May 12, 2009
Most travel bugs are fond of sharing their ongoing or latest vacation whereabouts to their family and friends. Some would spend time checking out the local bookstore for postcards to send. Isn’t it truly heartwarming to receive postcards from abroad, seeing a nice photo about the place together with a short message from a loved one?
Incidentally, one can easily turn a personal photo or image into a special greeting card or postcard. Yup, one can use photos taken from a recent trip or vacation to add a unique touch to sending postcards or greeting cards. This can be easily done with an online postcard printing service.
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Feb 27, 2009
Aside from planning for vacations, getaway weekends or out-of-town trips, holidays are opportunities for us to connect with others.
Special occasions and holidays are the best time to show our appreciation and gratefulness to the persons that matter most to us. Thinking of what to give can be a dilemma though, especially if you want that gift to be unique. And what if that special someone is miles away from you?
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Oct 20, 2008
Wanna shop for paintings, décors, jewelry, t-shirts, lanterns, bags, buttons and all sorts of art, handicrafts and books in Berlin? Check out the Art market (Kunstmarkt) at the Museum Island (Museumsinsel) beside the bridge every Saturday (11:00 AM – 3:00 PM) and Sunday (10:00 AM – 2:00 PM) where you can find some Berlin souvenirs to take home with you.
Here are some photos of what’s on sale at the street market where busy tourists crowd around the many items displayed.
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Oct 18, 2008
On our way to the Brandenburg Gate we passed by the Berlin Store souvenir shop to buy some pasalubongs.
There were just a lot of choices, if only you could bring them all home with you – bags, shirts, refrigerator magnets, pins, baseball caps and so much more. It would usually take us a lot of time when inside souvenir shops but we had to do our shopping real fast since we still had so many places to visit. After walking few meters from the shop, this is what we found…
A yellow Berlin bear with its arms raised up to welcome tourists!
The bear is the symbol of Berlin, and it is even the central figure in the city’s coat of arms.
Tsk, too bad we were not able to buy one of these miniature bears for souvenir when we were still at the shop.
If ever you’ll be dropping by Berlin, please say hi to the colorful Berlin bears for me!
p.s. I found more Berlin bears here. Enjoy!
Jun 12, 2008
Travel bugs usually look for souvenirs to take home with them. Some prefer souvenir t-shirts and baseball caps, while others look for those native food and delicacies or handcrafted jewelries and accessories. Keeping collectibles and memorabilia is one way of going back to those sweet memories of the places visited and people met. These then are added to their travel keepsakes compilation.
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Mar 25, 2008
Thailand is a not only an exotic and interesting place with its majestic temples, ancient ruins and modern buildings; it’s also a place of non-stop shopping. Everywhere you look – in the busy sidewalks, inside huge trendy malls and crowd-filled markets – anytime of the day (and night), you’d always find something to lure the shopper in you.
The Thais are very artistic and creative with their well-crafted bags, accessories, décors which are great for souvenirs and gifts.
Decorative vases and table pieces
Knitted goodies!
I want that bag please…
R-jed posing with some ladies accessories
These Thai bags are the usual pasalubongs and gifts for friends
Photos taken at the Chiang Mai night market. Thanks to dviewfinder.com for some of the pics.
Dec 12, 2007
In the Philippines, each province prides itself with its own local delicacies and handicrafts which are perfect ideas for pasalubongs. For instance, you have those handcrafted wooden sculptures, hand-woven sweaters and shawls, fresh strawberries and peanut brittle from Baguio. How about Cebu? Well, you can’t get enough of their yummy danggit, otap, dried mangoes and crispy chicharon from Carcar. The nearby island of Mactan is famous for its guitars and ukuleles and you can see these carried by tourists in the airport who usually buy more than one.
My big bro’s family in Mactan would always remind us to bring them piaya, being one of Bacolod’s famous native delicacies. They were a bit disappointed when we failed to bring them some packs during one of our recent trips to Cebu. Another pasalubong that always bring a smile to our faces are the packs of yummy puto from Manapla given by Tita D every time they drop by our home.
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