When we went to Alaska quite awhile ago, I shopped at a fabric store in Sitka and found a wonderful fabric with icebergs and polar bears on it and a beautiful blue sea. It was made by Hoffman from CA, but it sure wasn't anywhere locally. We also went to Hawaii about 10 years ago. In Maui, I don't think I missed a quilt shop. Their Hawaiian fabric was so much cheaper there than what I was used to in CA. I bought enough so that I had to stop at a stationery store, purchase 2 boxes and tape and mailed them home. I only have a few pieces left. I also took a Hawaiian applique quilt class while I was there and it is now hanging on my wall. My husand is very supportive. When, I came out of the quilt class, there he was. He had taken a ukelele class with a whole bunch of people in the same mall. He was having a ball. I usually try to find something that reminds me of the trip.