I'm really loving Xanthe Berkley's time capsule idea which I have now rechristened 'Treasure Chest' because that concept really resonates with me. The idea of digging up forgotten treasures from the past and bringing them back to life really excites me.

We have piles of albums from our pre digital days but virtually never look at them. Likewise the thousands of holiday snaps stored on the hard drive don't often see the light of day, (or should that be screen), either.

Treasure Chests seem so accessible though - you can store them on your hard drive or on UTube or Vimeo, unlock them, and for a couple of minutes the magic and memories flow out, then you can put them back in the chest until the next time.

I am still beavering a way at my Vietmanese Vignettes - here is number two which features the world heritage site of Halong Bay and the fishing villages at Nha Trang

Vietnam Vignettes 2 Coastal Journeys from Barbara Evans on Vimeo.

Holiday photographs present an innate dilemma - what do do with them once you get home? In the past, before digital cameras, we used to send them off to be processed and end up with physical evidence of our holidays which we could put in a album or allow to gather dust on a shelf. Of course we can still print off our photos but I suspect most of us just don't bother.

Modern alternatives include make a book of memories using Blurb or similar, uploading the whole lot on to Flickr or a similar platform and sending our friends and family the link, or uploading to Facebook or another social networking site.

This year I have come up with another alternative - the time capsule. As I have mentioned before I am taking a course with the wonderful Xanthe Berkley which is inspiring me to do things a little differently and I plan to make a series of 2 minute films which capture the essence of different parts of the holiday. check out the first one here.

Vietnam Vignettes 1 City Life from Barbara Evans on Vimeo.

So far this is proving very successful - when people have asked to see photo's I have sent them the link and a surprising number of them have actually watched it and commented favourably. I think a real plus is that you get get a sense of a place very quickly and can always watch again if you want to focus on a particular aspect.