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So you’re heading on safari! You’ll need to pack light and be strategic about your bag choice, as lodges have strict weight limits for bags to fit in the cramped luggage holds of small bush planes. Here are a few we’d pull out for the occasion that are tough enough to make the trip.

Our friend Michael Williams downloaded his list of gear essentials that deserve a place in your carry-on.

This tiny bottle from one of Vienna’s most charming pharmacies is travel-friendly and plays both offense and defense—helping you recover faster when you’re sick and giving your immune system a boost to prevent that from happening in the first place.

Thousands of years ago ponchos were created for life on the move, centuries later, the silhouette has circled the globe, reimagined by designers everywhere from New York to Tibet, all with the same enduring design that’s the easiest thing to throw over your shoulder at 30,000 feet.

Once the uniform of French laborers, the bleu de travail—or chore coat—is one of our favorite travel workhorses. Today’s versions are still utilitarian but have a cool, effortless edge: perfect for layering, easy to dress up or down, and light enough to roll into a bag.

Okay technically they may be fanny packs, but by another name these actually cool bags are perfect for wandering hands-free in a Moroccan medina or biking along the Seine.

The cardigan-as-jacket is the ultimate in-between-seasons layer that’s warm enough to stand in for outerwear on the plane, but polished enough for a dinner with an ambiguous dress code.

Nobody wants to be burdened by a bulky extra layer just for the freezing plane. We rounded up the uber-versatile travel scarf-wrap-hybrids that don’t take up any space in your carry-on, work double-duty as an extra blanket on a red-eye and a chic accessory for dinner.

Rugged but chic, this timeless piece—whether in classic khaki or a twist—is perfect for travel: worn with jeans or a tailored trouser, in the heat or layered over a thin cashmere turtleneck. Yolanda unpacks a few favorite brands and styles.