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Best Gifts for Families Nominees (Expert Panel member)

Whether you need a gift idea for your older brother, younger sister, mom or dad, you’re sure to find some great gift inspiration on this list. We invited a panel of experts to partner with our editorial team, and together we assembled this list of nominees.

Best Gifts for Adventurers Nominees (Expert Panel member)

Everybody has that friend – the one who fills their weekends with every sort of adventure from hiking and biking to snorkeling and paddleboarding. Good gear can make or break the experience, so we partnered with a team of experts to select 20 items deserving of a place on any adventurer’s wish list.

Best Gifts for Roadtrippers Nominees (Expert Panel member)

If you have someone in your life who loves to experience the open road, you just might find the perfect gift for them on this list. We invited a panel of travel writers and gift experts to nominate 20 perfect gifts for road trippers.

‘Chez’ Chesak is an award-winning travel writer, tourism consultant and 25-year veteran of the outdoor and travel industries. He is Executive Director of the Outdoor Writers Association of America and formerly was the Vice President for Business Development for the Adventure Travel Trade Association and Executive Director of the Family Travel Association. He has been serious about his writing since about age eight. He also runs the Central States Chapter of the Society of American Travel Writers. He’s lived all over the U.S. and traveled to some 36 countries but has the most fun when he’s exploring with his wife and two daughters. An avid outdoors person, he’s happiest on a trail, on skis, or nestled into a sleeping bag. He deployed to Iraq with a U.S. Army line unit in 2005. His works have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Fodors.com, Good Housekeeping, Rachel Ray Every Day, Fatherly, Yahoo Travel, Family Vacation Critic, and many others. He also does periodic travel segments for the morning show of his local FOX affiliate and on American Forces Radio.

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