Believe it or not, the holidays are quickly approaching. I’ve already seen a few holiday lights and Christmas trees in our neighborhood, which means it’s time to get moving on the holiday planning- flights, and otherwise. With the off and on warm temps we typically have in SoCal, it always feels like the holidays sneak up.
We’ve already posted our ‘Gift Guide for Baby Traveler,’ so here’s the follow up holiday gift guide for the frequent traveler in your life, with or without a baby along for the ride. If you’re in the market for luggage, in addition to travel accessories, you can check out CET’s full rundown on her luggage picks over at Cruising Altitude.
Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones
These headphones don’t need much of an explanation or recommendation. They’ve been the gold standard in the noise-canceling industry for years, through several incarnations. They block a lot of the ambient cabin noise, making it easy to listen to music or hear your television. One downside is they can be bulky when trying to sleep, so luckily, they now also offer an earbud style.
Whether you ascribe to the idea that compression helps prevent DVT or not, these socks are great for flying! They aren’t as tight as some athletic compression socks which makes them comfortable to wear all day, and they provide support, as well as keep your feet comfortably warm. CET loves them for long flights and will typically pack a couple pairs if she is traveling for multiple days.
What’s great about these shoes is that they are undeniably pack-able. They’re light, and flatten so they don’t take up much space in your suitcase. While they aren’t making the exact pair CET has anymore, these are the ‘new model.’
CET has used this for years, and finds it’s great for keeping all her cords organized. Her SmartCharger fits in it, as well as phone chargers, extra usb cords, power strips, converters, and anything else. If you don’t have enough electronics in your carry-on to need all the space, you can also pack just about anything you can think of in the elastic straps, and they’ll keep it organized and accessible for you. Fits easily in the seatback pocket.
This little brick comes in handy all the time while traveling when you don’t have easy access to an outlet. It will charge any device with a USB cord, and has about enough in it to charge up your phone. We’ve used it to charge our phones and CET’s wireless headphones, among other things. It also works as a back up charger in the stroller at home when you forget to plug in your phone before a long walk.
Once again, we use this on just about every trip. It’s great for when we want to charge both our phones at the same time and there is only one free outlet, both in the airport, and hotels. It charges plenty of things at once, since it has 3 regular plugs, and two USBs in addition.
We love them! At first I was skeptical when CET started using them, but after seeing how organized her suitcase stayed and how easy it was for her to unpack at our destination, I asked for a set for myself. We’re planning on giving a few sets of these as presents this year.
Last and maybe least in price, but not popularity, Ginger candy is a sweet treat when flying. They can help sooth an upset stomach and even warm you up if you get a tad chilly on the plane. We usually have a bag of it in our carry-on.
Happy Shopping & Safe Travels!
~CR
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