What’s in my Travel Backpack

I love packing for holidays, and I love organising my travel bag that I’ll take to the airport. These are all the things I find essential and useful for my trips.

My backpack

I’ve found that traveling with a backpack is the easiest, most comfortable, and most practical bag to travel with. I got my backpack from TK Maxx for £25! It’s a perfect size- not too big, but is sleek, and has a lot of good pockets and a compartment for my laptop. I also have three separate pouches and a toiletry bag, making it so much easier for me to group and find my items.

Essentials

Passport
Travel Wallet– so useful. You can put your passport, boarding passes, visas, money, etc. all in one place. I got mine from Typo.
Small Wallet

Important items

These are important items that don’t fit into a pouch, and I just have in my bag.

Laptop
Empty water bottle – so you can take it through security and fill it up at Duty Free.
Umbrella– always handy.
Cover– to keep warm on the plane.
Sunglasses
Neck pillow
Spare shirt

Misc. travel pouch

This pouch is just for travel essentials that are really useful.

Socks– Airplanes are so cold and it’s important to keep your feet warm! Also, you don’t need to wear your shoes.
Toothbrush– important to keep clean and feel refreshed.
Scrunchie– always need spare hair ties.
Essential Medicines- Ibuprofen, Immodium, Lemsip
Earbuds
Mints & small snacks– always want to stay fresh.
Sanitary pads
Roll-on deodorant– useful to have a deodorant that isn’t in liquid form. My liquids bag is always full.

Liquids Bag

I already pack all my toiletries in a zip-lock bag because it’s just so much easier. In the UK, you are only allowed one bag per person with liquids that are less than 100ml.

I always try to collect travel-sized toiletries and travel-sized containers. They’re really useful when you’re traveling. Although some of my essentials already come in small containers, I love collecting free samples or free gifts (that are miniature versions of the full-sized product) from places like Mac or Clinique. I also have some travel-friendly containers I got from Primark.

Hand sanitizers– so important.
Hand cream– my hands get really dry-, especially on the airplane.
Toothpaste
Moisturiser (day/night)– super important to stay moisturised on the airplane.
Eye cream
Makeup Remover– I never really wear makeup to the airport, but it’s still good to have some to remove excess dirt on your face.
Sunscreen

Makeup

I don’t normally wear makeup on long flights. It’s not that great for your skin, as the air on the airplane is super drying. Although, when I have the time and effort to apply a bit of makeup when I land, I will only apply the basics.

CC Cream– I have the small Emorian CC cream, which I think is the perfect makeup base. Not too heavy, so easy to apply, and looks so natural on the skin.
Concealer
Eyebrow Gel

Electronics pouch

Chargers (phone, laptop, wireless earphones)
Portable charger– so important.
Earphones– I usually bring my wireless earphones & a normal pair of earphones.
Travel adaptor