Every trip is different, so make your bag choices based on that. These are the ones I have in my arsenal at home and choose from depending on where I am headed. They are not all necessary on every trip or anything, but definitely nice to have depending on the trip so you’re prepared.
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The Bags Themselves
- Good daily purse with crossbody strap and strong zipper
- Great travel wallet (always, this is my fave from Amazon)
- Maximum size personal item (always) (I love the nomad lane bento bag haha)
- Big old checked bag (I like Away)
- BIG carry on (I also like Away with their bigger carry on; it is the right size for big airlines and smaller airlines let you gatecheck if necessary)
- Black fanny pack
- Waterproof hikey type backpack (if you’re outdoorsy)
- Classy city day backpack (if you’re a city girl) (or on a work trip)
- A full on waterproof sealable dry bag for water activities (if you’re a kayak snorkel gal)
The Organizing
- Packing cubes (these ones are best bc of that double zip magic)
- Toiletry organizer (be warned, this one I love is absolutely massive lol)
- Electronics organizer
- Laptop sleeve to protect that bad boi
- Desk organizer (bc I work travel I love to have a place for pens and pencils and my bluetooth mouse etc)
- Laundry bag (should come with the packing cubes or with a suitcase, so no need to waste money to buy separately)
- Jewelry organizer (my necklaces would always get tangled so I got a super cute rollup one but it isn’t available any more so you’re on your own here)
Misc That Just Help
- Shoe smell absorbers
- Good slim money belt (people act like you need this everywhere, I only used it in super sketchy places that were also extremely high crowds and also alcohol involved)
- Secondary travel wallet
- Folder of some sort for when you have docs printed out for visas
- A waterproof phone holder hopefully on a lanyard thing (again for kayak girlies) (if you get the dry bag I linked above it comes with one)
I hope this helps! For more help, check out this trip prep guide 🙂
