Category: Packing Lists

Destinations, Packing Lists, South Carolina, Style, Travel, USA

Traveling Light: A Carry-On Packing List for Charleston, South Carolina

Alyssa wears a blue gingham dress with white sneakers and a basket purse from her Charleston packing list

Everything I packed in my carry-on suitcase for a weekend in Charleston (plus some thoughts on local style!).

Destinations, Packing Lists, Style, Travel, USA, Washington, D.C.

Traveling Light: A Summer Packing List for Washington, D.C.

Alyssa walks in front of The Darcy wearing a white crop top and green linen pants

I said it in my last post and I’ll say it again: Summer is my least favorite time to visit Washington, D.C. Why? It’s hot, it’s humid, and it’s crowded. Looking for more packing list inspiration? Check out my packing lists by season: Spring | Summer | Fall | Winter (I feel like I just …

Destinations, New York, Packing Lists, Style, Travel, USA

Traveling Light: A Packing List for Buffalo, New York (in a backpack!)

Alyssa stands on the steps of the Buffalo AKG Museum

I recently spent a summer weekend in Buffalo, New York, and it was glorious. No, not in the typical sunshiny way (in fact, the sun rarely made an appearance), but because summers in Buffalo are comfortable affairs with highs only occasionally crossing the 80°F mark. Coming from muggy, sticky Charlotte (and having recently visited other …

Connecticut, Destinations, Packing Lists, Style, Travel, USA

Traveling Light: A Spring Packing List for New Haven, Connecticut (in a backpack!)

Alyssa wears a black tee, blue jeans, and white sneakers

Packing for a trip to New England is always a fun challenge. The region’s fickle climate, with intense winters and sudden seasonal shifts, requires thoughtful planning to ensure you’re prepared for anything. Especially when you’re packing for four days and limited to bringing only a backpack. This post is not affiliated with any of the …

Destinations, Packing Lists, Puerto Rico, Style, Travel, USA

Traveling Light: A Packing List for Five Nights in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Alyssa on the beach in Luquillo

Opening up my suitcase and sharing everything I packed for five nights in Puerto Rico It’s a little hard to believe, but there are over fifty packing lists on this blog. That’s over fifty different packing collages, series of outfit photos, and musings on the packing process. By now you might think I’ve run out …

Destinations, North Carolina, Packing Lists, Style, Travel, USA

Traveling Light: Packing List for Pinehurst and Southern Pines, North Carolina

Alyssa wears a white sweater with white jeans and a camel coat

Opening up my suitcase and sharing my real-life packing list for a chilly weekend in Pinehurst and Southern Pines, North Carolina What is the closest you’ve cut it while packing for a trip? For a recent trip to the Sandhills, I think I set a new personal record: only an hour before I needed to …

Destinations, Kentucky, Packing Lists, Style, Travel, USA

Traveling Light: Packing List for a Winter Weekend in Louisville, Kentucky

Alyssa stands outside of Please & Thank You in Louisville wearing all-black

Sharing my real-life carry-on suitcase for a winter weekend in Louisville, Kentucky.

Destinations, Massachusetts, Packing Lists, Style, Travel, USA

Traveling Light: A Winter Packing List for a Weekend in Boston

Alyssa wears all black with a camel coat

Opening up my suitcase – err, backpack – and sharing everything I packed for a weekend in Boston. Although I’ve always considered myself a “weekend travel blogger,” I suspect this year was the one where I truly took the most true “weekend” trips of all, departing on Saturday and returning on Sunday (in the past, …

Destinations, Packing Lists, Pennsylvania, Style, Travel, USA

Traveling Light: A Backpack Packing List for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Alyssa wears an all black outfit on a sidewalk in Philadelphia

Revealing everything I packed in my backpack for a weekend flyaway trip to Philadelphia For better or for worse, the number of personal item packing list posts on this blog has grown significantly this year. This is largely due to the fact that I fly more budget carriers like Spirit or Frontier than I used …