Bag Love, Part I: Single Female Seeks Stylish Travel Bag for Long-Term...
You know you need a new travel bag when the guy beside you on the plane asks if you’re a nun. I feel a smidge of guilt and shame that I’m writing a style blog while carrying my roughed-up circa 1995...
View ArticleBag Love, Part II: Buckle Up
Holiday travel draweth nigh, and have I resolved my travel bag quandary? No, reader, I have not. Have I browsed in stores and online, gazing at the leather and vinyl lives that might be mine? A bit....
View ArticleBag Love, Part III: Memento Mori with a Splash of Fun
“Oh, I want that,” my friend Erin said. We were heading for a subway stop in Brooklyn, but the universe had deposited on the sidewalk, by a small heap of trash bags, an artfully weathered black...
View ArticleCarry-on Mystery Theatre, Act I: Is That A Microscope, Or Are You Just Happy...
I’ve proclaimed my allegiance, in earlier posts, to the Socially Awkward Travellers (SATs) of the world. And I’ve confessed my lack of facility with “tips.” But I’ve learned a doozie in these first...
View ArticleConclusion to Carry-On Mystery Theatre: Microscope Edition
In our last episode of WanderChic Carry-On Mystery Theatre, Nicole was transporting a microscope in a cardboard box in a big, blue IKEA bag to her school’s Costa Rica campus. Nicole recommended...
View ArticleGearing Up for Music Festival Season: Have Fanny Pack, Will Travel
In less than a week, I’ll be on my way to the 2012 Sasquatch music festival. Good thing I just found my ca. 2009 silver American Apparel fanny pack under a pile of clothes. (Note: The vintage fanny...
View ArticleStreamlining My Style For A Semester Abroad (Or, The Unbearable Non-Lightness...
A few days ago, I left my home in Washington state to spend the semester at my school’s campus in Costa Rica (faithful Wanderchic readers might recall that I visited this campus in January 2012 and...
View ArticleJonny Bag Offers Sweet, Discreet Travel
When major airlines started charging fees for checking a bag, I renewed my devotion to the carry-on. I often push the boundaries of what’s considered a “personal item.” The back and shoulder surgery...
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