Five Great Gifts Under $25 for a Travelers

A dual converter and adapter There are two issues when it comes to using your electronics from home abroad. The first is the prong size and design. The rest of the world uses different size and shape prongs for their electrical inputs (with some exceptions, such as Ecuador) and you will need a device that allows you to insert your electronics into the wall. With items like an ipod or some cell phone chargers this is all you may need. The amount of electricity used in other parts of the world is different though, so for many electronics that do not have an attached electricity converter you will need to convert the amount of electricity being sent to your electrical appliances. I learned this the hard way in England when I used an adapter but not a converter on my hair dryer and the hair dryer broke. Luckily, you can not buy devices that work as both adaptors and converters, which can be used anywhere in the world. The Travel Smart® All-in-One Adapter Plug with Surge Protection is an excellent purchase at $21.99 and for slightly over $25 you can buy the Hi-Lo Combination Converter/Transformer Kitfor only $34.00.

A travel alarm clock that automatically detects the time zone. When you are traveling there are frequent times you need to observe like check out times, wake up times for tours, and other scheduled events. Particularly when you are traveling across time zones, a clock that detects the local time automatically is a god send. Even in the U.S. traveling can be confusing. I remember being in Hawaii and being off on the local time by an hour the whole trip because I didn't know that Hawaii doesn't recognize daylight savings time. The Sky Scan 31420 Atomic Travel alarm clock takes care of this problem (including keeps the temperature) for only $10.79.

When you are traveling to developed nations, including to Mexico, there is need to be extra vigilant of your health and hygiene. Nothing can ruin a vacation worse than a stomach bug. The healthy traveler kit is an excellent combination of medicines to keep you healthy as well as help ease your discomfort if you do come down with common travel bugs. The kit includes time honored staples like Imodium (for travelers diarrhea) and Dramamine in case you get sea sick on your next cruise.

The new fees to check baggage at the airport has led to more people trying to stuff everything on their carry on bag, however, the new liquid restrictions can be a hindrance for women in particular. When you have various liquids to bring from hair spray and shampoo to other cosmetic and hygiene products the3-1-1 totally compliant carry on kit is an excellent gift. The kit is washable and reusable so you can mix and match which liquids you bring on your carry on and eliminates the need to pay extra to check in your baggage and risk losing your luggage en route (and let's face it, the pain of waiting for your bag on the luggage belt).

For independent and budget travelers, and for those using tourist hotels in Europe with shared bathrooms there is nothing more vital than a quality toiletry bag. When you need to clean up and apply make up or shave all in one shot a good, water proof bag that is easily hung on a rack or in the shower is invaluable. Not only is this useful for the bathroom, but it also keeps your clothes and electronics safe from shampoo spillage and other wet items while in your suitcase or luggage. The travelon hanging toiletry kit is just one example of the many options in this category. There are smaller bags for those who needs less and larger bags for the girl that needs everything.