<![CDATA[My travel game got way better when the following things happened:]]>My travel game got way better when the following things happened:

• I started running my own VPN (though now I use Tailscale)
• I really embraced the “go pack” lifestyle
• I started bringing an old Apple TV with me
• I became a travel router person

@mathowie is dead-on here.

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I love traveling to new places and getting to enjoy new experiences. And as much as I love travel, it can be chaotic. A friend once said that if you’ve ever tried to meditate and failed to quiet your jumbled mind, you should take a trip instead.  Because when

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/jkrahn/statuses/116450321375226347https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/jkrahn/statuses/116450321375226347Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:48:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My travel game got way better when the following things happened: on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:28:15 GMT]]>@mathowie @coachmike66 something that really blew my fucking mind, thanks to @ironicbadger, was:

• Get a USB-C multi-port charger that takes power via an IEC C7 connector
• Get a [local AC outlet] ↔ C7 connector

That solved most of our charging needs in 🇬🇧 last year.

https://amzn.to/41OX3I4

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/caseyliss/statuses/116450243096087018https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/caseyliss/statuses/116450243096087018Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:28:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My travel game got way better when the following things happened: on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:18:53 GMT]]>@caseyliss @mathowie oh also, USB-A to USB-C ones are handy on the airplane and the rental cars. The newer ones have USB-C often, but it's far from 100%. The other thing is that the hotel TV almost always has USB-A ports that will charge a phone. That's the move when the ones on the desk are broken (often) from too much use.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sayrer/statuses/116450206269131077https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sayrer/statuses/116450206269131077Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:18:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My travel game got way better when the following things happened: on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:13:03 GMT]]>@caseyliss @mathowie all good advice, but depending on where you go, you'll want one of these in the bag (no hairdryers etc, but computers all do 220 just fine):

Just a moment...

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(www.bhphotovideo.com)

and if you're really cooking, an Android Pixel phone. Doesn't have to be fancy, I have a 6A.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sayrer/statuses/116450183283393624https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sayrer/statuses/116450183283393624Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:13:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My travel game got way better when the following things happened: on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:14:57 GMT]]>@coachmike66 @caseyliss I have never found one that collapses into a small travel-bag size, they usually take way more space than a couple cables would

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://xoxo.zone/users/mathowie/statuses/116449718919215753https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://xoxo.zone/users/mathowie/statuses/116449718919215753Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:14:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My travel game got way better when the following things happened: on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:57:46 GMT]]>@caseyliss @mathowie If you're an Apple Watch person, one of those 3-in-1 chargers that can fast Magsafe-charge the phone, watch, and Airpods off of one USB-C cable is a game-changer.
Like this one from Anker. https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CF56WHV4?ref=liismo-20

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/coachmike66/statuses/116449651387319899https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/coachmike66/statuses/116449651387319899Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:57:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My travel game got way better when the following things happened: on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:16:17 GMT]]>@niclake @caseyliss the utility of Tailscale has been eye opening. It’s worth figuring out

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://techhub.social/users/gstratford/statuses/116448780439317272https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://techhub.social/users/gstratford/statuses/116448780439317272Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:16:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My travel game got way better when the following things happened: on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:10:04 GMT]]>@caseyliss I think you were the one that mentioned taking an Apple TV with me on the go, and it's a game changer. I do need to look into the local VPN, though - I was just at the coffee shop yesterday and wanted to remote into my Mac Mini and went "oh I get it now".

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/niclake/statuses/116448755996091101https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/niclake/statuses/116448755996091101Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:10:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My travel game got way better when the following things happened: on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:48:54 GMT]]>@caseyliss I made a "go pack" when I first heard you mention it on ATP. It was a game changer. (I pretty much ignore the rest of the list tho)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/marcintosh/statuses/116448672769947343https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/marcintosh/statuses/116448672769947343Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:48:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My travel game got way better when the following things happened: on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:06:59 GMT]]>@caseyliss @mathowie Agree! A few other things I found essential for comfort especially for longer-haul trips: toiletries ‘go pack’, good quality eye mask, MagSafe battery, Twelve South Air Fly; Air Tags.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/geraint/statuses/116448507963322238https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/geraint/statuses/116448507963322238Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:06:59 GMT