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These travel-ready presents will earn you a one-way ticket to Thank You town.
After many (many) months of daydreaming about that sunny vacation, planning a trip is finally possible again. Here are the best gifts for the one who has come down with an incurable case of wanderlust.
Go-to airport outfits are usually chic or comfy, but rarely both. Vancouver brand Smash and Tess's Aria romper ($138) checks all the boxes with a cute design crafted from a soft cotton and elastane blend, plus pockets to keep your passport, wallet and headphones close at hand. smashtess.ca
If they can (and will) work from anywhere, Graf Lantz's new Dogū collection ($471) will help keep their mobile office organized. The vegetable tanned leather set comes with space to hold a computer, pens and other bits and bobsplus a coaster for theircoffee to-go. graf-lantz.com
One thing we didnt miss during the pandemic was jet lag. For restless travellers, Saje's Dream Team bedtime routine kit ($48) is better than counting sheep: there'sa soothing body butter, chamomile and lavender roll-on and weighted eye mask for a super slumber. saje.com
Best case, books from the Raven Reads subscription box (from $88) will keep them entertained on the subway, train or planeworst case, theyre a COVID-proof way to escape into imaginative, vibrant worlds from the comfort of home. Raven Reads is the world's first Indigenous book subscription box, and It's curated in Kamloops. ravenreads.org
Tofino Towel Co.'s fair trade goods are as pretty as they are practical. The luxury beach/bath towel ($148) is ready for a post-surf napor a water's-not-for-me suntan. makevancouver.com
Looking good on the go is a real art, and for that you need the right tools. Evalina's travel makeup brush set ($65) has ninecount emmini brushes to help keep that face fresh. evalinabeauty.com
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