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Here’s one for the blokes! MEN’S SOCIETY Super Dad Recovery Kit. It contains: Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Sleep mask, Restorative bath oil, and Bright eyes eye cream. $44.50 botanex.com.au

Space, weight and time are precious commodities for travellers so we need to be on the lookout for better alternatives to everything we take on our journeys. Well, here comes one: Audiobooks! Did you know you can get most top-selling books now, beautifully read to you? They take up zero baggage space, and can be enjoyed as you do nothing around the pool, or sit on a plane/bus/train between destination A and B. Just remember to get yourself a good pair of headphones. booktopia.com.au

Danielle Johnston’s pick: When I was backpacking, a bathroom sink and my hands were my washing machine and a stretchy, peg-less clothesline turned dorms, from Kathmandu to Kerala, into Chinese laundries. Fast forward a few years and my washing ‘technology’ toolkit has expanded to include the Scrubba Wash & Dry Kit, an Aussie invention dubbed “the world’s smallest washing machine”. It’s the business for washing smaller items (socks, underwear, light shirts), and comes with a pocket-sized Scrubba Wash Bag, Packing Cell, a Travel Towel (for partially drying clothes after washing them), 1.5-metre clothes-line, and two inflatable coat hangers. $109.95 thescrubba.com

Jack Walden’s pick: I love being able to earn points, save money (no overseas transaction fees), and track the amount of money I’m spending. No need to carry around different currencies and I can dine or shop wherever I am just like a local. Qantascash.com

Sarah Harrison’s pick: I take my reusable and washable Ladybuds earplugs everywhere I go if I’m spending the night; they’re amazing! $11. healthybargains.com.au

Joel Carnegie’s pick: Lululemon’s Reversible Yoga Mat (5mm), designed “with extra cushion for hips and knees during floor poses” according to Lululemon. $79. lululemon.com.au