Sharing my unfiltered thoughts on the Solgaard Carry-On Closet, a suitcase with built-in clothing storage As a frequent traveler, I expect my luggage to be many things all at once. My suitcases have to be strong enough to stand up to the tough conditions of air and city travel, but nimble enough to contain the …
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Traveling Light: New York City Winter Packing List
This is the second NYC packing list in the history of this blog – the first was way back in the fall of 2017 when skinny jeans were de rigueur and my Vejas were brand new (wow, look how bright and clean they were!). While my style has shifted some over the years, my love …
The Best Luggage for Travel: Every Suitcase, Overnight Bag, and Organizer I’m Traveling With in 2022
I expect my luggage to be as hardworking as the stuff it contains. With limited vacation time, I don’t have time or patience for ripped seams or busted wheels – my travel bags need to be able to withstand the rough nature of travel, over and over again. So today I thought I’d share the …
Cuyana Leather Travel Case Set Review – Four Year Update
As so much time has passed since I first reviewed Cuyana’s Leather Travel Case Set (that was way back in 2018 – can you believe that was four years ago?), today I thought I would share an update on how I feel about these leather cases and show how they’ve held up over the years. …
Away Everywhere Bag Review + Packing Tips
Note: this is a review of the Original Everywhere Bag; Away has also released a slightly different version called the New Everywhere Bag. Both are available on the website at this time (it’s confusing I know). How much testing time is needed before a review of a product can be properly written? A month? Three …
Journal | 2.2.19
Happy Groundhog Day! I hope those of you in the Midwest have weathered the polar vortex safely – I am wholly unable to grasp just how cold the temperatures you’ve experienced this week really are. But thankfully we can trust that rodent up in Pennsylvania to predict the weather, and spring is going to come …
How to Pack the Away Carry-On
On Monday I shared my thoughts after a year of using my Away Carry-On suitcase, and today I thought I’d share my packing strategy. It took several tries before I finally figured out what works best for me (my last suitcase had one large compartment rather than two smaller sides), and now I finally have …
Updated Review of The Carry-On from Away
It’s the suitcase you’ve seen everywhere, and it’s one of the things that I get asked about the most. So, is it worth it?
First Impressions of The Carry-On by Away
Hi there! This suitcase review has a one-year update. You can find that right here. My last suitcase hasn’t totally bitten the dust yet, but I’m starting to get more nervous about taking it on long trips as its zippers are starting to get wonky. I waffled not only on choosing when to replace it but …