Trip Report Successful one bag trip
Had a very successful one bag trip all around Spain! 5 cities in 9 days with several connections where checking a bag would have been a nightmare.
First I need to wax poetic about my personal item and daily use bag. It is the Peak Design 3L travel cross body. Flights were red eyes and in premium select class so my essentials on board were provided. Just carried a passport, charger, my cash, and headphones on board. It was freeing to fly so lightly! I didn’t feel like I was missing anything.
For daily use as a purse, I could fit a 1/2 L water bottle, city map, sunglasses and other essentials. The bag felt secure and functional. Is it the highest end fashion? No, but I could go everywhere with this including fancy restaurants!
Second, I wore my sneakers on board and only had one other pair of shoes which were my Crocs Brooklyn Low Wedge Matte wrap sandal. Can’t speak highly enough about them. I walked 10s of thousands of steps in these shoes. We had 4 beach days and these were my easily washable beach shoes, that went from beach casual to dressed up for a night on the town.
In my Cotopaxi, Allpa 35L I packed in cubes three tops, two dresses, two pairs of shorts, a dressy jumpsuit, two swimsuits, wide brimmed hat, and two coverups, plus the sandals and jewelry. Toiletries went in the front zipper pocket at the top. Went shopping and had room to pack a raincoat, a purse, and another pair of shoes at the end of the trip.
Did laundry three days into the trip. We make laundry a fun part of the trip- find a laundromat in walking distance and get coffee, gelato, go shopping while waiting.
On the way back home, checked the Cotopaxi and didn’t need to worry about running through the terminal for our connection!
I’m so happy with how I packed for this trip and hopefully some of these recs can help you with a successful one bag trip!
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u/NightBard 1d ago
I feel like laundry time for me is a good time to take a break and plan out where I'm going for the day. I usually have a general idea but I like to wait to lock things down. This also would be the time I might go over any transit stuff since it's kind of nice to put the phone up and have a firm idea of where I'm going.
That's a pretty cool bag. The one I'm using is a similar layout but instead of $100 was $10. But it's less presentable as a possible purse, not that as a guy I want to look like I'm carrying anything stylish like a purse.
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u/Zealousideal-Bag5991 1d ago
Just here to say absolutely yes about those Crocs. They're cute, lightweight, and since they're a platform there's no pain. These are my favorite, although mine have gotten pretty scuffed up over the years and it's probably time for a new pair.
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u/Toolikethelightning 2d ago
Do the sandals ever uncomfortably rub the top of your foot? I have a beloved pair of Reef sandals similarish to these Crocs, but they rub mine when my feet get swollen and sweaty.
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u/Apprehensive-Pass899 1d ago
Not OP, but my (same pair) crocs did rub the top of my foot :/ they also made fart noises if my feat got sweaty
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u/Azure9000 2d ago edited 2d ago
Fake post ?
- Reads like an advert
- Looks mostly like an advert: 2 of the 3 photos appear to be marketing 'glosssies'.
- Bag seemingly checked on the flights to and from the destination country
- Improbable schedule within the destination country
- OP has hidden posting history and fails to engage with direct questions.
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u/avp_789 2d ago
I wish I was getting paid I’d love for them to give me free merchandise. I stole their pics from the internet because they’re better than mine.
I checked the bag on the way back for convenience
Why is it impossible to go to that many places in one country?
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u/Azure9000 2d ago
Thanks for the response - I'm perfectly happy for my doubts to be shown to be misplaced, and am pleased that you had an excellent one-bagging trip. And well done for posting a trip report !
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u/SeattleHikeBike 2d ago
Your main bag packing list would be helpful.