If you're not familiar, Amsterdam is in The Netherlands and Bruges is in Belgium.

We are going for ten days but two of those are travel days so

really we're going to spend eight days in the city

we're going to first go to Amsterdam

and then from Amsterdam we're going to take the train to Bruges and

then we're gonna head back to Amsterdam for another day or two.

I actually think is one more day and then we're gonna head back to the airport and come back to the US

So packing for this trip was a little bit tricky at first I thought

well you know what I'm gonna try to do everything on a carry-on for the 10 days

but then once I started packing, I realized that my carry-on is just not gonna be big enough

especially since it's going to be cold

and cold weather clothing, as you know, it's heavier, thicker so it takes up more room in your suitcase

so I had to basically eliminate my carry-on but I didn't want to take my huge suitcase

because since we will be traveling from Amsterdam to Bruges

I didn't want to take a really heavy suitcase with me

while we're walking and traveling.

It just gets in the way

I don't like big bulky things especially when I know I don't really need a huge suitcase for ten days

So my solution was to finally purchase the medium-sized Away suitcase.

So I have the carry-on Away and like I said, I try to fit everything in there

it just wasn't working out so when I bought the medium Away suitcase it was perfect.

It's not too big and not too small so it's perfect for this ten-day trip to Amsterdam and Bruges

So I'm going to show you what I packed for this trip

like I said it's it's cold so... I mean, it's not gonna be like then winter

but it is starting to get cold already so I'm definitely going to be dressing in layers

Definitely a lot of walking involved and a lot of biking so I wanted to bring clothes that were comfortable

but also warm enough for the cold weather or kind of slightly chilly weather.

Probably to people in Amsterdam, it's not that chilly but since Crystal and I are both from warmer climates

I currently live in Southern California and Crystal lives in Florida

So to us, anything below 60 degrees is pretty chilly.

I know that 60 degrees is probably nothing to people who live up north

but anything below 60 starts getting a little bit cold for us.

We've been keeping track of the weather and it looks like it's gonna be like in the 50s during the day

and then at night it drops pretty low and there are some activities we'll be doing at night

not a whole lot so we need to dress appropriately for the cold weather

because the last thing we want to do is catch a cold and it'll ruin our trip.

So, let me show you what I packed and I'm also going to show you - oh yeah, let me mention one more thing.

So because I am checking in my medium - you can't carry on the medium carry-on, it's too big.

So I'm checking that in and because I'm checking that in, there is a possibility that it might get lost or delayed

That has happened before and you don't want that to ruin your trip

so what I do is then I carry on a duffel bag and I carry a couple extra days of clothes in there.

I carry my toiletries in there and my makeup in there.

So basically if my bag does happen to get lost or delayed

I still have a couple days of clothes on me and I really don't have to go out and buy -

I don't want to spend time having to go buy things because I already have a whole -

Crystal and I already have our itinerary planned. We have tickets to go see a museum that we can't cancel

so the last thing I want to do is spend time shopping and trying

to find clothing and toothbrush and toothpaste and all that stuff.

We don't want to do that on my trip.

Alright, so let me go ahead and get to what I have in my suitcase.

In my medium-sized Away suitcase that I'm going to be checking in -

On one side I packed a couple of sweaters, an extra jacket, a couple of pants -

jeggings type of ... yeah, I think I called jeggings.

I mean they're pants - they're denim but they've got a lot of stretch to them.

I don't like wearing uncomfortable pants when I'm traveling

I try to dress really comfortable

so these pants are super comfortable and stretchy.

I also packed a skirt and then I packed uh... what else did I pack?

Oh, I packed these Uniqlo HeatTech innerwear

which is great for layering so I'll be wearing the HeatTech leggings under the skirt

and the HeatTech top under my sweaters.

On the other side, I packed my extra shoes, extra boots,

I also have a light jacket - a leather jacket that I'm packing

and then I packed one dress. I thought I should pack one dress

because one night we are gonna go out and eat somewhere nice

so that's why I packed a nice dress for that evening.

And then just little miscellaneous items like

a headband I don't want to say that but it's like those head warmers - because it's gonna be cold.

Socks, underwear, bra... so yeah, just like little miscellaneous items I put all on the other side.

so that's what I'll be taking with me for my check-in bag is a medium Away suitcase.

And what I'm carrying on with me is my backpack and my duffel bag.

and in my duffel bag, I am basically carrying this on just so that I have an pair -

some extra pairs of clothes with me. Also my toiletry and my makeup.

Just in case my check-in bag gets lost or delayed.

So in my duffel bag, I am packing a couple of my sweaters, pants and my toiletry

and then also my makeup bag, my jewelry bag and then also my GoPro.

So these are all the items I am packing in my duffel bag.

Everything can fit in my duffle bag. I don't need that extra book bag necessarily .

But I do like to carry a book bag just because

when I'm in Amsterdam or Bruges I'm gonna need that backpack.

