Top work.
Re gifts, I found visiting your towns tourist board is a great way to pick up little nic-naks you can carry and hand out when you meet people. They can also be great talking points too.
Last time I visited Jspan, I carried a mix of fridge magnets that had pictures of my towns landmarks and decks of playing cards that had 52 pictures from around my area...was a bit careful with the cards though as I wasn't sure if someone might take offence recieving them, so tended to go with the magnets more