Essential 2. travel gear for international travel: Power Strip (to avoid "power outlet hogging")
# Stop the "Socket War": How to End Battery Anxiety on Your Next Trip The most frustrating moment of any trip happens the second you walk into your hotel room. You’ve just spent hours traveling, you're exhausted, and you realize there is only one available power outlet—and it’s tucked awkwardly behind a heavy nightstand or far across the room. If you're a tech traveler, this is where the "Socket War" begins. You have a phone, a tablet, a power bank, wireless earbuds, and a camera battery. Suddenly, you're forced to play a game of musical chairs with your chargers: *Charge the phone first, then swap it for the tablet, then the headphones...* The result? You wake up the next morning only to find that your most important device is still at 30% because it never made it to the front of the line. That nagging feeling of "Battery Anxiety" can ruin the flow of an otherwise perfect morning. Many people try to solve this by buying a handful of plug adapt...