Are you traveling anywhere soon? I feel as though everyone I know is jet-setting ASAP and AMAP (as much as possible) to make up for lost (COVID) time. We are beginning to plan for the possibility of a brief getaway for our eleven year anniversary and then a wedding in October, too. I am hoping we will finally be able to get away for a proper vacation — just Mr. Magpie and I — in 2022, and we already have a big summer beach trip planned with the children next summer in addition to my sister’s deferred nuptial celebration. Lots to look forward to!
A couple of new travel-related finds I wanted to share while so many of us are getting back into the travel groove:
THIS HAT HOLDER IS BRILLIANT — YOU CLIP IT ON THE SIDE OF YOUR BAG/SUITCASE SO YOU CAN TRAVEL WITHOUT CRUSHING YOUR HAT
THIS EVERYTHING POUCH — GENIUS FOR DAY-OF TRAVEL (ALSO WOULD BE GOOD FOR A MOM TRAILING KIDS IN CENTRAL PARK PLAYGROUNDS…KEEP ALL VALUABLES ON YOU IN ONE CONVENIENT CROSSBODY)
SIMILAR UTILITY: PEOPLE RAVE ABOUT THESE DAGNE DOVER SLINGS
LUSTING AFTER THIS TRAVEL WALLET IN THE GORGEOUS BLUE SHADE — SO SMART FOR KEEPING VACCINE CARD, COPIES OF ITINERARY, TICKETS, ETC IN ONE PLACE
ARE THESE NOT THE CHICEST LUGGAGE TAGS?! GOYARD-ESQUE
MENTIONED THIS RECENTLY BUT JUST ORDERED ONE OF THESE BEAUTIFUL LEATHER COSMETIC BAGS — LOVE THAT THE SIZES ARE SOLD SEPARATELY; VERY SIMILAR TO CUYANA, WHICH ARE ONLY SOLD AS SET
STILL A FEW OF THESE WILDLY POPULAR COSMETIC TRAIN CASES FROM NEELY AND CHLOE X JULIA BEROLZHEIMER AVAILABLE HERE!
WILL ALWAYS CHERISH MY LOUIS VUITTON DUFFEL BAG — PURCHASED FOR MY HONEYMOON TROUSSEAU! — BUT I WILL SAY IT IS VERY HEAVY…OTHER CHIC OPTIONS: THIS PARAVEL (CAN BE MONOGRAMMED!) AND THIS NEELY & CHLOE
HAVE BEEN EYEING LITTLE ENGLISH’S QUILTED LUGGAGE SETS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS FOR AWHILE…SO SWEET! I THINK MINI MIGHT HAVE OUTGROWN SOME OF THEIR DESIGNS, SO THESE CUTE DUFFELS MIGHT BE MORE OUR SPEED AT THIS STAGE
WOULD LOVE TO INVEST IN RIMOWA LUGGAGE NEXT, BUT I ALSO LIKE THE LOOK OF THIS MORE REASONABLY-PRICED CARRY-ON IN THE NEUTRAL/TAN OR THIS WELL-REVIEWED AWAY STYLE
LESS STYLISH, BUT HIGHLY FUNCTIONAL: I’VE HAD ONE OF THESE TUMI ROLL-A-BOARDS FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS AND IT IS STILL GOOD AS NEW…
THESE SIMPLE CANVAS DUFFELS ARE ALSO A STYLISH OPTION FOR LITTLES, AND I LOVE THE WAY YOU CAN PERSONALIZE THESE ONES FROM STONEY CLOVER
…OR YOU CAN DIY THE STONEY CLOVER VIBE WITH THIS INEXPENSIVE TIE-DYE DUFFEL AND YOUR OWN PATCHES
I’M IN LOVE WITH THESE PRINTED ROLL-A-BOARDS FOR LITTLE HANDS, WHICH CAN COORDINATE WITH BACKPACKS!
LOTS OF PACKING CUBE OPTIONS HERE, BUT THESE ARE SO CHIC (AND MONOGRAMMABLE) — I DO NOT NEED ANOTHER SET…OR DO I?
THE ABSOLUTE CHICEST GARMENT BAG I’VE EVER SEEN
TRULY LOVE MY ROWENTA STEAMER AND IT IS COMPACT ENOUGH TO TRAVEL WITH! (EVEN COMES WITH A LITTLE CARRYING POUCH)
ALWAYS TRAVEL WITH A “LAUNDRY BAG” TO KEEP THOSE ITEMS SEPARATE FROM CLEAN CLOTHES…ESPECIALLY ESSENTIAL FOR MESSY LITTLE ONES
STILL CONTEND THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE BEST TOTE BAG FOR TRAVEL WITH LITTLE ONES…IT WEIGHS NEXT TO NOTHING AND HOLDS AN ASTONISHING AMOUNT! THE ZIP TOP IS CRUCIAL!
…BUT IT TIES WITH THIS QUILTED BACKPACK (ALSO WEIGHS NEXT TO NOTHING AND CONVENIENTLY BOASTS TWO WATER BOTTLE HOLDERS, ONE FOR EACH CHILD); SO NICE TO BE “HANDS-FREE!”
I ALSO THINK THIS DAGNE DOVER BACKPACK IS SO CHIC IN THE LIMITED EDITION BLUE COLOR
READ ABOUT THESE CLEVER CAPSULES ON NAN’S BLOG — I HAVE MADE DO WITH LITTLE SETS LIKE THESE IN AND THESE THE PAST, WHICH WORK GREAT, TOO!
I ESPECIALLY LIKE THE LATTER PICK BECAUSE IT HAS DIFFERENT SHAPES/TYPES OF BOTTLES FOR DIFFERENT FORMULAS, AND HAVING ALL THE DIFFERENT COLORS MAKES GRABBING THE RIGHT TUBE A CINCH
STILL HAVE TO RAVE ABOUT OXO’S TRAVEL WIPES CONTAINER…SOUNDS SO RIDICULOUS BUT I REPLENISH THIS WITH THE BIG BOXES OF WIPES WE HAVE AT HOME AND THE CONTAINER KEEPS THE WIPES FROM DRYING OUT! ALSO LOVE THE LITTLE TOGGLE TO CLIP ONTO THE STRAP OF A BAG
HAVE COMPLETED THREE RECENT CAR TRIPS IN HILL HOUSE NAP DRESSES…CONVINCED THESE ARE THE MVP FOR TRAVEL ANYWHERE…LIGHTWEIGHT, FLATTERING, LAYERABLE, BREATHABLE, CHIC
P.S. I regret not traveling more before children!
P.P.S. Lots of ideas on activities to pack when traveling with children.
P.P.P.S. Chic beach bags and chic cover-ups.