Travel Essentials

Somewhere around hour nine of a flight from New York to Tokyo, plenty of travelers reach under the seat…

Most packing cube sets are sold by piece count. Six cubes, eight cubes, a bonus laundry bag. None of…

A creased, water-stained passport at the check-in counter is a small thing that can turn into a big problem…

A sudden downpour is one of the few travel problems you can actually plan around, and a packable rain…

There’s a specific kind of panic that hits around 11pm in a foreign hotel room: phone at 8%, charger…

A dead phone at 30% battery in an unfamiliar city is a genuinely bad feeling — no maps, no…

Open-toe sandals are great until you catch a curb, a cobblestone, or a stray suitcase wheel with your bare…

Packing cubes solve a problem that shows up somewhere between your bedroom floor and the hotel room: everything fits…

Hard coolers are still the kings of multi-day ice, but the newest generation of soft coolers has quietly closed…

If you’ve ever stepped off a long-haul flight with heavy legs, tight shoes, or swollen ankles, you know the…