Tag: Away

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A Comparison of Carry-On Luggage from Quince and Away

The Away and Quince Carry-On suitcases are on a Charlotte sidewalk

*announcer voice* Welcome to the Carry-On Showdown! Today’s match pits a budget newcomer against a longstanding champion: it’s Quince vs. Away. Cheesy intros aside, if you’ve been reading since this blog’s launch in 2017, you know I’m passionate about luggage. If you’ve ever had a wheel give out or a handle snap or a zipper …

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

Traveling Light: A Packing List for a Weekend in Paducah, Kentucky

Alyssa wears a black tank with white denim and sandals in Paducah

Opening up my suitcase and sharing a late-summer packing list for a weekend getaway to Paducah, Kentucky.

Home, Style, Travel, Travel Products, Wish Lists and Gift Ideas

The Best Travel, Style, and Home Sales for Cyber Weekend 2022

Two piggie banks with US Dollars sticking out of their tops

A roundup of the very best travel, style, and home sales for Black Friday and Cyber Monday in 2022.

Travel, Travel Products

The Best Luggage for Travel: Every Suitcase, Overnight Bag, and Organizer I’m Traveling With in 2022

The Away Carry On, Daily Carry On with Pocket, and Everywhere Bag sit stacked on a wood floor

I expect my luggage to be as hardworking as the stuff it contains. With limited vacation time, I don’t have time or patience for ripped seams or busted wheels – my travel bags need to be able to withstand the rough nature of travel, over and over again. So today I thought I’d share the …

Travel, Travel Products

Away Everywhere Bag Review + Packing Tips

Alyssa stands in the left of the frame, wearing a black sweatshirt, blue jeans, tan belt, and a green scarf. She is carrying the Everywhere Bag from Away on her left shoulder

Note: this is a review of the Original Everywhere Bag; Away has also released a slightly different version called the New Everywhere Bag. Both are available on the website at this time (it’s confusing I know). How much testing time is needed before a review of a product can be properly written? A month? Three …

Beauty, Travel, Travel Products, Wish Lists and Gift Ideas

2021 Cyber Weekend Deals

Two piggy banks, one is teal and one is white with polka dots. There is a stack of coins on the left.

Is your email inbox as inundated with “deals! deals! deals!” emails as mine is? I feel like I’ve edited my subscription list down to just a few, and somehow I seem to keep getting added back onto lists… In any case, I spent some time yesterday during the car ride down to visit my family …

Journal

Journal | 2.2.19

Happy Groundhog Day! I hope those of you in the Midwest have weathered the polar vortex safely – I am wholly unable to grasp just how cold the temperatures you’ve experienced this week really are. But thankfully we can trust that rodent up in Pennsylvania to predict the weather, and spring is going to come …