What did I bring home after the trips?

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February 20th 2014

Published: February 19th 2008

On every trip I often buy a souvenir of the place where I visit. They are the local specialties that I cannot find the same anywhere. I also love to collect coins, notes and postcards of over 20 countries. For me they are all the treasures in my life. The souvenirs that I bought are simple and inexpensive. They can be paintings, plates, statues, fridge magnets, dolls, key holders, masks etc. Some... Read Full Entry

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Hanoi_girl

theRedRiver

I am a Hanoi_girl who loves to travel. When working for a Japanese construction company in Hanoi, I had the chance to travel to 28 countries and to all the 63 provinces in Vietnam, including 25 trips to Huế city. Egypt, Mongolia and Italy are my love, and other favorite countries are Australia, France, New Zealand, Nepal, Fiji, Japan, India, Indonesia, Belgium, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China (8 trips, 15 cities), South Korea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Cambodia (3 trips), Brunei Darussalam, the United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Laos (3 trips), Malaysia (4 trips), Singap... full info

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My souvenirs from Venice (2022)

Painting from Vanuatu

Key holders from Mongolia

The Great Wall - China

New Zealand fridge magnets

The Great Wall - China

Read these words. They are interesting.

A Turkish bowl

These lovely things from China & Japan

Egyptian pyramids

Pyramid, sphinx and camel. I bought them at a souvenir shop at my hotel in Cairo.

Magnets and key rings from Australia

Some symbols of the country (surfing, aboriginal people & their art work, the Blue Mountains etc)

Pencil box of Egyptian mummy

Borobudur temple - Indonesia

A model of Borobudur temple in Java island, Indonesia.

Fridge magnets from Tasmania island, Australia

Chokin mirrors from Japan

A plate from Kenya, Africa

I bought this plate at a shop in Eumundi town of Australia.

Fridge magnets from South Korea

A painting from Mongolia - June 2011 (original)

Gers and horses on grassland of Mongolia.

A painting from Mongolia - 2023 (repainted)

I asked an artist in Hanoi to make this painting for me based on the original one as my mother threw it away. I paid US$200 for this including frame. It is bigger and looks beautiful.

Statue from Pleiku

I bought a wooden statue of an ethnic minority woman carrying basket on her back and a little jar of rice wine in Pleiku city. Both are symbols of the Central Highlands of Vietnam.

Merlion from Singapore

Painting from Laos

Some famous places in Laos

18th March 2014

Ingrid
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Hand carved Indonesian Mask
I noticed that you bought Hand carved Indonesian Masks. I have one myself and am trying to find out the hidden meaning, can you help please? I remember when I bought it the salesman said that it is for some kind of protection. Hope you can help me. Thanks in advance

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