Give a thoughtful gift to the traveler in your life.
Finding the perfect gift for the avid traveler in your life can be a daunting task. Whether a backpacking dreamer or a jet-setting professional, most travelers are likely to enjoy a thoughtful and practical gift that will not take up a lot of precious suitcase space. Find out when the next journey is, and surprise your adventurer with a special gift.
Memory Makers
A pocket-sized camera makes a useful gift.
Each trip is a journey and adventure of its own and should be recorded to savor for years to come. Give a lightweight journal to your traveler to jot down experiences, favorite restaurants and new foods along with anecdotes of daily events. Small digital cameras and video recorders that can fit in your pocket are another great way to remember architecture, landscapes and people. Travelers going on sightseeing tours will enjoy a pair of binoculars with a built-in camera to record their trip.
Gift of Warmth
A large scarf can be used many ways.
Instead of carrying a thick fleece throw or a thin, itchy wool blanket, give your traveler an over-sized scarf. It can serve as a blanket on the airplane or train, as skirt in a religious tourist attraction like a cathedral, as shawl during chilly nights, or simply as an accessory. Scarves fold up small in luggage, and are appropriate almost anywhere. Make the scarf a fine cashmere pashmina, and your traveler may never leave home without it.
Techie Stuff
Noise-canceling headphones can block out annoying sounds.
For the technically inclined traveler in your life, consider giving an electronics-oriented gift. Give a cord organizer to keep all the cords from his cell-phone charger, camera and laptop together, yet untangled. Everything is stored in one location, and can be charged with only one plug. Another luxury gift item is noise-canceling headphones. Your loved one can eliminate engine noise, crying babies and even a talkative neighbor, while reading quietly or listening to music.
A Little Luxury
Give your traveler a night at a nice hotel on her trip.
For a road-weary traveler, or one just low on funds, give the gift of a hotel voucher. Foot the bill for a luxury hotel, and give the gift of clean sheets and a hot shower towards the end of a journey. Another gift idea is a priority pass membership which gives airline travelers access to business-class lounges at different airports. Your loved one can relax in style while waiting for that connecting flight.
Adventure
Pay for a cooking class for a local adventure.
For the traveler who longs for the next trip, but must stay close to home for other obligations, give the gift of a local experience. Give tickets to the theater or a concert, pay for art lessons or cooking classes, or give a voucher for a nearby spa. If the lack of travel is due solely to funds, give a generous, all-expenses-paid vacation to your traveler's dream destination. Consider a surfing trip to Costa Rica, cruise of the Greek isles, camping trip to a U.S. national park or even a quiet retreat at a country inn.
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