Essential travel tech

From in-flight entertainment to sailboat speakers, these are the best travel gadgets for planes, trains, automobiles and more

Words: Carrie Marshall

Photography: Neil Godwin

ON FOOT

1 PURE ADVANCE

Give your feet a holiday too and do the last mile in style with Pure’s award-winning and very comfortable electric scooter. It manages to deliver up to 25 miles of range, despite being 70% slimmer than other e-scooters. It’ll do 15.5mph and its 710W motor makes light work of inclines and terrain that would defeat lower powered rivals.

£649, pureelectric.com

2 CANON EOS R10

If you want to take photos that are as remarkable as the sights you’re seeing, Canon’s excellent mirrorless camera is both userfriendly and comparatively affordable. It’s also very light and smaller than many rivals, which is a huge plus for travel photography, and the 24.2MP sensor delivers excellent results in a wide range of lighting conditions.

£999, canon.co.uk

3 GARMIN ETREX SE

Go where Google Maps can’t take you with this dedicated handheld navigator. Its high contrast 2.2-inch display is clear even in bright sunlight, and with 168 hours of battery life, you’ll run out of energy long before it does. It’s particularly good for geocaching, with automatic updates from Geocaching Live to keep you on track to the next cache.

£149, garmin.com

4 ANKER 737 (POWERCORE 24K)

If you’re going far from civilisation and need to charge multiple demanding gadgets multiple times, this high-capacity power bank is a safe and solid choice in a world of unbranded, potentially flammable drop-shipped cheapies. Anker makes a number of more modest, more portable and more affordable models too.

£139, anker.com

5 GARMIN VENU 3

While this premium fitness smartwatch is packed with cutting-edge tech and fitness features, it doesn’t really scream ‘steal me’ like an Apple Watch and it comes in a range of good-looking colours to match any travel outfit. Fourteen days battery life means you can leave your charger at home, and it has excellent support for wheelchair users.