"Must buys" in ports.

zebra · June 2, 2006

Oh there are so many.

French Riveira/Villefranche - must buy Olive Oil, wine, lavender, french herbs and wonderfully smelling soaps!!!

Suzila · June 2, 2006

In Alaska, Send hubby salmon fishing and then have that specific salmon smoked and canned, and shipped back home.

In Ensenada, Mexico, shop in the little stained glass window store, and bring home another one for my greenhouse window.

JoeyandDavid · June 2, 2006

Tee shirts.... corny as it sounds DP loves tee shirts

zebra · June 2, 2006

Suzila... yes, yes - packed & shipped salmon in Alaska.

St. Maarten... anything at the Guavaberry store - delicious!

schatje · June 2, 2006

My DH is "Dutch" so our house is filled with blue and white. I also look for lace table linen and inexpensive but pretty jewelry.

zebra · June 2, 2006

Mary, we were in Lisbon last year, they make the most beautiful lace tablecloths! Also in South Africa, they sell them on the side on the road with other curios like hand carved animals and masks and soapstone carvings - that's quite a bit further to travel for a tablecloth.

Joanandjoe · June 2, 2006

Our only "must" is that we buy something for each of us, so that when we wear it (if clothing), use it, or see it on the wall, we remember the trip. If the cruise is to a wine producing area, wine is a must buy; but we'll drink it on the ship, not necessarily bring it home.

KeithnRita · June 2, 2006

We are spur of the moment buyers and don't really plan anything. We once bought a tiger in Puerto Vallarta, not sure why. Might be because it wasn't made in China. We have all kinds of "stuff" laying around the house we've purchased while on a cruise. We also buy spur of the moment for our grand kids. On our Alaska cruise we found genuine Indian crafted Eskimo dolls and bought 8 of them for our grand daughters. They were about the only thing we found that wasn't from China.

schatje · June 2, 2006

Keith I just started buying Island Dolls for our grandaughters on our last cruise and will continue to collect them for them. At first the women wanted $15 a piece for them and I didn't think they were worth that so I started to walk away and suddenly she was offering them to me, two for $13. (St. Lucia) These rag dolls are easy to pack as well.