What is your non-negotiable item, device, or app for international travel?

[BCoetzer]

Obviously going beyond the absolute necessities of taking your passport, what do you always pack, which has revolutionised your international travel experience?

 

[EL'Diablo]

E-sim

 

[Smiggles]

Apple Pay

 

[Pegging]

boarding pass

 

[NR7]

iPhone with Apple Pay plus Discovery Bank account and Vodacom sim with roaming enabled did everything I needed when I was last in Europe.

 

[ghaye]

I've always found an aeroplane to be extremely useful.

 

[creeper]

Noise cancellation headphones with a 3.5mm cable for the flight entertainment.

 

[Brian_G]

Electric adaption plugs. Mastercard

 

[Brian_G]

I've always found an aeroplane to be extremely useful.

Pfft, overrated...

 

[Anthro]

Business Class.

 

[TofuMofu]

E-sim

Oh yes! Those travel esims that has multiple countries on them like Nomad.

 

[ebendl]

Business Class.

I wish. I've flown more times than I can remember and haven't sat in a Business Class seat once.

For me:
- eSIM like Ubigi, Saily etc.

I tend to travel to places where I can buy clothes / toothpaste / basics with relative ease. But buying a SIM card has always been a mission and having data means having Maps, Google, Translation apps etc. available from the moment you step off the plane.

Roaming: been burned there. Not doing it any more.

 

[Brian_G]

 

[Spizz]

Sitting on a plane coming back from Europe right now, and noise cancelling earphones or headphones are essential.

I’m all about travelling light, so I’ve ditched my Sony XM3 as too bulky and have used my AirPod Pro 3’s for the last few trips. Not as good as Sony for the ANC, but more than enough to drown out the noise with some music or movie dialogue on.

And for those saying travel eSim, I haven’t thought about travel data for ages thanks to Vodacom’s 1gig for 7 days at R99. Just switch airplane mode off and good to go.

 

[CrypticZA]

Spare pair of underpants in case I **** myself

 

[Maurice Kitching]

Sitting on a plane coming back from Europe right now, and noise cancelling earphones or headphones are essential.

I’m all about travelling light, so I’ve ditched my Sony XM3 as too bulky and have used my AirPod Pro 3’s for the last few trips. Not as good as Sony for the ANC, but more than enough to drown out the noise with some music or movie dialogue on.

And for those saying travel eSim, I haven’t thought about travel data for ages thanks to Vodacom’s 1gig for 7 days at R99. Just switch airplane mode off and good to go.

Lot of things I'll leave behind, but my Sony XM's not one of them.

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Obviously going beyond the absolute necessities of taking your passport, what do you always pack, which has revolutionised your international travel experience?

Newsday got to spam-latest up to date.

 

[hellfire]

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I wouldn't risk it. You're at the mercy of the person at the security checkpoint on the day, and I reckon they'll take this.

 

[sand_man]

Valoid for air sickness...

 

[bwana]

Noise cancelling headphones paired with a wireless bluetooth transmitter.