Packing in a Carry on: Alba, Italy

I think we are getting better than ever with packing light- we had so much additional room in this bag! We traveled to Alba, Italy for the International White Truffle Festival– it was every bit as delicious as it sounds.

Take a look at the full video here.

The bag: EBags TLS Mother Lode Weekender Convertible

Packing cubes (Amazon or Ebags) size small, medium and large

Small Packing Cube: Toiletry Bag

Straightener
Medications
Deodorant
Bar of solid soap
Contacts
Lush solid shampoo
Razor /Spare razor head
Toothbrush with sanitizer pod
Hair Brush
Band-Aids and Q-tips
Jewelry
Makeup bag (foundation, brushes)
Eye makeup bag (shadow, liner, highlighter)
Hair accessory bag (headband, sock bun, bands, bobby pins, hair ties, hair clip)

Quart Bag for 3 Ounce Liquids

Tooth paste
Travel size body lotion
Travel size conditioner
Travel size face wash
Face moisturizer in repurposed container
Steroids/Aquaphor (for my terribly dry skin)

Medium Packing Cube: Small Clothing Items

Bra
Underwear
Socks
PJS
Two tank tops

Large Packing Cube: Clothes

One pair black pants
Four nice long sleeve shirts
One sweater
One scarf
One belt

Front Compartment

Euro plug with USB
Various chargers for devices

Travel umbrella

Draw string bag
Eye mask
Kindle

Laptop Compartment

Chromebook
Notebook/Paperwork/Pen

Bag checks in under the 8kg limit. Even though I had extra room in the packing cubes, I still had a bit of weight in the toiletry small packing cube that I could have cut out if I had too.