Since my recent move to a new house I’ve been busy unpacking a lot of boxes. Although this has been rather overwhelming today I was absolutely delighted to find a box with the intriguing label “travel souvenirs.” Suddenly I didn’t care how long it might take to unpack everything. I carefully looked inside to find all kinds of fun souvenirs. There were postcards, key chains, scarves and jewelry as I sorted things out. But how to begin – by country, type or just random? Before I actually started putting things away in different drawers I took the time to get pictures of some of my favorites. They all have wonderful memories of past trips and I’m looking forward to adding more in the future.
Here is a dish towel from Provence that I will never use!
Meg Travels 
Those are some of the most lovely and fun souvenirs I’ve seen! My daughter absolutely loves cameos and has a small collection of them, so I know she’ll appreciate seeing the picture of yours. Isn’t it fun to rediscover these wonderful treasures?!
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Thank you! I was at a place in Italy where you could watch them carving the cameos. It makes this pin even more special… :)
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Lovely souvenirs. It remind me the souvenirs that I bought that never used… :)
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I just like to admire some of these souvenirs – I do wear the jewelry and scarves though!
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I love to buy jewelry and scarves in Europe :)
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I do too – I’ve found some beautiful pieces to bring home!
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I bet they are beautiful :) :)
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I love bringing home travel souvenirs. After many years they bring back beautiful memories of places I’ve been.
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That’s just the way I feel about travel souvenirs. They are really special!
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What a lovely find to bring back memories.
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It was so much fun opening up the box to find all of these treasures! I may have more in another box I haven’t opened yet…)
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:) have fun
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Thanks – unpacking can be very interesting!
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Yes… Especially when you find a hidden treasure you may have forgotten about.
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That’s the best part!
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yup… when we move back from China I’ll have to focus on that as we unpack our storage unit. :)
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I bought a cameo too on my last trip to Italy, in Capri. I try to be careful with my souvenirs – one requirement is it should be something I can wear or use. I love the mug. It must have a story.
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Aren’t the cameos from Italy beautiful? I like your requirements for souvenirs too. It’s so nice when they are useful!
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Memories – you are making the very best!!!! To me, that is the way to celebrate life!
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Thanks and I really agree with you – happy memories are priceless!
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:)
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All cute, Meg. I like the towel the best…and so easy to pack when you have a full suitcase to lug around!
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Thanks Elisa! It was so easy to bring back the towel – it fits into the suitcase perfectly… :)
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It’s lovely to have souvenirs of the places you visited. I am on holidays at the moment and I will bring back something to remind me of my stay in The Cotswolds.
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Have a wonderful holiday and I’m sure that you’ll find something charming to bring home with you!
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Whimsical and Delightful……….how fun to relive the trips through your treasures.
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Those are two of my favorite words – memories of travel are so special!
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I am a hoarder disguised as a “collector.” I love it when I stumble upon boxes of treasures like this. I look through everything and reminisce, then put the box right back so I can re-discover it in the future again.
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I’m going to have to try that! What a great idea to find these treasures more than once… :)
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I guess you ate all the gelato. ;) I liked seeing your souvenirs.
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You’re right about the gelato! Souvenirs have such good memories… :)
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It’s like my box of postcards! When I take them out I can spend hours just reading and looking. :)
I love these!
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Thanks Jo! I still haven’t put my postcards away yet… :)
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Wonderful souvenirs, Meg! Remember to look through them again from time to time to enjoy the memories!
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Thank you Shirley – that’s a good idea and I’ll be sure to look at them often!
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Lovely souvenirs! My favorite is Italian car among them.
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Thank you – that is a souvenir that really reminds me of being in Italy!
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Oh how fun it must have been to open that box and all the memories that had to come back to you.
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It was wonderful to step back in time and enjoy a few minutes reminiscing. It’s amazing how each thing has its own memory!
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Such fun to rediscover souvenirs. A good idea to take photos of them, as well.
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I really liked seeing everything again – they are like old friends with great stories!
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Lovely souvenirs! And they must have stories as well!
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Thanks – I have such great memories when I see them!
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What fun Meg! However, when I first visited France, I realised that souvenirs would never suffice so I sold my house and moved here! ;) Léa
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That sounds like a very good solution! Living in France must be wonderful… :)
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It may be tough but someone has to… ;) I never imagined life could be this good.
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BTW, that little mug is adorable!
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I thought that it was really cute too!
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:)
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