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The small things that decide whether a trip runs smoothly, and adaptors are the ones people forget until the airport. Ireland and the UK use the three pin Type G plug, so travelling to mainland Europe needs a UK to EU two pin adaptor, and the United States needs a UK to USA two pin flat. The reverse adaptors matter too if you have visitors or foreign-bought devices. A shaver adaptor covers the two pin bathroom sockets in older hotels. Note that an adaptor changes the plug shape only, it does not change voltage, so check the device is rated for the country. Luggage scales are the other item that pays for itself once, weighing a case at home to 34kg or 50kg rather than discovering an excess charge at the desk. Locks should be TSA approved if the route touches the United States, since non-approved locks get cut. Then there is comfort and organisation: memory foam and inflatable neck pillows, sleep masks, ear plugs, packing cubes that compress and separate clothes, wet or dry bags for damp swimwear, quick-drying towels and hair wraps, passport pouches and hidden money belts, and refillable travel bottle sets sized for cabin liquid limits.

Go Travel supplies almost the entire range, covering UK to EU, UK to USA, EU to UK, USA to UK and shaver adaptors, digital luggage scales, TSA combination locks and mini key padlocks, luggage straps and tags, memory foam and Snoozer inflatable pillows, Sleepy ZZZs masks, ear plugs, packing cubes, wet or dry bags, quick drying towels and hair wraps, passport pouches, waist money minders, travel bottle sets and travel socks. Nedis adds digital luggage scales to 50kg, Ashley a 34kg scale with built-in tape measure, and Powermaster and Unicom travel adaptors and USB charging sockets. See also Food Containers & Lunch Boxes.