We spent 95 days traveling around the world and returned with one single souvenir—a wooden carving depicting the “Big Five,” acquired along the beach in Malawi, Africa.
We’re not big souvenir people, usually opting for a single fridge magnet for each “big” trip (a tradition we only occasionally remember to participate in). And since we were carting this stuff—quite literally around the damn world—we knew that collecting souvenirs was out of the question.
And besides, we would be traveling through a number of countries, each of which might prohibit importing a piece of wood like this (a not uncommon issue when crossing borders). But because our African experience was so memorable, we decided to give it a go anyway, accepting the possible fate. Luckily, it wasn’t a problem. Had we not been so rushed to return home early, we probably would have snagged another souvenir in Australia. But alas, we returned with just the one. -S