Good morning friends, happy Wednesday! I hope you’re having a wonderful week so far. September is almost here, and with it…some exciting surprises on the blog, starting with… Souvenirs From Across The World! Thanks to your sweet answers to this little project of mine, I’m making this a regular feature, so keep an eye on the blog in the coming weeks!
➡️To give you a taste of what’s coming, you can already read the master post : What is SFATW ?
➡️ Head over here to find the themes of every blog post for the coming months, starting September, 11th!
➡️ Finally, check out the ideas’box if you are thinking about sending gifts to other book bloggers.
Alright, this blog post isn’t meant to bother you with technical details, but to share what happened during the first try of this feature, and, hopefully, making you want to participate in the next round of Souvenirs From Across The World. Kind of a #shamelesspromo here, but also a way of saying, I LOVE ALL OF YOU.
? From Brazil to Malaysia, Canada to France, U.S.A to England, Australia to Ireland, I travelled a lot thanks to each and every blogger who took time to contribute to that feature.
I want to thank a THOUSAND times everyone who managed to send souvenirs across their country, across the world, and those of you who shared their experience on Twitter. You guys are the absolute BEST. Without further ado, I wanted to share with you a bit of their adventure, and what some incredible bloggers received.
Preparation…
Almost done with my box for #SFATW Now all I need is a book ? Had too much fun getting the souvenirs I nearly forgot the most important item
— Meggy Roussel (@RousselMeggy) July 18, 2016
@Kat_Impossible Hii! I can't wait to go shopping to send you the perfect gifts! <3 It shall be a surprise though 😀 #SFATW
— Sush (@frventlycurious) June 29, 2016
The gifts …
Cutting it a little close, but package is ready to be sent. #SFATW pic.twitter.com/YPmXGns4Dp
— Jamie Wu (@jamierobinwu) August 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/harumansaebooks/status/757986345134481408
here it is!!!! pic.twitter.com/34o94y9LHM
— Sush (@frventlycurious) July 21, 2016
@dh_books @fadwalhn @Kat_Impossible along with all these goodies there is also a letter! ❤️? pic.twitter.com/tSFH2xLI0O
— Sush (@frventlycurious) July 21, 2016
.@harumansaebooks Thanks for the amazing souvenirs! Really love the gold medal winners' jersey ? #sfatw pic.twitter.com/w0r1xxi9zs
— Jamie Wu (@jamierobinwu) August 22, 2016
? The sweet Jesalin, Fernanda and Donna shared their experience with Souvenirs From Across The World on their blogs as well! You can check out their recap here , here and here.
Count me in! 😀
Ahhh this makes me so happy, thank you!! <3 <3
I’d love to participate – how do I get started?
Aww thank you, I’m so glad you’re interested in the idea! I put all the links in my blog post for more info. The blog posts talking about your country will start on September 11th, and if you’re interested to participate in the souvenirs exchange as well, it’s going to open as precised in the schedule link in my blog post as well, beginning of October 🙂 Thank you!
Thank you!
You’re welcome! 🙂
I’ll do my best to participate! 😀
I can’t wait to publish my post, but silly me, I had no time to work on my blog today. Anyway, I took plenty of pictures so that you’ll stop wondering about the content of my package,haha! I’m so relieved Beth liked at least the food I sent xD
I hope you will be able to, both to the blog posts and the souvenirs swapping! As precised in the schedule, the latter doesn’t start until October, and you’ll again have time to decide and everything…. 🙂
AHHH I am WAY too excited to see the content of your package ahah, I can’t WAIT!! Give me a hint? Please?
It’s too much fun not to take part in it 😀
Hmmmmm there’s food!!!
You are too sweet <3 AH FOOD. But what kind?!!! I'm going crazy not knowing, ??
The post is ready, all there’s left is choosing the publication date :p
How about…. Now???
You’ll have to wait Sunday ???
Well…. I will (try to) wait until then ahah 😛
I would love to do this! What a great idea ?
Ohh thank you so much, so happy you enjoy the idea! I hope to see you there when it starts! 😀
This sounds like so much fun!! I’m in!
AAhh thank you so much Nicole, I’m so happy you like the idea! Hope to see your contribution then 😀
This was the best! I can’t wait to share my package with everyone!
Ahh thank you so much Lais, I am so happy you liked participating in this. Can’t wait to see what you got 😀
I got my box the other day, and I know Donna got hers as well because she was saving it until I got mine (I don’t know how she did it! I don’t think I would have been able to wait)
I really loved everything she sent, although I will admit I have already eaten some of the chocolates before I managed to take any photos! Seriously as soon as any chocolates come near me they’re pretty much gone in the next second. But I will be combining my SFATW box with my July/August book haul so you’ll be able to see what I got at the beginning of the next week. I’m gonna use the bank holiday weekend to take pictures and everything! 😀
I really loved this feature, and I had such a lot of fun as well! I’ll definitely be taking part again but maybe not in September, need to save up some of my money first. Maybe I’ll do alternate ones or something! 😀
Ahh I don’t know how Donna managed to wait either, haha, I couldn’t have. And chocolates? OH YES, I feel like I’m going to love everything that you got in your box! I can’t wait 😀
Well maybe it wasn’t clear (it’s more precise in the schedule), but the souvenirs exchange is starting again in October. You can subscribe to it starting October, and send your souvenirs until December, so this leaves plenty of time. The souvenirs exchange is going to be an exceptional event, once or twice a year at most 🙂 September 11th is the return of the blog posts about all of our countries 🙂
Thank you so, so much! 😀
I definitely couldn’t have! But I didn’t have to test myself because so soon as mine arrived I tore into it (but not literally because I wanted to be careful of everything inside!)
