the mattress.

Was introduced to Limoncello while staying in a rental holiday property. The owners invited us to their half of the house and gave us ice cream with Limoncello poured over!

As OH and I can't sleep under a duvet and have sheets and blankets at home we usually take a top sheet and blanket when going to a cottage in this country. If staying in a hotel or B and B we change the bed at night and in the morning put the duvet back on and hide the sheet and blanket in a case - it's the only way we get any sleep at night ! Duvets are just too hot. I jump up and down on the duvet to crease it a bit so it looks like we've used it.

The mention of sharp knives reminded me that my late father always took his " wee sharp knife" and frying pan to self catering accommodation, as,when we were children , there was no eating out, just the odd fish 'n' chip tea. All meals were prepared by him in the apartment/ caravan.
My friend always takes disposable lavatory seat covers, even on luxury cruises! She also takes flip flops for the shower.

Multi adaptor and universal sink/basin plug!! Invaluable. If its a long stay in an hotel, travel wash. I find if i tske wire coat hangers not only are they useful in tha wardrobe if there arent enough but i can often hang them on a shower rail to dry clothes on. We also have. Kttle gadget for boiling water in a cup so we can make tea when abroad - take melamine cups too and tea bags!

My gas curling tongs. If we go on a cruise, as we have an inside cabin and it's pitch black, it's definitely a torch for those trips to the loo.

iPad with several BBC or channel 4 catch up programmes downloaded on to it and PG tips t bags

When I was going through the menopause we had a really awful holiday in Spain as the air conditioning wasn't working I hardly slept all week,so for the next few years I always took a small electric fan.
DH and I also take our own pillows you can squeeze them easily in the suitcase.

Ditto to light for reading in bed, or Kindle. I nearly always read for at least half an hour - dh only ten minutes if that.

Drives me mad when hotels have non dimmable bedside lights, or those fixed lights on the wall that don't even operate individually. Just because people are sharing a bed doesn't mean they want to go to sleep in sync! I have complained more than once, and each time it's been obvious that it's never even occurred to them.
Best in this respect are often cheaper hotels with ordinary bedside lamps that you can just put on the floor - less disturbance for the other person.

Kindle White for reading, tiny digital radio with sleep headphones (think they're called 'pyjamas for your ears'). I try to pack light!

*has been!

I take a small magnifying mirror on a little stand with me, for doing my make up. I can't see well enough to do my eyes nowadays! It was just a few pounds in a local chemist and ha scene invaluable,

If we are are driving and staying in a rented villa/ cottage, my OH always takes sharp knives , and a bag of herbs and spices for the kitchen, and a complete tool kit which includes cordless drill! We often find things need fixing. One place we stayed in had a wonky bed which he fixed in minutes.

That's the problem when you go somewhere and hire a car. You don't know if to take your music on a USB stick, a CD, an SD card, or whether a connection socket will be there for your phone. First world problems!

I've taken a few good ideas from this thread - the wire coat hangers (there are never enough in hotel rooms) and the clothes pegs.

We always go to France by car and were amazed to discover the Citroen DS Sport we bought last year has no cd player. So now, before we go next month,we have to spend hours putting our favourite music and Radio 4 drama broadcasts, currently on cds, onto something called an MP3 player, whatever that is. Can't go on a long, long drive without music and plays. I can't believe the car has a usb port but no cd player.

The dealer tells us all the new cars are ditching the cd player but are keeping it quiet.

As for a travel tip, I have not always taken the extension cord and been caught trying to dry/style my hair with no access to a mirror. So I have used my Kindle on self-camera mode as a mirror!

granjura I am going to order that mattress topper (the one you recommended ) asap! I rent a furnished flat and the mattress is so awful that I frequently sleep on the sofa as I am small and it is so much more comfortable! Thanks for the tip!

Adaptors are essential and limoncello is scrumptious!
We were introduced to it on our first trip to Italy where we were given free shots at the end of a meal. I had to drink both as DH was driving!!

We always self cater, so I take a couple of sharp knives with me, I can't bear trying to cook using semi blunt knives!
On the subject of Limoncello......a drop poured over really rich vanilla ice cream is wonderful!
I started making my own last year, really easy and delicious, I also make Blackcurrant Gin Liqueur, it's wonderful!

My Kindle. So much better than packing all those books. Great on the plane & I can read it in the dark as it has a backlight too. Wonderful on the beach as it is anti-glare- I'd be lost wothout it now.
Also multi socket extension with foreign plug holes as mentioned by others. Invaluable when you want to dry your hair while charging phones, tablets, kindles etc. Brilliant.
Also I love the fact that I am in touch with family - if I want to be- while away with all these gadgets (DH has the lot!!) & it was so useful when we had a flood in house while we were away. The dreaded phone call said WHERE is your stopcock???!!! Luckily we knew.

Gosh! I have quite a few.
Over the years we s/c. On a plane I have taken Plug changers, Travel DVD player and few DVD's. Suitcase scales, Travel washing line with clips on, tea, coffee and sugar. Sink plug. X1 toilet roll. All sorts.

Hummmm... This October we are going away for x5 nights to Spain with hand luggage only. A new challange!