Gifts for women who travel — Looking for a creative gift for the women in your life? We have some ideas.

The Holiday Gift List for Women Travelers

For the Coffee Enthusiast (Addict?)

Get this gal a portable coffee maker and a box of Starbucks' Via Instant Coffee. She can make her own cuppa in her hotel room when she's on the road in Italy, Costa Rica, or wherever they don't have in-room coffee or tea makers. Camino guide Jen turned me on to this idea, and I think it's BRILLIANT.

Purchase here: GOURMIA

Another idea: A Nespresso machine. Seriously the best coffee.

For the WooWoo Soul Searcher (and January birthdays)

You have a friend who needs some time to reset and reflect. Maybe she's been going through some stuff. Maybe she just needs a better year. Maybe a milestone birthday is on its way. Get her a ticket to the Word of Intention New Year’s Workshop held in January 2022. Heck, get yourself a ticket too and go to the retreat together. Give the gift of time with one another doing something meaningful.

Purchase here: New Year’s Word of Intention Workshop for Women

Word of Intention Workshop New Year's — Give the gift of a workshop this year. Get two tickets to the Word of Intention Workshop and spend the day together!

For the Party Gal (or Vino Fanatic)

Who is the friend you most love sharing stories with over a glass of wine? This one is for her. Get her a bottle of cava from Spain and make a date to pop the cork and break out the cheese board together. Or maybe you just meet with your bottles of cava on Zoom? Whatever feels right. Cava is the Catalan version of Champagne. It is fabulous sparkling wine and I encourage you to serve it this holiday season instead of Champagne. Impress your guests with your worldliness. Also, look for “Brut Nature” on the label to make sure you’re getting cava in it’s most natural form - with no added sugar.

Need another option? Give her a membership to Sunday School Wine: https://www.sundayschoolwine.com/

Purchase here: You can find cava almost anywhere. Try your local liquor store or wine shop. Trader Joe's even carries cava.

For the Reader (Who Loves to Travel Via Lit)

Oh my goodness, we have read SO many good books in our Women’s Travel Book Club. You could get your book-lovin' amiga any of these titles this holiday season. All of the books we read are written by women.

A few we have enjoyed:

Tracks
Kinky Gazpacho
From Scratch
Yoga Bitch
When I Was Puerto Rican
The Sun Is a Compass
The Expedition

(Write to us if you want other book suggestions.)

I love Powell's and Elliott Bay Book Company. Order from them online. They ship anywhere. Support independent book-sellers!

Purchase here: Powell’s Books Online

Books about women traveleres — Check out these books by women about women. We read books about travel by women in our monthly book club.

For the Free Spirit (She Loves to Roam)

Create a goodie box for your travel sidekick. Wrap each item in delicate tissue paper and enjoy the fun of putting together a treasure trove of travel swag. Some possibilities for the box:

Compression socks for hiking or long plane rides
Sheet masks for post-airplane hydration
Packing cubes
An Osprey daypack
Portable charger
All-in-one universal adapter
Travel journal

Purchase here: Osprey Packs for Women

For the Best Buddy (Great Light in Your Life)

The BIG gift for someone super special in your life. Your daughter, mom, sister, a friend who is like a sister, your niece, or your sister-in-law. Whoever she is, she needs a real vacation, and you are going to take her on one. Book a trip for both of you to Costa Rica, Rome-Tuscany, or Spain for a Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage tour in the coming year. Share an experience of a lifetime with one of your favorite people in the world.

Let us be Santa! We will send the tour confirmation in a beautiful gift box to your friend's home.

Purchase here: Journeys

Give the gift of time away at a fabulous resort or spa in Oregon or Washington.

For the Getaway Goddess (She Needs to Leave the House)

Sometimes the best gift is time alone at a swanky hotel. Most hotels offer gift certificates so she can pick the perfect dates of her stay.

I don't have any affiliation with these properties, nor am I leading tours to them. I just like them. You might like them too. Most have a spa element and all are special in some way.

I've stayed at each of these and can recommend them from personal experience. You probably also have a few fab hotels in your area if you're not in the PNW to try one of these: