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2 Jul 2009
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Taking gifts for hosts
What do people consider taking with them as suitable gifts for people in recognition of hospitality / thanks? Not 'small gifts' for 'officials' but genuine items.
The problem is you can't really get this stuff as you go along ("here is some local vodka you can easily get yourself") and clearly there is limited space on a motorbike.
I was thinking of a few small bottles of English liquor, but to be honest I'd likely drink them before they are handed out.
I'm not going to anywhere 3rd world - just Europe - so giving the gift of e.g. a pen to e.g. a Slovenian might be a little patronising!!
Cheers
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Sought and did find (from 2005): http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...e-presents-359
So UK keyrings, postcards, small coins... good ideas? What else?
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If you know how to - make a wooden spoon and give it to your host (not the hostess as it can be considered a proposal of marriage in some parts!!)
Great conversation piece and personal gift
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28 Jul 2009
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The best gift I've seen is a photo of you and your bike with note written on the back.
That's what I received from Goh and Samantha as a thankyou for hospitality. It was great because it showed them and their bike on their first day of the trip.
You don't have to take hundreds and waste the space, you can go just about anywhere and print out new copies.
Because of globalization, there are so few products or items that can be bought in one market and not another-- especially if you're talking about different sides of europe.
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Pogo
Admittedly we are in a car, but we take a polaroid pogo printer with us. It's jsut bigger than a mobile phone and instantly prints from your camera. So far this is the greatest gift we have given - from kids in Germany to horse riders in Kyrgyzstan. Everyone loves to see a photo printed, even if it is a tad small
Cost about 100gbp, although not sure how to adapt the 240 volts for bike ...
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