Artsy travel accessories
Posted on May 1st, 2009 – 7:07 AMBy Elizabeth Larsen
 Given that it’s a tourist hot spot, it makes sense that the Walker Art Center’s gift shop stocks a nifty selection of  travel accessories, from miniature maps to appealingly packaged sanitized wipes. We especially love the Oscar + Dehn soothing eye mask. Where do you get your travel gear? Are there certain products you swear by?Â


Kerri Westenberg has globe-trotted for National Geographic and other magazines. Now she zips around the region, on the lookout for travel news you can use.
Elizabeth Larsen lived in Salzburg, Austria, and has traveled throughout Europe and the Americas. She can say "diaper," "bottle" and "crib" in four languages.
Troy Melhus has heli-skied on glaciers, dived alongside Monk seals and raced for 24 hours on a mountain bike. All this, and he rarely spends more than $500 on a trip.