TRAVEL ESSENTIALS

With Summer holidays looming, you’ll want to be prepared with these nifty travel essentials new to shops this month!

Local Novocastrian inventor and entrepreneur Christopher Sparkes has produced something totally new in luggage. The new CONX CASES Luggage Set lets you move all your luggage cases as one piece. You never need to push down on an airport luggage trolley again or wait around for someone with a birdcage luggage trolley to show up to move your cases for you! RRP Around $400 per set. Available from www.conxcases.com

Living in a digital world, we love to showcase our travels online, perfecting the shot to make sure it reaches double digits on Instagram, but perhaps it’s time to take a step back, live in the moment and capture this summers memories instantly with the FUJIFILM Instax Mini 9. The Mini 9 allows users to capture the moment and turn it into tangible artwork like never before. Available in a variety of vibrant shades, Instax will bring a splash of colour to your travel memories. RRP: $99, available from Harvey Norman, JB HiFi or any good camera store.