It all began as a joke. The plan was to give my friend a shirt during breakfast after our annual surf session. But due to limited parking, I jokingly told him I’d deliver the shirt to him next year instead. From there, the fun began—I started posting pictures on Facebook and texting him updates about where the shirt was currently, teasing him that he could pick it up whenever he wanted. Eventually, he did get a shirt, but not the original one. That original shirt is still traveling the world today.

Going somewhere rad? Take it with you.