By Carissa Bluestone and Shannon Kelly
Whether your friends and family are jetsetters or armchair travellers, you’re bound to find something on our list of gifts that they’d love.
See our 50 travel picks in gadgets, gear, accessories, apparel and just plain fun.
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- <span style="color: #990000;">GIFT OF TRAVEL |</span> <a href="http://www.where.ca/index.php/blog/plugged-in/5-translation-app-review/">Translation apps</a> are all well and good, but they won’t have you speaking like a native. <a href="http://www.rosettastone.com/">Rosetta Stone’s system</a> is much-lauded, and with interactive software and online tutoring, it’s as close to immersion as you can get at home.<br /> From $179
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- Rosetta Stone Language-Learning Software
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- <span style="color: #990000;">GIFT OF TRAVEL |</span> Often, the biggest obstacle to travel is airfare. Offset someone’s next trip with an <a href="http://www.aircanadavacations.com/en/ideas/activities/suggestions/recommendations/promotions/Gift-Certificates-/17807#">Air Canada Vacations gift certificate</a>, which can also be used to book hotels, car rentals and any other Air Canada travel deals.<br /> From $5
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- <span style="color: #990000;">GIFT OF TRAVEL |</span> The <a href="http://www.royalcanadianpacific.com/rockiesexperience.html">Rockies Experience</a>, a 6-day/5-night hop between various National Parks, capped with a helicopter tour of mountain peaks, sleeping in a wood-panelled stateroom, is the ultimate train tour.<br /> From $5,800
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- Royal Canadian Rockies Experience
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- <span style="color: #990000;">GIFT OF TRAVEL |</span> Some of the most sought-after wildlife viewing in the world is in Canadians’ (theoretical) backyard. <a href="http://www.nathab.com/polar-bear-tours/">Tour the polar bear habitat</a> near Churchill, Manitoba, via Polar Rover, helicopter and dogsled.<br /> From $4,995
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- Natural Habitat Adventures Polar Bear Tour
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- <span style="color: #990000;">GIFT OF TRAVEL |</span> Among our <a href="http://www.where.ca/index.php/blog/slideshow/12-canadian-helicopter-tours/attachment/ape-lake/">favourite helicopter tours</a> in Canada, <a href="http://www.aberdeenheli.com/Tourism/index.php">Aberdeen Helicopters</a> offers stunning passes over the Hart and Dezaiko Ranges, the Fraser River and Fort George Canyon.<br /> From $125
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- Aberdeen Helicopter Tour
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- <span style="color: #990000;">GIFT OF TRAVEL |</span> Give the family something to look forward to once the holidays are over and the snows melt. <a href="http://www.gadventures.com/new/north-america/">G Adventures</a>, a leader in sustainable tourism, offers two-week Canadian and North American tours full of hikes, rafting trips and hot-springs soaks.<br /> From $1,649
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- Tour with G Adventures
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- <span style="color: #990000;">GIFT OF TRAVEL |</span> Make the great outdoors a little more accessible with a <a href="http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/voyage-travel/carte-pass/intro.aspx">Parks Canada annual pass</a>, covering admission to 27 parks and 77 National Historic Sites.<br /> From $67.70
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- Annual Parks Canada Pass
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- Torngat Mountains National Park. Photo courtesy of Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism.
