Each trip in the story clues a location and a souvenir that is a scramble of the location with an additional letter:
| Location Description | Souvenir Description | Location | Souvenir | Letter |
| Rubber Capital of the World | cold-weather coat | AKRON | ANORAK | A |
| Site of the 2014 Olympics | casual pants | SOCHI | CHINOS | N |
| Largest city in India | buckler | DELHI | SHIELD | S |
| City of Light | woodcutting tool | PARIS | RIPSAW | W |
| Mediterranean island nation | dish wrapped in corn husks | MALTA | TAMALE | E |
| South Dakota’s capital city | carbonated mineral water | PIERRE | PERRIER | R |
| Norway’s capital | weaving machines | OSLO | LOOMS | M |
| Country with a dragon on its flag | mustelid | WALES | WEASEL | E |
| Most densely-populated country in Asia | flowering plant | SINGAPORE | ANGIOSPERM | M |
| Country that was formerly the largest in Africa | ice cream with toppings | SUDAN | SUNDAE | E |
| Former Yugoslavian nation | waterproof jacket | CROATIA | RAINCOAT | N |
| Nation ruled by a sultan | wind farm device | BRUNEI | TURBINE | T |
| Iberian country | keyboard instruments | SPAIN | PIANOS | O |
The extra letters, taken in order, spell out ANSWER MEMENTO. The answer is MEMENTO.