My Favorite Travel Souvenir Is Technically Trash — Personal History

They say it's what's on the inside that counts, but sometimes the packaging is just too beautiful to throw away. That's what I was thinking when I was washing dishes in an Airbnb in Provence, France, a few years ago. A collection of glass yogurt pots sat by the sink, waiting to be rinsed and recycled, but I had already decided they'd be flying home with me instead.

The yogurts came from the local mini-mart in the town of Saint-Remy, where a group of us were staying for a friend's wedding. The small, refrigerated section of the supermarket was filled with individual jars of dairy delights and fancy desserts. The pot-set yogurt, so thick and creamy, would be a treat in and of itself, but it was the packaging that sold me. I bought four.

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