I will be visiting Europe specifically Germany and UK.
Any poster from these places would be able to recommend some souvenirs to
bring back to an Asian country. I will be covering ;

Hamburg, Dresden, Chemitz,
Huntingdon, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Glasgow

"civicesi@singnet" wrote in message
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    > I will be visiting Europe specifically Germany and UK.
    > Any poster from these places would be able to recommend some souvenirs to
    > bring back to an Asian country. I will be covering ;
    > Hamburg, Dresden, Chemitz,
    > Huntingdon, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Glasgow

Buy something made in China, it should be everywhere.

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"Peter L" wrote:

    > "civicesi@singnet" wrote in message
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    > > I will be visiting Europe specifically Germany and UK.
    > > Any poster from these places would be able to recommend some souvenirs to
    > > bring back to an Asian country. I will be covering ;
    > >
    > > Hamburg, Dresden, Chemitz,
    > > Huntingdon, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Glasgow
    > >
    >
    > Buy something made in China, it should be everywhere.

and a packing tip -- wait till you get back to the US [or your home
country] to do it and hit Pier One or wherever

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    > "Peter L" wrote:
    > > "civicesi@singnet" wrote in message
    > > news:[email protected]...
    > > > I will be visiting Europe specifically Germany and UK.
    > > > Any poster from these places would be able to recommend some souvenirs
to
    > > > bring back to an Asian country. I will be covering ;
    > > >
    > > > Hamburg, Dresden, Chemitz,
    > > > Huntingdon, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Glasgow
    > > >
    > >
    > > Buy something made in China, it should be everywhere.
    > and a packing tip -- wait till you get back to the US [or your home
    > country] to do it and hit Pier One or wherever

The US is an Asian country?

Airports are a last-minute thing.. and expensive option..

You could try shops in a downtown area.. . but an AIrport should
defiantly have a few.



On Fri, 2 May 2003 23:35:07 +0800, "civicesi@singnet"
wrote:

    >I will be visiting Europe specifically Germany and UK.
    >Any poster from these places would be able to recommend some souvenirs to
    >bring back to an Asian country. I will be covering ;
    >Hamburg, Dresden, Chemitz,
    >Huntingdon, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Glasgow

    > Any poster from these places would be able to recommend some souvenirs to
    > bring back to an Asian country. I will be covering ;
    > Hamburg, Dresden, Chemitz,
    > Huntingdon, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Glasgow

In Germany you can get these tiny glasses with gold rim, sometimes with
cities or maps of regions on them. They are very pretty little schapps
glasses. Delicate, but cheap, and if you pack them right, should make it
home in one piece. In Hamburg, you can head down to the landing docks where
the harbor tours go out (Landungsbruecken) to see a representative sample of
souvenirs, but they are probably cheaper at the central department stores.

Also, calendars are nice. Any department store in Germany will have a
section with big calendars, small calendars, smaller calendars, and even
tiny calendars (for 2004) with lots of pretty pictures. A sackful of tiny
calendars can go a long way.

Other than that: candy and chocolate (or marzipan). Beware chocolate if
your bags will be exposed to heat in the back of cars for extended periods.
Otherwise, the candy aisle of department stores or food stores will yield
innumerable treats.

I don't know about the U.K. though...

Thank D, you're the 1st good lead I had. ANymore pls ?

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    > > Any poster from these places would be able to recommend some souvenirs
to
    > > bring back to an Asian country. I will be covering ;
    > > Hamburg, Dresden, Chemitz,
    > > Huntingdon, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Glasgow
    > In Germany you can get these tiny glasses with gold rim, sometimes with
    > cities or maps of regions on them. They are very pretty little schapps
    > glasses. Delicate, but cheap, and if you pack them right, should make it
    > home in one piece. In Hamburg, you can head down to the landing docks
where
    > the harbor tours go out (Landungsbruecken) to see a representative sample
of
    > souvenirs, but they are probably cheaper at the central department stores.
    > Also, calendars are nice. Any department store in Germany will have a
    > section with big calendars, small calendars, smaller calendars, and even
    > tiny calendars (for 2004) with lots of pretty pictures. A sackful of tiny
    > calendars can go a long way.
    > Other than that: candy and chocolate (or marzipan). Beware chocolate if
    > your bags will be exposed to heat in the back of cars for extended
periods.
    > Otherwise, the candy aisle of department stores or food stores will yield
    > innumerable treats.
    > I don't know about the U.K. though...

