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One of the best things that travel gives us is the memories of the ____ we've visited and the special experiences we had there.

In ____ to hold on to these precious memories, we often bring home souvenirs.

These souvenirs tend to be ____ like postcards, fridge magnets, and key chains.

____, a souvenir doesn't have to be something purchased in a gift shop.

In fact, the word souvenir means "____" in French, so whatever brings back memories could be called a "souvenir."

Then what can we keep as souvenirs to preserve our travel memories ____ than ordinary gift shop products?

____ look into what other travelers do to make their travel memories last longer.

Buying souvenirs and taking ____ can be good ways to remember a trip, but most of the time I would store these things somewhere and hardly ever look at them, and thus they would be slowly forgotten.

So I came up with my own method of preserving memories in a ____ interesting and visible way.

I started ____ this two years ago when I got an opportunity to travel around Europe with one of my best friends.

It was a spontaneous trip, so we relied mainly on paper ____ from hostels or tourist information offices.

Every day, we planned our ____ and sightseeing stops on those maps.

When I returned home, I realized I had accumulated lots of these maps, and ____ I thought I could make a souvenir out of them.

I began by cutting out some landmarks from the map that ____ the best parts of our trip, such as the Eiffel Tower, St. Peter’s Basilica, and the Colosseum.

Then I got an ordinary ____ and pasted the map pieces onto it using special glue.

Finally, I put a layer of sealant over the ____ plate so that the paper wouldn’t fade or wear out over time.

The result is a wonderful decoration that I ____ look at every day.

It is also a terrific reminder of every ____ I visited.

Shortly after my wedding 30 years ago, I went on a road ____ with my husband.

We started in New ____ City and drove across the entire country to San Francisco.

There, at a tiny souvenir shop, my husband found a bracelet charm in the shape of the ____ Gate Bridge.

When I saw this cute little charm, I thought it would be a great souvenir to remember the ____, so I bought it to hang on my silver bracelet.

This turned out to be the beginning of a lifelong ____.

After a few months, my husband and I got a ____ to travel to Moscow.

There, we happened to find a ____ St. Basil’s Cathedral charm and it reminded me of the first charm from San Francisco.

Without a ____ hesitation, we bought it to add to the bracelet.

Since ____, we have managed to find the perfect charm on every trip.

We now ____ nearly 20 different charms―one from each trip.

We have a Taj Mahal charm from India, a Parthenon charm from Greece, and ____ an elephant charm from Kenya.

As my children grew up, they helped choose some of the charms, so our ____ family can look back at every trip we’ve taken together.

Whether it’s for uploading status messages and selfies on social networks or for looking up the best restaurants, staying connected online is not an option but a must for ____ travelers these days.

However, finding an affordable way to get a ____ connection when traveling overseas can be very challenging.

So I ____ a SIM card when I get to a foreign country.

At a reasonable price I can get the same connection speed as the locals. That’s not ____.

Because countries all have different telecommunication ____, each SIM card is a unique souvenir of my trip to that country.

What’s more, as SIM cards don’t take up luggage ____, they’re very easy to take home.

I have a ____ of nine already, and it’s growing fast!

Another thing I collect ____ sound strange: Wi-Fi hotspots.

Whenever I’m in a place I want to ____, I purposely connect to the Wi-Fi.

____, the hotspot name is automatically stored on my phone from that time on!

Occasionally I glance through the list of all the museums, resorts, restaurants, and other places ____ visited in my travels.

Although I can’t connect to ____ hotspots when I get home, just catching a glimpse of one of their names on the list makes me excited.

All the memories from that place come flooding ____ my mind, and I can remember exactly what it was like to be, for example, at that peaceful terrace near the shore in Bali.

For a ____, it’s almost like I’m actually there!

For me, the best ____ are new friends I make while traveling.

Obviously, I ____ put the people in my suitcase to take them home, but while we’re together, I can have conversations and laugh with them.

____ I add them on social media or ask for their contact information so that I can stay in touch with them.

Two years ago I made friends with an elderly couple from ____ I met at the Jeonju Hanok Village.

____ in the restroom, I happened upon a woman’s bag.

Right away, I took it to a ____ police station.

When I got there, I met an elderly couple who ____ come there looking for their lost bag.

Happily, the woman was the owner of the bag that I had found, so I ____ it to them.

They were so thankful that they treated me to dinner, and we had a great ____ together.

We still keep in touch, and last year they even ____ my home in Gyeongju.

For me, this proves that a good relationship is the best souvenir, because it can make the memories of a trip last for a ____ time.

____ Precious Memories with Your Own Souvenirs

In the end, travel is really ____ personal memories and unique experiences that will color your soul and enrich your life.

So the next time you think about grabbing a souvenir as a reminder of your ____, remember: whatever captures your own priceless moments will be better than any souvenir you can easily buy with money.