AGELLAN’S prints new catalogs several times a year, offering all types of travel products to ease your way through security, across foreign lands, by jet or car and safely back home in utmost comfort, security and ease. Check out their travel essentials online at www.magellans.com or call for a catalog at 1.800.962.4943.

Magellan’s VI Ultra-Light Collection of four featherweight suitcases includes Rolling Uprights in sizes of 21 inches at $199, 24 inches at $229, 27 inches at $249 and an Underseat Rolling Tote at $99. Each wheeled piece has pockets and compartments to stow all your gear. The three upright bags have two exterior zippered pockets plus three zippered compartments inside the lid.

Messenger Bag is made of soft supple leather with colorful trim. It has a zippered front pocket. Inside the roomy main compartment there is a zippered pocket and cell phone holder. A magnetic flap closure conceals the main compartment nicely. The shoulder strap is adjustable so it can be worn across the body. $140.

Clark’s Privo Shoes is much lighter than ordinary shoes, so it’s easy to pack. Made in moccasin style with leather uppers. Available in chestnut or black in men’s whole or half sizes 8-11, 12, and 13. $89.50.

Patina Shoes will keep you walking in comfort with its flexible construction and supportive footbed that massages your feet. It has breathable mesh insets and non-skid soles. Comes in women’s whole and half sizes 6-9, 10, and 11. $90.

Sonic Travel Toothbrush operates on one AAA battery (included!) so there’s no need for a charger. It gives you up to 20,000 micro vibrations per minute. Comes with a travel case and one extra brush head. Available in white/turquoise and white/purple. $19.85. Replacement heads are 2 for $5.85.

Bag Bungee lets you navigate airports with two bags at once. Attach a bag atop your wheeled suitcase and wrap the Bungee cord around the extra laptop bag, briefcase or tote and you’re on your way effortlessly—with one hand. Made of stretchable black nylon. $14.85.

Sound Oasis Travel Alarm Clock is one of the best ways to fall asleep under adverse conditions, such as in hotel rooms that don’t screen chatter in the hallways and noise on the street. This sound therapy system provides 19 soothing high fidelity sounds. You can program the alarm to awaken you to any of the sounds that put you to rest, including ocean surf, thunderstorm, night train, song birds, harbor swell, rain forest, bonfire and stream. Comes with a dual voltage AC adaptor plus four adaptor plugs for worldwide use, and it also works with 4 AA batteries. $89.85.

French Terry Hoodie and Pants, a Magellan’s exclusive, is a cool ensemble for plane, train and ship. This comfortable hoodie reverses from black to black and white stripes to expand your look. Made of cotton/polyester/spandex, it has a zippered front and two pockets. The black elastic waist pants are cotton/spandex, with two deep pockets. $129.50.

NIBIND PhotoBook Creator is a low-cost do-it-yourself photo binding system that’s perfect for making photo albums for weddings, birthdays, graduations, vacations, baby showers, gifts, party mementos, and scrapbooking. The sturdy steel spine creates a perfectly bound hardcover of up to 220 pages in a variety of colors and finishes.  Included with the binding machine are 1 hardcover PhotoBook and software to layout pages.  Additional photobooks are $10 each. You can choose albums with a window displaying the first photo through the cover.  PhotoBook Creator is $99.99. More at www.myphotobookcreator.com or www.myunibind.com.

alley the Cat is part of Fair Indigo’s Organic Cotton Joobles Collection which includes a puppy, monkey, giraffe, cow, bug and bear. These charming hand knit animals are cuddly, cute and eco-friendly, made under fair trade conditions at small factories and co-ops in Peru. Each 12-inch long Jooble is made with organic cotton grown without pesticides or chemicals. They’re $29 each.