So in my backpack I am going to carry snacks, my laptop, my personal items

like my passport, my wallet, and my phone.

So those are the two bags that I will be carrying on with me on my flight

and they're not, you know - like I said

the duffle bag really isn't necessary. I could have fit all those things in my check-in suitcase

but I I'm just scared or I like to be prepared that in the case that my bag does get lost or delayed

that I have clothes with me for at least two days

and that way I'm not spending time and Amsterdam or Bruges looking for clothing

because the last thing I want to do is waste my time shopping instead of sightseeing

and yeah, so that's why I am carrying on the duffel bag with extra clothes.

So that's what I'm packing for Amsterdam and Bruges. Hopefully everything arrives fine.

That there's no lost or delayed luggage.

I mean if it happens it happens. There's really not much I can do about it and

that's why I have that duffel bag just in case that does happen

and I'm not stressing out or heartbroken that my things are gone.

I still have an extra bag of clothes and toiletries and accessories.

And I really hope that it's not freezing there,

I hope I packed accordingly and I think the clothes that I packed are warm.

I have the innerwear, the HeatTech innerwear,

I have nice warm cashmere wool sweaters that you know really provide a lot of warmth

compared to acrylic or cotton material

and yeah, I'm excited. I am excited to see my sister.

We are actually not flying together. We're meeting up in Amsterdam.

Crystal's coming from Florida. I'm flying in from California

and I'm going to see her tomorrow.

And I will give you an update when I get back

to let you know how the things that I...

let you know what I packed, if it did work.

The things that I packed that I didn't need and then I'll kind of give you an update

on how the weather was for for me.

If what I packed was warm enough or I didn't pack heavier coats

or if I packed things that were like too warm.

Anyways, I'll give an update when I come back.

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Alright, so I am back from my trip. I had an awesome time. Absolutely loved Amsterdam and Bruges

and if I had to go back to... or if I ever want to go back to either of those cities again

I definitely want to go back to Bruges.

If you've never been, you definitely have to go because it is a beautiful, beautiful city.

So anyways, I think I did pretty good. Everything that I packed worked out great.

The weather was actually really nice while we were there.

We got lucky and it was pretty much sunny the entire time

so during the day it was cool but it was a nice cool.

In the mornings and nights, it was a bit chilly so you definitely need to layer and wear your heavy coats.

especially for the mornings and late nights.

Actually even during the day I wore the coat because it was cold. It was just cold for me.

I'm just - I get cold easily but it wasn't like an unbearable cold. It was like a good cold.

So yeah, so I think what I packed was just perfect for this trip.

I will say there's only two things that I wish I would have packed

and I wish I would have packed a collapsible umbrella

kind of like those mini travel umbrellas.

That would have come in handy a couple of times

because there were a couple of times where it was raining and and we were getting wet

and I was like Ugh, I wish I had an umbrella because

my hair got damp and my clothes got a little bit wet

and you just kind of start to feel more cold when you're wet

so yeah I wish I had an umbrella a couple of times

and to kind of go with that, I also wish I had a rain jacket

because it would have kept me a little bit more dry and my book bag was getting wet too so

luckily it didn't rain all day or when we did get caught in the rain it wasn't like pouring down rain.

It wasn't drizzling - it was a little bit heavier than drizzling but it was definitely raining

enough to where we wanted to try to avoid it by walking under buildings

that had a roof or something that was kind of hanging over

so we could walk underneath those so we don't get too wet.

So yeah, those are the two things that I wish I would have brought were a collapsible umbrella

and a raincoat but other than that I think when I packed was perfect for this time of year.

Oh! I did want to mention - sorry, one more thing.

I'm so glad I brought - or I bought the medium Away suitcase for this trip

because when we were traveling from Amsterdam to Bruges and back, we took the trains.

If I had brought a bigger suitcase than that it would have been difficult to travel with.

One, because the doors to get into the train was pretty narrow

and then there's an area where you can store the luggage

and I don't think that big one would have really fit that well in there compartments.

You can put luggage up above your seats. I mean, your small suitcase will definitely fit up your seat.

The medium one - I believe it does fit however

it's so heavy that I don't have enough strength that provides strength to lift it up

so I couldn't even put it above my seat even if I wanted to.

So definitely - if you're going to be traveling, really think smart about your luggage and the size

because the trains do have limited space for luggage and if you're going to bring something big

I think you're gonna have difficulty traveling with it

And also one of the train stations where we had to change,

there was no elevator or escalator to get up to the platform

so it's gonna be really difficult carrying a large suitcase of the platform.

I was struggling with my medium suitcase

and I saw these two older ladies I wanted to meet they're like in their 60s

and they were even - I mean if I was struggling and of course they were struggling

carrying their suitcase up the staircase.

And I would have helped them but I was to struggling myself

I mean, we all made it up but just to let you know

that there was one place where there was no escalator or elevator.

We really had to carry our luggage up the stairs ourselves

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