Hi! Today I'm going to talk about what I packed for my trip to Amsterdam and Bruges.
If you're not familiar, Amsterdam is in The Netherlands and Bruges is in Belgium.
We are going for ten days but two of those are travel days so
really we're going to spend eight days in the city
we're going to first go to Amsterdam
and then from Amsterdam we're going to take the train to Bruges and
then we're gonna head back to Amsterdam for another day or two.
I actually think is one more day and then we're gonna head back to the airport and come back to the US
So packing for this trip was a little bit tricky at first I thought
well you know what I'm gonna try to do everything on a carry-on for the 10 days
but then once I started packing, I realized that my carry-on is just not gonna be big enough
especially since it's going to be cold
and cold weather clothing, as you know, it's heavier, thicker so it takes up more room in your suitcase
so I had to basically eliminate my carry-on but I didn't want to take my huge suitcase
because since we will be traveling from Amsterdam to Bruges
I didn't want to take a really heavy suitcase with me
while we're walking and traveling.
It just gets in the way
I don't like big bulky things especially when I know I don't really need a huge suitcase for ten days
So my solution was to finally purchase the medium-sized Away suitcase.
So I have the carry-on Away and like I said, I try to fit everything in there
it just wasn't working out so when I bought the medium Away suitcase it was perfect.
It's not too big and not too small so it's perfect for this ten-day trip to Amsterdam and Bruges
So I'm going to show you what I packed for this trip
like I said it's it's cold so... I mean, it's not gonna be like then winter
but it is starting to get cold already so I'm definitely going to be dressing in layers
Definitely a lot of walking involved and a lot of biking so I wanted to bring clothes that were comfortable
but also warm enough for the cold weather or kind of slightly chilly weather.
Probably to people in Amsterdam, it's not that chilly but since Crystal and I are both from warmer climates
I currently live in Southern California and Crystal lives in Florida
So to us, anything below 60 degrees is pretty chilly.
I know that 60 degrees is probably nothing to people who live up north
but anything below 60 starts getting a little bit cold for us.
We've been keeping track of the weather and it looks like it's gonna be like in the 50s during the day
and then at night it drops pretty low and there are some activities we'll be doing at night
not a whole lot so we need to dress appropriately for the cold weather
because the last thing we want to do is catch a cold and it'll ruin our trip.
So, let me show you what I packed and I'm also going to show you - oh yeah, let me mention one more thing.
So because I am checking in my medium - you can't carry on the medium carry-on, it's too big.
So I'm checking that in and because I'm checking that in, there is a possibility that it might get lost or delayed
That has happened before and you don't want that to ruin your trip
so what I do is then I carry on a duffel bag and I carry a couple extra days of clothes in there.
I carry my toiletries in there and my makeup in there.
So basically if my bag does happen to get lost or delayed
I still have a couple days of clothes on me and I really don't have to go out and buy -
I don't want to spend time having to go buy things because I already have a whole -
Crystal and I already have our itinerary planned. We have tickets to go see a museum that we can't cancel
so the last thing I want to do is spend time shopping and trying
to find clothing and toothbrush and toothpaste and all that stuff.
We don't want to do that on my trip.
Alright, so let me go ahead and get to what I have in my suitcase.
In my medium-sized Away suitcase that I'm going to be checking in -
On one side I packed a couple of sweaters, an extra jacket, a couple of pants -
jeggings type of ... yeah, I think I called jeggings.
I mean they're pants - they're denim but they've got a lot of stretch to them.
I don't like wearing uncomfortable pants when I'm traveling
I try to dress really comfortable
so these pants are super comfortable and stretchy.
I also packed a skirt and then I packed uh... what else did I pack?
Oh, I packed these Uniqlo HeatTech innerwear
which is great for layering so I'll be wearing the HeatTech leggings under the skirt
and the HeatTech top under my sweaters.
On the other side, I packed my extra shoes, extra boots,
I also have a light jacket - a leather jacket that I'm packing
and then I packed one dress. I thought I should pack one dress
because one night we are gonna go out and eat somewhere nice
so that's why I packed a nice dress for that evening.
And then just little miscellaneous items like
a headband I don't want to say that but it's like those head warmers - because it's gonna be cold.
Socks, underwear, bra... so yeah, just like little miscellaneous items I put all on the other side.
so that's what I'll be taking with me for my check-in bag is a medium Away suitcase.
And what I'm carrying on with me is my backpack and my duffel bag.
and in my duffel bag, I am basically carrying this on just so that I have an pair -
some extra pairs of clothes with me. Also my toiletry and my makeup.
Just in case my check-in bag gets lost or delayed.
So in my duffel bag, I am packing a couple of my sweaters, pants and my toiletry
and then also my makeup bag, my jewelry bag and then also my GoPro.
So these are all the items I am packing in my duffel bag.
Everything can fit in my duffle bag. I don't need that extra book bag necessarily .
But I do like to carry a book bag just because
when I'm in Amsterdam or Bruges I'm gonna need that backpack.
