1) The Brandonburg Coat by Makool Loves You – Wooly and warm and perfect for travelling escapades!

2) Paris! Cards by Darling Clementine – Oh so sweet! The perfect gift for your wanderlusting friends & family.

3) Duluth Utility Pack by Inventory – This cute pack has an air of the past about it so you can feel like you’re on an adventure when you’re just going to school or work.

There’s a new addition to my Christmas wishlist… It’s the new Mr & Mrs Smith Guidebook to Australia and New Zealand!

We all know that the Smiths are the people to turn to when it comes to luxury accommodation. Their stable of hotels stretches all around the world, and they offer great discounts and deals on arrival.

I can’t wait to see who they’re featuring in my ‘local’ region. Looks like that might even be Sal Salis on the cover, the Ningaloo Reef gem I featured last week. Thanks Smiths!

These beauties are so flexible that they fold up completely to be stowed away in a little pouch. The pouch expands to become a handy tote. If that’s not a space-saving, holiday-friendly invention, then I don’t know what is!

FlexiFlats come in black, pink, and silver.

Here’s the delicious national flags from Italy, Greece, South Korea, India, and Spain. See more of these beauties here.

Found via Wide Open Spaces

I’ll be up and at ‘em again next Monday.

xoxo

Ningaloo Reef, safari-style accommodation, and reclining in the lap of luxury… That’s what you’ll find at Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef, located in the stunning coastal dunes of Cape Range National Park, near Exmouth in Western Australia.

Nearby Ningaloo is an ocean paradise, perfect for diving, snorkelling, or boating with hundreds of colourful marine creatures. Parallel to the ocean are the impressive limestone ranges and gorges of Cape Range National Park.

Sal Salis will set you up in one of five luxury tents, complete with ensuite. This is as luxe as camping gets and all meals are provided by the hotel restaurant, who cook up a delightful variety of fresh local produce.

I’ve been meaning to go and swim with the whale sharks for a while. Who knows, maybe 2010 will be the year?

No one likes a travel journal that announces itself on the cover. “My Travel Journal”, it might read, and not only is that obvious, it’s boring too. I’m ready to spice things up with notebooks by Archie Grand, perfect for friend or foe, and far more condusive to writing in that typical travel journal. Be the site of intrigue as you fashion a book emblazoned with slogans like Londoners/Fashionistas/Nobles I Met and Liked. Or even Lovers/Wives/Husbands I Had and Liked. Plus, the notebooks promise “160 blank pages of unspoiled creativity”. That’s what I’m talking about.

Never travel without a gadget or two? You shouldn’t! But you also shouldn’t crowd up your luggage with superfluous gadgets you’ll never use (we’ve all been there). Here’s some of the best little gadgets that will make your travel experience a whole lot smoother without wasting space…

1) Have iPod, will travel, right? Don’t forget to make things a whole lot easier with a USB power adaptor that plugs right into the wall. Spice things up for multiple USB devices with a multi-USB wall plug. It’s the way of the future!

2) Chargers are no use without power adaptors. If you’ve visiting multiple countries in one trip, or if you’re planning to, it’s worth investing in one of these world travel adaptors that contains multiple plug options in the one gadget. Love it.

3) Having your luggage searched is part of being a travelista. These TSA compliant locks enable authorised airport security teams to unlock your luggage without having to destroy your lock completely. A coloured indicator on the lock will let you know if/when your bag has been searched.

1) Need to charge your phone, camera, and iPod simultaneously? Have no fear! A little power board (like this one from Belkin) will go a long way, so if you’re a traveller who needs their gadgets, stow one in your carry-on.

2) Many travel guides will tell you that you’re going to need a torch. I’ve never needed one, but it certainly could come in handy if you need to find something/read in the dark. I’ve never needed an alarm clock either (I use my phone). But if I was ever in the market for either, I’d go for both with this torch/alarm-clock hybrid from Korjo.

3) Now that we’re in the digital age of cameras, a USB drive can come in handy for saving photos/documents when you’re moving from one web cafe to another.

1) Can’t imagine living without your hair-dryer? You don’t have to, thanks to Korjo’s fold-away hair-dryer. I promise, they are itsy-bitsy!

2) Travelling with friends or family? Share your music/movies with this Share Kit. It includes an extra set of headphone, a jack with two inputs, and a handy airplane adaptor.

3) Last but not least, if you need to stay wrinkle-free but can’t steer clear of unfriendly fabrics, then ditch the iron for this baby. This wrinkle free travel spray will make your clothes smooth and wearable, and it’s only 3 oz.

It’s a pretty distracting thought.

*What else has been claimed as the eighth wonder? The list includes the Grand Canyon, the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal, and the Empire State Building.

photos by: vitch, f0rbe5, big frank, & adymace

This week’s Wise Words come from a collection of 40 Top Travel Tips put together by Gourmet Traveller. I wish I’d thought of this one before. On our last trip overseas, my boyfriend’s luggage went missing twice and he was stuck without clothes for a couple of days. It was not ideal…

“When travelling with your spouse or partner, split the contents of each suitcase so that you have some of their items and they have some of yours. Then, if one of your suitcases goes missing, you will have enough clothing to get by.”
- Lorraine Sharp, managing director, Insight Vacations Australia