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Ask yourself: when you're on a trip and visit a place you've never been before, do you go to these souvenir shops to buy something that reminds you of that place? I usually do and what I always buy from the place I visit, is a shot glass. Aside from that, i find it interesting to browse through these memorabillia shops. Most people will think that they have cheap stuff or things of mass production with no character at all. However, some times you may find a few gems in them, something that is really local and traditional! for me, those shops feel like places that "sell memories".

PS: for those who will take a closer look at my photo, on the table of the very right postcard (taken at the island of Santorini) is a plate of "gemista" (rice stuffed tomatoes), a "village salad" and a piece of ... (my favorite) moussaka! :-)

Ρωτηστε τον εαυτο σας: οταν επισκεπτεσθε ενα μερος που δεν εχετε ξαναπαει, μπαινετε στα σουβενιραδικα να αγορασετε πραγματα που θα σας θυμιζουν αυτην το ταξιδι; εγω συνηθως το κανω και αυτο που παιρνω απο καθε μερος ειναι ενα σφηνοποτηρο. Περαν αυτου ομως, θεωρω πολυ ενδιαφερον το να τριγυρναω μεσα σε αυτα τα μαγαζακια. Οι περισσοτεροι μπορει να πουν οτι ειναι γεματα με πραγματα φτηνα, πραγματα μαζικης παραγωγης και χωρις χαρακτηρα. Μερικες φορες ομως μπορει να πετυχεις καποια πολυ ομορφα, ντοπια και παραδοσιακα πραγματα. Για μενα, αυτα τα μαγαζακια μοιαζουν με μερη που "πουλανε αναμνησεις"

ΥΓ: ε οχι! δε θα αναλυσω τι υπαρχει στο τραπεζι της δεξιας καρτ ποσταλ! οποιοσδηποτε μπορει να διαβασει το ελληνικο κειμενο ΞΕΡΕΙ!

Bangkok dude by Florian Christian

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Trader on his mobile shop; selling brooms and wicker ware from his customised moped with front loading bay, roof and display rails. He was plying the Klong Toei district next to the port and kindly granted a shot. But i think he wasn't quite sure what to make of the foreigner bending down to get a low viewpoint at his fantastic display :)

selling vegetables by Reinier de Rooie

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Bangkok, Thailand

sell the sky by apricotX

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Sell - Buy by TooLoose-LeTrek

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Paris France ~ Album Store ~ Comic Book Store ~ Latin Quarters by Bill Badzo

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67 boulevard Saint Germain, 75005 Paris, France

Two main Albums are located on the crossing of boulevard Saint Germain and boulevard Saint Jacques. Who's already around Latin Quarter and fountain St-Michel, will find them easily. One of them - Album Comics - sells American stuff, all the new Marvel, DC, Dark Horse and indie books, but also the most important French releases. Shop's windows are covered with statues, busts and vinyl toys. There's also very good artbook section, with all the making-of movie books, sketchbooks, artist artbooks and US and Asian picture books. Artbooks in general tend to be heavy and imported ones are not cheap, so it's possibly the best idea just to browse and remember all the cool stuff. And then to go home and get them from the net, without the need to drag them around the airports and planes. (From the shop's viewpoint it's not a nice thing to say, I know

Sell Me Candy by Beachy Piers

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"Sell Me Candy" by Rhianna

Sell me candy like the summer when it's melting in my hands

I know you're around like the ice cream man

I can hear you calling, whisper something in my ear

Sweet like sugar, tell me what I wanna hear

I'm weak by your touch and when it's melting on my lips

A rush through my body, feel it in my fingertips

You selling me your fantasy that I wanna explore