As y'all are reading
this my time in Paris is coming to an end and we are headed to London on Saturday to wrap
up our trip. Packing for the trip was a bit tricky but I haven't felt like I
forgot anything major (read my other packing posts here and here). One of the
most crucial pieces to pack successfully is your purse since that is what you
end up carrying around on a daily basis. After deciding to go on this trip I
knew that I needed to find a purse large enough to hold all of my belongings
(including my dslr camera), functional enough to not be a burden to carry
around, and secure enough that I could make sure the contents were safe!
I ended up picking
Gigi New York's Bucket Bag and couldn't be more pleased with my decision. It is
so versatile with its cross body strap and is still super cute to carry around. Bucket bags have been really popular as of late and are just as practical as they are cute. I chose the stone color (although it is available in a wide variety of colors) since it seemed like it would match all of my outfits
best and I ultimately ended up leaving the shorter strap at home since I
couldn't see myself using it much on this trip.
As for the contents
of the actual bag, it was stuffed pretty full on a daily basis to make sure
that I had anything I could possibly need for long days out and about in Paris
and it never seemed too heavy since I could carry it across my body to
distribute the weight. The bag has a zippered pocket, which was perfect for
securing my passport as well as a smaller pocket that held gum, a notebook, a pen perfectly, and my very important metro pass well with easy access. The bag cinches close with two tassels ensuring that I didn't
need to worry too much about pick pocketers although you can never be too
cautious (in all honesty though I haven't run into any).
As I mentioned
earlier I had my bag stuffed full but it was easy to get to everything that I
ended up putting into it. The trip I am on is through my school, Furman, and
through the program we were given ipad minis on loan and were required to carry
them around to work on the school component that accompanied this trip. While
they are in fact mini it would have been nice to not have to worry about them although it did fit in my bag without any issues.
Here is a look at what all my bag contained (minus the camera which I took the
photos with).
Bag | Passport + Case |
Ziplock bags (according to my mother you never know when you'll need one) | iPad Mini | Wallet (similar) | Portable Charger | Granola
Bar + Peanut Butter | Gum | Wisps | Journal | Sunglasses + Case | Comb | HandSanitizer | Water Bottle | Tide to Go
Love this bag!! I hope you are having fun! It seems as if I can never find the one thing I need in my handbag, lol. I need to get it together!!
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Morgan
Love this post Dorothy! I live on peanut butter so I should probably carry that on trips lol!
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Katie
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