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- <span style="color: #990000;">FUN |</span> Original—not reproduction—vintage Canadian (and global) travel posters featuring Canadian Pacific Railway tours or popular early 20th-century resort destinations, are available from Canadian company <a href="http://www.idesirevintageposters.com/travel.html">I Desire Vintage Posters</a>, which ships worldwide. For cheaper reproduction posters (from about $19), try <a href="http://www.allposters.ca/gallery.asp?CID=590336ACCDC64CD4887BC3712DBC817D&&startat=/gallery.asp&startat=%2Fgetthumb.asp&txtSearch=vintage+canada+travel&CID=D235219FCB2F411A98953DF206AED82C">AllPosters.ca</a>.<br /> $200-$8,500 for I Desire Vintage Posters originals
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- <span style="color: #990000;">FUN |</span> A cool twist on marking your travels with pushpins, this <a href="http://www.uncommongoods.com/product/scratch-map">world map</a> reveals patches of color after you scratch off the places you’ve visited.<br /> $24
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- Scratch-Off Map
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- <span style="color: #990000;">FUN |</span> Moleskine travel journals have five themed sections for planning and plenty of blank pages for cafe musings. The <a href="http://www.moleskineus.com/mbg0147-moleskine-travel-gift-box-set.html">travel gift box</a> includes a journal and two luggage tags. To up the ante, include a specially designed pen.<br /> $49.95 gift box; 14.95 pen
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- Moleskine Travel Box
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- <span style="color: #990000;">FUN |</span> If you never did that cross-country road trip you can still live out your fantasy—and your childhood—by building this <a href="http://shop.lego.com/en-CA/Volkswagen-T1-Camper-Van-10220">classic '62 Volkswagen camper van</a> made from 1,333 pieces of LEGO. The details, down to the side air vents, fold-away bed and rear engine, are astounding. Try virtually before you buy with this <a href="http://www.fbtb.net/2011/10/11/10220-t1-camper-van-time-lapse-build/">time-lapse video</a>.<br /> $129.99
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- LEGO Volkswagen T1 Camper Van
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- <span style="color: #990000;">FUN |</span> These <a href="http://www.flapjacktoys.com/ ">kooky retro luggage tags</a>—Mexican wrestlers, sushi rolls, Atari joysticks—make suitcases stand out on the conveyor belt, and are great stocking stuffers. Also available from <a href="http://www.flight001.com/all-products/luggage-tags.html">Flight 001</a>.<br /> $12
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- FlapJack Toys Luggage Tags
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- <span style="color: #990000;">FUN |</span> This Japanese-made, two-tone beauty from Mjölk, a trendy Toronto-based Scandinavian-goods shop, is a <a href="http://store.mjolk.ca/index.php?product=360&shop=1">globe for grown-ups</a>. It may be a little minimalist in information for some, but it won’t clash with anything in your study.<br /> From $98
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- Nendo Globe
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- <span style="color: #990000;">FUN |</span> Tired of Mad Libs and license plate bingo? Try this <a href="http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3972/the-settlers-of-catan-travel-edition">compact version</a> of the popular strategy board game, Settlers of Catan. The packable Portable Edition is most like the original, but the Catan Dice Game is easier to play en route.<br /> $28 for Portable Edition
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- Settlers of Catan Portable Edition
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- <span style="color: #990000;">FUN |</span> Sipping directly from a flask is so gauche—a funnel and telescoping shot glasses in Uncommon Goods' <a href="http://www.uncommongoods.com/product/mini-travel-bar">Mini Travel Bar</a> ensure that whether you’re pouring into crystal or plastic cups, your cocktails will be precise.<br /> $59.50
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- Mini Travel Bar
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- <span style="color: #990000;">APPAREL |</span> Men’s fashion mags have taken a shine to <a href="http://www.mauijim.com/freight-trains-4712.html">these shades</a>, and we can see why: Polarized, water-resistant lenses, snug rubber tips and nose pads, and chic, “Hawaii Five-O” style. (They make ‘em for women, too, along with the similar but smaller-framed <a href="http://www.mauijim.com/coconuts-4420.html">Coconuts</a>.)<br /> $339
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- Maui Jim Freight Train Sunglasses
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- <span style="color: #990000;">APPAREL |</span> The tips of <a href="http://www.fivepointgloves.com/">Etre’s cute wool gloves</a> are woven with conductive material that makes them touchscreen compatible.<br /> From $64
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- Etre Fivepoint Gloves
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- <span style="color: #990000;">APPAREL |</span> This <a href=”http://www.scottevest.com/v3_store/New_Travel_Vest.shtml”>travel vest</a> has 22 pockets, but manages to look sleek and fairly hip. Goodies include earbud conduits, magnetic closures and at least one pocket big enough for a Kindle.<br /> $100