"civicesi@singnet" wrote in message
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    > I will be visiting Europe specifically Germany and UK.
    > Any poster from these places would be able to recommend some souvenirs to
    > bring back to an Asian country. I will be covering ;
    > Hamburg, Dresden, Chemitz,
    > Huntingdon, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Glasgow

In the UK, Boots and Superdrug have lots of cheap "girly" things. The
department stores Marks & Spencers and BHS (which used to stand for British
Home Stores) only sell their own-branded goods, so something from there
might make good souvenirs. WH Smith is good for books, maps, stationery and
magazines and you'll find them at most airports and railway stations as well
as on every high street.

Postcards are good souvenirs of anywhere and just about every tourist
attraction you go to will have its own souvenir shop full of stuff branded
with the name of the attraction or town you're visiting.

If you tell us what you're into, you might get more specific suggestions of
where to look and what to buy.

Elaine

"civicesi@ wrote
    | I will be visiting Europe specifically Germany and UK.
    | Any poster from these places would be able to recommend some
    | souvenirs to bring back to an Asian country. I will be covering ;
    | Hamburg, Dresden, Chemitz,
    | Huntingdon, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Glasgow

Depends what you want and what you will use.

In Glasgow, discount bookshops like "Bargain Books" and "Publishers World"
will have a fair selection of Scottish books and calendars at knock-down
prices.

Scottish knitwear especially cashmere may be desirable. If you or your
partner are into sport, you could get a football or rugby top for one of the
local or national teams.

Or a travelling rug in a tartan that appeals to you - you could use it as a
bed cover or sofa throw at home.

Most touristy shops will have printed tea-towels and you could pick up a
"spurtle" which is a wooden stick traditionally used for stirring porridge.
You could also get a CD of Scottish music. The Tourist Information Centres
usually have videos in both PAL and NTSC formats.

Owain

    > If you tell us what you're into, you might get more specific suggestions
of
    > where to look and what to buy.

well basically its for other people so I do not know what they are into.
WHat I am trying to do is find souvenirs that can fit into a carry-on. btw
thanks for your suggestion. FYI, i don't travel much (almost never) but
when I do, it is to faraway places and it is nice to get close friends and
family some thing back. cheers

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    > WHat I am trying to do is find souvenirs that can fit into a carry-on.

From Scotland, miniature whiskies (if your friends drink alcohol) or
perhaps miniature marmalades would be good choices. Shortbread and haggis
(not nearly as horrible as it sounds! Stahly do a good tinned version)
would be other options, but perhaps a bit bulky.

I can't offhand think of any gifts that are characteristically Huntingdon
or Newcastle, but one thing you could do is look out for antique markets
or the cheaper antique stores. Often you can pick up small and interesting
old items for not much money which your friends would not normally
encounter in Asia -- anything ornate and Victorian/Edwardian, for example,
might seem very evocatively English.

You won't often be able to get away with paying much less than something
is worth, but nevertheless there are fun and intriguing objects to be had
at low prices -- even if they are merely junk from the serious antique
collector's point of view.

Incidentally, antique markets (and to a lesser extent shops) are among the
few places in Britain where it is perfectly acceptable to bargain.

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    > I can't offhand think of any gifts that are characteristically Huntingdon
    > or Newcastle,

I dare say you can pick up loads of souvenirs in Newcastle relating to
either the football team - Newcastle United, or the famous beer - Newcastle
Brown Ale. (I presume you mean Newcastle upon Tyne, not Newcastle under
Lyne.)

Huntingdon's got me beat too though.

Elaine

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    > >
    > > I can't offhand think of any gifts that are characteristically
    > > Huntingdon
    > > or Newcastle,
    >
    > I dare say you can pick up loads of souvenirs in Newcastle relating to
    > either the football team - Newcastle United, or the famous beer -
    > Newcastle
    > Brown Ale. (I presume you mean Newcastle upon Tyne, not Newcastle under
    > Lyne.)

Good ideas.

    > Huntingdon's got me beat too though.

I suppose there are Cromwell-related souvenirs, but how much he will mean
to the OP's Asian friends is questionable. Maybe a signed photo of John
Major from the constituency office?

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    > Maybe a signed photo of John
    > Major from the constituency office?

LOL - I wouldn't inflict THAT on any of MY friends :0)

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    > > If you tell us what you're into, you might get more specific suggestions
    > of
    > > where to look and what to buy.
    > well basically its for other people so I do not know what they are into.
    > WHat I am trying to do is find souvenirs that can fit into a carry-on.
btw
    > thanks for your suggestion. FYI, i don't travel much (almost never) but
    > when I do, it is to faraway places and it is nice to get close friends and
    > family some thing back. cheers
From Newcastle upon Tyne: Ringtons Tea. You can get it in good
Supermarkets. See http://www.ringtons.co.uk/

Also look in Fenwicks and John Lewis Department Stores. They both have
information desks and will be helpful.

JohnT