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Went I went travelling I sawed the end off a regular whetstone, maybe 1" or 1 ½" wrapped in a bit of old cloth - which I then used to stop it slipping.
Hostel knives always suck balls so if we stayed somewhere a while I'd sharpen them up a bit. A perfect edge is great, but really you just need something that can cut easily. A few strokes on a stone before you use a knife usually is enough.
I think you need a bit of perspective as well. Taking a sharpening system and / or half your kitchen draw for a holiday sounds a bit much.
That butterfly sharpener looks amazing, but £30?
Where are you going? If it's France then every supermarket has cheap knives.