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- <span style="color: #990000;">APPAREL |</span> Eco-friendly clothier Nau isn’t just into saving the planet—they’re into saving suitcase space, too. The <a href="http://www.nau.com/womens/categories/mobile/chrysalis-dress-606W01.html">Chyrsalis Dress</a> is a jacket, a shell and a sleeveless summer dress all in one. Change with the weather, or just with a whim.<br /> $225
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- Nau Chrysalis Dress
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- <span style="color: #990000;">APPAREL |</span> These <a href="http://www.corsocomoshoes.com/shop/collection/ballasox">ballet flats</a> are so flexible you can fold them in half and they have more cushioning than the average packable flat. With two dozen colors to choose from, you could fit a week’s worth of shoes into one carry-on.<br /> $60
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- Corso Como Ballasox Flats
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- <span style="color: #990000;">FUN |</span> Military scientists sure know how to make a <a href="http://www.hammacher.com/Product/Default.aspx?sku=81315&promo=Sports-Leisure-Outdoor-Fun&catid=231">beach mat</a>: The one-way polyurethane weave filters sand that blows in on the breeze while preventing the sand you’re sitting on from permeating. The thing’s probably indestructible and not bad-looking considering its practical origins.<br /> $69.95
- Sandless Beach Mat
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- <span style="color: #990000;">ACCESSORIES |</span> <a href="http://www.dodocase.com/products/dodocase-for-ipad2">DODOcase’s covers</a> are hand made using book-binding techniques and they do indeed resemble hardcovers or large Moleskine notebooks when closed. Plus, that rigid cover flips over to create a stand. Available for iPad and iPad2.<br /> From $59.95
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- <span style="color: #990000;">ACCESSORIES |</span> Forget those bean bags, what you need is a neck brace made of memory foam. The <a href="http://www.cabeautravel.com/products/evolution-pillow-grey.html">Evolution</a> keeps your head from flopping around too much, clips in place, and it has a pocket to hold your iPod.<br /> $34.99
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- Cabeau Evolution Pillow
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- Looking for a travel dryer that won’t singe your scalp? Sephora’s super-light, folding <a href="http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P271697&categoryId=B70">T3 Featherweight Journey</a> hair dryer uses a bunch of trademarked technologies to dry hair quickly and evenly.<br /> $130
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- T3 Featherweight Journey Hair Dryer
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- <span style="color: #990000;">ACCESSORIES |</span> Keep jewelry, wallets, and other valuables from a sad fate behind the hotel’s bureau with this <a href="http://www.brookstone.com/Leather-Travel-Valet-Tray?bkiid=SubCategory_Travel_Travel_Comfort_Accessories_Travel_Valet_Trays|SubCategoryWidget|573840p&catId=L3_TravelValet|L2_TravelComfort|L1_Travel">leather valet tray</a> which packs flat and assembles easily.<br /> $39.95
- Royce Travel Valet Tray
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- <span style="color: #990000;">ACCESSORIES |</span> Tea and coffee stay hot for hours in this sleek little <a href="http://www.davidstea.com/accessories/travel-mugs-2/timolino-travel-mug-with-infuser">stainless-steel tumbler</a> with loose-leaf tea infuser, from Montreal-based company David’s Tea. It comes in three colours online (some additional colours in store).<br /> $29.50
- Timolino Travel Mug
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- <span style="color: #990000;">ACCESSORIES |</span> Wrangle your electronics, adapters and cords, or any other items causing carry-on chaos, with one of 15 different <a href="http://www.cocooninnovations.com/cat_info.php?cat_id=61">GRID-IT organizers</a>.<br /> From $14.99
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- GRID-IT Organizing System
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- <span style="color: #990000;">ACCESSORIES |</span> Being 8 miles from a trailhead or stuck on an airplane is no excuse for poor oral hygiene with these battery-powered <a href="http://www.flight001.com/slim-sonic-toothbrush.html">lightweight, compact toothbrushes</a>.<br /> $16
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- Slim Sonic Toothbrush
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- <span style="color: #990000;">LUGGAGE |</span> Keep the spoils of your winery tour safe or ensure the private jet is properly stocked with this <a href="http://www.winecruzer.com/">heavily armored wine carrier</a>. Secure two bottles in a briefcase or up to eight in a wheeled carrier.<br /> From $145
- WineCruzer Wine Luggage
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- <span style="color: #990000;">LUGGAGE |</span> <em>Outside</em> magazine submitted this <a href="http://www.patagonia.com/ca/product/black-hole-duffel-120l?p=49350-0-155">water-resistant duffel</a> to a three-day whitewater-rafting trip and it passed the test. We like that it doesn't make excuses for being entirely utilitarian, with a no-fuss look, padded shoulder straps and multiple handles.<br /> $165
- Patagonia Black Hole Duffel
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- <span style="color: #990000;">LUGGAGE |</span> For those who detest froufrou or plasticky toiletry kits, this <a href="http://www.flight001.com/all-products/toiletry-bags/toiletry-tote-black.html">neoprene bag</a> keeps bottles upright and sits equally well in suitcases or backpacks.<br /> $24
- Photo courtesy of Flight 001.
