In my house,
the Spring season always brings with it a long list of gift-giving events. Between Grads, Dads, birthdays and a host of
other occasions sprinkled in, I often struggle to think up clever gift
ideas. I find the task a bit easier if
there are travel lovers on my list. I’ve
put together some gift ideas that are sure to please any Wanderluster on your springtime
gift giving list.
The traveler
on your list will never forget their charging wires at home again with a nice
leather Charger Roll Up. I’ve
come across a few styles that are made to not only hold all of your charging
wires but come with their own charger so you can charge several devices from it
while using only one outlet.
Years ago I
invested in a leather Document Holder.
I prefer a document holder to a passport cover as the passport holders
can only fit your passport but the document holders will hold all your travel
paperwork and other documents along with your passport. The one that I have is large enough to hold
several passports so I keep my entire family’s passports (including husband’s)
safe and sound and in one place. It’s
also compact enough to easily fit into my bag without taking up a lot of
room. The leather has nicely worn in now
as it has kept us organized on trips all around the world for a number of
years.
For the
traveler who visits a variety of countries, a universal adapter is a
great gift. They’ll never have to worry
about bringing the wrong adaptor again - a perfect gift when home exchanging around the world.
For the
woman on your gift list there is nothing more useful than a good,
functional travel make up bag. I
always find toiletries the most challenging part of packing so a nicely
organized travel make up bag makes the task a bit easier. Another gift idea is a cross body bag. If she plans to travel to several cities
around the world then the best way for her to keep her belongings safe is with
a cross body bag. It’s also the perfect
size to carry all your essentials around while sightseeing without weighing you
down.
I’ve mention
a few bags for woman on your list but guys need to carry their stuff around as
well. No, I wasn’t referring to a “murse”
though I actually know a few guys who would totally appreciate the purchase but
I’m more thinking of a good backpack.
Not so much a “backpacking across Europe” backpack but more of a
sightseeing backpack. My husband carried
the same backpack around on all of our travels for several years. When he briefly misplaced it on one of our
trip he was almost more upset about the sentimentally of the bag than he was
with losing it’s contents. Look for one
that’s not too large and has just the right amount of compartments to keep
everything organized and in one place.
That backpack is a constant on all our family trips.
Whatever
destination the travelers on your gift list are heading off to there is sure to
be an International Vacation Home Exchange property located nearby. IVHE has properties in over 70 countries around the world. Click
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consider it for your next get away because after all why should friends and
family have all the travel fun.
Thank you
travel writer Lisa Medeiros. Follow her
on twitter @lisamedeiros_
Hi Lisa,
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas for travel gifts--my husband and I bought my sister an international adapter kit and it was very appreciated. And you're right--packing toiletries is the hardest part--not that I'm a great packer--I'm a terrible packer. Another great gift you can give someone is to help her pack if she is a terrible packer. I've had tears in my eyes while packing--I'm so bad at it! My sister Heidi who is a great packer saved the day when she helped me pack.
That's one great sister - the only thing I can think of worse than packing would be packing someone else's stuff ;))
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