Finding a good carry-on suitcase is a monumental task, and Delta’s tighter restrictions on the size of carry-on luggage five years ago led me on an Odyssean-like journey to find a new one. Ultimately, I selected the Lipault Paris 22″ Upright 4-Wheeled Carry-On (now called the Original Plume Spinner 55/20). After more than 5 years and nearly…
Google “travel backpack,” and one of the first results you’ll see is for the eBags TLS Mother Load Weekender. The bag comes in many different “versions,” from a full-size, junior, wheeled and more. I bought the Convertible Junior, and this review would have been totally different if I had written it a month ago. The…
Well, ladies, it’s come time for me to say goodbye to my beloved Lole Lily travel tote. This amazing bag has flown across the continent (and ocean) more times than I can count over the last three-and-a-half years. Though I’m saying goodbye to her, don’t take it as an un-recommendation. I’ve loved my Lole Lily as much as…
Do y’all ever get attached to a bag so much that you just can’t let it go? Even though you KNOW it’s time? Because same. Nearly four years ago, I landed on the Lole Lily tote for my go-to travel tote, and I’ve been carrying it without fail all these years. In fact, I loved…
In yesterday’s post, I talked about the struggle of finding a good bag that can act as my personal item on planes but can also pass as a business bag on my trips. After much searching online and offline, I purchased two bags to compare side-by-side: the Lole Lily Tote Bag and the Marc Jacobs Pretty…
Finding a bag that can pass for your personal item on the plane while holding a laptop, notebooks, files and all of the modern traveler’s accessories is a real pain. That pain is amplified when said bag needs to also pass for a business bag at whatever event or meeting you’re traveling to. My personal…
Several months ago, I was one of the unfortunate travelers who got caught up in finding out about Delta’s tighter restrictions on carry-on suitcases while at the gate. Despite the fact that I had been traveling with the same Jansport roll aboard suitcase for years and knew darn well that it fit in the overhead bins (wheels…
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