Oh, Carry On...

Ella
31 de mar. de 2015
2 min de leitura

Hey guys!!

So, in case you don't know yet, me and Cate are actually in Paris right now!!

Yap, the city of love, with all of beauty and enchantment!

And we are having a BLAST!!

What wasn't a blast though was packing to come here!

We could only bring a carry on bag!! Or we had to pay a lot more! So unfair, right??

I mean we are in PARIS!! We need to look good!! And it's crazy cold, so it's not like we can bring light clothing!

How did we do it?

Well 1st with a lot of "I don't know what to dooooo", "this is IMPOSSIBLE!" and "OMFG!!".

And 2nd, with these tips:

1. Know the limits

Make sure your bag is the right size, make sure you don't take liquids with more than 100ml, no sharp objects, etc etc etc.

Just be sure to have all of your things fit the regulation, so you don't have to be screaming at the airport's employees!

2. Roll, not fold

Instead of folding your clothes like you usually do, try rolling them instead. It saves soooo much more space!

Of course I don't recommend you do this with dresses or any item that you specially wanna keep wrinkle free.

3. Take on pair of shoes - I knoooow :(

Trust me, I understand the struggle!

But it's much worst to wear the same shirt (that can easily get dirty) for 3 days, instead of wearing the same shoes for your entire trip.

I recommend something simple and super comfy, but somehow stylish (combat boots are my jam!).

If you have a special occasion for which you really need nice shoes, either take some that are small (ditch the sky high heel plz) or, if you don't need something super formal, just a bit less casual than boots, try some folding flats! Space savers!

4. Plan your outfits

Don't just go "oh I like this this this and this, so it goes", when this and this don't go together!

Instead of just trowing a bunch of items into you bag, plan out the outfits before packing. See what you can mix with what, and more importantly: what can you combine to wear more than once!

This is by far the tip I find helps the most!

5. Ditch the collection of liquids!

Don't take shower gel - take a soap. Use a bar deodorant! Choose lipstick instead of gloss. Take makeup removing wipes instead of a liquid remover.

See what you can turn from liquid into non liquid! It'll help you sooo much!!

6. Wear as much as you can on the plaine

Bulky shoes, coats and other clothes, hats... Anything you can take on the plane (and probably take off, but that doesn't matter...), do!! It's something less that goes in your bag, leaving space for other things!

And if your airline is like mine and doesn't let you take your handbag (IKR??? how totally stupid is that??), then make as much use of your coat pockets as you can!