The holidays and gift-giving season are upon us. It’s true and there is no hiding from it.  And while there is a plethora of holiday gift guides and wish lists out there to clutter up your google readers and mailboxes, we at DTM thought we would throw another one your way (well two since there is a baby version on our DTM Baby site). This one however has actually good gifts that most people in our age bracket (20-40 years old) could appreciate. All these gifts featured are with the heavy traveler in mind, but really they could be for everyday use as well.  These are all also gifts that we would really appreciate seeing under our tree this year (hint-hint) and none of them are paid endorsements and no I am not a amazon affiliate- if any of them happen to be amazon links.

Going from left to right, starting at the top and working our way through the bottom:

Bare minerals foundation makeup. Ok seriously there is no better makeup out there. I have used this for almost three years (and am really overdue for a refill) and it actually has improved the quality of my skin. It’s makeup that if I’m on a 12-hour flight, I don’t feel greasy when I get off the plane. It’s amazing. I used to hate traveling with it, but now they have finally caught on and included click and go tops to keep the minerals from spilling everywhere when you open it.

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It’s that time of year again. I love the holidays and I love traveling to different cities for the holidays. My number one favorite is San Francisco. Ice-skating, Ghiradelli chocolate and not to mention the fabulous shopping and beautiful cityscape. Every year growing up my youth group would go caroling on the cable cars through the city, it doesn’t get better than that.

Speaking of the holidays, it’s time to start making our shopping lists. I have to admit I do enjoy shopping quite a bit and I especially like shopping for gifts for others. So I decided to help you out with your Christmas lists. I have compiled a list of five great gift ideas for the travel aficionado in your family.

1. Travel and Leisure Magazine- I love this magazine and it proudly sits on my coffee table and is changed out each month. I got a subscription for my birthday as a gift, which I thought was extremely personal and thoughtful. It’s full of beautiful photographs, travel ideas, and well-written articles. It serves as my inspiration. Although reading it does make me a tad antsy as I want to travel everywhere and anywhere.

2. The U-Pillow- Comes in so many different shapes, sizes, and materials but all has the same purpose, keeping your neck comfy on a flight, train ride, or car ride. I cannot tell you how many red-eye flights being stuck in the middle seat this pillow has gotten me through. Plus you can put it on your tray table and lay face down or put it against the window and lay against it. It has many uses.

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