Context: Chilling out for 16 days in Nice, Antibes, and Cassis with my wife and toddler to extend summer. Daily beach vibes, evening markets, will cook plenty of food ourselves in our various apartment-style accommodations.
Goals: Not look too too stupid, able to eat out in casual restaurants without concern, lots of daily walking/strollering, reduce sunburns. Not trying to have Michelin level dining experiences, just don’t want to look out of place at a nice art museum.
What You’re Not Seeing: I’ll stuff the remainder of my bag (video contains what I wore inside the bag, so plenty of space) with a week of diapers and baby clothes. We’re bringing a light weight but tall enough for me to be comfortable stroller. We have laundry in every stay on our trip.
CLOTHING:
backpack, MYOG
1x pants
2x shorts
2x long sleeve sun hoodie
1x wind jacket
1x short sleeve button up
2x underwear
1x socks
shoes
sandals
sunglasses
brimmed hat (not shown in the pics b/c I was wearing it, whoops)
HYGIENE:
silicone storage container [mr pencil]
eye mask
earplugs
deodorant (silver metal container)
meds (benadryl, imodium) (black metal container)
nail clippers
tweezers
electric shaver (micro-usb charging)
toothbrush
toothpaste
floss
TECH:
phone [pixel 6 pro]
laptop [acer swift 3]
mouse [rapoo mt760]
earbuds [tozo nc2]
10′ usb-c cable (3.2 gen 2)
6″ usb-c cable + usb-c to micro-usb adapter
travel adapter [mogics ma1]
charger (65w GaN, 2x usb-c, 1x usb-a)
USD-C to HDMI adapter
2x usb drive (encrypted storage + linux live ISOs via ventoy)
MISC:
passport
vaccine card
drivers license
printed photocopy of all the above
carbon fiber wallet clip
1x zero-fee debit card + 2x zero-fee int credit cards
collapsible water bottle
pen
drybag (neon green)
Unlisted vid of me unpacking it with everything in there, including what I’ll be wearing (forgot my hat on my head): https://youtu.be/PrtLRKOC8AA The video is edited to 1.25x speed, does not include passport or credit cards, and I think I forgot the headphones as well but they are pictured.
Other Random Thoughts:
— None of my clothing is “travel” clothing, it’s my daily stuff. But most of it is movement focused, easy to wash, and volume-efficient, because these days I naturally look for these properties when making new purchases.
— Novelty is best experienced through the place I’m visiting, not the combination of clothing I can be seen in.
— In any semi-developed area with 50,000+ people, obtaining everyday items is relatively straightforward. I can always buy it there (sunscreen, for example).
— Aesthetically, having a pack 60% full “feels better”. I’m not a fan of a stuffed to the brim pack. I also don’t live nomadically while onebagging, so my lists can get hyper specific and therefore very minimal. No judgement to you perpetual travelers with a lot more contingency planning required. In my case, though, I can really keep the stuff I bring to the bare minimum, again solving for problems on the fly if I need to (super rare ime).
