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Packing guides

All summer packing guides

Islands Brygge harbour bath in Copenhagen on a sunny day, swimmers and sunbathers on the pontoons beside the red-and-white lifeguard tower

Packing Guide2 min read

Copenhagen: Harbour Swim, Sauna, Dinner

Two summer nights in Copenhagen organised around the city's harbour baths and sauna culture, with one outfit for a long dinner after.

Destination: Copenhagen
Occasion: Swim, sauna and dinner weekend
Category: Bags
Updated: 29 Sept 2026

Green lasers and stage lights over Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage at night, seen from behind a dark crowd with flags

Packing Guide2 min read

Festival Night: The Concert Carry-On

A two-night trip built around one big show, packed for standing, dancing, a passing shower and the late walk back.

Destination: Any destination
Occasion: Festival or concert weekend
Category: Bags
Updated: 29 Sept 2026

Diners at red chairs under umbrellas on a cobbled Bairro Alto street in Lisbon on a warm evening, a waiter walking past

Packing Guide2 min read

The Warm-Weather Weekend

Two warm days and two evenings that cool down after sunset, packed in breathable basics with one light layer that earns its place.

Destination: Any destination
Occasion: Warm-weather weekend away
Category: Bags
Updated: 29 Sept 2026

Elevated view over Barceloneta, with its crowded sandy beach curving along the turquoise Mediterranean and the city stretching inland

Packing Guide2 min read

Barcelona, Beach + City: Four Nights

A four-night Barcelona carry-on that splits the difference between the sand at Barceloneta and a ten o'clock dinner table.

Destination: Barcelona
Occasion: Beach + city
Category: Bags
Updated: 7 Sept 2026

A line of cyclists, seen from behind, riding along a blue-painted bike lane through a Copenhagen intersection

Packing Guide2 min read

Copenhagen by Bike: A Summer Long Weekend

Three summer nights in Copenhagen packed for cycling, harbour swims and long evenings that never quite get dark.

Destination: Copenhagen
Occasion: Summer long weekend by bike
Category: Bags
Updated: 4 Sept 2026

Shopping edits

All summer shopping edits

Sunny, near-empty Barceloneta beach with a lifeguard tower, palm trees and long shadows on the sand

Shopping Edit2 min read

The Barcelona Edit: Sun, Sandals and Staying Hydrated

A Barcelona summer shopping list for the heat, from Spanish pharmacy sunscreen to sandals that go from sand to street.

Destination: Barcelona
Trip intent: A summer beach-and-city trip to Barcelona.
Category: Skincare
Updated: 14 Sept 2026

Works year-round

Top-down view of an open carry-on packed with folded clothes, leather boots, headphones and a handwritten packing list, with a camera on a map

Packing Guide2 min read

One Bag, Three Outfits

A constraint worth trying: three nights, one bag, three outfits that recombine, and nothing packed that doesn't work with everything else.

Destination: Any destination
Occasion: Three-night one-bag trip
Category: Bags
Updated: 29 Sept 2026

Laptop, breakfast plate and tea on a window counter overlooking an ANA jet at the gate, Osaka Itami Airport

Packing Guide3 min read

Work Trip, Tech-Lite

Two nights of meetings and one client dinner, packed around a single laptop, a single charger and a phone that does the camera's job.

Destination: Any destination
Occasion: Two-night work trip
Category: Bags
Updated: 29 Sept 2026