I felt totally secure toting it around and slinging it into overhead storage compartments on the trains. To top it all off, the backpack straps and top handle are STURDY. (You could always use a flashlight.) Plus! It has a generously sized pocket on the front of the backpack with easy access for sunglasses, snacks, writing pens.all sorts of those little extras you need to access quickly. In fact, I stuck a flashlight and an umbrella in one side pocket. I love that this backpack has DEEP side pockets so your umbrella or water bottle won't fall out. AND it has stretchy X-straps to keep it all secure like you'd see in a roller suitcase so when I unzip it, everything stays put. But before I forget, there's a separate cushioned laptop pocket close to the backpack straps that I found works well for books or a Kindle if your travel leaves you laptop-less. In fact, I fit all of the stuff in the second picture in that section (a romper, PJs, a bikini, sunscreen, five pairs of undies, a pair of jean shorts, nap dress, three pairs of socks, two pairs of sandals, two T-shirts, a slip skirt, sleep mask, curling iron, mini flat iron, makeup bag, and tote bag). The main compartment is deceptively deep so you can easily roll clothes and Lego-fit them in together without using packing cubes. In the mesh pocket I put other necessities like cotton swabs, medicine, eye glasses, etc. I can fit enough wet toilet toiletries in the second pocket as I'd be allowed to carry-on for a plane. Inside, you'll find a mesh zippered pocket and a plastic pocket perfect for your toiletries. In fact, for both of those trips I packed MORE than I needed. Since buying, I've taken it on two long weekend trips (Amtrak to Newport, RI, for a wedding and regional train to a CT country lake house) with no complaints. But I wanted a bag for some upcoming travel (2.5 weeks in Europe with *just* carry-on for five flights) that opens up like a suitcase for easier packing. I had a trusty (now discontinued) InCase backpack I used as a personal item and served me well on dozens of trips for about five years. "I snagged this backpack after hearing my colleague Chelsea Stuart sing its praises. Get it from Nordstrom for $215 (available in five colors) or from Dagne Dover for $125+ (available in five sizes, seven colors, and two styles).Ĭheck out Elizabeth's full review in " 8 Things You Should Buy Because Your Closet Is Hungry" (#2). It is prone to picking up dirt marks, so you need to be careful about putting it on the ground or shoving it anywhere that might be dirty." - CdnNordyFan The grey neoprene is really nice and I get lots of compliments. This bag has pockets on all sides, a really nice shoe bag and a small zippered pouch that I keep my Lululemon travel shawl in. It's pushing the limits on you second personal item, but as long as you don't stuff it too full, you should be okay. Size-wise it's acceptable as a carry on and I've even brought this bag with my roll aboard and had no problems on Alaska or American airlines. Promising review: "I love this bag for travel. And yes - even Spirit lets me take this." To be fair I wore the same pants for four days (I am cheap, guys), but I never felt like I needed more space. I even took this with me to Amsterdam and easily packed about four sweaters, DOC MARTENS, and all my undies and toiletries. Here's what she has to say: "I use this every time I travel - and I never, I mean NEVER, check bags. My colleague Emma McAnaw owns this very bag and raves about it. Get it from Amazon for $12.50 (also available as hand soap sheets). With these laundry soap sheets I was able to wash my clothes in the sink - letting me pack just the right amount of clothes for all the different places I went." - Katie Fujarski Promising review: "This came SO in handy during my vacation to Europe! I was making lots of different stops to places with different types of weather. But it was such a small investment (size- and money-wise) to keep our travel loads significantly lighter." - Elizabeth Lilly They got the job done and I even found that the towel-warming rack in my Nice hotel did a fine job of hang-drying my hand-washed undies much faster! Now, I went through about half of the sheets because my friend and I were having to wash a lot. These sheets were a lifesaver for washing underwear, clothes that I sweated SOOOOOO much in, and also swimsuits that were laden with very salty sea water. "I just came off a 2 1/2-week Europe trip (I went to Nice, Barcelona, Mallorca, and Rhodes Island, Greece) and only had in-unit laundry in one of those places.
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