Technology and travelling light often seem contradictory. 

However, in recent years, we have developed our own list of essential gadgets that we take with us on our travels.

An iPad and an iPhone – for writing reviews, Social Media, e-mails and FaceTime.

Two wifi cameras for illustrating reviews and social media updates.

Portable digital scales. With excess baggage fees today, these scales are essential. Hook them to your bag handle and lift the luggage for an LED weight read-out.
An all-in-one powerpoint adapter. After years to carrying one for European powerpoints and another for the US, we were thrilled when all-in-one devices appeared.
Power bank. These are extremely handy, especially if they have enough juice to charge two devices. 
It’s almost a hotel truism that there are never enough powerpoints in your room. We use a multi adapter which combine extra power points, USB points and a surge protector.

Bags may have individual locks, but we keep hearing about people who have lost their entire luggage on ferries or buses. So we take a retractable cable lock with a 90 cm steel cable for wrapping around a pole or rack.
Becoming fed up with unreliable hotel wifi, we adapted an old Apple Express music player to serve as a travel router and plug into high speed internet cables.