Part of the fun of travel is bringing back souvenirs that have memories of where and when they were purchased. I have lots of postcards and refrigerator magnets but some of my favorite souvenirs are things I can look at such as art prints and calendars. I also like things I can wear like scarves and bracelets. When I was in Italy I wanted to find some unique souvenirs, but where should I start? Wherever I went there were so many choices it was difficult to decide. As I looked around I saw possibilities like these:
Interesting choices
Souvenirs and flowers
These won’t last long…
Wearable souvenirs
So colorful!
It’s a good idea to stop for some refreshments along the way.
But instead of fruit I decided to stop for a gelato and this photograph is a great souvenir!
Meg Travels 
Love the photos. The Gelato looks so delicious! ☺
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Thanks – gelato is such a wonderful treat!
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I also bring back things like prints, postcards, jewellery and scarves. I picked up a lovely red and black scarf in Sicily recently. Of course, like you, my pictures are my best souvenirs!
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Your scarf sounds lovely Darlene! I’m very fond of pictures that remind me of travel – they are just as good as postcards… :)
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That fruit sure looks good.
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I agree! I should have bought some as a treat – but I really like gelato… :)
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Me too. That would be a tough one if it had to be either one or the other.
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The best solution would have to be to get both and keep the fruit for later!
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My favorite reminders are prints from local artists. Our walls are full of travel reminders.
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Prints are some of my favorites too – every time I see them they bring back wonderful memories!
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I love anything in foreign packaging — soaps, candies, tissues… all things that aren’t traditionally souvenirs, but a delight to use back home.
Otherwise, we call the hunt for souvenirs “procuring tchotchkies” and we’ve had some fun doing it!
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I also like to get soap, pads of paper and other things you can use every day. There are so many great “souvenirs”!
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Great photos, as always, Meg, and to me they are without question the best souvenirs!
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Thank you Patricia! Photographs are wonderful souvenirs and bring back great memories… :)
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Other than photos, most of the souvenirs we get end getting when we travel up in our stomachs. :D
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That’s what happens to me too, especially with gelato and chocolate!
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I do know your love for gelato. :D
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That is true… :)
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I like the photo with the bike–and the gelato sign. The blue & white pottery above the flowers caught my eye.
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I liked the charming arrangement of the flowers and pottery too! Some of my favorite souvenir pictures are of gelato signs… :)
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Gelato is the best!!!! Yummy. I love the pictures of fruit in the market. And my all-time favorite souvenirs are postcards and magnets. I have a collection of both and try to get people to send me postcards, too, rather than me just sending them out to everyone and not receiving any back haha. And I don’t buy postcards for myself either. I only keep the ones I receive. With magnets, I just try to get one in each city I visit. With some of the more off-the-beaten-path places it’s impossible to find them, though. Thanks for posting — good read!
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I can say that gelato is a favorite souvenir, even if I can’t take it home! I like things like scarves that are easy to pack and bring back memories – planning another trip is also fun… :)
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