Holiday Gift Guide: What To Get For Every Type Of Traveler

Wondering what to get your travel-obsessed friend – or maybe yourself – for the holidays? Check out Jessie on a Journey’s annual holiday gift guide for innovative inspiration based on your giftee’s travel type:

For The Techie Traveler

Drake Laptop Tote by Hex

The Drake Laptop Tote by Hex is the perfect gift for any traveler who wants to look stylish while keeping their electronics safe and warm. While the spacious interior allows you enough room to pack for a weekend getaway, the wool exterior and many pockets keeps gadgets secure and unaffected by the cold. Bonus: It’s waterproof!

For our full review, click here. The Drake Laptop Tote by Hex is $79.95. Click here to purchase.

For The Professional Travel Photographer

Capture Camera Clip System by Peak Design

The Capture Camera Clip System by Peak Design is the perfect holiday gift for your professional photographer friends who are sick of carrying their cameras around their necks and want to make their photography experience more efficient. To put it simply, the product is a versatile camera mount that allows your camera to be secured to any strap on your body. For example, if you want to secure it to your belt that’s perfectly fine. When you’re ready to photograph, simply press a button and the camera slides out. Additionally, the product is extremely sturdy, so you don’t have to worry about your camera smashing to the ground.

The Capture Camera Clip System is $79.99. Click here to purchase.

For The Trendy Traveler

Hot Iron Holster

The Hot Iron Holster is perfect for any of your more girly traveling friends who like to keep their hot hair appliances organized. It’s a heat-resistant silicone pocket that adheres to any flat, dry surface and won’t melt, burn or leave marks on your sink. It’s also great for anyone who just wants a detachable container to keep small items.

For our full review on the Hot Iron Holster click here. Hot Iron Holsters are $24.95 and come in white, black, pink and purple. Click here to purchase.

For The Roaming Java Head

Jiva Coffee Cubes

Jiva Coffee Cubes are made of just two ingredients: Colombian coffee and panela. For travelers who hate trying to find a good cup of coffee on the road, these cubes come individually wrapped and will allow you to have gourmet Colombian coffee on the go. They’re also pre-sweetened, so no need to find sugar. Unbleached and unrefined, the cubes also have five times more minerals than brown sugar and 50 times more than white sugar, so you can feel good about what you’re drinking. This is also great for backpackers who don’t want to waste the valuable space they have in their bag.

Jiva Coffee Cubes come in classic and mocha and cost $14.99 for 24 cubes. Click here to purchase.

For The Nomadic Wino

VinniBag

VinniBag is a new alternative to bubble wrap and ziplocks. These reusable travel bags protect against leakage and impact, are designed to meet all TSA requirements and won’t react to high altitudes and and temperature fluctuations. While you can really store anything you’d like in the bags, they’re perfect for those who want to transport bottles of wine. Simply insert the bottle, inflate the bag just enough to keep the bottle stable, pull on the bag’s corners to flatten the seal, tightly roll the bag and tighten the strap and finish inflating. Ta-da! Your wine will travel safe and sound.

Vinnibag is $28. Click here to purchase.

For The Music-Loving Vagabond

PS 20 Noise-Canceling Earphones by Phiaton

While large headsets can be bulky, ear buds generally don’t do much to keep away outside noise. That’s where PS 20 Noise-Canceling Earphones by Phiaton come into play. The earphones come with built-in noise cancellation technology that actually works. Additionally, they’re comfortable, stay in place (our biggest annoyance with ear buds) and have excellent sound quality. Now, your music-loving vagabond can listen to his/her tunes in peace, without the background noise of crying babies on a plane.

PS 20 Noise-Canceling Earphones are $121.78 (on sale from $129.00). Click here to purchase.

For The Sleepy Traveler

The Ostrich Pillow

We just had to put our favorite invention of the year on this list. Yes, it looks absolutely ridiculous; however, the Ostrich Pillow is actually very useful. For anytime you’re on the go and want to take a quick and comfortable nap without everyone staring at you, this item will come in handy. Just check out the user in the photo above. Whether you’re on a plane, train or just hanging out in a park, you can sleep sound in your Ostrich Pillow. If you can’t picture your traveling friend wearing a fluffy pillow mask, you can always opt for the practical Phillips Wake-up Light.

The Ostrich Pillow is $99. Click here to purchase.

For The Fit And Trim Wayfarer

UP by Jawbone

While the company had some issues last year with the product, they’ve now introduced a new and improved version of UP by Jawbone. It’s an app and a bracelet system that tracks your sleep, mood, calories burned, distance moved, activity intensity and food and calorie intake. Other features include acting as a trainer and telling you when you haven’t moved in awhile and when you’ve completed your sleep cycle and also offers insight into certain day-to-day lifestyle patterns. Best of all, it’s durable, flexible, comfortable and even water-resistant.

UP is $129.99 and comes in small, medium or large. Click here to purchase.

For Every Traveler

Clever Travel Companion

Personally, Clever Travel Companion is my most prized travel possession. I have the underwear, tank top and long johns, and don’t travel without them. The garments contain hidden pockets, allowing travelers to store valuables like credit cards, electronics and money without the worry of strangers knowing you’re carrying them. It also alleviates the need to carry a purse or backpack. Moreover, if someone were to pickpocket you you would definitely notice, as they would have to either reach into your shirt or pants to get to the unseen pockets.

To see our full review on the Clever Travel Companion Long John’s With Pockets click here. Prices range from $23 to $29.90, depending on the apparel piece. Click here to purchase.

Belated Gift: For The iPhoneographer

Outride by Morphie

Outride by Morphie is an innovative gadget that turns your iPhone into a wide-angle point of view video camera. Choose between a variety of mounts – bike, surfboard or skateboard – as well as a waterproof casing with high-impact protection. To put it simply, you can turn your iPhone into a GoPro for a fraction of the cost. There’s also a compatible app that allows users to easily share their footage.

Note: The Outride is not on the market yet, but is set to come out any day now. It will cost about $130. Click here to enter your email to be told when it’s ready. Just tell your giftee it’s worth the wait.

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