More Gifts for the Traveler

We’ve already noted a number of books that could make fine gifts for the traveler in your life. (For more book ideas, see World Hum contributor Jerry V. Haines’s suggestions in Sunday’s Washington Post, or, for classic narrative titles, our list of the top 30 travel books.) But what if—gasp—the traveler you have in mind doesn’t want more books? Worry not. We have ideas. For starters, consider a T-shirt featuring one of the New Yorker’s many travel-related cartoons, such as the class-conscious one pictured here. Perusing the cartoons is good fun, even if you’re not in the market for a shirt. How can you not love this one in which a flight attendant announces to passengers, “Ladies and gentlemen, is there a bankruptcy attorney on board?” If you place a T-shirt rush order by tomorrow, you can still ensure pre-Christmas delivery.

If a New Yorker cartoon isn’t up your alley, Hub Wear makes custom T-shirts featuring your favorite airports’ three-letter codes. If your favorite route is Los Angeles to Chicago O’Hare, for example, order a shirt that boldy announces, “LAX ORD.”

Bonus: The shirts have subtle frequent-flier snob appeal; only serious travelers will fully appreciate them.

Finally, for the female traveler, there are Passport Panties.

What? You’ve never heard of Passport Panties? You obviously aren’t keeping up with the bustling frilly travel undergarment industry. The good people at Passport Panties will be happy to explain. (Click on “company biography” to get the basics, then “shop” to make a purchase.)

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