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Everything you need for a weekend getaway (including the perfect carry-on!)
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items Congratulations on your upcoming trip! Weekends away are my favourite and I have spent my adult life traveling for work and for fun becoming an expert packer and a nerd for good quality travel stuff with high value for money.
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THE carry-on
Clothes
Toiletry
Shoes
Packing tips
Electronics
THE carry-on
Away bags are stylish like Rimowa but at a much better price point. The bigger carry-on is big enough to fit everything you need for a long weekend and still have space to bring your shopping home. It is light weight and very easy to use. The best lu...
After traveling for years with my away bags the wheel broke off one of them. I walked into the store on Lafayette Street in New York and 10 min later I walked out with a brand new bag for FREE. They have lifetime warranty!
Away | Built for modern travel
Clothes
I LIVED in these while pregnant but luckily they have non-pregnant options too. Get a top with built in bra and a pair of leggings and you will be the most comfortable on the airplane, on the yoga mat, at home, in the cafe, at wor… OK, maybe don't we...
Beyond Yoga: Workout Clothes, Yoga Outfits & Activewear ...
The best weekend will include the need for a swimwear. On the rooftop deck, in the Spa, on the beach…
Nadine Bikini Set
The perfect travel dress needs to handle being packed in a suitcase and still look good. You want to be able to layer it when it's chilly. Dress it up for the night and dress it down for the day. This hits the mark.
Cove Dress
Toiletry
Travel is the time to only pack minis but also bring all those creams and oils and facemasks that you never have time for in your busy day-to-day. Plus it adds to the luxury of being away to also pamper oneself during the trip.
Hands down the best retinol cream out there and it doesn’t irritate or dry out my skin.
Multi-Retinol Night Emulsion
I am adding the link to the whole store here because honestly ANY product from here will be amazing.
The Skin Lab NYC by Augustinus Bader
Ah, just looking at these products make me happy. My skin gets dry when traveling and the rich cream is perfect for keeping skin from drying without feeling clogging or sticky. *chef’s kiss*
Skincare Travel Size Kits | Augustinus Bader US
Completely clean with no stripping of skin? Yes please❗ This enzyme cleanser is a POWDER so shouldn’t be a problem in security but if you want to stick with travel sizes anyway, they have that too.
ENZYME CLEANSER | Dr. Barbara Sturm
You might have to sell a kidney to be able to afford this serum but it’s worth it to save the biggest organ of your body, your skin.
HYALURONIC SERUM
I have no idea what most of these producs actually do but my skin loves them. Marie Veronique makes products that protects the natural barrier of your skin with supporting the microbiome. I use the B3 soothing serum every day after washing my face.
Marie Veronique soothing B3 serum
This is something I saw a nurse practitioner in a beauty salon use once and the consistency looked so freaky and gooey I had to try it. It feels just like the name suggests but it is a miracle for your complexion.
COSRX Snail Mucin 96% Repairing Essence 3.38 oz
Shoes
You need COMFORTABLE shoes. The more versatility a shoe has the better. I am sharing the top 2 of (traveling) shoes here.
They keep you warm when it’s cold and cool when it’s warm. That’s the magic of merino wool. All their shoes are ridiculously comfortable. They come for men, women and children. My personal favorite is the wool runner in dark grey.
Sustainable Women's Shoes, Wear-All-Day Comfort
The most comfortable shoe that gives you a spring in your step and can double as an exercise shoe. Go for a local run while traveling! For some reason I always get compliments and questions about my On shoes when I wear them. They have some je ne sai...
The Cloud collection: The On signature shoe - On Running
Comfortable *check* Stylish *check* Perfect for the airplane and on the long walk in warm weather *check*
Arizona Sandals
Packing tips
Among other things, I hate packing my dirty laundry in the suitcase full of other stuff on the way home. In this section I will solve that and other problems for you.
Never put dirty shoes and laundry in with the clean stuff in the bag. Makes unpacking so much easier too.
Amazon.com: Zipper - Laundry Bags ...
Electronics
This is the section that will blow your mind when you realize there is a thing that lets you connect your Airpods or ANY bluetooth headphones to the ariplane TV screen!
Life changing to not have to use the airplanes crappy headphones that kept falling out and only giving me a glimps of the dialogue in any movie I would watch.
Twelve South AirFly Pro Bluetooth Transmitter
I don’t usually use these for audio (for that I use Airpods) but these are great for letting people around you know that you are not up for small talk. Big clear message right there. You can’t hear them.
Noise Cancelling Headphones - Bose
This is what I use for the inflight entertainment and for my news podcasts as I fall asleep in the hotel room (I recommend BBC world service)
AirPods Pro (2nd generation) - Apple
My dream camera. For content creation, for taking photos of my kids, for fun. This camera is amazing and hard to get ahold of because of how popular it is. There is a content creator bundle that includes a screen and a microphone but the camera alone...
FUJIFILM X100VI Digital Camera (Silver)