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: