Many tourists have favorite items or gadgets they can't leave home without-equivalent of a teddy bear for adults. Perhaps it is the GPS, or rubber neck pillow, or Kindle, or wheeled bag. At holiday time, as we struggle to come up with the present perfect for everyone on our list, it is worth considering that our valuable travel carry-alongs may make a good gift for someone else.
Here are some Favorites from the people who spend a lot of time away from home, as well as looking at some new and interesting items from retailers who just might be the must-have it tomorrow.
Caroline Costello IndependentTraveler.com recommend sit bag, which he described as "a wonderful gift for the old traveler or someone with an injured or disabled." It is to carry on-again the size of a rolling suitcase with fold-out seats attached to the side. Costello said the "provide a pleasant place to rest in a long line of security of the airport or the train station is busy," available at http://www.magellans.com/for $ 155.
"I love my XShot, Rod extender for taking self photos/videos, I often do in a portable video camera," says Robert Reid, U.S. Travel Editor for Lonely Planet. ' Every time I use it, I get the comment. ' Hey what is that? ' So it is an ice-breaking, too. " XShot-http://xshot.com/, $30-telescopic stick is attached to a digital camera or handheld video camera, allowing the shooter to be in a frame without stretching your arms or asks the stranger to take the picture.
Pauline Frommer, author of the Guidebook and the founding editor of Frommers.com, said one of the "best travel gifts" She never got the adapter plug Tumi coming from fellow travel writers and editors Adrien Glover. "It comes in a small black case and has branches that can be pushed in and out, so it works everywhere!" he said. "Really great when You're on your way to the two parts of the world in one way, as I did recently. I use one setting for Ireland and one for Poland. " Electrical adapter is $ 50 from http://www.tumi.com and offers four different plug configurations in a single unit, both for 150 countries to power devices such as MP3 players, digital cameras and mobile phones.