We all long for the time of year when we take a well deserved break, whether it’s just a day trip to the coast, a few days in the country or our annual one or two weeks holiday. The trouble is whilst we ensure the bags and cases are packed with the essential clothing, lotions and potions we sometimes may forget to include the must have gadgets and accessories we use on a day to day basis.

Looking through these sections, you should be able to find everything you’ll need whether taking the plane, car, boat or train ………even on foot to make your travel experience that much more pleasurable.

Power

Taking our everyday gadgets with us when we hit the road can sometimes mean a suitcase on its own for the many chargers, leads, batteries etc. With the use of multi-way chargers, eco friendly solar chargers you can limit the amount you carry, meaning more room for those must take shoes.

Music and Video

A few years ago taking your music collection on holiday with you would not have been possible and as for video it would not have even been considered. Now you can take almost every song you have ever heard on holiday, plus a selection of your favourite films, TV moments or sporting triumphs of your team or sporting idol.

Cameras

An event, trip or holiday just wouldn’t be the same if you could not re-live those memories from time to time. An essential part of any travel plan is to take your camera, whether that be a still or video. Whilst the 35mm is still popular the current main form of any photography is digital, to ensure you get the most of out of your camera we have  put together an essential series of points for consideration.

In-Car

As more cars use the roads, getting to our destination and journies potentially may take longer, especially at the weekend or bank holidays. We want to make sure that your journey takes place with the minimum of fuss whilst trying to keep driver, passengers and the kids happy, entertained and stress free. There are a number of electronic items that can help, like in-car entertainment such as TVs and DVDs, invertors that you can use your mains powered items such as games consoles and finally equipment to help if your car has a minor failure, for instance the Portable Jump Starter.

TV

When travelling we do like to take as much of our home comforts with us and taking a TV is no exception, you just cannot miss that next soap episode or big match. Now you wouldn’t load the car with your home TV but you can make use of the great range of quality small and portable TVs available. They can be used to view standard terrestrial signals or digital and providing you have got a good signal, the quality is excellent.

Satellite Navigation

Sitting in long traffic queues as you head to the coast or being lost in the middle of the countryside should now be a thing of the past. Satellite Navigation has taken the pressure, guess work and frustration out of driving from A to B and can even route you around traffic jams.

Many types are available from the automotive to HGV versions and even to the hand held variety used by walkers and the outdoor pursuitist.

Communication

Keeping in touch whilst we are on the road or on holiday is more popular than ever. Whether you’re just down the road or across the other side of the world people still find that it’s good to talk.

There are many ways this can be achieved from your must have mobile phone to walkie talkies (PMR radio).

Gadgets

Everybody loves their gadgets and especially when we go on our travels and pretty much there’s one for every situation from insect repellent to metal detectors and language translators to pianos…….yes a piano!!

There are also many health related gadgets that ensure you and the kids stay safe in the sun and some that could help relieve hay fever symptoms or ease your motion sickness.
Let’s take a closer look.