Holiday souvenir…. what do you bring home?

My only trips now are to UK. so self raising flour, marmite, Coleman's mustard powder, jelly powders, Jcloths.

In earlier days most of my travelling was to France, India and Sri Lanka.

France: cheese, coffee, wine, drinking chocolate powder, chocolate.

India: spices, saris, fabrics, silk paintings, ivory minatures, paintings, moonstones, lapis lazuli, clothes, brassware, carvings, agerbhatti.

Sri Lanka: gemstones, fabrics, wall hangings, brass elephants and pots.

America: clothes, clothes and more clothes!

I always try to get something for our garden - a Windchime, ornament etc. I try to resist buying anything else for the house. Also, I have a weakness for earrings, so if I see some that are particularly nice, I will buy them. My husband will buy clothes if he sees something he likes.

Jewellery and handbags normally ?
Although Tunisia I was offered 50 camels in a marriage proposal ??

Rose and violet oils plus a multitude of others from Turkey, ditto the Turkish hammam towels in every colour going to use at home at the gym and wear around the house (if ever it gets hot).

Always like to browse in Turkish pharmacies too for unexpected treasures (though the very handsome pharmacist at Antalya airport always tries to sell me some viagra - despite me clearly not having a w%£&y (sorry)

Pearls, Clinique cheap miniatures and silk from Hong Kong in the olden days

Oh, and “a bit of a rock and seashell collection” (which is a gross understatement)

Lucca

Often clothes which seem wonderful at the time…..
Actually I am getting better and have brought back some nice garments and jewellery.

Really nice cards from museums,

I know what you mean about the clothes. That floppy dress from a French seaside place... not so great in suburban London..
I don't bring food back from holidays generally as pretty much everything can be bought here. Though I did bring back a huge chunk of Parmesan cheese from Italy as it was so VERY cheap!

Me too ?. My garden is full of pebbles from my holidays x

On a visit to a bazaar in Tunis I bought some leather sandals for myself and some leather bags for some nieces. I wore the sandals quite happily during the holiday and the bags got wrapped up immediately and packed in the suitcase. When we unpacked at home the smell of camel was dreadful - we hadn't noticed it while they were hanging up but after being packed up for nearly a week it made us gag. We were a bit stuck because the others all had presents and we had nothing else to give the nieces. The bags were hung in the fresh air for a few weeks and the nieces loved them. We noticed they were never used though - I suspect once they smelt them in the cupboard they were rapidly consigned to the bin ? They were never mentioned again ? ?

Jewellry or bags for me.

I love to bring home memories and I’m lucky enough to have traveled to via cruises and an adventurous oh.
I have a small painting from Kenya of Masai warriors, a have Woven basket plate from A river tribe in Panama, the colours sadly faded, a Vietnamese picture made from something shelllike. A lace Doily from Bulgaria and the list goes on I love the memories.

We usually bring home something hand crafted in the area we're visiting, or local food delicacies.

Menorcan leather sandals.

Big hunk of Parmigiano from a market, a whole salami, wine, Strega, Grappa, Tris coffee beans which I've never found outside Italy and Vialone Nano rice from the local mill. I don't know if we will be allowed to bring this stuff home post Brexit. I know that since Brexit Vialone Nano has been either unobtainable or astronomically expensive in this country so it would be nice to just go and get some.

There are many things we're not 'supposed' to bring back into the UK, Nannan2, but that doesn't stop people doing it. Depends if they are willing to take the risk of being stopped...

I thought we're not allowed to bring foodstuffs back from abroad after the big rule changes of what you can/can't bring in a few years ago.?Especially cheeses etc?...?

If I bring anything home it’s usually food or drink. I’ve got enough junk and don’t want any more!

keyrings and honey

Suffolk honey, print of 3 pigs from a shop in framlinham.
We bought out daughter a little silver chain and what looks like a silver coffee bean for looking after our home and cat.

Kate1949- i bought myself a lovely real gold ring in corfu- like a 'greek pattern'- its 14 carat and i wear it all the time, i never take it off. I think its been lucky for me.I think it was about 50 euros, maybe a bit less.

Hand made textiles are my thing - scarves and small towels mainly - generally woven. Sometimes, of course, these are are out of my budget because of the time involved in the making. I do, however, bring home the memory of some stunning work.

I have twice brought home some rare dried beans of unusual varieties from small growers in the south and now I always bring home a kilo or so of hand-prepared capers from a particular farm.

Once, in Gozo, I bought some beautiful artisan made glass and I did buy leather from a tiny place in the outskirts of Florence. I do however bring treats back for the family but (probably like everyone ) I feel that I'm particularly discerning!

An owl ornament to add to my collection.

Yes always a fridge magnet- we have them from loads of places now, inc. New York. Oh and often a tea towel too, if there's a particularly nice one.And always a small gift for people, mainly for GC.

Fridge magnets, and I see that I'm not the only one! ?

memories

I bought some lovely rings in Corfu a few years ago. Three Euros each. They are very pretty and often get admired. They haven't gone black either!

Fridge magnets for me. When I had my kitchen done and the fridge disappeared behind a door so no longer magnetic, I painted a wall with magnetic paint as I missed the magnets. I used to collect mugs too but ran out of space. I am reminded of lovely places when I look at them.