Ok... so I know this is really off-topic but I honestly have run out of ideas.

I'm going to Europe June-July and I will be staying with several families (friends) in different countries. I wanted to give each of them some sort of gift just as a small thank you for opening their homes to me.

I really want to get each of them something that is unmistakably Louisiana that they will appreciate and not just quietly throw away after I leave.

Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated.

John

If dry ice and meat ain't possible, then a jar of Richard's roux ought to make 'em smile. If you're not in a yard where Spanish moss is hangin', then check out a selection of the latest CDs from Floyd's... or the other kitschy stuff they have. PooPoo Broussard has bound to have a seasoning mix by now. If LeBouef has one, well... yuh know...

Right on giftin' fuh shure!

R!CK

John, a calendar with pictures from LA. Always nice. Try to find a 2009 one
We annually get a calender from Australia and we can always make people happy with it.

Cd's with old recordings.
CD with your own recordings.
DVD from local tourist board.

Of course there would be items you can smuggle in tax free for them like the Zoom H2. They will be happy to buy dollarcheap products that way.

If you pass through the Netherlands, let us know.

Gus

Try some nice Mardi Gras beads... I know I love them, and they have a unique meaning.
Nicole

Hello John D
Just curious...what countries will you be visiting?
MarkS

Mark,

I'm going to be going to France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Ireland, and Morocco.

John

Oh, and you're welcome to come have dinner with us if we're here when you are, especially if you're packing some garlic pork sausage from LeJeune's Sausage on the old Crowley road in Eunice or some boudin from Eunice Poultry Shop. In fact, I think that would even earn ya a free disc. Even a bottle of "Sarah Savoy & the Francadians" hot sauce. Yessir.

Hey John

I live in Paris, so I can tell you that things that are cheap, light weight, and WELL APPRECIATED are seasoning mixtures (Slap Ya Mama is especially popular here) and hot sauce, "surtout" those with funny names and images. That'll work very well.

Cheers

Sarah