The Orion Starblast 4.5 inch reflector with a motorized alt-az mount makes a good visual observation scope for travel. It can be either tripod mounted as shown here or used table top. I use a baeder clickstop zoom eyepiece which is really handy and avoids having to switch eyepieces or carry a collection of eyepieces when traveling.
This image is from when it traveled to Western NE for observing the solar eclipse.