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Picking the Perfect Souvenir
A way to preserve or share a piece of your trip is to bring home a souvenir, but choosing a souvenir is not always a stress-free experience. How do you pick the perfect souvenir and not just the first thing you see in a tourist shop? Here are some tips for picking a truly meaningful gift for yourself or your loved ones. For whom are you buying? What are your recipient’s interests, or what do they spend the most time doing? If you are buying for yourself and enjoy coffee, you might buy a local coffee blend to enjoy at home. However, if your recipient does not enjoy or rarely drinks coffee, that type of gift might not mean much to them. Is it legal to bring home? Whether you are traveling domestically or internationally, many regulations affect which souvenirs you can bring home. Even if you find the item in a tourist shop, that does not mean it will be allowed into the country or even onto the plane. And the TSA does take this seriously. In 2012, two tourists were detained at the U.S. border for trying to bring home chocolate Kinder eggs — a specific kind that are illegal in the U.S. due to the potentially hazardous small toys inside. Purchase a handicraft. Handicrafts — items created by local artisans — are awesome souvenirs! But make sure you buy where artisans actually sell their own goods, such as an open-air market. Unfortunately, while some popular tourist shops may sell “locally made goods,” many souvenirs intended for tourists are actually made by cheap manufacturers in other countries. Keep something from the adventure. Bringing a glass bottle to take home some sand is a popular way of creating your own souvenir from a beach vacation. But you can do this with almost any item! Whether you choose stones, ticket stubs from favorite shows and activities, or a handmade item from a class, make sure to look out for souvenirs that will remind you of great memories and experiences.
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We hope these tips will help you make the best choice. Bon voyage!
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