Some days travel is idyllic. It's an Aperol spritz on the terrace, golden light that makes you look like you actually got your eight hours , and the kind of casual glamour you secretly hope someone captures on film. Other days it’s pure chaos. Boarding gates feel like rugby scrums, your kids decide they're training for the 100-meter, and unless you're at the world's best hotels , it's not going to look like it does in the website marketing.
And yet, we try to record it all. For years, I let my phone camera shoulder this burden. Phone photos are fine until you compare them to a proper camera . Then they look flat, noisy, and lean more wannabe influencer trip than beautiful vacation with the family.
This summer I decided to up my game. Not with matching luggage or noise-cancel