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The Best Souvenirs That You Will Love to Use!

We all want to remember our vacations, but few of us have extra space in our home for knickknacks that we won’t use. Try these souvenirs and your trips will bring you joy for many years to come!

November 27, 2020 //  by Kim//  Leave a Comment

I’m sure we’ve all spent time and money trying to find the perfect souvenir on vacation. We want to remember the good times we’ve had, but too often the things we buy collect dust on a shelf or even sit in a closet. So. Not. Worth. It.

My husband and I finally found souvenirs that we really like. We will occasionally buy something else that catches our eye, but most often we now stick to these favorites.

His Favorite: Mugs

We like to display our mugs on the counter with a mug tree. And this is the perfect time of year to enjoy hot cocoa or soup in a mug and reminisce about a vacation at the same time!

Below are some of our favorite mugs that we’ve collected on our adventures around the world.

mug stand with mugs
Costa Rica mug
Costa Rica
mug with Japanese writing
Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan
green textured mug
Dublin, Ireland
mug with picture of old building
Gdansk, Poland

My Favorite: Christmas Tree Ornaments

I think ornaments make the perfect souvenir because they don’t clutter my house with trinkets. True, they stay packed away for 11 months out of the year. But when we pull them out and decorate our tree each winter, we get to remember our fun trips from the past!

Here are some of my favorite ornaments that we have collected over the years. Most of them weren’t actually meant to be ornaments, but attaching a hook or string was all it took to make them perfect!

dragon mask ornament
Bali, Indonesia
stuffed panda on a Christmas tree
China
olivewood sculpture of the nativity
Jerusalem, Israel
small ceramic shoes
Amsterdam, Netherlands
ceramic scultpure with Italian landmarks
Rome, Italy
Christmas tree ornament bell with painting
Tallinn, Estonia
Greek urn with painting of a Greek God
Athens, Greece

I’d love to hear about your favorite souvenirs in the comments below!

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About Kim

I am a wife and mom of three kids. I am also a traveler and a writer. Our family has been traveling together since my husband and I were newlyweds. On our first trip to Hawaii when our oldest daughter was 6 months old we tried to soak it all in because we thought it would be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. But with some learning, ingenuity, and flexibility we have made family travel part of our lifestyle.

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