5 Travel Gadgets That (Allegedly) Make You a Better Human

Tina's Blossom Life
May 28
4 min read

Let’s be honest — when you travel, you're not a glamorous jet-setter. You're a confused, mildly dehydrated, snack-hoarding creature dragging a suitcase that screams “I overpacked again.”

But fear not! These 5 travel gadgets claim to make your life easier. Do they succeed? I travel very often and I use it every time. This gadgets have been working well for me for several years and I can't imagine traveling without them. Are they hilarious in their existence? Absolutely.

No.1 Airplane Phone Holder – Because Your Neck Has Suffered Enough

Ah yes, the Airplane Phone Holder — that weird little clampy gadget that hooks onto your tray table like a caffeinated spider, holding your phone at exactly the right angle for binge-watching your bad life choices (a.k.a. reality TV).

Before this, I were balancing my phone on:

A plastic cup
My knees
The questionable fold in the seat pocket
Sheer willpower

Now? You’re hands-free, stress-free, and watching your show like you're in a budget cinema with turbulence.

Bonus: It makes the person next to you think you’re a tech genius.

I use something like this:

https://amzn.to/4mu09tU

Reality: You spent 10 minutes swearing at the clip before it worked.

That's why sometimes smaller and easier to use is the best choice:

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No.2 Noise-Canceling Headphones – Also Known As “Do Not Disturb: Life Edition”

You haven’t lived until you’ve put on a pair of noise-canceling headphones and heard… absolutely nothing. Not crying babies. Not chatty neighbors. Not your inner voice reminding you that you forgot to pack underwear.

Just. Blissful. Silence.

These magical earmuffs do more than just block out airplane chaos — they cancel:

Annoying co-worker stories ("And then Susan said—")
That one guy in the terminal on speakerphone ("BRO, I’M AT GATE 3—")
Your existential dread (ok, not fully, but they help)

Warning: Side effects may include ignoring announcements, gate changes, and partners trying to talk to you.

Put these bad boys on and enjoy your personal bubble of ignorance. It’s not rude — it’s self-care.

My choice:

https://amzn.to/4mxsGPo

No.3 Power Bank – The Unsung Hero of Bad Life Choices

You know what’s more terrifying than losing your passport in a foreign country?

A dead phone.

Enter: the power bank. That chunky little brick you forgot to charge last night but now expect to save your life.

Let’s be honest — you don’t carry it because you’re responsible. You carry it because you know:

You’ll take 37 blurry photos of the airport ceiling.
You’ll use Google Maps even though you absolutely just walked in a circle for 40 minutes.
You’ll check Instagram during turbulence like it’s a coping mechanism (it is).

But when your battery hits 2% and you’re dramatically whispering “don’t die on me,” the power bank is there. Judging silently. Saving the day:

https://amzn.to/3Fx8Nap

No.4 Folding Clothes Hangers – For When You Want to Pretend You’re Organized

Nothing affects me as badly as when I arrive on holiday with a suitcase full of dresses and there are 2 max 4 hangers in the wardrobe, of which my dear husband needs at best a whole box of hangers because he took about 30 shirts for 7 days of holiday. One for breakfast, another for the beach, a third because the previous two already have ketchup on them. Two different ones for dinner and for a walk because his armpits are wet like drunk uncle John at my cousin's wedding. I can't count all the extra shirts and tank tops.

That's when foldable hangers come to the rescue.

They may be small, plastic, and a little flimsy under pressure (same), but they’re here to help you not look like a wrinkled laundry basket on legs.

Here’s what folding hangers can do for you:

Hang your clothes like they deserve respect. No more draping your shirt over a chair like it fainted. They're the glow-up your outfits never knew they needed.
Make you look like you have your life together. Unfold it in a hotel room and BAM — people think you iron things. (Hilarious, I know.)
Collapse into tiny little question marks when not in use. They fold. They disappear. Unlike your dignity at airport security.
Of course I bought two sets. One for me...One for him.
https://amzn.to/3Hom3Pa

No.5 Your Sassy Travel Sidekick- Luggage Weight Scale

You know that moment — suddenly you’ve got one extra kilo in your suitcase, but you’re not about to pay for overweight baggage. Who hasn’t been there?

So you’re at the airport, unzipping your suitcase in front of 200 passengers. Your bikini goes flying across the floor, and somewhere in the corner of your bag, your husband's white boxers now proudly feature suspicious brown-yellow stains. And in that moment, you start to wonder...

Maybe paying that extra euro wasn’t such a bad idea after all.

To save yourself the embarrassment — and the fee for those surprise kilos — do yourself a favor: pack at the hotel and use a luggage scale.

That way, you'll actually have time to reshuffle your suitcase, organize it like a semi-responsible adult, and avoid flashing your entire underwear collection to half the airport.

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