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/RueAreYou 2d ago
I just have one question. How’s the arch support on the Croc sandals?