If you have a friend or loved one who enjoys traveling the globe (or is forced to because of their occupation), there are a plethora of practical and fun gifts on the world wide web designed just for them! The frequent traveler requires a gift that will help them adjust to their new surroundings, will assist them in a strange environment, and will ease their plane, car, train, or boat travels.

If your gift recipient often finds himself in a foreign country, the Talking 30 Language Handheld Translator, from the online gift shop Hammacher Schlemmer, is the perfect gift. It can be used as a foreign language dictionary or a translator to help find and pronounce commonly used phrases. The device knows 27 European languages and 3 Asian languages, is about the size of a common PDA, and has a backlight so you can be fluent even in the dark.

Long plane rides can be agonizing, but the online gift shop planecomfort.com offers a brilliant solution. Its all-in-one travel kit is a comfortable blanket and pillow that converts to a handy carry-on bag. It is water and stain repellant and machine washable, and its fans insist it makes flying more relaxing.

A female traveler would probably appreciate an easy way organize her jewelry while traveling. Pottery Barn has a beautiful jewelry box designed specifically to keep necklaces, rings, and so forth protected and ordered. The McKenna Travel Folio comes in three different colors and is shipped for free through Pottery Barn’s online gift shop.

The tourist traveler will get a kick out of the Quik Pod Tripod. Designed to make self-portraits a breeze, it is the world’s first extendable hand held tripod. Your recipient will love the idea that he or she can be in a picture without the help of strangers. The Quik Pod Tripod makes your self-portraits look like… regular portraits. It is compact, easily carried, fits most cameras, and is available through Fromm Works Inc.’s online gift shop.

For the business traveler, visit Brookstone.com‘s online gift shop to see the Laptop Essentials Kit. Working from a laptop is simple when you have all of the accessories you need, organized and ready to go. The kit includes a USB numeric keypad, a retractable optical mouse, a Gooseneck USB light, a 4-port USB hub, and retractable high-speed internet cable. It also comes with earbuds and an integrated microphone. All of this is contained in a sleek black case that travels easily.