Prologue My Little Magnet Friends

Part 1: The City of Dreams

London, UK
A reality more wonderful than you can imagine
The fantasy of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France
Heidelberg, Germany: Walking the Philosopher's Path
Salzburg, Austria Sounds of Day and Night
Vienna, Austria A summer night with music in the air
Venice, Italy It's okay to get lost in Venice.
When you climb the Duomo in Florence, Italy

Part 2: Quiet Reflection

Monet's Garden in Summer Colors, Giverny, France
Prague, Czech Republic A room of one's own
A Week in Budapest & Szentendre, Hungary
I'm going on a day trip to Bratislava & Devin, Slovakia.
Burano, Italy Like laundry fluttering in the wind
Pisa, Italy Night terrors, morning peace
Arezzo, Italy The largest flea market in Europe
Isolation in the green gardens of Tivoli, Italy

Part 3: A Piece of Life Together

A Day in the Life of a German University Student in Trier, Germany
Frankfurt, Germany You're more interesting than you think.
Nuremberg, Germany: clocks, sausages, and beer on a blue evening
Munich, Germany If you come to Munich, you must visit the beer hall.
Seefeld in Tirol, Austria Random Chat Friend's Invitation
Rome, Italy I'm there too, Roman Holiday
About disposable besties in Sorrento & Positano, Italy
Malta People from the other side of the globe

Part 4: The Reality of Unreality

Picnic on the Rooftops of Milan, Italy
Innsbruck, Austria: A city nestled in the Alps
Salzkammergut, Austria: A lakeside village in the mountains of another world
Neuschwanstein, Germany The Castle of the Lonely Swan
Rothenburg, Germany If there is a fairy tale world
Welcome to the Wieliczka, Poland Salt Mine
Krakow, Poland If you were given a month in Europe

Epilogue: Pieces that Weave the World

A single small magnet can hold thousands of kilometers of memories.

The journey is always short and the return quickly fades into obscurity.
The photos fall asleep in the folder and the scenery fades in my mind.
But a small magnet stuck on the refrigerator brings back that moment.
"The Magnet Collector" shows us how small souvenirs are remembered as we live after our travels.
Author Seo Ji-seon says that every time she stands in front of the refrigerator door and looks at the magnet, she becomes a traveler again.
The bustle of an unfamiliar market, the music flowing from a restaurant, and the chance sight at the end of an uphill road come back to life.
The author takes out magnets he collected from various cities around the world one by one and honestly and humorously tells the stories of the scenes and emotions he experienced within them.
This book breathes life into magnets, small and ordinary souvenirs, and says that travel is not simply movement, but a process of collecting time and heart.
The sunlight of the Mirabell Gardens, the alleyways of Burano, and the potato dishes of Trier come to life in this book, allowing readers to experience another Europe unfolding before their eyes.
A new way to remember travel episodes, "The Magnet Collector" shows how these small magnets, which can be held in one hand, can contain a great story.
If you're tired of the repetitive daily life, try reading "The Magnet Collector."
As if opening a refrigerator door, the start of another journey awaits you.

“The stories about the region contained in each souvenir ultimately help us understand the world.
Each piece is separate.”
_From the text

The magnet is the people and scenery you encounter there.
And it makes me remember 'me'.

There are many ways to remember a travel destination.
Author Seo Ji-seon took out magnets she had collected from all over the world over a long period of time and meticulously recorded the landscapes and relationships imbued within them.
When the writer looks at the magnet, he recalls not only the city view and people he encountered there, but also the experiences he had with himself.
The author uses magnets collected from all over the world to relive the experiences and emotions he experiences while traveling.
When I finally found a sign after wandering the streets, when I argued with a friend and wandered aimlessly alone in an unfamiliar city, when I looked inside myself at the site of a tragic historical event.
Inside the magnet, my face and emotions from various situations that I didn't even know I had are engraved.
The unfamiliar experiences we encounter outside our familiar cities and daily lives not only bring us joy, but sometimes also help us grow.
This book honestly and delicately shows that what we gain through travel is ultimately discovering ourselves hidden behind familiarity.

“At the moment when the stories of each city and my story intertwined, I grew more during that time,
“He was always a thoughtful being, and I felt gratitude for the relationship and the beauty of the world.”
_From the text

As readers read this book, they will recall the relationships they met while traveling.
The wind and sunlight of the landscape felt by one writer, and the brief but intense connection with a stranger, also take root in the reader's heart.
"The Magnet Collector" shows how we remember our travels and continue them in our lives through the grand memories contained in small objects.
Travel is not a moment of leaving everyday life, but an experience that continues and begins again upon returning.
In it, the magnet is a link and a coordinate that completes my own world map.
This book is an essay that anyone who loves to travel can relate to.

“The pieces of the world I have collected are pieces that foster understanding and love for others.
I hope so.”
_From the text