If you're travelling alone, you always feel like billy-no-mates when struggling to take photos of yourself, or waiting by a monument for someone who looks like they won't steal the camera. But here comes the Gorillapod, swinging to your rescue. This tripod has very bendy legs which can wrap around a tree trunk, chair back or lamppost to hold your camera still for that auto-mode shot. In three sizes, it costs from £19.99 at electronics stores.
