Do you buy souvenirs when you travel ?
By greenline
@greenline (14838)
Canada
September 11, 2008 3:03pm CST
I have been travelling a lot on my business trips and on holidays. Some of the trips were overseas, to very beautiful places. Whenever I get to those cities and places of attractions for foreigners, I make sure that I get souvenirs to add to my own collections and for my friends back home. I have a very nice collection now of souvenirs from countries around the world. How about you ? Do you like buying souvenirs from places you tavel to ?
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14 responses
@rosedust82 (2066)
• Philippines
12 Sep 08
Hello my friend... I sure do. I love collecting souvenirs from my travels. With the job that I have, I have to go to places and whenever I go to a new place, I usually buy something that is uniquely from their area or something that has the name of the place. Both if they have it. That's why at home, I have an area where I put all my souvenirs plus I have a little map where I stick pins with tiny pictures of the places I've been to. 


@rosedust82 (2066)
• Philippines
13 Sep 08
Yup... and whenever my friends see it, they enjoy looking at the places and pictures that I've been to. Might I suggest that you write a little "history" on the souvenir that you bought? It really makes the item more interesting.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
13 Sep 08
Hi Rose. That's very nice. You are like me ! I keep a collection of my souvenirs in my office room. Whenever I turn around, they are there under my eyes reminding me of all the places I have travelled to. You are doing much better than me. A little map certainly will look very nice too !
Have a nice day !

@sweetie1026 (1718)
• Philippines
12 Sep 08
Hello Greenline, how are you today? No, i don't have a collection of souvenirs from places i have been to. I only have the opportunity to travel here during seminars and team buildings in our office. But i do buy souvenirs for my family and friends when i get back. A great day ahead, my friend. All the best.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
12 Sep 08
Hi Sweetie. Nice to see you. How are you ? I know it is very nice to travel to different places in the Philippines too. Beautiful islands. I missed the opportunity last time, but the next time I'd like to travel to different places, and I would like to buy souvenirs too !
Have a nice day Sweetie !
@sweetie1026 (1718)
• Philippines
12 Sep 08
Hi,nice to see you too! I am feeling a lot better now the flu is gone. Yes, there is a lot to see here in my country, we have lots of beautiful islands and beaches. That would be great if you could come and visit again i would be very happy to be of any help.I am sure you will not regret traveling here again. Hope to see you in the near future. Good day, my friend! Take care always!
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
13 Sep 08
Yes, friends and relatives will really appreciate that they are always in your mind ! That's the message the souvenirs carry !
That's wonderful !
@gibsonpatricia56 (85)
• United States
13 Sep 08
Yes I do. I take pictures too. Since you have said everything I could think of, I have nothing else to say, except. They bring back some special memories and the fun you had, they people you met, the food you ate, the country cultures and so on. Wasn't it wonderful!!!!
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
13 Sep 08
Hi Patricia. Oh yes, that's really wonderful ! I do take pictures some times , shopping malls, tourist attractions, beaches !
@ravinder18 (868)
• Malaysia
12 Sep 08
I do like buy souvenirs when I go to travel. Buying souvenirs is like keeping the memory about the place I went. I will buy every time I go to travel or vacation. I also will buy for my friends. I have collection for souvenirs. I will be unique souvenirs from vacation. I also will buy postcard and send it to my family.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
13 Sep 08
That's excellent. I have an album too with postcards from all the places I travelled to. Beautiful amazing places !
@teka44 (3420)
• Brazil
11 Sep 08
Hi greenline, how are you dear friend? Yes, I usually buy souvenirs when I travel. Everyone like to receive a different thing from some city or country. I always tryed to buy a nice and different souvenir, not those commons made for tourists. I have fun looking for something nice when I am traveling.
Cheers dear and have a nice day.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
11 Sep 08
Hello Teka. Always nice to see you. Yes, people back home really appreciates souvenirs from foreign lands. It is so interesting to see things with different cultural backgrounds too. I keep a collection of souvenirs from different countries.
Have a nice day my dear Teka. Hope to see you again soon !
@randomosity_prevails (1110)
•
11 Sep 08
I always like to buy souvenirs from places I've visited, though I'm not really into the traditional kitschy stuff, that breaks after two minutes. I find that my memory is prompted most by sounds and smells, so I often buy local perfumes, or something that would remind me of a place I'd seen, like a leather item.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
11 Sep 08
Yes, a collection of souvenirs gives a good reminder of the places you have visited. That makes souvenirs really valuable !
@maximax8 (31042)
• United Kingdom
13 Sep 08
Hello Green Line. I have been traveling for the last twenty one years to many different countries and destinations. I always buy souvenirs for my collections at home. My favorite collection is of costume dolls from around the world. I have got a lovely collection of them from lots of different countries. Sometimes I find lovely unusual ones like one carved out of wood in Romania but in Estonia they were mass produced and very expensive. I have a collection of picture postcards and have got these from lots of different places in my home country and abroad. I collect foreign currency and the best I have are a triangular coin and three dollar note from the Cook Islands. I get a t-shirt for my mum and a fridge magnet for my sister. I love traveling and my souvenirs give me many wonderful memories. Along with my costume dolls I have a little wooden horse from Sweden.
@arcidy (5005)
• United States
16 Jun 09
Yeah when I go on vacation I like to get as least one souvenir so I can remember. Wich I usally get one even though its hard when I go on a cruise because I would like to get a souvenir where ever we go to but thats just to much stuff to carry and to much money to spend.
@kevsgirlalways (5883)
• Malaysia
16 Feb 09
usually when i travel to another country i'll get some t-shirts, fridge magnets and some shot glasses. 
@Wizzywig (7847)
•
17 Jun 09
I tend to just keep small momentos of trips - such as local bus tickets or tickets to the local attractions. I just had a weekend away and have put the sand that fell out of my clothes into a small box. If I find something I like that was made locally, I would buy it.
@JOIEMARVIC (2334)
• Philippines
17 Jun 09
when i have money to spare i do buy souveneirs when i travel. Common souveneirs are like printed shirts, caps, mugs, bracelets, accessories, basg, mostly native products of the specific tourist destination you have been.
@sanelaze (167)
• Philippines
17 Jun 09
Buying souvenirs is a must whenever I travel be it for work or leisure. Native delicacies are a must in my souvenir list. I also like to buy shirts and other items that will fit my luggage. The 'biggest' souvenir purchase i made was an antique wooden coffee table which i spontaneously bought during an official trip to Vigan, Ilocos Sur (Philippines). I fell in love with the table and one of my supervisors urged me to get it. Good thing it fit on the suv. :)
When my family saw it, they were like, "why in the world did u buy that?!" oh yeah, and a month later, there was a furniture fair at a mall nearby and i saw the exact same piece! but it was 4x the price i paid for so i still think it was worth buying.














I like to buy souvenirs everytime i went to the different cities.I think i can't often come to the different cities and some places i might not come back them again.I will keep to recognise them.