From zero airtime to taking all the flights, it took me until last month to cop on and plan to fly less but travel better in future. This Christmas pick’n’mix includes a scent of holidays in the south of France and a camera. There’s remote pilates to prehab and rehab your bits from travel damage, and something in Scotland for the never-flyers. Mostly though there’s vaccination donations that incrementally make your destination and home safer and your heart warmer. Something every stocking should take stock of this year.

I’m weighing up the Sony WH1000X and Bose 700 HEADPHONES for noise cancellation. Both are mighty; the latter feels lighter, has a charging case and you can actually rest your head against something without feeling like you’re wearing a pet cone of shame; €359.95; www.bose.ie.

GEOPRESS WATER PURIFIER is not the prettiest, but definitely the quickest, easiest and most effective way to clean water anywhere. Drink from murky rivers, wells or lakes or just make dodgy tapwater taste, smell and look better. €99.95; www.thegrayl.eu.

I’ve tried dozens of SLEEP MASKS and Manta are the best. The weighted versions feel weird to me, but the silk yokes are like a visual version of noise cancellation. Blackout perfection; $69; www.mantasleep.com.

MARSEILLE by Comme des Garçons is a trip to the south of France without leaving the house; €75; www.endclothing.com.

To iron out travel lag, PILATES is a must. Subscribe or pay per class with the redoubtable Audrey O’Connor; www.corestatehq.com

Anything more than three hours on a plane means wearing sweats. These BREATHABLE, RECYCLED LEGGINGS are comfortably cool and ethically made in Portugal; €94; www.organicmovement.ie 

The FUJI INSTAX MINI 40 CAMERA magically prints pictures that you can hold in real life – take that, Metaverse! €99.95; www.harveynorman.ie.

Drive, hop on a boat and head to Perthshire, Scotland, to the glorious DUNALUINN LODGE, overlooking the Tay Valley; www.dunaluinn.com 

For an ill-equipped AirBnB, Hay’s fresh colours and graphics breathe new life into CLASSIC GAMES of chess and backgammon. €45; www.indigoandcloth.com.

There may be cheaper and more local K95 MASKS around but they won’t let you play around on the brilliant Public Goods online shop for the rest of your Christmas bits and bobs, $25; www.publicgoods.com 

A REMARKABLE 2 TABLET to replace my many lost notebooks, and translate my scribble into mailable text. www.remarkable.com

UNICEF Ireland played a blinder with its GET AND GIVE A VACCINE. Keep giving at Christmas. www.unicef.ie