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Gifts for a World Traveler

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    I want to get a birthday gift for a close friend of mine who, like me, loves to travel. If you know of any lifesaving or beautiful gifts that you'd recommend, please let me know. I just might buy two!

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    An iPhone. Totally brilliant and works everywhere (it's quad-band). You cut your luggage weight by heaps because you no longer need to lug your laptop as the iPhone does the internet so well and e-mail is flawless. And that's before you start playing with the built-in iTunes, YouTube and Google Maps!
    I wrote a bit about it on my blog here
    http://herrylaw.blogspot.com/2007/12/seriously-cool-phone.html

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    Thanks, Herry. Great suggestion. But as luck would have it, she already has one!

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    Ha! That's the problem with good travellers; they've usually been there first! :-)

    My no 2 favourite is a small ship's barometer. I have one by Dalvey (a Scottish firm - http://www.dalvey.com/ - click the link if only for the air which plays on the intro) which sits on my desk, but also goes in my suitcase and helps with weather-forecasting when you get there. I know your friend's a woman and barometers are more a man's thing (you know - the pipe and tweeds, tapping the barometer and staring thoughfully at the lowering sky a la Heathcliff) - but these are small and beautiful and can help her decide what sort of shoes she should wear!

    Thanks from: Tess
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    I've found that wejetset has some really terrific gifts for world travelers. They have a range of products from sleek passport cases to high-end apparel.

    Thanks from: Tess
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    Once I was going skiing for my birthday in the French Alps and my brother gave me a bunch of Euro's. It was great fun not having to deal with the changing money (for a little while anyway as I ran through his gift rather quickly). In that same fashion, I give world travelling friends gift certificates from the Marriott. Even if they don't stay at Marriotts, the gift certificates can be used for dining or other services. My friend ended up having high tea at the Renissance Hotel off the Holburn station in London. And another friend got a beach massage at the Marriott in Phuket, Thailand.

    Thanks from: Tess
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    Tess,

    So much depends on your budget (and your friend's tastes) but my favorite piece of travel gear is my Kindle reading device. It is really easy on the eyes and saves a HUGE amount of weight since it can hold several novels, plus a few travel guidebooks, PLUS magazines and newspapers. There's a review of it at:

    http://tech.spotcoolstuff.com/gadget/kindle/

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    Giving a gift completely depends on the person in question, although recently I found the ideal gift for a friend of mine who is also an avid world traveler. If your friend is fashion forward you should look at the new line by Jean Paul Gaultier. He has come out with some really beautiful dressed that are designed with a "vintage international traveler" theme. For someone who is in the fashion know this is a great gift. Also, they are made from a material that can literally be crumbled up and it does not wrinkle a bit so if your friend does semi-rugged travel and throws in a bit of luxury leisure this could be the perfect thing for high-tea, a cocktail reception or just a nice evening on the town. Another great gift idea is a customized passport case which is probably not the most creative but is a nice gesture and it will be used often. If you want to get a really beautiful passport case check out Hermes. You can select the size, material, color, ect. and they will emboss or embroider your friends initials and send it directly to you in a really beautifully wrapped box. Also, with this you will get the Hermes World Guide which is always fun to bring along and peek through if you have a few moments along the way.

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    You could check out the iloho blog's list of the Top 10 Luxury Christmas Presents for Travellers - lots of gift ideas there!

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    My favourites are:-
    Cashmere Travel Wrap (http://www.thetravelwrapcompany.com) and one of the Grand Tour Box Sets from LUXE (http://www.luxecityguides.com)

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    Depending on your budget, a nice pair of noise-canceling headphones (either Bose or Sony) have been invaluable for my comfort during long plane rides.

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    Matt Gross recently wrote an article for the New York Times entitled "The Frugal Traveler’s Holiday Gift Guide" that provides some very interesting suggestions for gifts for a world traveler:

    http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/25/the-frugal-gift-guide/?ref=travel

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    Here are SeatGuru's list of the 10 top holiday travel gifts for 2009:

    http://www.seatguru.com/articles/2009_holiday_gift_guide.php

    However, if you count them carefully, you'll see that there are actually 11 gifts that are listed!

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