By: Chanda Torrey
I am addicted to travel. Literally. If there was a support group for travel addiction, I am sure my friends would have an intervention and insist I attend every meeting. They think I have a problem, but I think my only problem is that I can’t afford to travel more. The following are my favorite travel products and they make great gifts for the travel enthusiast.
My must-have travel item that I never leave home without is a Back Magnet. I never believed in the hocus-pocus natural healing junk, but my back used to be in so much pain that I was desperate to try anything. I used to not be able to sit in a car or plane for longer than 15 minutes before I started to whimper. Now I travel internationally without a tear. I have no idea how it works, but it does.
One of my favorite gifts that I have received is a Scratch Off Map. It is so fun to scratch off the Countries when you return home. Last year, I looked at mine and realized I had a large space in Northern Africa that hadn’t been scratched off, so I dragged my husband to Morocco, just so I could scratch off something in that area.
I recently bought a Foot Hammock to take with me on long flights. You hang it over the tray and then close the tray. It allows you to have a place your feet. I have long legs so it is nice to be able to adjust the straps and change my position often. It makes it feel more like you are in a nice recliner at home than the sardine box that you are really crammed into.
If you travel internationally, then the Real-Time Translator is a must. It allows you to understand 36 languages, so you don’t seem like a dorky tourist. Well, you might still look like a dorky tourist, but at least you will sound better.
My favorite travel book is Atlas Obscura: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders. They also have a calendar, so I love both. This has off-the-beaten-path places that you must see before you die that are around the World. It has helped me to add to my bucket list. Now I have so many things on my list that I need to live to be 160-years old to see them all.
I like being in the moment and having new experiences when I travel, but sometimes that means I forget to document it with pictures. These Camera Sunglasses allow you to record what you are doing. Climbing the Grand Canyon and to exhausted to hold a camera? Running with the Bulls and afraid to stop to take a video? No problem! Just put on your sunglasses, click record, and then enjoy your moment.
For more fun gifts related to travel, check out our Gifts for Travel page. Or perhaps try our Gifts for Women or our Gifts for Men page.
I am always searching for the next travel item I need, so if you know of one, please let me know!
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