{"id":59218,"date":"2018-05-22T11:41:55","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T15:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.italyperfect.com\/blog\/?p=59218"},"modified":"2022-04-06T10:38:36","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T14:38:36","slug":"italy-packing-tips-favorite-purse-travel-backpack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.italyperfect.com\/blog\/italy-packing-tips-favorite-purse-travel-backpack.html","title":{"rendered":"Italy Packing Tips: My Favorite Purse for Travel is a Backpack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Packing for a trip can be one of the most daunting aspects of travel planning. We&#8217;re often asked for advice on what type of purse to carry.\u00a0 Shoulder, cross body, tote bag, backpack?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.italyperfect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/backpack-hero2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.italyperfect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/backpack-hero2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1680\" height=\"1058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.italyperfect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/backpack-hero2.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/www.italyperfect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/backpack-hero2-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.italyperfect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/backpack-hero2-1024x645.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.italyperfect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/backpack-hero2-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.italyperfect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/backpack-hero2-1536x967.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My vote is for a small, lightweight backpack.\u00a0 I\u2019ve tried many different types of travel purses. It&#8217;s important to get it right especially when I&#8217;m on the road for weeks at a time &amp; walking up to 10 miles per day. One year I had the bad idea to bring a stylish straw tote bag to Italy for the summer, it was too bulky to carry long distances, was open at the top so not secure &amp; scratched my arms &amp; legs endlessly. While I might have looked fashionable, it was impractical. My current favorite travel bag is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.longchamp.com\/us\/en\/women\/002\/bags\/002xsa\/backpacks\/002xsaxsd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Longchamp Le Pliage nylon and leather backpack,<\/a> a gift from my daughter (thank you Tess!) after I kept borrowing hers. It&#8217;s light, durable, saves my back and shoulders, holds all my essentials &amp; packs down to nothing if I need to put it inside my carry-on due to airline restrictions.\u00a0For a small backpack it is surprisingly roomy too, you can fit a sweater or travel umbrella in it too. It has a little internal pocket that fits a passport and phone.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Here are the essentials that go into my backpack when I\u2019m traveling.\u00a0 Key takeaway: less is more. Like my comfy travel walking shoes, I never use the backpack when I&#8217;m home but it is my go-to &#8220;handbag&#8221; when I travel.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-59234 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.italyperfect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Mesh-bags.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"388\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.italyperfect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Mesh-bags.jpg 388w, https:\/\/www.italyperfect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Mesh-bags-300x101.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Passport<\/li>\n<li>Phone<\/li>\n<li>Slim wallet with two zipper compartments for different currencies. <em>Tip:<\/em> before your trip remove extra credit cards, affinity &amp; gift cards.<\/li>\n<li>Pen &amp; a tiny spiral notebook. Yes, I&#8217;m the person on the plane with a pen that my seat mates borrow when it comes time to fill out the customs declaration card. What with smart phones a lot of people forget to bring a pen.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-59236 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.italyperfect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Notebook.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.italyperfect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Notebook.png 225w, https:\/\/www.italyperfect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Notebook-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Small water bottle (I nab a small water bottle on the flight over and refill as needed since the really small ones are hard to find.)<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-59235 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.italyperfect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Water-bottle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.italyperfect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Water-bottle.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.italyperfect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Water-bottle-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Small pack of tissues<\/li>\n<li>Liquid hand sanitizer<\/li>\n<li>Small pack of wet wipes. Okay, I seem like a germaphobe, but on a hot day when you are sightseeing, you&#8217;ll thank me.<\/li>\n<li>Lip balm with sunscreen &amp; lipstick<\/li>\n<li>Small tube of sunscreen<\/li>\n<li>Sunglasses &amp; reading glasses<\/li>\n<li>A foldable hat, cotton (summer) or fleece (winter), if needed. In winter I swear by a trusty French wool beret that I&#8217;ve had for years.<\/li>\n<li>Shopping bag in a pouch. You never know when you&#8217;re going to need a nylon shopping bag.<\/li>\n<li>A zippered see-through mesh pouch to hold lip balm, lipstick, property keys, passport so they don\u2019t go astray.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If the occasion demands I also pack a small flat evening purse, but frankly rarely wind up using it unless going to a really fancy restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping items to a minimum makes it easy to keep track and stay organized. That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Packing for a trip can be one of the most daunting aspects of travel planning. We&#8217;re often asked for advice on what type of purse to carry.\u00a0 Shoulder, cross body, tote bag, backpack? My vote is for a small, lightweight backpack.\u00a0 I\u2019ve tried many different types of travel purses. 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