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Looking for something to give a traveler? You don’t need to give a normal guidebook and instead, can give away one of these weird travel gifts. You may even find something you want for yourself.
Some of these items are actually practical and can be used while traveling, others are travel related to use back home.
1. How to Swear Around the World
You or the receiver of this gift probably already have Google translate on your phone. But when you want to know how to say something in another language, certain phrases don’t always translate correctly. This includes swearing. To help you swear properly in several languages, this weird travel gift is a book, How to Swear Around the World is available in Kindle or paperback.
Get How to Swear Around the World book here.
2. Lego Travel Minifigures
This little Lego figurine of a hiker could be a lot of things. From something the receiver reluctantly just says thank you for, an addition to their Lego collection, or something for creative use. Take this one photographer for example. He took photos of traveling Lego minifigures taking pictures of places like London and the sunset at the coast. This is small enough to carry around and can inspire a similar project.
Get the Lego travel minifigure here.
3. Travel Patches
Most backpacks are just plain black or one single color. Add personality to a backpack with a travel patch. Normal travel patches you’ll probably see travelers have are flags from the countries the person has been to. But a weird travel gift would be a completely random patch they decorate with. Get anything from a banana to a funny alien one.
Read More: 13 Travel Patches You Need To Have On Your Backpack
4. Atlas Obscura
If you’re the type of traveler who likes to see more than just the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre while in Paris (or the equivalent in other cities worldwide), this is the guidebook for you. Atlas Obscura takes you beyond the popular tourist spots to other typically overlooked places. See how many you’ve already been to around the world, and take note of some to visit.
Get the Atlas Obscura book here.
5. World Travel Map Pin Board
A version of a scratch map, this world map pin board also does the same job but it uses pins instead of having to scratch off the top layer of a scratch map. Another difference is scratch maps typically are for tracking the places you’ve already been to. This pin board allows you to use different colored pins so you can also keep track of the places you want to visit.
Get the travel map pin board here.
6. Cork Globe
Another version of a scratch map and the pin board, this is like the pin board in a cork globe form. It does the same job as a scratch map and allows you to add a push pin to the places you’ve been to using the 50 colored push pins that come with the globe.
Get the cork globe here.
7. Burrito Blanket
Wrap yourself in a burrito while you travel. That is, a burrito blanket. This fleece tortilla blanket is soft, lightweight and 60 inches in diameter. There’s also several types of tortillas and even pizza and waffles.
Get the burrito blanket here.
8. Germ Killing Wand
This is a useful weird travel gift. Use it to sanitize things that you have to touch while you travel, like door handles, airplane seat armrests and tables and all sorts of things in a hotel room. The wand is portable and claims to kill 99% of germs.
Get the germ killing wand here.
9. Ostrich Pillow
There are so many travel pillows on the market. Don’t settle with a boring one. Get an interesting, yet functional one like this Ostrich Pillow. Slip your arm through the arm hole and rest your head on the pillow. For more about the pillow, read our Ostrich Pillow Review here.
Read More: Quirky Yet Practical: Ostrich Pillow Mini Review
10. Scooter Luggage
There’s a lot of walking to be done at airports from security to gates and different terminals. And you need to walk fast if you’re running late or making a connection. But what if there’s a way that you don’t have to walk fast? There’s scooter luggage. Get a scooter suitcase – a suitcase with an attached scooter. Read our review of the Micro Luggage.
Get a scooter luggage here.
11. Scrubba
Another useful yet kind of weird travel gift. It’s not always easy to find a washing machine while traveling. This Scrubba Wash Bag takes care of that. It’s a bag that’s a portable washing machine. Read our review of the Scrubba here.
Get the Scrubba here.
12. Inflatable Weights
For the fitness enthusiast who can’t miss weight training days, these weights can go right in the suitcase. Fill the dumbbell with water and extend the rod up to 18 inches for more handle space.
Get the travel inflatable weights here.
13. Cutlery Kit
You never know when you might need to bring your own fork, spoon, knife, or even chopsticks when you’re traveling. This kit takes care of that. In varying colors, the four piece set is dishwasher safe and BPA free in a compact case.
Get the travel cutlery kit here.
14. Diversion Safe Hair Brush
It looks like a hair brush, but it’s not. This is a practical weird travel gift that looks like a hair brush but can actually be used to store money, jewelry and small valuable items. Divert thieves from taking your valuables when they see this very real looking hair brush instead.
Get the diversion safe hair brush here.
15. Water Filter Bottle
Giving a reusable water bottle to a traveler is one step towards helping them travel more sustainably. And this LifeStraw Go Water Filter Bottle isn’t a regular water bottle. It contains a filter that removes 99.99% of bacteria, filtering any water into safe drinking water. Plus it comes in fun colors and designs.
Get the LifeStraw Go Water Filter Bottle here.
16. Travel Underwear
A bit weird to give someone, but also might be appreciated. These travel underwear for women come in 15 or 30 packs and are lightweight individually wrapped in compact sizes. Wear it and throw it out so you don;t have to worry about laundry, and have less things in your suitcase as your trip progresses.
Get the travel underwear set here.
17. Travel T-Shirts
A standard cotton t shirt is always in someone’s suitcase. Give them something that they can express themselves with. Check out our selection of t shirts, including a y tho shirt, because y tho.
Get the y tho t shirt on Amazon here.
18. Flippers For Your Hands
For those times you’re in need of hand flippers. These are silicone swimming fins for your hands that you can put through each of your fingers.
Get the hand flippers on Amazon here.
19. Shrimp Neck Pillow
An item sure to get second glances on an airplane. This is a neck pillow that looks like a cocktail shrimp.
Get the shrimp neck pillow here.
20. Tiger Backpack
Put a tiger head plush toy on your back… as a backpack. This is also sure to get a few second glances. There’s even a lion head or white tiger head version, if these are more of your type of animals.
Get the tiger head backpack here.
21. Duct Tape
You never know when you’ll need duct tape and you can give it away too. Give a pack of colored tape in convenient pocket size packs.
Get a travel duct tape pack here.
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