What’s top of your travel checklist? A travel adaptor? A good travel backpack that makes light work of a short-haul flight? When it comes to journeys where you want some rest, the best travel pillow is high on that list and something you don’t want to leave behind, lest you wake up with a stiff neck or, worst case scenario, never fall asleep in the first place.
As a travel journalist that visits new destinations for a living, this is something I know first hand. I’m often on a flight or a long train to my next destination, and I’ve actually found most pillows annoy me more than help me. With this in mind, I’m very selective when it comes to which travel pillow I bring.