I love packing rather light when I travel, but mostly it’s the effortless outfits that I rely so much on, because they can easily be dressed up or down. Especially if I’m surrounded by lots of people I’ve never met before, I don’t want to spend energy on worrying too much about my outfits; although of course I always want to look and feel like the best version of myself.
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Sidste weekend var jeg i Oslo – en presse tur jeg var inviteret pĆ„ sammen med Mercedes Benz, i forbindelse med lanceringen af deres nye el-bil EQC (lƦs mere om min oplevelse af eventet pĆ„ min InstagramĀ HER) – og det var ogsĆ„ min fĆørste rejse til den smukke by. Det er ihvertfald langt fra sidste gang, at jeg vil besĆøge mit fine, Skandinaviske naboland! Faktisk burde jeg ogsĆ„ fĆ„ besĆøgt MalmĆø pĆ„ Ć©t eller andet tidspunkt. Tror mange af os der bor heroppe i det kolde nord foretrƦkker ferier sydpĆ„, men det er egentlig lidt synd, for der er jo masser at opleve og se i vores eget opland ogsĆ„. Selvom vejret selvfĆølgelig er lidt mere ustadigt, og aldrig helt til at regne med.
Jeg elsker at pakke forholdsvis let, men mest af alt er jeg kƦmpe fan af at pakke ubesvƦrede outfits, der nemt kan dresses op eller ned. IsƦr hvis jeg vĆ©d at jeg skal vƦre omgivet af en hel masse mennesker, som jeg aldrig har mĆødt fĆør. SĆ„ har jeg hverken overskud eller lyst til, at skulle bekymre mig for meget om mine outfits; men derfor vil jeg selvfĆølgelig gerne fremstĆ„ som den bedste version af mig selv, bĆ„de mentalt og udadtil.
A good, visual packing list is something I love – so of course I had to make one for today’s post. I’ve saved it to my Pinterest too by the way, in case any of you would like to pin it for your own reference if you’re going away at some point. Conveniently enough, I was informed of the dresscode before the trip which actually made packing a little bit easier.
On the day I departed I was wearing the very first look above. Very classic but also just very comfortable. I had to change when I arrived in Oslo though, because it was so hot. The perfect weather for the national day they were celebrating though! Couldn’t have arrived on a more festive day, and just being surrounded by all those happy people in the streets was amazing. But a long sleeve shirt, a wool blazer and wool pants was a little too warm. I didn’t plan on bringing a coat to be honest, but because the weather forecast started to show a little more rain and clouds the closer I got to my departure, I packed my Everlane* trench just in case. It’s water repellent so it’s quite practical. In general I choose items that I knew were comfortable but also easy to style all together for this trip.
I actually only managed to wear the first evening look showed above, but for both of the possible outfits I had planned out, they were suitable for both a daytime look or a nighttime look as well. Styled up with my metallic boots* and my beautiful vintage bag instead of sneakers and a shopper, that was a really effortless way to look a bit more festive during the evening. Anything fuss-free like that and I’m all there. Always.
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En god, visuel pakkeliste er noget jeg elsker – sĆ„ derfor har jeg selvfĆølgelig lavet lige prƦcis sĆ„dan Ć©n til dagens indlƦg. Jeg har iĆøvrigt gemt den ovre pĆ„ Pinterest, hvis du vil gemme den som inspiration til din egen weekendtur. Meget belejligt var jeg blevet oplyst om eventuelle dresscodes fĆør turen, og det gjorde det super nemt at pakke.
PĆ„ rejsedagen var jeg ifĆørt det allerfĆørste look ovenfor. Meget klassisk og pƦnt, men ogsĆ„ virkelig behageligt. Skiftede dog da jeg ankom til Oslo, da vejret var lidt varmere end jeg havde regnet med. Det var iĆøvrigt nationaldag i Oslo, og det var sĆ„ skĆønt at overvƦre alle de festglade mennesker i gaderne! Og vejret kunne jo ikke have vƦret mere perfekt. Men ihvertfald var uldbukser, langƦrmet skjorte og uldblazer lige en tand for hedt for mig. Egentlig havde jeg ikke tƦnkt mig at tage en rigtig frakke med, men eftersom vejrudsigten Ʀndrede sig til lidt flere skyer og regndryp jo tƦttere vi kom pĆ„ weekenden, sĆ„ pakkede jeg min trench fra Everlane* med. Den er nemlig vandafvisende, hvilket jo er super praktisk i ustadigt vejr. Alt i alt havde jeg gjort en dyd ud af at vƦlge items til turen, som bĆ„de var behaglige og nemme at style pĆ„ kryds og tvƦrs.
Jeg nĆ„ede faktisk kun at vƦre ifĆørt det fĆørste aftenlook ovenfor, men fƦlles for begge disse outfits er, at de kan bƦres bĆ„de dag og aften. Et par metallic stĆøvler* og min fine, nye vintage taske til fordel for sneakers er en nem og hurtig mĆ„de, at se lidt mere festlig ud pĆ„. Og igen, det er bare sĆ„ dejligt ubesvƦret.
I’ve also really tried making it a habit for myself, to always bring my reusable water bottle from 24 Bottles* with me in my hand luggage when I travel, as well as a reusable coffee cup. I’ve forgotten it many times in the past. Maybe I’ve always thought you weren’t allowed to bring it with you in the airport, I don’t know – but of course you are, you just need to make sure there are no contents in these before going through security. In Oslo I couldn’t find any cold water taps in the airport though, so I had to buy a water when I was heading home. But, you know. Small victories count as well, right?
If you’d like a few more practical tips on how I pack, a few accessories I can’t go without when I travel, and also how I make sure to keep my suitcase tidy (so it’s also easy to unpack when you get home), there might be a little inspiration for you in the video below.
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Jeg har ogsĆ„ sĆ„ smĆ„t gjort det til en vane, at have min drikkedunk i metal fra 24 Bottles* og en genanvendelig kaffekop med mig i min hĆ„ndbagage nĆ„r jeg rejser. Jeg har vƦret slem til, at glemme det de sidste par Ć„r nĆ„r jeg har vƦret ude at rejse. MĆ„ske har jeg altid tƦnkt man ikke mĆ„tte have det med igennem security, men selvfĆølgelig mĆ„ man det – man skal bare sĆørge for, at der ikke er noget indhold i inden man gĆ„r igennem. I Oslo lufthavn var jeg dog nĆødt til at kĆøbe en vand pĆ„ vej hjem, da jeg ikke kunne finde nogen koldtvandshaner i deres lufthavn. Men altsĆ„. De smĆ„ sejre tƦller ogsĆ„, ikke?
Hvis I har lyst til lidt flere praktiske detaljer i forhold til uundvƦrlige accessories jeg medbringer pĆ„ ferien, samt hvordan jeg sĆørger for at holde mest muligt orden i min kuffert (sĆ„ den ogsĆ„ er nem at pakke ud nĆ„r jeg kommer hjem igen), sĆ„ er der lidt inspiration at hente i videoen nedenfor.
The Comments
Krystal
This post has me yearning for a return visit to Oslo – and I think you nailed the perfect, functional and light packing list in an utterly stylish manner!
Alli
Hi there, I follow you on YouTube and find your content useful, I’m here now as going to puglia Italy for 5 days in March, my husband as booked underseat bags (45x20x25cm) help! Anyway my comment is about an app I’ve found called Tap and it shows you all the places in your location where you can fill up your water bottle thought you might find it useful too x