Gifts for the traveller
Ask any frequent traveller and they’ll tell you life on the road sounds a lot more glamorous than it actually is. But give them the right gift this holiday season and you can go a long way to restoring the fun and adventure of travel.
Stay hydrated on the road with light, bright, colourful BKR glass bottles. They have a chemical-free silicone sleeve and are lightweight, leak free and dishwasher safe. Plus part of the cost of each bottle supports initiatives that combat the global water crisis. $35 each at Holt Renfrew (www. holtrenfrew.com).
Wouldn’t it be great to have a camera that was waterproof, shockproof, dustproof and freeze-proof, that fit in your purse or pocket, and still took great photos? That’s just what Fujifilm has created with the FinePix XP50. It has a wideangle, five-times optical zoom lens, a bright LCD screen with anti-reflective coating, a rechargeable battery and HD video. Plus it comes in cool colours of green, orange, blue and silver. $179.95; see www. fujifilm.ca for stores.
There’s no question that an e-reader or iPad is a practical gadget on the road. Now you can add a romantic retro appeal with an Out of Print case. These novelty cases look and feel like a well-read classic book — The Great Gatsby, perhaps, or Moby-Dick. Plus your gift for your favourite traveller will provide another gift for someone a world away: For each case sold, a book will be donated to an African community in need. Gatsby e-reader case $55; Moby Dick iPad case $60 at Holt Renfrew (www.holtrenfrew.com).
Make a hotel room feel more like home with one of Diptyque’s luxuriously scented candles. The French fragrance house is known for its exquisite ingredients and exotic scents, which can bring a whiff of sophistication to stuffy accommodation. $82 at Holt Renfrew (www.holterenfrew.com).
For the woman traveller with a certain glamorous yet businesslike style, there’s Tiffany’s Amelia tote bag by designers Richard Lambertson and John Truex. It comes in camel leopard print hair calf or plush espresso suede with patent leather trim. It’s big enough to hold a laptop, and chic enough to go to dinner. Plus the collection has a range of wallets, pochettes and card cases for all those important travel documents. The totes retail for $1,100 to $1,300 at Tiffany stores or through www.tiffany.ca.