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· Run errands. Deliberately leave items at home and buy them abroad. These may end up being your favorite souvenirs: the nail polish from Boots the Chemist, the hair clip from Paris, the CD from the London shop.
· Look for rocks. The ultimate cheapskate souvenir.
· Play Scrabble or cards. It helps make train, ferry or bus rides go by faster, is a nice diversion when you need some down time and can spark conversations with fellow passengers (for example, when they chime in to sympathize over your lack of consonants).
· Go to the movies. You can observe a lot of local culture in movie theaters, and the films are frequently shown in English with subtitles.
· Designate one meal as a picnic. Simply gather fruit, bread, cheese and wine from local merchants and find a spot with a view. Guaranteed good people-watching and an economical meal.
· Find a flea market and shop for unique trinkets, antiques, household items and photographs, instead of tourist junk.
· Bring items from home to trade with the locals. Swap your U-Md. sweatshirt for a lifeguard T-shirt from Cornwall, England. You'll both feel like you got the best part of the deal.
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