Of all the retail stores in all the airports, my hands-down favorite is Muji to Go, an outpost of the Japanese home goods store that displays minimalism at its best. Located in JetBlue’s Terminal 5 at JFK, the shop opened last fall and is packed with affordable last-minute gift ideas.
If you can’t leave New York without some Big Apple paraphernalia, the store carries black-and-white cloth handkerchiefs imprinted with a city map ($8.50).
You’ll also spot simple but cute travel clocks and foldable cardboard speakers, as well as the usual travel accessories (socks, neck pillows) to help make the trip home a little bit more bearable. Yes, you could load up at other airport gift shops, but for the most part, you’ll walk away from this store with something you can use long after the vacation stupor wears off.
I’m hooked on the stationery and office supplies—other than the rainbow of gel-ink pens, I keep buying the recycled-paper notebooks ($3.50). I find that the blank pages are just right for taping in ticket stubs and other travel mementos.
Photo: Amy Chen
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