8 stocking fillers for travellers

Where to start? Travellers can be tricky to buy for at Christmas. Don’t miss our top eight stocking fillers for great ideas to help keep their wanderlust at bay

09 December 2011

1. Make your mark on the world

Watch your travel itch convert to a scratch with Stanfords’ world scratch map. Revealing the world at your fingertips, this wall map is the perfect stocking filler for both young and old travel buffs. As you visit new and different places, scratch those regions off to reveal a multi-coloured version of the world, trip by trip. Plus use it as the perfect planner to decide where to head next.

From mini-globes to travel journals and accessories… While picking up the scratch maps, why not take a look at the other exciting stocking fillers Stanfords has to offer?

2. Photo flickbook

Share your favourite memories with your loved ones with this fun, flickable present. Bob Books now offers a flickbook that you can flip through to watch and relive your favourite videos, pic by pic. It couldn’t be simpler: upload a video to Bob Books’ website and they’ll do the rest!

Wanderlust readers can receive an exclusive 10% discount on all Bob Books’ products. Simply enter promotional code WANDERLUST at the check out.

3. Power up on the move

What should a traveller do if their power drains while they’re on the move? Slip the Powerchimp+ into their stocking to ensure their devices never run out of juice.

It charges mobile phones, iPods, cameras – you name it there’ll be an adaptor for it. To recharge, simply attach it to a computer in a hotel or cafe – while you’re recharging your own batteries. The Powerchimp also works as an in-car charger and can be left plugged into the car’s cigarette lighter, even when it’s not in use, without draining the car’s battery.

The kit comes with several adaptors – carrying a whole host of different chargers for all your devices can become a thing of the past.

To add to the Christmas cheer, Wanderlust readers can receive an exclusive discount on all PowerTraveller products. Enter ‘WANDERLUST’ to receive 10% off your next purchase.

4. Explore the epic Antarctic

We’re not talking about the actual Antarctic… That wouldn’t quite fit into even the biggest of Christmas stockings! The Natural History Museum is hosting a unique and revealing exhibition highlighting Scott’s Last Expedition.

100 years have passed since the Captain’s last journey to the continent and this exhibition is set to reunite real artefacts used by Scott and his team on the 1910-1913 expedition. Visitors to the exhibition can walk around a life-size replica of Scott’s base-camp, which still survives in Antarctica.

So stuff a traveller’s stocking with tickets to the powerful and moving exhibition, opening early next year.

5. Wanderlust digital subscription

For the true traveller who’s always on the move or for the expat who’s settled somewhere more exotic, Wanderlust offers digital subscriptions that can be accessed from anywhere in the world.

Magazines can be read cover to cover on a PC, Mac, iPad or even an Android supporting device.

The subscription not only gives access to the current issues but enables readers to re-read any issues published in the past as well. Be warned: it may inspire more travel.

And a little extra…

We know this is a bit too big for a stocking, but what better way to excite a travel junkie than to give them a subscription to Wanderlust? A year’s subscription will put-you-out only £24 but includes eight issues of the inspirational magazine, a FREE copy of Mark Carwardine’s Ultimate Wildlife Experiences (worth £25) and a FREE £50 travel voucher to use with over 20 UK tour operators.

Place your order by Monday 12 December to ensure that the first issue, personalised message and book will be waiting under the tree on Christmas morning.

6. Wrap up this winter

Whether you’re heading off to see the northern lights, following in the footsteps of the Frozen Planet crew, or enduring a chilly British winter, stay warm with top-notch accessories from Rohan.

The Microgrid Multi provides all the insulation you need – three ways to keep warm but all in one. In freezing conditions you can wear the Microgrid Multi as a balaclava. When it’s not quite so cold, you can fold the hood in on itself to make a fleece hat, or you can wear it as a neck gaiter.

Wherever you’re heading – if it’s a cold commute or an adventure abroad – you shouldn’t leave home without one.

PLUS Wanderlust readers get an exclusive 10% off Rohan products – just enter WL37 into the coupon code box to start saving.

7. A mini travel planner

Choosing where to take your next BIG trip can be a tough decision to make. Nab a Times Mini Atlas of the World this year and take travel inspiration with you wherever you go. Handy, easy to use and – most importantly – its tiny size means you can use it on the go.

Getting an atlas, of epic proportions, off the shelf every time you want to look up or research a prospective destination can be a bit of a bore. Snap up one of a smaller size for constant travel inspiration.

8. Smart gloves

While we all love our touch-screen gadgets, no-one likes having to take off their gloves, every time your want to use your phone. Wrap up a pair of smart touch gloves so they can use their touch phone or smart tablet while still keeping their hands toasty warm.

The North Face’s Etip gloves (sizes available for both men and women) have an MP3 player click-wheel functionality and lets you enjoy hassle-free touchscreen device control.

Nomad Travel currently has the gloves available in Moonlight Ivory and Black for women and Granite and Black for men. Don’t forget, Wanderlust readers receive 10% off Nomad products online and in store – just use discount code WLUST11.

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