Travel Essentials - Electronics
Depending on your preference, interest and passions, you’ll want to bring different types of equipment on your travels with you. We love photography and wanted to capture all the beautiful moments, which meant buying new equipment prior to our travels.
We wanted to share our top products with you, these are either the items we personally own and took on our trip, or are planning to buy in the near future.
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Overview: Cameras are extremely personal. Sandra wanted to change her camera, upgrade quality wise and downgrade size wise, whilst being able to connect to a phone and use as a remote. This lens proved to be very universal, allowing us to take incredible pictures of the streets, landscapes, and portraits. On our walking safari, the zoom was good enough to take nice wildlife photos too. It will never replace a telephoto zoom lens, but if you don’t want to carry a lot of equipment, this is a great choice.
Do we own: Yes
Overview: For the long days of shooting photos or multi-day treks where you can’t charge your battery, it’s always useful to carry spares. You can always buy original batteries, but these can be costly, with alternative brands working just as well for a better price.
Do we own: Yes
Overview: This cube has come in handy so many times, it has allowed us to charge our spare batteries and still take our camera out with us. Within 2 hours both batteries can be fully charged.
Do we own: Yes
Overview: It’s been a great camera bag with just one lens and does not take a lot of space. It comes with a rain cover, which has come in handy many times. There is even a strap to attach the mini tripod to.
Do we own: Yes
Overview: If you don’t want to carry a full size tripod with you, this is a perfect alternative. It allows you to take low light pictures or portraits of yourself, if you don’t have anyone around to ask to take a photo of you.
Do we own: Yes
Overview: We have taken thousands of photos already and having a good quality SD cards with loads of storage comes in very handy. These cards are great for cameras, but also work extremely well with action cameras, as the writing speed is perfect for what you need. We have a whole set of SanDisk SD cards.
Do we own: Yes
Overview: Sometimes we like to go old school. You can’t delete these photos like when using your phone. They make perfect memories that you can carry around with you. The films are expensive, so you’ll need to make every picture count.
Do we own: Yes
Overview: We have an older version Go Pro which is no longer available. Our old Go Pro’s are great to take on dives or snorkelling, so we can only image how great the newer models are. We look forward to upgrading soon and improving our underwater photo game.
Do we own: Yes (Currently own Go Pro Hero 6)
Overview: Action cameras can be used in so many different ways, from bike riding, diving, paragliding, and sky diving, so having all the accessories allows you to use the camera properly in every situation.
Do we own: Yes
Overview: A Go Pro can drain your battery pretty quickly, so if you want to make sure you can spend the entire day recording videos and taking photos, you’ll need some spare batteries in your bag. This charger is great, as it allows you to charge multiple batteries at once.
Do we own: Yes (Older Go Pro Hero 6 version)
Overview: If you want to take those epic landscape or birds eye view picture, that you will never reach from the ground, a drone is the only way to do so. They are costly, but take cinematic movies and pictures that just blow you away.
Do we own: On our wishlist
Overview: Everyone has a smart phone these days, but not every smart phone allows you to take great photos. This phone is not the latest model, but still takes some incredible photos for a smaller price compared to the latest model. It’s also handy for all the apps we use whilst travelling.
Do we own: Yes
Overview: Everyone has a smart phone these days, but not every smart phone allows you to take great photos. This phone is not the latest model, but still takes some incredible photos for a smaller price compared to the latest model. It’s also handy for all the apps we use whilst travelling.
Do we own: Yes
Overview: For all those moments when you just want to escape, or not hear the noise on a local bus, or in your dorm, these headphones have been perfect for Sandra. These easily charge in the case, and the sound quality and noise cancelling are amazing.
Do we own: Yes
Overview: Brett is an Apple lover, so wouldn’t want any other headphones. Again, these are perfect for those moments where you just want to escape and not hear the world around you. They are so comfortable in your ears and the sound quality and noise cancellation has to be some of the best on the market.
Do we own: Yes
Overview: This power bank is essential is essential for multi-day hikes, or taking over night buses. It has allowed us to charge our phone at least 5 times, on one full charge. It has USB and USB-C ports, as well as wireless charging options, so you can charge multiple devices at once.
Do we own: Yes
Overview: One thing we wish we had bought with us was this Solar Power Bank. When hiking in the sun, or sipping cocktails on the beach all day, this is a really handy way to charge your device without having to worry about an electric point.
Do we own: On our wishlist
Overview: Probably one of the most used items on our trips. We have used it easily in every country so far and allows us to charge multiple devices at once. It comes with multiple USB and USB-C ports and allows you to plug in plugs from US, EU, UK, and AU. In total covers the use in over 150 countries.
Do we own: Yes
Overview: A very budget friendly head torch that has been tested for four years so far, and has never let Sandra down. It charges via USB, so there is no need to buy extra batteries and carry them around with you. It provides white and red light, with both flash and solid light. It has also tested well in the rain.
Do we own: Yes
Overview: Not an electronic, but when the electronics stop working these are great for entertainment. Occasionally these can cause some arguments in a relationship, but ultimately are great fun, if you know some cool games.
Do we own: Yes
Overview: The classic game that everyone knows how to play. If you are staying in a hostel, these will definitely help you make friends and provide entertainment for the evening.
Do we own: On our wishlist
Overview: If you get bored of those card games, you can easily make ways of entertaining yourself with a set of dice. There is a trend because this game can also lead to arguments, but we guess that’s the reality when you get two competitive people playing games together.
Do we own: Yes