Things You'll Need:
- Your thinking cap.
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Step 1
Bring back a brochure or a flier of a place you visited. It does not cost anything, and you can add this to your photo album scrapbook style. If you have a particularly detailed cross-sectional diagram of the pyramid you just visited, or an archaeological map of the ruins you saw, you can even have them framed for a unique piece of art for your walls.
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Step 2
Buy a book written by a local author. Reading the book will bring back memories of your trip, and nuances of the local flavor that you experienced. It will be like going on a vacation all over again.
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Step 3
Buy a local magazine on a subject that you are passionate about. My son collects car magazines from every country. He thoroughly enjoyed "reading" his Italian car magazine, using the Internet to translate, after we returned from our vacation. He now claims to be fluent in the language.
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Step 4
Pick up something useful that you would have bought anyway, even if you did not go on the vacation. I bought a much needed winter jacket in Italy, and a pair of jeans for my daughter. Many winters later, the jacket is still a lasting momento of our vacation.
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Step 5
If you are a compulsive organizer like I am, pick up a beautiful box from every place you visit. They are easy to bring back, and very useful to keep things organized around the house.
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Step 6
Look through all your travel photos, and select a couple to enlarge and frame if they are meaningful to you. You will have a one of a kind piece of art to adorn your walls.
Comments
vallain said
on 1/29/2009 You are right, these souvenirs are more meaningful than the ususal tourist junk.
AlishaV said
on 1/2/2009 I go on so many trips that I want to remember that I'm now in the process of making a photo wall spotlighting my favorite picture from each trip. Great idea on getting a book, I usually go to the museums and so books would be perfect to start collecting.