In that case I’ll have to check out the schedule when I’m next on my laptop! I’m not sure why but for some reason I thought this would be a monthly event! But it’s great you’re making it more exclusive (I think that’s the right word) makes it feel more special when you do get your box! 🙂
Haha, well I would have done the same thing , I am way too impatient to open packages everytime I get one 😀
Of course! It’s the blog posts that are scheduled monthly, the souvenirs exchange thing is planned out over the course of a few months, and will happen as I said probably just once or at the most twice a year 🙂 This is what I wanted yay, to make this exchange special 😀
Whenever I know somethings arriving for me I will text someone I know is home and ask if a package has arrived for me. Even if I know I can’t open it I still need to know if it’s arrived or not! 😀
Ahh OK, that’s probably where I got a little mixed up, I’m definitely looking forwards to seeing more of the blog posts. I loved reading about people’s home counties a lot last time! 🙂
Haha yes, I do that too, I can’t help it. It feels like getting gifts once in a while, even if you bought these yourself ?
No worries! I am so glad to hear you enjoyed these posts, and I hope people will participate again so you can read more of these ?
Yep, and you always know what’s coming as well which can make it a little more exciting in my opinion! 🙂
I hope so too, I’ll be keeping an eye out for the next instalment! 😀
This is such an amazing idea! I would love to participate sometime!!!
Aw thank you so, so much, I am so happy you like it! 🙂 I hope you’ll be able to contribute to the blog post part, and if you can, to send souvenirs as well 🙂
It’s so awesome to see what everyone got and how they liked it! I am definitely going to do a whole post on what I got from Sush once it arrives 🙂
I am not sure I can participate in the exchange again, but I will sure try to at least a blog post. I love the feature you created!
I can’t wait for you to get your gifts, and I hope you’ll enjoy it! 🙂
As it’s written in my schedule post, the subscriptions for the exchange only start in October, up until December. And I’m not going to make this a too regular thing, it’s going to be just once a year – twice, at most! – . Anyway I understand if you can’t participate, it would be so great to read one of your blog posts about your country again though 🙂 Thank you so, so much, I’m so happy you enjoy it <3
I can’t wait either! The mail is surely taking their time! haha
Haha well I guess it’s because it’s coming from so far away :/ <3
Yep, my mail to India once took an entire month, so I just hope it will be faster than that.
Oh wow, well I really hope it’ll be faster than that, yes! 🙂
So cool to see all this! Hopefully I will be able to participate again! 🙂
Thank you so much, I hope you’ll be able to contribute again as well! 🙂 <3
So…much…swag! *heart eyes*
Right?! I love it so, so much! I hope you’ll be able to participate in the next round! 🙂
Yay! I’m glad that #SFATW is back! I think I’ll be skipping the souvenir part this time around. I don’t have any income right now ?. But I’ll definitely be participating in the blog post part 🙂
Of course, I understand 🙂 I can’t wait to read your blog posts and learn all about Malaysia and its secrets again 🙂 Thank you so, so much for all of your support! 🙂
I’ll do my best to write one worth reading 🙂
Aww don’t worry too much, I’m sure it is going to be perfect, as long as you enjoy what you’re writing 😀
Oh, how fun! And what a great way to make new friends or become closer to fellow bloggers. Receiving the packages must have been a thrill 🙂 I’m happy to see you’re continuing this feature. Hope it continues to be a success!
Thank you so, so much for the support! I’m really glad you like the idea, and seeing all of these wonderful gifts made me so happy. I hope you’ll want to participate to this feature someday, to the blog post part, or the sending souvenirs part 🙂 Thank you so much, once again! <3
International shipping rates are so high! But I think I could manage a blog post. I’ll consider it. 🙂
Of course, I understand ? There’s a possibility to send locally (to the same country or continent), if I find a match ? Yay! Whether You end up doing it or not, Thank You for all of your support once again, it means so much ❤️
A big YES to both! 😀
Ahhh this makes me so, so happy, thank you so much for your enthusiasm, Anne! I can’t wait to read your blog posts ? <3
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Yay!!! I’m so happy this feature is back ?? I’ll definitely be participating again! I think I’ll even contribute with some souvenirs this time too. I hope whoever I get paired with likes chocolate because there’ll be A LOT of Tim Tams in my gift ?
Ohh thank you Lauren! It’s SO great you might be able to participate to the souvenirs part as well! I LOVE chocolate. I’m thinking of cheating and pairing you up with me JUST to get these, I am SO bad haha. Would you be okay if I sent French chocolates and a mini Eiffel Tower in exchange? Hahahaha.
Hahaha!!! I love that ?? I would definitely be okay with it!
Haha well… maybe that will casually just happen, who knows ??
Ahh, I just checked some shipping prices and it’s a lot more expensive than I thought (probably because Australia is so far away). I’ll definitely do some checking with the post office and let you know before signs up close whether I can definitely join in or not!
Aww that’s too bad, but I kind of expect things to be expensive :/ Of course! I’d love to say that, maybe someone else from Australia would / will subscribe and I can pair you two together, but I have no idea ? I hope you’ll be able to participate anyway, and if not, well I’m still glad you are here on the blogosphere you FABULOUS PERSON <3
I thought it would be a bit pricey, but I didn’t realise just how much haha. I was expecting $15AUD maybe? But on the Australian Post shipping calculator it said $25-40AUD for Europe/UK/US which is so ? I’ll definitely do some checking in the actual post office though to see what my options are!
Oh wow that’s a lot indeed. Why does Australia have to be so far away, haha. Of course, even if it’s just to send a postcard, that would be lovely already, I’d love it! 🙂