Packing for Europe with Only a Carry-On! | Minimalist Packing Tips | Travel Capsule Wardrobe

hi everyone and welcome back to faithand flour if you're new here my name is Robin and in today's video I'm going toshow you how I pack for a 10 day European vacation with just carry-onluggage for those of you that may be new to my channel you may not

know that welive in the Austin Texas area and all of my family and my husband's family eitherlives on the east coast of the United States or in Switzerland so that hasgiven us the opportunity to travel quite a lot and I have picked up some tipsand tricks on how

to do that very efficiently one of the best ways tosimplify your travel and make it much more enjoyable is to avoid check-inluggage if at all possible we have experienced lost luggage and also lotsof time wasted in the baggage claim area plus when we travel to Europe lots oftimes

we are going from city to city and we would like to be able to use publictransportation things like trains subways buses and trams are a lot harderto negotiate when you are carrying big bulky luggage and so we have found ifeach family member just has their own carry-on luggage

this process is so mucheasier and when you are running from place to place you don't have to beencumbered with a lot of extra luggage that you don't necessarily need and soI'm going to show you how to be much more efficient with your packing andtake just what you need

these are the items that I will pack in my suitcaseand my strategy is not to have ten different outfits but to have differentitems that I can mix and match to create ten different outfits for the time thatI'm going to be away so basically what you want to do

is create a capsulewardrobe that will suit the trip that you're planning this concept issomething that I do in my daily life so it's very easily adapted to travel andif you'd like more information about my ten item wardrobe I will have all of myvideos linked in the description box

belowI'm a big fan of packing cubes and I have these in my Amazon store and thelink for that is in the description box below if you guys are interested but inthis one I have 10 days worth of underwear and camisoles for my trip andthe other cube contains all

of my socks and bras I'm packing one pair ofcomfortable sneakers and a pair of ballet flats and I'm also taking a pairof boots and those I will wear on the plane I'm also bringing five differentblouses and these are great because they're somewhat lightweight so they canbe worn alone

if the weather is on the warmer side or layered with camisolesundershirts and sweaters if it's colder I'm taking two sets of pajamas and againusing that layering concept I'll be comfortable whether our hotel room iscold or warm I'm also taking along one Thinsulate shirt which is basically verythin long

underwear again for very cold days I can layer that under my blousesor sweaters I'm taking three lightweight but very warm sweaters that I can layerover my blouses or wear alone with a camisole because they are not very bulkyI won't have any trouble getting them in my carry-on for

bottoms I'm going to betaking two pairs of jeans one I will wear on the plane the other I will packthis Navy skirt and a nice pair of black dress pants and now I will show you howI get all of this into my carry-on bag and starting with my

shoes I like topack them in some sort of bag you can use plastic grocery bags or these littlecotton bags I've saved from other items that I've bought they are perfect forthis they protect my shoes and they also protect my clothes from dirty shoes andthey make it a little

bit more compact and this one's rather large so if I haveextra dirty clothes or things like that I can throw those in there on my triphome I'm using another packing cube for myblouses and pajamas and I love these because they not only keep my suitcaseorganized when I'm packing

but when we are moving from city to city it keeps mysuitcase from becoming a jumbled mess and I can find everything I need withease I will be packing all of this in my new away carry-ontoday's video is not sponsored by away but they were kind enough to gift

methis suitcase so that I could demonstrate and review it for you intoday's video the way luggage is known for designing suitcases that are veryhigh-quality very durable stylish and loaded with great features some of thefeatures that I love are the tsa approved locks and the ejectable batterywhich will keep

my phone charged up to five times on my trip the batteries areTSA approved to be carried in the cabin so in the event that you needed to checkyour luggage you can easily eject it carry it on board and there would be noissue with checking your bag the inside

has two main compartments this side isgreat for clothes and other items that can be compressed and then the otherzipper side is great for your toiletries shoes and other items it even comes with a small laundry bagwhich will be perfect for stowing away socks and underwear and when you

are notusing it it rolls up nicely into this little bag on the side and takes up noextra room at all it's water-resistant and washable so when you get home youcan throw everything including the laundry bag into the wash this piece is used to compress yourclothes but it also

has an interior pocket and a way includes all of thechargers and adapters that you need for various countries for charging thebattery there is a luggage tag and even a small magic eraser for cleaning upyour suitcase after your trip I'm going to use this pocket to store myThinsulate shirt

it would also be a great place to keep accessories likescarves and then on this side that is meant for clothes I'm going to put in mypacking cube I will layer my pants and the sweaters on top of that this rigidcompression board really does help maximize the space by

compressing myclothes on this side of the suitcase the other side has plenty of room for myunderwear camisoles socks bras and shoes the way travel also offers a lifetimeguarantee on their luggage so if you are in the market for a new suitcase I willhave a link in the description

box below now I will show you all of the thingsthat I include in my personal piece that I can carry on and stow under the seatin front of me I have one pouch that contains all of my makeup in this other pouch I have blister padsbecause we do

a lot of walking shower cap small mirror my razortoothpaste some earplugs and some Hotel soaps to satisfy the TSA requirement Ihave all of my liquids in three ounce or lower containers in a quart size ziplockbag and so that's things like shampoo conditioner sunscreen and moisturizersnow I will show

you how I get all of this into my bag this bag I found onAmazon and I will have it in my Amazon store in case you're interested this baghas a padded sleeve for my laptop I also have an extra protective cover there tokeep everything safe but I love

that it takes up minimal space and it is easilyaccessible because that is another thing along with your liquids that you oftenhave to remove when going through security check I have my curling ironwhich I pack in the bottom and I actually keep this small bag of variousthings when I

travel like hair accessories nail files things like thatand so there are some interior pockets where I can easily tuck those awaythere's a large zipper compartment and I like to put my brushes and comes in here at the bottom of the bag next to mycurling iron I'm packing my

rechargeable electric toothbrush and then in go thetwo pouches and the liquids the small pouch included with my away suitcasewill carry all of my Chargers and courts some disposable makeup removing wipeswhich are great because they don't need water and I use this small pouch forkeeping all of my jewelry

I also like to include a small crossbody bag that I canuse during the day that is large enough to carry my phone and wallet a largewool scarf or shawl that will be great as a blanket on the plane and can alsobe used as an accessory for my outfits

and I have a little spare room in therefor my camera there are two exterior pockets and this side I'm going to putin my water bottle the other side I will use for sunglasses and then this frontcompartment has two pockets one that is perfect for your passport and the

otherI will use for my phone there's also a cord for securing yourkeys and there is plenty of extra space for small items that you want easyaccess to in the front of your bag the pocket on the back can be used tostore extra items or it can be unzipped

so that you can slide it over the handleof your carry-on bag I am dressed for the plane in my extrapair of jeans my boots because they are the bulkiest item a t-shirt and cardiganwhich can be removed if I get hot I also have my scarf in case I

get cold and Ilike to go without a belt if possible to make getting through security easierI'll be taking my coat on the plane as well it has a hood is water-resistantand very warm so I'll be prepared for any type of weather I hope you enjoyedtoday's video if you

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