Gift Guide

Gift Guide, Day 16 – Nigel Nomates photo taking

Gift Guide, Day 16 – Nigel Nomates photo taking

Traveling alone but want to taunt your friends back home with awesome Facebook photos? Maybe the QuikPod Handheld Tripod can help. This nifty little tripod comes complete with a handle and mirror so you can hold the camera away from you, aim and shoot a decent picture of yourself while not giving away your...

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Gift Guide: Day 14 – It’s not what you give but how you give it

Gift Guide: Day 14 – It’s not what you give but how you give it

If the gift is about the person receiving it, how you give it properly deflects attention back to you — the giver. And isn’t that what Christmas is all about? We mean, you took the time to spend a few minutes online AND you even plugged in your family’s address AND a credit card...

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Gift Guide, Day 11: Going gorilla

Gift Guide, Day 11: Going gorilla

Tired of trying to prop your camera up against the ledge while the timer blinks off and shoots a picture of the back of your head? Worried each time you ask some stranger to take your picture if you’ll ever see your camera again? But, who wants to carry a tripod? Small enough to...

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Gift Guide, Day 7: Spooky Blue Light Box

Gift Guide, Day 7: Spooky Blue Light Box

Hocus pocus or solid science? Who knows? Who cares? If this little blue light box says it can battle jet lag, a hipster should not delay in scribbling one down on his/her wish list. Either that, or live with that turned-inside-out-not-sure-what-month-it-is feeling that only jet lag can bring. Here’s the deal. Experts say light...

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Gift Guide Day 6, A photo with Santa

Gift Guide Day 6, A photo with Santa

So you’re flying with your kids and you missed your chance to put your child in Santa’s lap for that fabulous holiday photo. Well, Southwest has talked Santa into parking his sled near an airport near you — and none of these reindeer delays will go against the airline’s on time arrival or departure...

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Gift Guide, Day 5: Teeny, Tiny Toothbrush



Gift Guide, Day 5: Teeny, Tiny Toothbrush



Moagy mouth. It’s the worse breath of the day. After one too many cups of coffee, we’ve all had that blech mouth feeling. Wouldn’t it be nice to freshen up right there in your seat, without a cumbersome trip to the loo, a cup, water, spitting? The Colgate Wisp is a mini toothbrush with...

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Gift Guide, Day 4: Mommy’s Little Helper

Gift Guide, Day 4: Mommy’s Little Helper

Ms. TomTom never calls you a dumbass when you miss a turn. Instead, she simply does her best to get you back on track. If you’ve gone too far, she’ll happily devise an alternate route. No name calling involved. The GO 2405 and GO 2505 are brand new to the TomTom family of navigation...

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Gift Guide, Day 3: Got Kettle? Coffee Coming Up!

Gift Guide, Day 3:  Got Kettle? Coffee Coming Up!

There I was, hunched over the kettle in a tiny room in the only hotel in Burshtyn, Ukraine, waiting for the boil and thanking my lucky stars that I tossed a couple of Starbucks VIA instant coffee packets into my suitcase. I’m not a caffeine freak, but going without a decent cup while traveling...

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Gift Guide, Day 2: Pocket, Pocket, Who Needs More Pockets?

Gift Guide, Day 2:  Pocket, Pocket, Who Needs More Pockets?

Check the backpack. Check the jacket. Check the backpack again. Where in the hell is that e-ticket? Where’s my passport? Did I get a boarding pass yet? Put that frantic search for life’s most important items (at least in an airport) to an end with a snappy little vest that will teach you a...

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Gift Guide: Day 1; Nothing to wine about

Gift Guide: Day 1; Nothing to wine about

So we’re starting up our Hipster Travel Gift Guide for you for the second year in a row — and this time, we’re running it for 30 days. We know times are tough and we hope you can collect more than a few ideas from us for finding that just right gift for that...

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