Travel Essentials - Luggage, Backpacks, Packing and more

Summer has officially arrived, so I thought it was a good time to share some of my 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. Shop the categories or find my full travel essentials list on my Amazon storefront

Travel Essentials (carry on and short trips)

I generally like to travel light wherever I travel, so sometimes this is simply a stylish weekender duffle bag, while others its a hard case spinner with a large backpack that holds my computer, valuables & small purse. As a solo traveler, I also carry some extra security items. Here are some of my essentials:

• Backpack: Coowoz Large Travel Backpack For Women (a TikTok favorite with multiple compartments + USB charger)

• 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 (the cream I never leave home with out, from hands to undereyes)

• 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 I do try to keep it light, I almost always fail for the long haul. I don’t know who I’m kidding, with too much of everything, but this is when I upgrade my sizes to a large hard case spinner, and either a duffle or large backpack for carry on. Here are some of my 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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