Do you mind if I borrow you for a second? You see, this isn’t really a blog post for you, it’s more of a blog post for me, which I’m trying to pass off as a blog post but in fact, it’s really just an elaborately disguised Christmas gift hint for my family and friends.
But since you’re here and so obligingly posing as my audience, I might as well let you in on what I’m hoping for this year. And I have a sneaky feeling that if Nessy wants it, there’s going to be a fair share of people reading this blog that will too…
Presenting, the Everywhere Box. Forty-two folded pocket-sized guides to the world’s greatest cities. But these aren’t just any folded tourist maps. These are the most quirkiest, off-beat, specialised and most beautifully designed little pocket guides out there.
I’ve been lusting after Herb Lester Associates city maps for a while now, written by locals and designed with beautiful typography and maps. You can buy them individually, but for the Christmas season, they’re offering the whole lot for £100 (whereas they would cost £168 bought separately), packed neatly in a custom-made box.
Here’s what you can expect inside the Everywhere box…
From a guide for the solo traveler in Paris (32 things to do in the city of light, none of which involve sharing a bottle of wine, eating bread and cheese on the banks of the Seine, or wandering arm in arm with your loved one) to “How to Find the Old New York”, I’m itching to get my hands on these seriously useful pocket-sized travel must-haves…
If £100 seems a little too steep, there are Europe-only and America boxes for half the price or smaller collections of a handful of cities. Find them all here and the Everywhere Box here.
You can also buy them individually from Amazon.
It’s never too early to start on your Christmas list. Let’s try to keep the gift-returns to a minimum this year, shall we?!
