What travel momentos do you like to collect and display

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I'm currently drinking coffee out of one of my more visible travel trophies. Not the most practical, but I do enjoy my 20oz mugs. Usually Starbucks, but this one is one of the sculpted Americaware examples I picked up in Clines Corner.

We have a wooden box for forren money. Coins and notes that are reminders of travel, an easy source of "airport money" for the next trip(s) and a source of delight to visiting children. A treasure chest of gold and silver - and bronze.

Fridge magnets are going to feature a lot more after we spent an hour in a car park near MCI scraping stickers off the back of our rental van. Had to buy some gunk-removers to get the more stubborn ones off. The "Roswell" magnet now graces the back of my son's car, and I switch it from side to side every few days to prevent moisture buildup beneath.

Boarding passes, dockets, maps, the occasional hotel keycard, tickets for attractions, postcards... They all get glued into my travel journals, and when i leaf through them, they bring up memories that would never otherwise return. I use Levenger Circa journals (with the discs that grip the paper and allow pages to be easily move around) and I have a punch that lets me slot some items straight in. Atoma, Myndology Rollabind and Staples Arc are similar and largely compatible systems.

I'm a bit of a packrat, really. But i see travel as a hobby, and might as well enjoy it even when not travelling.
 
I don't collect anything. But the missus always buys a knick knack, fridge magnet and flag from every country we've been.
 
I generally travel domestically, so I've been picking up a stubbie holder from each little town I go to. Started when I did a JASA to get over the line for SG, went to Canberra and back in the same evening, figured I should at least bring something back.

Stubby coolers are big on the Australian tour list when visiting various pubs. The Nindigully Stubby Cooler has pride of place at home. I don't really seen many OS though, not that I've travelled much in the US. They make a fantastic gift in Europe, especially the British Isles. I took a whole pile to Europe for various people we stayed with, and they went down a treat, as they keep your hand warm when knocking back a tinny (you wouldn't want them for a decent ale though - you need a glass for the aroma). For the traveller, they are great - you can stuff socks and jocks into them, so they take up little room.
 
I normally collect shot glasses and stubby holders, though unfortunately outside of Australia and North America, stubby holders are not that common and in some places non-existant. Though I've managed to aqquire a very large shot glass collection to the point where I am running out of room to store them.

And the fridge is covered in magnets as well. :)
 
I have been collecting match boxes since 1970, have probably a thousand, they are in a very large glass coffee table in our family room, only added to on a rare occasion now that matches in restaurants and hotels have basically disappeared.

I also collect small ginger jars and elephants ( ceramic or pottery - not the live sort !!)

Oh and shoes ......... I usually buy a pair of shoes (or 2 :D ) each trip.

Hmmmm.If only.
 
I used to collect stuff similar to the above posts but now just pictures and memories.
I also cheat and take photos of postcards, tickets, passes, funny t shirts, stickers etc etc...takes up way less space.
 
Picked up some cardboard dress-up books from the Smithsonian Institute in DC. Now I can dress up the Clintons, Bush Snr and Family, and the Washingtons - certainly a conversation piece.

Austrians freaked out when I bought a No Kangaroos in Austria fridge magnet after telling them I was an Aussie. "Don't you find it offensive?" "No, we know it is a dig at Americans."
 
I generally travel domestically, so I've been picking up a stubbie holder from each little town I go to. Started when I did a JASA to get over the line for SG, went to Canberra and back in the same evening, figured I should at least bring something back.

Oh yes, forgot about that. Always do that when there's any available! (scarce outside Oz as mentioned previously). Very light for travel, and great for protecting other (often turtle-shaped!) delicates.
 
I have been to collect many types of memorabilia and trinkets

- notes and coins from everywhere I have been
- postcards
- plates (or similar) to hang up
- fridge magnets (the thermometer types are my favourites)
- snowballs
- spoons
- matchboxes
- t-shirts
- caps
 
I collect fridge magnets from art galleries and museums that I visit that depict artworks I enjoyed seeing in person.
 
Oh yes, forgot about that. Always do that when there's any available! (scarce outside Oz as mentioned previously). Very light for travel, and great for protecting other (often turtle-shaped!) delicates.

I've managed to get some nice stubby holders from obscure places - mainly Caribbean Islands who make them for the American tourists (though quality does vary greatly!)

My favourite I have gotten was from Singapore. After searching high and low for one (since it really isn't a product made or sold there) i found one that I really think was actually being sold as a pencil holder as opposed to a stubby holder - but i don't care - and yes it is fuzzy with a toy Merlion attached to it - it filled my critieria none the less!
 
Jewellery or works of art for me. Larger pieces shipped back to home.


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I don't like to be thought of as a stereotypical traveller that collects useless knick-knacks ;)

Too late! Now that you've admitted they are G-rated gift shop items

I'm guessing women's underwear

Bundy Bear needs to take that star rating sticker off the fridge too :)

O/T I used to collect baseball caps, and fridge magnets, but how many do you need.

Now I just go for T-shirts. Which eventually wear out, so they don't accumulate to breaking point.
 
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