Best Travel Accessories 2026: What We Actually Carry on Every Trip
Tom and Kris’s personally tested picks for the best travel accessories in 2026 — from noise-cancelling earbuds and packing cubes to compression socks and AirTags.
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How to Charge Up Your Travels and Home
Over the 16 years we’ve been traveling to more than 80 countries, with close to that many different electronic devices, we’ve become experts on how to keep things charged up while on the road.
Why You Should Use a VPN When You Travel
Using a VPN (Virtual Private Network) when you travel isn’t just a optional extra. It’s a simple, smart way to protect your personal information, keep your online activity private, and make your travel experience smoother.
Our Best Carry-On and Personal Item Travel Bags
Over the years, we’ve lugged checked bags, carry-on and personal item travel bags of many different shapes and sizes. This is what we’re currently carrying, and what we like. Read on for our recommendations for our best travel bags, good to go for long or short trips.
Best Travel Shoes for Women Over 50
Use our simple method to choose the best women’s shoes for travel. Pick from three categories: comfortable shoes for hiking and walking, city shoes for days on your feet in town, and recovery shoes that give your feet a rest while taking you to dinner or the beach. All with comfort and packability in mind.
The Best Resources for Travel Planning
Travel resources and tips to make your travel easier, cheaper, safer, and more fun. Flight information, lodging, luggage, tech, travel clothing, credit cards, and more.
Our 50 Best Travel Tips for Travelers Over 50
Our 50 favorite travel tips, gleaned from 16 years of full-time travel. Save money, time, and headaches with these tips for travelers.
The Best Mobile Apps for Travel
Here are our picks for best apps to plan, book, and manage your travels from your phone or computer. Use these travel apps to find your flights, book your stay, find your way around, learn what to do and see, find doctors, organize your itinerary, secure your communications, and manage your home from afar. These are our essential travel tools.
Why You Need a VPN When You Travel
Learn why you should always use a virtual private network, or VPN, when you travel. See our recommendation for the best VPN for international travel for privacy and security.
Our Best Travel Camera Equipment
People often ask, “What is the best travel camera?” The easy answer is the best travel camera is the one you have with you. The honest answer is slightly complicated. Here is the travel camera equipment I have been using to illustrate Travel Past 50.
