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Holiday Guide 2007: Gifts For The Over-Privileged World Traveler

 

Globetrotting Goodies And Down Home Pampering For The Jet Set



You know your boss or uncle who refers to their home in California as “time in the States” and thinks the canals are in Italy, not just south of Venice Boulevard? This elite world traveler is used to luxury – and speaks a handful of languages to prove it. Wow him or her with indulgences that will pamper at home or abroad.
Thrifty Options


Sea Mail
Message In A Bottle Kit; $12 (Flight 001)

 Includes bottle, paper, candle, cork and sealing wax for deep thoughts, romantic overtures, and every variety of SOS.  Write it down, and send it sailing.  Disclaimer - This product is most effective where one is least likely to be arrested for littering and/or where your note won't be eaten by a whale.



Who’s Afraid Of The Dark
LightWedge Paperback Book Light; $34.95 (Lightwedge)

Perfect vision or not, airplane lighting is no match for small type. Enter the Lightwedge, which goes directly into a traveler's reading material. Lightwedge's motto of 'light the book, not the room' will be appreciated by other travelers and nearby sleepers.



I’m Not Drunk, YOU’RE Drunk!
Gainey Vineyard Wine Club; $60-$95/month (Gainey Vineyard)

If Johnny Depp is a Wino Forever, then we wanna be one, too. And your jet-setting, Wine-Spectator reading friends are sure to love an exclusive membership to the Gainey Vineyard Wine Club. Every month, three bottles of limited selection wines are sent from the vineyard in Santa Ynez, giving a local flavor to their international flair.



 You Snooze You Loose
Compact Dual Time Zone Travel Alarm Clock; $29.95 (Pro Travel Gear)

What time is that meeting? No, not here. There. Where? Here. Avoid the inevitable confusion of doing business in multiple time zones with a compact dual time zone travel alarm clock. Small, efficient and sleek -- if only your business meetings were as easy.



Stretch And Grow Thin
Pilates By The Park; $25 Group /$70 Private (Pilates By The Park)

In L.A., your body is as important as your body of work. And whether it was one, two, or many pain au chocolats, a powerful session at Runyon Canyon's Pilates by the Park might be just the motivation your holiday traveler needs to fit back into their internationally skinny jeans.
Spendy Options

Stabbing In Style
Classic Sterling-Hammered Silver Pocketknife; $125 (Swiss Army)

There's bling, and then there are weapons disguised as bling. This classic from Swiss Army doesn't have all the bells and whistles of other pocketknives, but it's the best-looking blade-scissors-file-screwdriver combination you'll find. Just remind your world traveler to stash it in his stowed luggage, lest it be confiscated by the liquid police.



get LOST
Powermonkey Solar Charger; $140.00 (Flight 001)

 Charges cell phones, mp3 players, PDAs, game consoles and bluetooth headsets by harnessing the power of that giant fireball in the sky.  So, if your pal actually does end up stranded on a desert island, he can still phone home, or at least listen to that mix you made him for just this occasion.



New York To New Zealand
DVD: Seinfeld, The Complete Series; $283.95 (Best Buy)
DVD: Flight of the Conchords, First Season; $29.98 (Amazon)

So little time, so many frequent flier miles to rack up. What better way to cross the Pacific than with an armful of DVDs? You can never watch a Seinfeld episode too many times, and now you can own them all in one box set. Another smart choice for in-flight entertainment is the first season of Flight of the Conchords -- Try not to laugh out loud at one of Jemaine and Bret's video montages.  Go ahead, try.



Rub A Dub Dub
Punta Mita Tequila Massage; $155-$200 (Four Seasons)

Nothing says welcome home like a fancy spa treatment. Want to go big?  Book an exclusive cleansing and detoxing indulgence at one of the city’s top spas. Designed to relieve the nastiest jet lag, this treatment will also improve circulation and digestion woes – whether from a long day on the freeway or a redeye from Hong Kong.


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