India, Dec. 10 -- If you're chronically online, you might have been told to go outside to experience the real world by 'touching grass'. Well, now you can do that while making it a fulfilling task. Texture Hunting has turned into a new slow-travel micro-trend. It went viral when craft creator @readinglolita shared a Reel tracing textures and making prints during her trip to Barcelona, Spain, earning over 5.9 million views. In an era where touching grass has been repurposed from an online rebuke into a call for mindfulness, fingerprinting surfaces becomes a slow, tactile way to map a place's personality for memories. Texture Hunting is about turning surfaces into tactile keepsakes of art. A kneadable eraser or non-toxic clay pressed on found surfaces, then inked and stamped into a journal. Practitioners call it texture hunting or texture stamping. As Lifestyle influencer Erica Dias (@reynasgrey) explains, "I've always liked the idea of collecting souvenirs and journalling. I saw a Reel, searched the hashtag texture hunting, and realised no one in Mumbai was doing it at the time. So why not?" A Texture Hunting kit is low-fi: a kneadable eraser or non-toxic clay (safer for surfaces), a portable ink pad, and a journal. Erica's advice is practical: "Sometimes the clay can stain or damage a surface if it's not the right kind." Keep the clay small for delicate details, she favours locks and small architectural flourishes, and bring patience. Texture Hunting turns travel from sightseeing into slow, mindful exploration. By noticing fonts, pavements, and everyday details, you uncover a neighbourhood's hidden personality. It encourages slow walking, close looking, and tactile discovery, creating a personal, irreplaceable tactile archive of a place. Junk-journallers and notebook collectors now use texture stamps as proof of place. Not every imprint looks perfect; many textures translate better in the field. But that imperfection is a part of this aesthetic. "Don't chase the prettiest stamp; embrace whatever happens," suggests Erica....