6 luxurious travel gift that we love

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Sometimes my siblings joke that the most sustainable legacy of our late father will be our relentless concern for the gas bill.

In a household with eight children, there were restrictions on how long we could leave the boiler on to heat water how long our bathrooms could take how long we could drain rice in the sink without switching off the corresponding hob (about five seconds). etc.

It is not surprising that these habits lasted until adulthood. When the winter broke out last year in the small French village in which we lived, I was horrified when I found out that we would start the heating overnight. I expected a three -digit gas bill. (Fortunately, everything was fine in the end ...)

It is this innate frugality that prevents me from spending a lot of money, even if I fall in love with a product. Sometimes, however, something comes that my determination really puts on the test. Here are five luxurious travel gift, which I wish for myself.

1. Trolley from Globe-Trotter

Details: Goring ivory-colored 21-inch trolley price: $ 1,995 / £ 1,400

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This breathtaking copy of British craftsmanship is at the top of my wish list. With a story that goes back to 1897, Globe Trotter is famous for his luxury case.

The leather corners of the 21-inch trolleys are shaped on Victorian press machines for five days, and the handles are made entirely by hand.

With four -digit prices, they are clearly unreachable for normalsterious, but can boast of an impressive customer list. Captain Scott traveled in 1912 with Globe trotter on the notorious Antarctic expedition.

Sir Winston Churchill used a globe trotter dispatch case when he was a treasury. Queen Elizabeth chose Globe Trotter in 1947 for her honeymoon luggage (and still uses her suitcases today) and Sir Edmund Hillary rose to the first base camp with Globe trotter during his Everest conquest.

If I ever win the lottery, I get one in every color.

globe-trotter.com

2. Leica M camera

Details: Leica M à la Carte Price: from $ 6,380 / 4,900 £

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The handmade Leica M is considered the most compact professional camera in the world and is constructed with a depth of less than 42 mm and an extremely quiet closure, perfect for travel photographers and photojournalists.

The customizable à la carte offer is both digitally and analogously available and comes in a series of colors and materials with different functions (e.g. with or without video). You can choose whether you want to keep the Leica logo on the upper deck (yes, please) and a personal engraving or not.

Of course there are heavier cameras for professionals, but this is perfect for most hobby photographers. They also get some change for their five giants.

leica-camera.com

3. Portable projector of Philips

Details: Philips Picopix PPX 3414 Pocket projector Price: $ 399 / £ 280

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In the South Pacific we almost always had a breathtaking view. Even the poorest parts of these tiny islands looked at breathtaking water and bright blue sky.

Thing, however, changed quickly when we arrived in South America. A budget hostel in a tiny city usually opens up to a dilapidated street, a brick wall or, in the case of Uyuni, to kilometer-long wasteland. On these evenings we wished that we had a portable projector like this tiny Picopix.

With a weight of only 270 g, the Picopix can display pictures with a size of up to 305 cm (120 inches), similar to a portable cinema. It has a variety of connections (USB, HDMI, VGA, Component, Composite, SD/SDHC) and a 3.5 mm audio output that is perfect for coupling with one of our favorite devices, the portable JBL Charge loudspeaker.

The battery life (two hours) is not as long as ideal, but given the small size, an acceptable compromise.

As one of the more affordable gifts on the list, this may be the one that I give myself.

philips.co.uk

4. Tiffany compass

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Details: Tiffany 1837 Compasspreis: $ 380 / £ 265

I might be more inclined to follow Peters advice on how to use a compass and a card if my compass would look like this.

This beautiful piece of jewelry is framed in sterling silver and engraved with the founding year of Tiffany (1837) and can also be engraved with a personal message.

It is available in the New York flagship store and in selected Tiffany Stores all over the world.

tiffany.com

5. Swarovski-Fernglas

Details: Swarovski Optik CL Companion Light binocular Price: $ 1.210 / £ 850

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whether on safari in Kenya or when watching wild animals on the Galápagos Islands, this binoculars offers the perfect balance between weight and performance.

The 8 × 30-keeper glass has a field of vision of 124 m (372 feet) and an 8-fold magnification for a smooth consideration. In addition, they are 119 mm (4.7 inches) long and weigh only 500 g, so they do not take up too much space in their Globe trotter.

with plans to travel to Africa later this year, I will long for a long time.

www.swarovskioptik.com

6. ARPREY BACKGAMMON board

Details: ARPREY BACKGAMMON Smallpreis: from $ 6,380 / 2,300 £

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"In certain circles it says that if a friend acquires a yacht, you should give him a backgammon set," says the ARPREY website. "What could be nicer, from an English saddle leather with palladium locks, opaque precision cubes, cubes and doubling cubes?"

Well, indeed. I have always wondered what to buy my friends who buy yachts. Now I know.

agrey.com