"Although we spend quite a few $$$ on our travel I find it very easy to reject all of the souvenirs and mementos that we see our fellow travellers buy. I am fascinated by the people in our tour groups who get irritated when the tours don't have time allocated for shopping. I travel to see the sites and meet the people.
My souvenirs are my memories, my diaries and my photographs. I occasionally make an exception and buy a fridge magnet that I put on the metal filing cabinet beside my desk. I enjoy looking at these little shapes that remind me of a few of the places we have travelled.
Top drawer of my filing cabinet displays some magnets collected in the past year (2023)
I have sometimes been tempted by a book which is usually an autobiography of someone associated with a site we have visited. I gave into temptation at Disney in Tokyo and bought myself a practical shopping bag. Not many of the souvenirs I come across are practical and/or good value for $$$."
I have been home from our recent holiday for a week and this morning finally located and unwrapped the magnets I purchased in Europe. These ranged in price from one to five Euros but the memories they evoke when I look at them are priceless.
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| Magnets collected on our October/November 2024 journey |
Always aware that we have to drag our luggage around I exercise restraint when purchasing (heavy) books. I can proudly report that I only purchased two books during our 45 day journey. At Greenway, Agatha Christie's country retreat, I bought Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman. In Amsterdam at The Van Gogh Museum I couldn't resist Face to Face with Vincent Van Gogh.
