Short Trip Travel Essentials

Summer has officially arrived, so we thought it was a good time to share some of our travel bag essentials, for both short and long trips - these must-have travel items will help you get through a long flight or train ride in comfort and style.

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We generally like to travel light wherever we travel - certainly domestically in North America - so sometimes this is simply a stylish weekender duffle bag, while others its a hard case spinner with a large backpack that holds our photography gear, computer, valuables & small purse/bag - and also some extra security items. Here are some of some essentials:

• Backpack: Coowoz Large Travel Backpack For Women

• Backpack: TUMI Voyageur Just In Case Backpack

• Backpack: Samsonite Classic Leather Backpack

• Weekender: Faux Leather Duffle Bag for Travel Carry On

• Weekender: Duffle/Gym water-resistent nylon bag with USB charger

• Small luggage: Samsonite Winfield 2 Hardside Luggage with Spinner Wheels

• Small luggage: Travelpro Maxlite Air Hardside Expandable Luggage

• Small luggage: Amazon basics hardside spinner

• Packing: Toiletry Bag Travel Bag with Hanging Hook

• Packing: Travel Shoe Bags

• Beauty: Weleda Skin Food

• Beauty: Portable Mini Refillable Perfume Atomizer

• Beauty: Makeup Brush Holder

• Beauty: Portable Breathable Toothbrush Holder

• Tech: Amazon Fire (my preferred tablet for everything, from reading to Netflix)

• Tech: Apple Airtags

• Tech: Apple AirPods Max Wireless Over-Ear Headphones. Active Noise Cancelling

• Tech: Bose QuietComfort 35 II Wireless Bluetooth Headphones

• Tech: Frends Layla Wired Rose Gold Headphones (These have the old jacks for the place audio, I always bring them for flights)

• Tech: Voltage Travel Converter

• Tech: Airplane Phone Holder

• Tech: Phone Portable-Charger-Power-Bank

• Tech: Rechargeable Travel Makeup Vanity Mirror

• Security: KUOGO Portable Door Lock-2 (good for hotels or Airbnbs)

• Security: Personal Safety Alarm Keychain

TRAVEL ESSENTIALS (LONG TRIP)

While we do try to keep it light, we almost always fail for the long haul. We don’t know who we're kidding, with too much of everything, but this is when we upgrade our sizes to a large hard case spinner, and either a duffle or large backpack for carry on. Here are some of our essentials to add to the previous ones:

• Large Luggage: Samsonite Freeform Hardside Expandable with Double Spinner Wheels

• Large Luggage: Amazon Basics Hardside Spinner Set

• Large Luggage: Coolife Luggage 3 Piece Set Suitcase Spinner Hardshell

• Large Luggage: Aluminium Frame Suitcase Hard Shell

• Leather Passport Holder (Longer flights means international!)

• Packing: Set of Packing Cubes

• Packing: Travel Jewelry Case

• Packing: Electronics Organizer Case

• Packing: Travel Laundry Bags

• Packing: Travel Bottles for Toiletries Tsa Approved

• Tech: Hand Held Portable Travel Garment Steamer

• Tech: JBL GO2 - Waterproof Ultra-Portable Bluetooth Speaker

• Bonus: Travel Essential Mini First Aid Kit

• Bonus: Cashmere Pashmina Scarf and Shawl + Mulberry Silk Eye Mask (for long flights)

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