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When I try to recall something, like the capital of a country or a flashcard I made for studying; I don't just remember the answer. I actually picture what ever it was, written out how it was on the card or I see an image of the place/thing.
I have a weird system for remembering. I attribute the things I need to remember to things that are important to me or things that have happened in my life. Capital cities are a good example. For instance: Lesotho. I imagine Lesotho to be a car company releasing a model called the Maseru (the capital). I imagine people driving this car wearing high heels which gives the stereotypical gay image of a lisp and so their language is Sesotho (if lisped) but it also helps with their first king (Moshoeshoe). When I think of Lesotho, I know it's landlocked by South Africa so then I think of South Africa and Thabo Mbeki and this leads me to the capital in Moshoeshoe's day which was Thaba Bosiu (the Bosiu comes from the speaker manufacturer Bose who I see as amplifying Mbeki's speeches).
It's not so much how I remember things as how I link things together.
Yes, have you heard of a photo-graphic memory? Well it's a condition in which you remember things an that manor, and don't worry your not alone, basically except for those who are mentally handicapped, the whole human race suffers from the same condition, so, welcome to the club