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I feel like sometimes shopping for women in general can be one of the most daunting tasks as a friend, boyfriend, husband, etc. I love traveling and I love gifts, so I’d like to think I know a little bit about the topic. After all my experience traveling and, well, being a girl lol, I wanted to create the ultimate list of travel gifts for female travelers to help make this process much easier. If you’re buying gifts for someone who’s planning to study abroad, then check out my Things to Ask For Before Studying Abroad blog post!
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My travel diary was literally my best friend when traveling. Having a travel diary was the perfect way to write down some of my favorite memories and remember some of the smallest details of my trip. It’s an affordable gift and any female traveler would love getting one as a gift!
I feel like every time I go on a new trip, I have a new passport holder. But I can’t help it, they’re so cute! Having a passport holder is a cute and classy way to travel in style. It’s an easy and affordable gift that will definitely put a smile on any female travelers face.
I absolutely love having a GoPro to capture all my traveling memories. A GoPro is every traveler’s dream gift. It’s a small, portable camera with amazing quality and is perfect for capturing your greatest adventures including swimming with sharks or going skydiving.
Having a scratch off map is every female travelers dream of tracking all her adventures. One of my favorite souvineers getting abroad is pins, so having a place to put all my pins and track all the countries I’ve visited would be an amazing gift!
Packing cubes is a must have for every traveler. It makes finding everything in your back so much easier because you can separate all your clothes into separate cubes. The shoe cube is perfect to keep your clothes from smelling like feet and is the perfect gift for female travelers!
These travel charm bracelet are a cute and simple gift for female travelers. Having cute and dainty jewelry while traveling is one of my favorite ways to dress up an outfit while traveling. This bracelet would definitely be a major hit with any female traveler you’re trying to impress. I am OBSESSED with the Alex & Ani travel charm bracelet.
Okay, these toiletry bag is everything and more. It hangs, which makes it easy to bring into the shower, and its big so you can hold other beauty products in it too! It’s the perfect size for packing all the toiletries a female traveler needs on any trip!
To start off, I love having my polaroid both while traveling and at home. It’s the perfect way to capture some of your best memories in a vintage and artsy way. Having polaroids of all the places I’ve gone to is one of my favorite things about having a Polaroid and it makes the perfect room decoration too!
You can never go wrong with a travel-sized make up bag. And that’s just not with a girl who likes to travel, but any girl in reality. TAKE NOTES BOYS. These are literally so convenient, because you can just throw them in your purse or in a suitcase.
A bag that is a purse but also has the slot to attach to a roller-bag is a WIN. Having a weekender bag is perfect for any female traveler and will always come in handy. You can’t go wrong with getting that special woman in your life a weekender bag!
So there you have it, the ultimate guide on picking out gifts for female travelers. I hope this helped you with picking out the perfect gift for the female travler you’re trying to impress whether its a friend, a girlfriend, a daughter, a wife, or a mom. Any of these gift ideas will definitely put a smile on any female travelers face.
Check out some of my favorite tools and companies I actually use when I travel.
Need a Bank Account for Life Abroad? Wise is the best option for travelers, study abroad students and expats. I use it as my everyday checking account since it lets me hold and spend in multiple currencies without getting hit with a bad exchange rate every time I cross a border.
Want to Travel for Free & Skip the Foreign Transaction Fees? I put my spending on my Chase Sapphire Preferred card and let the points cover flights and hotels I'd otherwise be paying for out of pocket. I've been able to use the points I earn on this card to pay for flights, hotels and meals all around the world!
Please Don't Forget Travel Insurance! Travel insurance protects you against illness, injury, theft, and cancellations. I never go on a trip without it. My two favorites are:
Need a Flight? I personally love using Google Flights to track prices and compare dates before I commit, the flexible date view alone has saved me a lot of money. Skyscanner is another great search engine to find cheap flights because it searches sites and airlines around the globe, so you know no cheap deal is being left on the table.
Getting Around Southeast Asia? Book your buses, trains, and ferries with 12Go Asia. One search shows you every route and price, so you're not digging through ten different local booking sites.
Need a Place to Stay? Book your hotel with Expedia, where I start looking, especially when I want to bundle flights and stays together. Hotels.com is my backup when I want to compare prices or I'm chasing their rewards program for a free night.
On a Tighter Budget? Hostelworld is where I go for hostels. It has the largest inventory out there, and you can search for dorm beds or private rooms depending on what you're after!
Want a Free Way to Travel? Try TrustedHousesitters! You look after someone's home and pets while they're away, and in exchange you get free accommodation (minus the subscription fee). It's a great option if you're traveling long term and want to cut costs. I personally use this as a host and a sitter, and it's truly great!
Need Inspiration or Just Want to See What's Out There? Go Guides is a solid resource for destination guides, must-see landmarks, local markets, best beaches, and things to do, browsable by place or by theme. It's a good stop whether you already know where you're headed or you're still looking for your next destination.
Check out my full packing gear guide for everything I bring on international trips, or browse my favorite travel finds on Amazon for quick links to it all.
Check out my full resource page for every company I use when I travel. I list them all in one place so you can go from planning to booked without digging through old blog posts!
Hey there, I'm Angelique!
I'm a Filipina-American, Chicago native living abroad and running my online design agency from Chiang Mai, Thailand. Over a decade of traveling in, and yes, I still pinch myself. With family split between the US, UK, and SE Asia, travel has always been part of my story. This blog is where I share the honest side of living and traveling abroad, the places I explore, my best study abroad tips from personal experience, and the little hacks that make this life actually work. Glad you're here, friend!
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