Every time I go to a new place. and especially when I am fascinated by it, I always try to get something from there that I can keep as a souvenir. But when I am talking about souvenirs, I don’t really mean things like key chains or T- Shirts that say something like “I <3 KSA”, and if I were to buy something that has “I <3 KSA” on it, it would probably be some sort of hand made art. like a typography poster or something.
I personally am more into things thar are (more or less) unique for the place where I am. Something that has not been mass produced in a way that I could buy pretty much the same thing in souvenir shops all over the world and the only thing that would differ would be the name of the city or country.
I have this little list of things that I would get for myself before I leave, which as I realized will be very soon. In case you are still thinking about what sort of things you’d like to bring home from here, feel free to be inspired by my ideas.
1. Thobe
2. Arabic coffee pot
3. Traditional Saudi women’s dress (not the standard abaya but the colorful one)
4. Perfume oil
5. Incense
6. Cardamom
7. Some sort of antique
8. Arabic calligraphy art
9. Rose water
10. Jewelery with my name in Arabic on it
11. Middle Eastern style lamp
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