gingeRS

right, my little bro and my housemate are off around the world for a year on monday, between a few of us we chipped in and have money to buy them leaving presents.

already sorted my brothers....got him so expensive oakleys.

but cant think what to buy my housemate??

i must be something portable as he is back packing for a year, he has all the travel stuff, and ipods etc....so what do i get him?

budgets around £70-100

cheers

Paddy

Are they back packing or is it a bit higher budget?

If they're back packing, keep the oakleys yourself because he'll get the same ones in Thailand for a quid and won't feel so guilty when he leaves them in a hostel somewhere.

The thing I used every day when travelling was a nice penknife my sister got me. And there would be a lot of change out of £70 which they would probably appreciate more in beer tokens when their money runs out

gingeRS

well they are in south america first for six months, they have a apartment for a while....the reason for the oakleys is to give Proper protection for his eyes, unlike a £1 pair from thailand.

as for tools etc, they are ok, just looking for a nice gift, something he can use when travelling

foreigneRS

a good supply of jonnies for his escapades during travelling and some lubricant for his travels through customs

Remko GT

A decent pocketknife with can openener and that kind of stuff.
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