What is the best microphone for digital nomads?

Having using lapto built-in microphone at 100% recording volume in Windows properties, quality has always been mediocre. Therefore, after years of bad audio recording for my digital nomad ventures, I finally decided to acquire a higher quality microphone. For years, I thought that the only professional quality microphones would be large ones like the YETI microphones, which looks great, but will never fit a digital nomad's bag, in which every single cubic centimer of storage counts. All in all, the following criteria are crucial, order by importance. Criteria of a digital nomad microphone 1. takes as little space as possible, 2. records professional quality sound, 3. can be used in a variety of situations, 4. is affordable. These criteria actually aren't much, and made me stumble, after weeks of research, comparison, and doubt, on the final choice that is actually a great one, having now being using it for a few weeks: the RØDE smartLav+, a lavalier microphone with professional grade audio recording.