- Flight 001 Upright Travel Toiletry Tote
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- <span style="color: #990000;">LUGGAGE |</span> This <a href="http://www.rei.com/product/822392/burton-wheelie-gig-snowboard-bag">snowboard gig bag</a> in golf-pants plaid can accommodate multiple boards, and has sturdy zippers and replaceable wheels. (It comes in a variety of colors, including basic black.)<br /> From $129.95
- Burton Wheelie Gig Snowboard Bag
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- <span style="color: #990000;">LUGGAGE |</span> This <a href="http://intl.tumi.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11108435&prodFindSrc=paramNav">line of packable duffel bags</a> comes in various sizes—but even the largest satchel folds to the size of a small purse. The leather pockets and handles make them look more like real luggage than most packable bags.<br /> From $95
- Photo courtesy of TUMI.
- TUMI Pack-Away Duffel
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- <span style="color: #990000;">GEAR |</span> The quest for the perfect headlamp is no easy one. The <a href="http://www.fenixtactical.com/fenix-hp11.html">Fenix HP-11</a> comes pretty close, with comfortable and rugged design, seven brightness levels and a 277-lumen output—more than twice as bright as most headlamps in its price range.<br /> $64.95
- Fenix HP-11 Headlamp
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- <span style="color: #990000;">GEAR |</span> Like Wonder Woman’s jet, the transparent <a href="http://www.clearbluehawaii.com/web/category/foldable_kayaks/napali.html">Napali kayak</a> may reveal to the world when your shorts are riding up, but it’s only 26 lbs. and folds up small enough to fit into a backpack. Downside: awesomeness doesn't come cheap.<br /> $7,143
- Clear Blue Hawaii Nepali Kayak
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- <span style="color: #990000;">GEAR |</span> Surprise the skijoring or canicross enthusiast in your life with this high-tech, <a href="http://www.ruffwear.com/Omnijore-Joring-System?sc=2&category=24">flexible joring system</a> that allows Fido to pull you along. (It also works perfectly well as a hands-free leash for more leisurely strolls.)<br /> $149.95
- Photo ©Ben Moon 201
- Ruffwear Omnijore Joring System
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- <span style="color: #990000;">GEAR |</span> Most folding bikes have unicycle-size wheels that force riders to pedal like crazy and that, frankly, look silly. Montague folding bikes (mountain and road varieties) have standard-size wheels and a sleek look.<br /> $1,199
- Montague Navigator Folding Bicycle
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- <span style="color: #990000;">GEAR |</span> Either a revelation or a very expensive gag gift, this <a href="http://www.hammacher.com/Product/Default.aspx?sku=81021&promo=Travel-New-Arrivals&catid=1739">adjustable, retractable golf club</a> from Hammacher Schlemmer fits in a standard suitcase and is everything from a putter to a 9-iron. <br /> $199.95
- 33-in-1 Golf Club
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- <span style="color: #990000;">GEAR |</span> If anyone on your list doesn't have a multitool yet, your shopping is done. Leatherman is revered in the world of multitools and the <a href="http://www.leatherman.com/product/Juice_Cs4">Juice Cs4</a> is a particularly compact model with 15 tools that comes in five candy colours.<br /> $68
- Photo by Phillip Torrone.
