15 Stocking Stuffers For The Travel Addict In Your Life
This holiday season, get the travel addict in your life something they are sure to use! These low-cost gifts are perfect for your friends and family members who just can’t seem to stay in one place. If you yourself are the wanderer, pass this list along to friends or family to ensure you are prepared for your next adventure!
1. Eye Covers or Ear Plugs
Try checking out Etsy for cute travel themed or personalized eye covers, like this Paris themed one found here.
Every traveler knows that long airplane rides and staying in hostels can take a toll on your sleep cycle. Give them the gift of a good night’s rest, they will thank you when they are ready to explore after a long day traveling.
2. Travel Themed Watch or Jewelry
Etsy also offers a variety of cute jewelry options. This watch is only $14.50. Find it here.
A little bit of wearable wanderlust will remind your friend of home while they are away, and will serve as travel inspiration while they are planning their next adventure.
3. Travel Journal
Travel journals can be found everywhere. Softcover ones like this one are perfect as they fit easily in crowded bags.
Help your favorite traveler remember all of the amazing things they are sure to experience on their next trip. Even if they don’t plan on journaling, a notebook comes in handy when writing down directions, phone numbers, hotel names, and other important information.
4. Guide Book to Their Next Destination
Image: http://mcguirebarber.com/Rick-Steves. I recommend Rick Steves Travel Guides.
While the internet is a great resource for planning out trips, it can sometimes be hard to sort through all the information available. A physical book about your friend’s next destination is perfect for planning, and is also great to slip in a purse or backpack for times when internet is not available or a map is needed.
5. Neck Pillow
These memory foam pillows are perfect for travel. find them at Bed, Bath, and Beyond for $15.99. For a more compact pillow, try purchasing an inflatable one.
Whether traveling by plane, train, or bus, your friend will be infinitely more comfortable with a neck pillow.
6. Passport Case
There are many cute options to match anyone’s style to be found on Etsy. Find this one here for $27.00
For the globe-trotter with more stamps in their passport than you can count, a cute or personalized passport case is the way to go. They are sure to think of you every time they add another stamp to their collection.
7. Luggage Tags
Find this tag here. There are also many customizable and personalized ones available on Etsy.
Help your friend avoid losing their luggage with a cute or personalized luggage tag. A nice leather one will last forever, and help keep their belongings arriving at the right destinations.
8. Adapter Set
Find these on Amazon for just $9.00
No matter how many adapters one has, they always seem to disappear. This practical gift is a no brainer, and will help your friends stay charged and connected wherever they may wander.
9. Travel Size Bottles
These are just $4.99 at Walgreens.
Make heading through airport security a breeze with airline approved travel size bottles. Your friend can now bring their favorite products with them, as opposed to buying whatever products happen to come in travel sizes at the store.
10. A Wanderlust Worthy Book
Image: DIY Mama
One of the best ways to keep occupied on a long flight or train ride is reading a book. Make your favorite traveler’s next journey a pleasant one with a softcover copy of a novel featuring their next destination, the newest book by their favorite author, or a long classic they have yet to read.
11. Travel Toothbrush
Find these toothbrush covers at Walgreens.
Help your friend’s smile stay fresh and looking good with a travel toothbrush or a toothbrush case. These are a necessity for anyone heading on an airplane or who won’t be staying in hotels.
12. Portable iPhone Charger
This charger is only $9.99 on Amazon
Keep your friend’s phone ready for action. A portable phone charger will save them from missing the perfect shot, getting lost, or not being able to get the number of the cute guy sitting next to them because their phone died. These are seriously life savers.
13. Quick Dry Towel
Try this L.L. Bean quick Dry Towel for $26.95
No one likes hauling around a wet towel after a visit to the beach or a stay in a hostel. A lightweight quick dry towel is the perfect way to save space and keep everything else dry.
14. Travel Photos
These printed squares are only $12 for a set of 24. The website, Social Print Studio also has a ton of cute printed gifts available.
Stalk your friends Instagram account or Facebook and find and print their best travel photos. Feeling really crafty? Turn them into a scrap book. Your friend is sure to love the time, effort, and thought that went into this gift.
15. An Experience
Has your friend been talking about how excited they are to see or do something particular at their next destination? Look up the cost of that Vespa tour they are raving about, or the price to rent snorkeling gear, or visit an art museum. They will be thinking about you the entire time.
Happy shopping! What are some of your favorite travel related gifts?
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