The Best Gifts To Travel Places and How To Drop Hints For Your Wish List
When you travel places, visit the people, see the things, drop into that cute coffee shop for a Brevé perk-up through your sightseeing afternoon {+ find an outlet to charge your dying phone}, you realize you need a particular list for the ‘traveling through life person’.
Today’s gift guide is for YOU {or the person you’re shopping for} if
You like to travel
You forget things
You’re not sure what to bring
You know a person who overpacks for. every. trip!
You need a fun, cute, unique stocking stuffer, Hanukkah gift, or office party exchange
{YEP! #4 is me - I’m the overpacker! I’ll just spill the rest too… YES, I’m THAT MOM who asked her kiddos every trip if they had extra space in their suitcases for a pair of shoes, sweater, or just one more pair of jeans. 🤷🏻♀️}
But today it comes in very handy when putting together a travelers shopping guide for you!
Those overpacking years were all for research.
The Travel Places Wish List
Other über-specific gift guides on the Chapter 50 Blog ::
Travel All The Places with this Gift List of 17
1/ Portable Charging Station for your phone, watch, and AirPods - I’d always - ok, 8/10 times - forget one of my chargers. One charger + it folds up like an accordion image {takes up very little space in my carry-on bag}
1.2/ In the hotel/vacation rental charger - Fully charges my phone, AirPods, and watch overnight. Stop donating all your left-behind charging cords at every vacation spot you stay {works with MagSafe phone cover}
1.3/ Keychain charger to keep on your purse or personal item to keep your phone {and other devices} charged up.
2/ Packing Cubes for easy packing – organizing – unpacking – and stuffing a wee bit more into your bag😊
I wrote about my packing cubes in this post. I tested out the less expensive Bagail set, and now I’m hooked on THESE cubes.
The Eagle Creek pack-it set gets good reviews too {but haven’t used personally}
3/ The frequent flyer on your list will love the creativity in this Bottoms Up Gin & Tonic kit
4/ If you’re traveling alone, or family is a traveler add this personal safety tracker to their list. It can send location and voice message to your emergency contact; key finder and phone finder all in one.
5/ Noise Canceling Earbuds - I use AirPod Pros. The regular ones don’t fit my ears right and ache after an hour.
Some like the cover-my-head headphones. In case the traveler in your life prefers full-ear coverage, I’ve linked a few of the better rated ones for you::
These babies block the sun, take photos, video, and let me listen to my music as we walk the city.
7/ NOT your average Money Belt
This one looks good and keeps your cash safe walking all the tourist-filled streets.
8/ A Un-Crooked Travel Pillow – For the person who can fall asleep anywhere. No more wake-up kinks – how’s that for a flying DREAM!? With over 30K reviews, it’s time to save the neck of your professional-plane-sleeper and gift them a new {+ washable} travel pillow.
9/ When I say Rick Steves, you think…?
The man, the guru, the travel book icon. Me too!
We’re planning a trip back to Italy in 2025 and you bet your bibbity-bobbity-magic-planner I’ll be including the latest Rick Steves Italy edition on my Christmas list.
{If you’re looking for yourself and don’t want to buy a copy, check your local library}
10/ Any & All International Travel needs an adaptor, and all-n-one is the ONLY WAY TO GO
11/ Your traveling friend needs a new bag…wrap it up in one of these 3 travel bags::
Water Bottle Sling Bag {I’m still on the waitlist for my color😞}
12/ Sun Hat | Hiking Hat | Ball Caps :: Keep the sunspots away, but also avoid wearing goopy sunscreen all the time
{To get juuuust a little more space in my carry-on bag, I bought this foldable travel hat }
13/ TSA Travel Toiletry Set that’s easy to refill, easy to squeeze, easy to pack
14/ American Airlines Gift Cards - I’m sure all airlines have them, but we fly AA 99% of the time😉
15/ Weleda Lotion - Perfect stocking stuffer + small to fit in luggage, carry-on, or the clear bag that comes with your TSA bottle set {you can also find it on your next Target run}
The air at 35,000-feet is DRY. And in this stage of middle years, our skin is dryer than it was in our 30’s. If you/r giftee don’t like lathering on lotion {especially over your makeup}, grab a facial spray to mist before, during, and walking off the plane.
Mist variety pack {3 to give and 1 to keep and try yourself😉}
16/ My Never Tangle Jewelry Ever Again Box {under $10 too}. And by gifting this, you’re letting all the Ziploc plastic baggies return to sandwich-only duty.
Practical Bonus Idea::
17/ Wrinkle Release Regular – I travel with this one – Don’t waste precious travel time ironing your un-packed clothes. {For linen shirts, spraying, smoothing, and hanging the night before works best}
My Favorite Things List + another Travel Tip
Have you started your holiday shopping?
💖xo Andrea🏡 Reno-ing #TheHouseGrandpaBuilt in Italian villa style
🤢 My kryptonite is the cotton stuffed in all vitamin bottles {WHY do they do that!}
P.S Dropping hints that you’d like #2 and #6 this holiday is as easy as emailing or texting this blog link to your Hubs, Sister, Brother, Mom, office-mate…
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