- Leatherman Juice Cs4 Multitool
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- <span style="color: #990000;">GADGETS |</span> The <a href="http://joby.com/gorillapod/">Joby Gorillapod</a> has been around for awhile, but no other tripod can touch it for portability, flexibility (literally) and ease of use. It's a lifesaver for nighttime shooting on the fly. Models fit cameras from an iPhone to pro digital SLRs weighing up to 11 lbs.<br /> $19.95–$99.95
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- <span style="color: #990000;">GADGETS |</span> Never settle for camp stove sludge or hotel-room instant swill again with this (reasonably) <a href="http://presso.ca/">portable espresso machine</a>. The Presso only requires boiling water to produce the perfect espresso shot.<br /> $160
- Presso Nonelectric Espresso Machine
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- <span style="color: #990000;">GADGETS |</span> Stop searching for hotspots, Internet cafés and reasonable tethering plans: the <a href="http://www.novatelwireless.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=19">MiFi</a> creates a wireless hotspot—available for up to five devices simultaneously—by tapping into your cell phone’s data connection.<br /> From about $130
- MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot
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- <span style="color: #990000;">GADGETS |</span> This <a href="http://www.ecoque.com/portable-grills/12-inch-grill">fuel-efficient, stainless steel grill</a> can accommodate a range of biomass materials, and bake, fry and smoke foods. It won’t pack down enough to replace a camp stove, but it’s great for beach parties or car camping.<br /> $129
- EcoQue Portable Grill
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- <span style="color: #990000;">GADGETS |</span> The compact <a href="http://www.logiix.net/iphone/iphone-chargers/charging-cube/">Logiix Power Cube</a> allows you to charge USB-compatible devices on the go, without unpacking your laptop.<br /> $29.95
- Logiix Power Cube
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- <span style="color: #990000;">GADGETS |</span> We want everything at Photojojo (<a href=”http://www.where.ca/index.php/blog/plugged-in/mimic-a-dslr-iphone-accesories/”>case in point</a>), but this <a href="http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/iphone-lens-dial/">Lens Dial</a> most of all. The three rotating lenses—a 1.5x telephoto, 0.7x wide-angle, and 0.33x fisheye—take your iPhone photography to the next level.<br /> $249
- Photojojo iPhone Lens Dial
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- <span style="color: #990000;">GADGETS |</span> A rugged handheld GPS with a transflective screen, the <a href="http://www.magellangps.com/Products/eXploristseries/eXplorist-310-North-America">eXplorist 310</a> is perfect for outdoor adventurers. It has world maps, along with every road, trailhead and summit in North America. (For hardcore hikers check out the comprehensive but pricier <a href="http://www.magellangps.com/Products/eXploristseries/eXplorist-610-CA">eXplorist 610 Canada</a>.)<br /> $199.99
- Magellan eXplorist Handheld GPS
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- <span style="color: #990000;">GADGETS |</span> A point-and-shoot for the adventurous (or accident-prone), this <a href="http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/product.asp?product=1548">14-megapixel Olympus</a> is everything-proof, including waterproof up to 10 meters.<br /> $399.99
- Olympus Tough TG-810 Camera
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- <span style="color: #990000;">GADGETS |</span> One system provides an easy way to mount an iPad 2 to a variety of surfaces, utilizing interlocking aluminum rings. <a href="http://store.apple.com/ca/product/H6414VC/A/Vogels_RingO_Starter_Pack_for_iPad_2">Vogel's RingO</a> comes with a car mount, wall mount and table stand.<br /> $74.95
- Vogel's RingO iPad Mount
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- <span style="color: #990000;">GADGETS |</span> Noise-cancelling headphones are for amateurs—these high-quality, <a href="http://www.westonemusicproducts.com/music-products/personal-listening/cr1-earphone">custom-fitted earbuds</a> cancel out noise and take up less room in your carry-on. Ear impressions are needed, so this won’t be a surprise gift, but it’s an inventive IOU.<br /> From $289
- Westone CR1 Custom Earbuds
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- <span style="color: #990000;">GADGETS |</span> When the <a href="http://www.solio.com/chargers/solio-bolt/">Solio Bolt</a> is fully charged (which takes about a day in direct sunlight) it can charge an iPhone and then some. USB and micro-USB devices plug directly into the Bolt and the solar panels rotate. Best of all, it fits in the palm of your hand.<br /> $70
- Solio Bolt Solar Charger
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