Comments on: Travel Hoarders: What to Do With All That “Stuff” You Bring Home From Your Travels

By: D. Siekman-Finch

D. Siekman-Finch — Sat, 13 Jun 2020 01:31:43 +0000

Love the ideas here – One can also send special photos along with text of your memories to those places that make them in to books! ?

By: Laurenne Marie Angel

Laurenne Marie Angel — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 00:04:52 +0000

A well-written blog. I share the same sentiment when it comes to hoarding of things and converting them into something useful and purposeful. Now that I’ve been realizing things are gonna wear out soon, and might just gather dusts (as you mentioned which is very true), I don’t buy memorabilias anymore from travels. I just collect photos and videos on my mobile phone. ?

By: D. Siekman

D. Siekman — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 05:32:20 +0000

The photographs are a great solution (and really) all we actually need – – –
however, some of us need MORE than just pictures. So I have taken my paper souvenirs (like) museum passes, subway stubs even menus or napkins and glued them onto a wooden serving tray. There is a ‘pour’ available that equates to 50-coats of varnish. You may have seen this thick – glossy finish used on restaurant tables. It coats & seals your precious items and allows you to use the serving tray to (well) serve! Serve dinner drinks on it or midnite munchies – it is a durable and washable finish.
With my dimensional items – place inside a shadowbox with a glass door. They are available in small sizes such as (5″ x 5″) or very large. I saw one @ Hobby Lobby designed for a Wedding Dress! It actually became a beautiful piece of art to hang on a wall. As long as you get them out of their storage box, they will be happy & you will too!

By: Sharon

Sharon — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 13:34:56 +0000

I buy Christmas ornaments or things that can be used as Christmas tree ornaments. I relive the memories of the trips as I put my tree up and I have a unique tree.

By: J Munro

J Munro — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 13:42:57 +0000

I do a few things with souvenirs from my travels:

– Tickets and receipts get taped into a travel journal
– I often just buy a piece of jewellery to remind me of the trip
– I sometimes buy a charm that represents the country or city for my charm bracelet
– I have a printers tray on the wall that I use to store small things on – so a pine cone from Pompeii, a pebble from Petra etc.

You don’t have to keep everything but little reminders and momento’s are always lovely to have.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:59:23 +0000

When trvalleing, I try to find something that exists in the local culture and can be used…this often leads to cooking items for specific foods and drinks. For example, I have a turkish tea set, chop sticks, asado plates from argentina, and Thai tea sleeve. I also picked a wooden tissue box in Palestine (they are on most restaurant tables and in every office I visited) and in Paris I bought a used red and white checked table cloth from an adorable cafe. I get to periodically use these items in everyday life, remember my travels, show friends, and an added bonus is that these items are usually very cheap since staples in the culture.

By: Shalu Sharma

Shalu Sharma — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 11:41:59 +0000

You can always sell it on ebay or gift it to your friends. Then there is always your travel shelves where you can put all your travel things there. Its easy to get carried away and buy those small things that we will never use.

By: Eli

Eli — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 11:09:54 +0000

Instead of collecting souvenirs, why not collecting digital photos.

It’s easier, cleaner and after couple of years it will have much bigger meaning.

By: YHA New Zealand

YHA New Zealand — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 23:26:46 +0000

Wow, what a great selection of suggestions! Sorry to sound cheesy, but we think the best thing to collect is memories! Aw. What a “green” souvenir.

By: Allison

Allison — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 18:28:05 +0000

We don’t collect. We don’t buy stuff anymore. After years of buying stuff, we got rid of all of it to live in an RV. RV living will curtail the habit of acquisition. Now we take pictures and blog about the event so we remember it years later.