So in my backpack I am going to carry snacks, my laptop, my personal items
like my passport, my wallet, and my phone.
So those are the two bags that I will be carrying on with me on my flight
and they're not, you know - like I said
the duffle bag really isn't necessary. I could have fit all those things in my check-in suitcase
but I I'm just scared or I like to be prepared that in the case that my bag does get lost or delayed
that I have clothes with me for at least two days
and that way I'm not spending time and Amsterdam or Bruges looking for clothing
because the last thing I want to do is waste my time shopping instead of sightseeing
and yeah, so that's why I am carrying on the duffel bag with extra clothes.
So that's what I'm packing for Amsterdam and Bruges. Hopefully everything arrives fine.
That there's no lost or delayed luggage.
I mean if it happens it happens. There's really not much I can do about it and
that's why I have that duffel bag just in case that does happen
and I'm not stressing out or heartbroken that my things are gone.
I still have an extra bag of clothes and toiletries and accessories.
And I really hope that it's not freezing there,
I hope I packed accordingly and I think the clothes that I packed are warm.
I have the innerwear, the HeatTech innerwear,
I have nice warm cashmere wool sweaters that you know really provide a lot of warmth
compared to acrylic or cotton material
and yeah, I'm excited. I am excited to see my sister.
We are actually not flying together. We're meeting up in Amsterdam.
Crystal's coming from Florida. I'm flying in from California
and I'm going to see her tomorrow.
And I will give you an update when I get back
to let you know how the things that I...
let you know what I packed, if it did work.
The things that I packed that I didn't need and then I'll kind of give you an update
on how the weather was for for me.
If what I packed was warm enough or I didn't pack heavier coats
or if I packed things that were like too warm.
Anyways, I'll give an update when I come back.
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Alright, so I am back from my trip. I had an awesome time. Absolutely loved Amsterdam and Bruges
and if I had to go back to... or if I ever want to go back to either of those cities again
I definitely want to go back to Bruges.
If you've never been, you definitely have to go because it is a beautiful, beautiful city.
So anyways, I think I did pretty good. Everything that I packed worked out great.
The weather was actually really nice while we were there.
We got lucky and it was pretty much sunny the entire time
so during the day it was cool but it was a nice cool.
In the mornings and nights, it was a bit chilly so you definitely need to layer and wear your heavy coats.
especially for the mornings and late nights.
Actually even during the day I wore the coat because it was cold. It was just cold for me.
I'm just - I get cold easily but it wasn't like an unbearable cold. It was like a good cold.
So yeah, so I think what I packed was just perfect for this trip.
I will say there's only two things that I wish I would have packed
and I wish I would have packed a collapsible umbrella
kind of like those mini travel umbrellas.
That would have come in handy a couple of times
because there were a couple of times where it was raining and and we were getting wet
and I was like Ugh, I wish I had an umbrella because
my hair got damp and my clothes got a little bit wet
and you just kind of start to feel more cold when you're wet
so yeah I wish I had an umbrella a couple of times
and to kind of go with that, I also wish I had a rain jacket
because it would have kept me a little bit more dry and my book bag was getting wet too so
luckily it didn't rain all day or when we did get caught in the rain it wasn't like pouring down rain.
It wasn't drizzling - it was a little bit heavier than drizzling but it was definitely raining
enough to where we wanted to try to avoid it by walking under buildings
that had a roof or something that was kind of hanging over
so we could walk underneath those so we don't get too wet.
So yeah, those are the two things that I wish I would have brought were a collapsible umbrella
and a raincoat but other than that I think when I packed was perfect for this time of year.
Oh! I did want to mention - sorry, one more thing.
I'm so glad I brought - or I bought the medium Away suitcase for this trip
because when we were traveling from Amsterdam to Bruges and back, we took the trains.
If I had brought a bigger suitcase than that it would have been difficult to travel with.
One, because the doors to get into the train was pretty narrow
and then there's an area where you can store the luggage
and I don't think that big one would have really fit that well in there compartments.
You can put luggage up above your seats. I mean, your small suitcase will definitely fit up your seat.
The medium one - I believe it does fit however
it's so heavy that I don't have enough strength that provides strength to lift it up
so I couldn't even put it above my seat even if I wanted to.
So definitely - if you're going to be traveling, really think smart about your luggage and the size
because the trains do have limited space for luggage and if you're going to bring something big
I think you're gonna have difficulty traveling with it
And also one of the train stations where we had to change,
there was no elevator or escalator to get up to the platform
so it's gonna be really difficult carrying a large suitcase of the platform.
I was struggling with my medium suitcase
and I saw these two older ladies I wanted to meet they're like in their 60s
and they were even - I mean if I was struggling and of course they were struggling
carrying their suitcase up the staircase.
And I would have helped them but I was to struggling myself
I mean, we all made it up but just to let you know
that there was one place where there was no escalator or elevator.
We really had to carry our luggage up the stairs ourselves
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