Travel Special: Packing Essentials

Next Stop: Wonderland

Bringing back a little souvenir from your travels is great—but picking up an image from a time gone by is so much classier. Vintage destination posters never go out of style, although you might not be able to afford both the trip and the souvenir.

“Touring the World: An Exhibition of Vintage Travel Posters.” $1,800 each. Picture This, Shop 212, 2/F, Prince’s Building, 10 Chater Rd., Central, 2525-2803, www.picturethiscollection.com.

Got your next trip planned out? Time to pick your packing essentials. I’ve been traveling everywhere this year—from a romantic French countryside holiday to an adventurous girls’ trip to the beautiful beaches of Boracay—but no matter what, there are some things every trip needs.

Suitcase, $4,070, Samsonite
Shop 17, G/F, 11-19 Great George St., Fashion Walk,
Causeway Bay, samsonite.com.hk.

Wine case,  $3,980, Rimowa
Shop G3, Holiday Inn Golden Mile Hotel,
50 Nathan Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui, 2366-8085

Gorillapod Focus tripod, $1,155, Joby
Available at Tin Cheung Camera Co., Shop 2, Pearl Oriental House,
60 Stanley St., Central, 2722-1386.