I’ve just come back from a week in Lake Garda and I’m going to be writing a series of holiday posts – from the places we visited to the restaurants we ate at and also one of the excursions we took. What better way to kick off my holiday series than the obligatory ‘what’s in my bag’ post.
The bag –
I always
take one of my ClaireaBella bags as hand luggage as they’re always the perfect
size for carrying everything and you can also see where everything is, there’s
none of that rummaging around. For summer holidays, I use my bikini design
jute. This is a medium, so it also means I can carry anything that doesn’t fit
in my suitcase, or little bits I can pack to get the weight of my main case
down. I always carry an extra pair of shoes (pumps or sandals) and a smaller
clutch-style bag for the evenings. I love my bags and it’s even better when
people compliment me on the design. I’ve never seen anyone else at the airport with
a ClaireaBella though, I’d love to find a friend!
The contents –
I
love to be really organised, so I’ve always got a plastic wallet with all the details and documents I’ll need. I
normally end up carrying everyone else’s passports and travel documents/tickets
too. If I’ve done research before travelling, I’ll print everything out and
keep it in this folder for future reference. And on my return, any leaflets,
business cards, tickets and information will be collected and stored to accompany
my photo albums and help out with blog posts, as well as rekindle memories.
Necessities
for any holiday will include my purse and
I use my every day, large Accessorize purse – as it has space for my English
money and cards in one compartment and my holiday spends can be kept separate. Sunglasses and sun tan lotion are also vital and I’ll keep both on me at all times. I
leave my cheaper sunglasses in my car so for holidays, I always wear my Jimmy
Choo pair. I love them! They’re such a classic shape and style and go with any
outfit! And I couldn’t be without my phone
– how else would I keep myself entertained on the plane and how would I
take all those selfies?!
Like
I say, I love to be organised, so I will always carry a notebook and pens. My
notebook will act as a diary, so I can jot down places I’ve seen and ate at, in
order to complete my holiday album photo captions, as well as compile blog
posts and Trip Advisor reviews. The book I used this time was a gorgeous
Christmas present from my best friend Laura, it’s almost too pretty to write
in! I also carry a book or two. This
time I read Love, Rosie by Cecelia Ahern (look out for the review as the
concluding post to this series) – it’s the perfect holiday read and I thoroughly
enjoyed it!
I’m
a big kid at heart, so I’ll always pack sweets
for the plane and for those longer journeys. Our hotel transfer this time
round was one-and-a-half hours and we went to Venice which was over three hours
away, so the sweets came in handy.
I
always carry lots of smaller ‘extras’, which include invisbobbles, lip balm, lipstick, lip gloss, perfume miniatures, hand
cream, hand sanitiser and hydrating
spray. All of these come in handy throughout the day and into the night.
What
are your holiday essentials? I’d love to see if I’ve missed anything of my
list.
This is really useful, I didn't think of printing out information for things to do but that's a great idea x
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