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lilyofcourse


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I know I want to get my parents something to make their travels more fun.

I know I want to get them a map to mark where they have been but I want something they can take with them.

Ideas?

And their car has the mapping and blue tooth and all the bells and whistles.

 



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Do they do international travel? Maybe get them a nice passport cover, etsy has some nice leather ones.

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A journal that has a map in it, older people like to write and mark on a map where they have been. A camera! A good one is pretty cheap these days.

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Maybe you could get your mom a travel bag like this www.uncommongoods.com/product/upcycled-sari-sling-bag

It's upcycled, so you can feel good about that, plus it's cross body making it more secure, it's cute and she could keep her stuff in it while exploring.

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Some travel space saver bags, where you roll the air out of them? Make more space in their suitcases

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They are road trippers. They just did a two week tour in the mid west. Went to Branson, visit family in Kansas and down to the Alamo and came home through New Orleans.

They are leaving the first week in January going to California.



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Does AAA still let people create and print their own TripTiks?



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I have no idea.



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DH and I are travel nerds. We have a huge U.S. wall map of the interstates and major roads. When we return from a trip, we mark the route we used and any other roads we traveled during the trip.



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ed11563 wrote:

Does AAA still let people create and print their own TripTiks?

 Yes, if you are a AAA member.



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Actually, if they don't have an AAA membership, getting them one would be a great gift!

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ed11563 wrote:

Does AAA still let people create and print their own TripTiks?

 No, and I miss those!!

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Domestic Engineer wrote:

DH and I are travel nerds. We have a huge U.S. wall map of the interstates and major roads. When we return from a trip, we mark the route we used and any other roads we traveled during the trip.

I want to do something like that.

Where did you get it? 

 



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lilyofcourse wrote:
Domestic Engineer wrote:

DH and I are travel nerds. We have a huge U.S. wall map of the interstates and major roads. When we return from a trip, we mark the route we used and any other roads we traveled during the trip.

I want to do something like that.

Where did you get it? 

 

 We had a little store in town called, The Map Store.  I had the  thing framed when I bought it and then had the oops moment of how do I get this thing home. confuse  It barely fit in my van.  



-- Edited by Domestic Engineer on Sunday 26th of October 2014 01:30:41 PM

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Domestic Engineer wrote:

 

lilyofcourse wrote:
Domestic Engineer wrote:

DH and I are travel nerds. We have a huge U.S. wall map of the interstates and major roads. When we return from a trip, we mark the route we used and any other roads we traveled during the trip.

I want to do something like that.

Where did you get it? 

 

 We had a little store in town called, The Map Store.  I had the  thing framed when I bought it and then had the oops moment of how do I get this thing home. confuse  It barely fit in my van.  



-- Edited by Domestic Engineer on Sunday 26th of October 2014 01:30:41 PM

That sounds like something I would do.  

I don't know if there is a store around here that has that.

I may have to find one online.

 



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flan327 wrote:
ed11563 wrote:

Does AAA still let people create and print their own TripTiks?

 No, and I miss those!!

flan

 The regional AAA.com that I access, still has the Trip Tik Travel Planner available.  

 

 

 

 



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It's not the same Trip Tik, though.

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yeah trip tiks are nostalgia for me

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Never had it. Don't know what that is. Probably wouldn't know what to do with it if I did.

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If you get it direct from AAA, the Trip Tik is a custom created map with your route highlighted. The map indicates road construction, toll roads, and other travel info. I never go on a long trip without one.

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How about something as simple as some scrapbooks? Someplace to keep post cards from where they've gone, brochures/pamphlets from places they've stayed or visited, receipts or tickets from places they've eaten or shows they've seen?

You could include those little stickers with words/letters... colored markers... pretty scrapbooking paper... glue sticks... mini paper cutters.

It's a nice way to re-live trips.

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Thanks. That is a great idea.



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