7 must-have holiday gifts for any traveler
If you’re looking for that perfect something to get for anyone who travels – ever – after five months of round-the-world escapades, these are the seven items in our backpacks that Todd and I couldn’t do without:
The wonders of our Eee PC | Photo by Todd Berman
- Kensington all in one plug adaptor – No snap on pieces to lose, it’s almost a magic trick. You might want two.
- Silk sleep sacks – We thought we wouldn’t need these, but Todd’s mother insisted and was she ever right.
- Eee PC – Without this handy ultra-light laptop, we would probably have had a password or two stolen by now.
- Eagle Creek Pack It Cubes, full size, half size and the sac – How did we ever travel without these? Whether you use a backpack or rolling suitcase, these cubes are ridiculously helpful.
- Petzl LED Headlamp – The power’s out? You’re good. Want to stay up reading when your friends are all exhausted? No problem. The bathroom’s a squat toilet outhouse? Well, maybe you’re better off not knowing what you’re getting into.
- Canon G9 Digital Camera – When every other traveler is struggling with their bulky, heavy D-SLR, you’ll be clicking away on your 12 MP fancy G9.
- Creative Zen 8GB Portable Music Player – We’re anti-iPod, so the Zen was the best alternative on the market. Great for backing up photos too since, if it isn’t in two places, it doesn’t exist.
I’m happy to see that your laptop that you tried oh so hard to get, is still running/in your possession. You seemed worried about possibly losing it along the way and being stuck with the difficult task of ordering and having it mailed to-
Lauren Girardin
??? Somewhere Street, Eastern Hemisphere
Next to tall building.
But seriously, the PC is probably the best thing on your list of things since it lets us keep in contact, I’m sure it makes being on the road easier.
And now you’re the one advertising the creative zen, the tables are turned!