A faux celeb summary of my solo female travel adventure for 2.5 weeks living out of an adult backpack in Europe… I had an awesome time, nothing life altering happened, I was safe as could be all the time, I loved all my airbnbs, I love Norway, and I am happy to come home. To…
The Challenge: Pack for Norway including hiking, Copenhagen, Dutch countryside retreat, and Amsterdam for 14 days + 4 days in Orange County, including a wedding, in late August (temps 50s – 90s, rain) in a 30L backpack that fits under the seat in even the cheap airplanes. For my post on the Briidgs backpack I…
After all that research on what backpack to bring backpacking as an adult, I went rogue and backed the Briidgs ($150) on Kickstarter (where it was $90), which arrived—as promised—one day before my trip. I love it. Here’s why I picked it: Size: starts at 30L, can expand to 39L Straps/function: can be carried as a…
I have a pinterest board titled similarly, but it turns out most of my wardrobe of late has been athleta—and I’m not talking athletic clothes, because those are primarily other brands. I’m talking day-to-day shorts, tanks, and pants. Packing for my upcoming two week trip, I realized I was packing almost exclusively Athleta! Kind of…
It took me a long time to come around to wearing Tevas (still a no on Chacos) but now that I do, I love them—for outdoor pursuits. (sidebar: did you KNOW the word Tevas looks shockingly like Texas at a glance??) ((sidebar sidebar: I saw on instagram so it must be true that Norwegians use…
When my trekking backpack won’t do, and my ski backpack probably would—it’s done week-long trips in Hawaii and Morocco, after all—my upcoming two-week trip through Europe seems like a great excuse for a new travel backpack. Here are a few I’m eyeing … Adult Backpacking Backpacks Shop packs at this link (NOT affiliate links). Extras:…
So you’re not a real celeb with a fabulous mansion in Palm Springs within walking distance to the festival, or with your own driver. Faux celebs, have no fear, you can still have the most fabulous time at Stagecoach (California’s Country Music Festival that brings up lovely memories of the ill-fated, one-run Big State Festival)…
Just before my last-minute ski trip last weekend, I read this article about how Athleta’s CMO travels with only a shoulder bag. Um, yes. So inspired, for my Friday night-Monday morning trip I packed only my ski bag and a shoulder bag. The shoulder bag*, similar to this Sak shopper (just a different pattern), held:…
aka you’re me or my mom, heading from Newport Beach or Austin, respectively, to Columbus, Ohio, in November. Brrrrr. Faux celebs fly with carry-ons only, suckas! Wear on plane: denim athleta jeans, rag & bone tank, patagonia flannel, green plaid sorel boots (EVERYONE NEEDS A PAIR OF THESE THEY ARE BOMB and unbelievably comfortable for…
And here’s me, working on being all vulnerable* (and shit): dailyhap.com/articles/the-ninja *here, #19.