Moving abroad and leaving behind everything (and everyone) you’ve ever known can be an incredibly exciting and life-changing experience. It can also, however, be rather scary.

So, in order to not only prepare your loved one for their new life abroad but to make sure they don’t forget you once they’ve settled in, here are a fewexpatriate gifts you might want to consider lavishing on them before they set sail.

Jewellery – A piece of customized jewellery with your names or perhaps a special ‘inside joke’ shared on or within it will mean they are always keeping you with them, no matter where they are or how long it’s been since you last spoke.

Photos – In a world where every one of us has a mobile phone to hand at all times, there is something remarkably old-fashioned and beautiful about a traditional photo. Make them a photo book of all the best times you’ve managed to capture together or perhaps turn one of your favourite prints into a piece of canvas wall art?

First Aid Kit – If they are going to be nomadic travellers, exploring Europe or Australia, perhaps, then it might be more sensible to opt for agoing away gift they can actually fit in their rucksacks. A portable first aid kit will prove incredibly handy and will let them know you genuinely care about their safety. Of course, they will also think of you every time they have to use it (not ideal), but it’s certainly a pragmatic gift!

Delivery vouchers – At some point, your expatriate friend is probably going to start missing some of their home comforts – breakfast tea, brown sauce and dairy milk bars. So, why not invest in a delivery voucher free tracking from Parcel2Go? This will give them credits they can use to ship any number of their desired home comforts wherever they might find themselves in the world.

Prepaid cards – In a similar vein, you could also invest in a prepaid visa card that will ensure they always have virtual cash on them. Or, you could group together and get them a prepaid travel card. This will prove particularly handy if they are moving somewhere with a decent metro system or somewhere they will be using a lot of public transportation in general.

Luggage – A little on-the-nose, perhaps, but anyone who is making the move abroad is probably going to be leaving behind (or selling) a lot of their unnecessary stuff and sticking with the essentials. As such, they are going to need strong and reliable luggage. It might not be sexy, but it’s quite comfortably the most sensible going abroad gift you could choose and they will definitely use it! Those monogrammed mugs and ‘ironic’ selfie sticks, however, probably not so much.