This one cost me a couple hundred bucks. Thanks a lot guys.
But also, thanks a lot!!! 
Great episode! For better or worse, it dropped while I was traveling, and Iām writing this now from the airport on my way home. A few thoughts, since I travel a fair bitāmostly internationally:
- I nearly always fly with a carry-on and a personal item rather than check luggage. I use the nametag on my bag in case it gets gate-checked, and I always keep my tech in my personal item. If my main bag gets checked (or worse, lost), I feel much better knowing my Apple devices are with me.
- Packing cubes are a lifesaver if security does a deep check of your bag. They keep things organized, minimize the need to expose personal items, and make repacking easier. Last year I had āSSSSā (Secondary Security Screening Selectee) stamped on my boarding pass, which meant an extended bag search. Packing cubes made that process much less painful. Also: if you ever canāt seem to check in for a flight in the airlineās app in advance, but only at the airport, it might mean youāve been selected for this bag search.
- Iāve never used the bag brands discussed in this episode, but Iāve been a huge Tom Bihn fan for nearly 20 years. The older Tom Bihn tech bag Stephen mentioned was likely the Snake Charmer, but my go-to for cables, adapters, and accessories is the HLT (āHandy Little Thingā). I use a smaller one daily and a larger one for longer trips.
- Stephen mentioned the unpredictability of finding USB-A or USB-C ports in car rentals. Thatās true, but itās also an issue on planes, trains, and other places. Around the time USB-C became more common, USB-A ports started popping up everywhere. Iāve found these USB-C to USB-A adapters really useful. Theyāre small, lightweight, and let me stick with USB-C cables.
- I keep a ātravel reflectionsā note in Bear, but this could be in any notes app. Whenever I think of something I forgot or want to do differently next time, I add it there. Itās been invaluable. And yes, listening to this episode made me add a few things to my to-buy listā¦
- I like Apple Maps, but itās less reliable outside the U.S.ānot just for directions, but also for business info. Googleās built-in reviews are much more useful, whereas Apple Maps relies on Yelp, which often has few or no reviews depending on where you are.
Finally, Iām writing this from an airport lounge that appears to have a power strip by every seat. Howeverā¦ after trying a few, none seem to work. I didnāt bring the big Anker battery David mentioned, but right now, I wish I had!
Same here. I keep a pack of these in my travel stuff:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BVD272SD
Theyāre cheap enough that if I lose one, I donāt really care - and there are adapters to go both ways.
I also love these tiny cables, for using with a power bank:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09JKPZ34K
If I need to charge my phone/Airpods/etc., I can usually toss the device, the battery, and the cable into one of my pockets.
It looks like the maker of those handy-looking short cables you recommend is the same as my adapters: CableCreation. There are so many unknown brands of questionable quality on Amazon, but this company seems to make quality cables, adapters, etc.
Yeah, I agree. I love that brand. Those little cables are rock solid.
With those other little adapters, it was a complete crapshoot - but it was exactly what I was looking for, and they were bright orange - so they tend not to get lost as quickly.
You just cost me a few bucks. 
Am I missing something? Or would the USB 3.1 cable for $1 more be the better option?
I do the same. And since my carry-on is usually a backpack, I bring a lightweight, but tough, sack. To hopefully protect my backpack straps from being ripped off by baggage handlers and or their equipment.
I love throwing my REI Flash 22 backpack in my suitcase to use at my destination instead of my much larger backpack that I carry on the plane. It weighs only 14oz, is really comfortable, and has worked great both on a day hike in the woods or out for the day in a large city. If you just want to have a water bottle, snacks, or an extra clothing layer with you itās perfect and not so bulky.
Itās often on sale, and many other brands make a similar product.
I use Soulver for currency conversion. I create a sheet with issued banknote values sources from Wikipedia (e.g., Danish krone).
Exchange rates update automatically, sheets sync across devices, and it serves as a scratch pad to convert any value (e.g., 3,453 DKK to USD) while out and about.
I donāt even know if that cable was available back when I purchased. But yeah, if there is any chance that you might ever be using this cable for actual data ā instead of just charging devices ā the 3.1 would probably be a really good idea.
Thanks for confirming. I thought so, but then again, I had a nagging doubt I might be missing a point.
Aircraft cargo holds are pressurized, @ismh86!
They donāt have heating and air conditioning, so there can be issues with temperature, but not with air pressure differentials.
You see, aircraft are tubes which get āinflatedā by the pressurization system. Only very small parts of the aircraft are not pressurized, like landing gear bays and the airplane aft part, beyond the rear bulkhead.
The rest of the airplane tube is all pressurized, so that the air pressure is evenly distributed across a cylinder, yielding less stress on joints, except for bulkheads and landing bay areas, which are specifically reinforced.
Air conditioning and heating are limited to the part of the aircraft above the floor, though.
Bye, Luca
I donāt travel too often so I find it to be a bit stressful especially with trips and international work trips when not having the right documents can mean losing business. So I also set up a travel focus mode, sets Home Screen, allows only the right people to send notifications. I set up a widget to a folder in Mail that is my ongoing Active Trips folder, a notes widget for that specific trip (hotel, room number, etc) podcast and travel apps and thatās it. But the main thing I did was set the focus mode to activate at specific locations, so when I book the trip Iāll set a geographic trigger for the airports Iāll be at, so my phone and watch are automatically showing me just what I need when I am at the airports. Itās a small thing but it does help reduce stress to know I donāt need to dig through my phone for what I need.