Handy Gadgets for Every Girl

As a female backpacker, you may have different needs to your male counterparts. Luckily some inventive people have come up with some special gadgets just for you.

Travel Hairdryer

First up is the essential travel hairdryer from Design-Go. It's especially small and light with a folding handle so you can pack it away easily. You can pick one of these up for about £15. It also has two voltage settings so you don't have to worry about it blowing up if you use it in the wrong country! www.essentials4travel.com

Passport Protector

Jazz up your passport whilst protecting it with a pink (or any other colour) passport cover. Find it easily in your bag and look like the coolest traveller in the check-in queue. Depending on quality, you can get one of these for about £3-15. www.fashionshop.co.uk

Portable Clothes Line

This travel clothes line means that you can dry your clothes without pegs or those back-of-chair creases. It stretches to 2.5m and uses suction cups to stick anywhere. A definite must at just £3 www.ifsogo.com

Wrinkle Rescue

Don't bother with a travel iron, there are smaller, lighter and easier alternatives. Like Wrinkle Rescue, just spray it on and smooth it down for crease-free clothes in an instant. At only £4 it's just the thing for when your clothes have been squashed in a suitcase for a week! www.ifsogo.com

Universal Sink Plug

Ever get to the bathroom and find there's no plug? For just £1 your worries are over with the Universal Sinkplug. It fits any plug hole- bath, sink, train or plane. You can now wash your delicates without losing them down the drain! www.catch22products.co.uk

Door Guard

Perhaps the best thing I've seen is the Door Guard. Getting dodgy looks from the guy next door? No lock on the bathroom? Simply attach this device between the door frame and handle and you have an instant lock you can rely on. It works in seconds and easily removed in case of emergency. For just £10 this is a real essential. www.roamingfox.co.uk