Travel Souvenirs

[Windwalker]

Yea lets go somewhere far-away and exotic

Spend lots of money on yet another T-Shirt\Cap\Beer Hugger, all so we can toss it out 3 years hence when we make that Thrift run(yes honey I'm only going to drop some stuff off, no I won't drag another project home. Yes you're right I have enough stuff-geesh)

I too, was guilty of this effort to support some local economy.No more
My new travel souvenir(s)-
CDs from whatever country I'm visiting.
Music stores are everywhere and from what I've found so far, it's pretty easy to convey what style you're looking for. Heck I usually let them pick\recommend something

Everyone understands the ________ genre (blues in my case)
Sure I could probably download something off the internet but what kind of story goes with that.

Couple stand outs
From New Zealand-Hammond Gamble, Plugged in and Blue(a rocking CD)
From Romania-Nightlosers,The Groove Distillery (hoochie coochie man, with banjos and washboards is a bit different)

So next time you're traveling, leave the made in ______ stuff for someone else. Do your ears a favor and try something new.

Anyone else do this?