What to pack for a city break?
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The Clare Byrne Show on Newstalk. With Aviva Insurance.
Along with the good weather, though, comes holiday planning and nearly all airlines now are charging for check-in bags. So the art of packing for a weekend away is something worth giving thought to. So we're going to find out how to do it properly now with Aoife Doonigan, the Stylebob. Hello. Good morning. You have this down to an art form, I know. I can do it in 7kg, believe it or not.
What should you consider when planning a city break?
So listen, I saw you, you've done the video. So what you wear to the airport, what you wear on the plane, even that's working for you. That is one of my three rules. So yes, with the city break, for example, there's lots of things that you can do between sightseeing, having drinks, shopping. So you have to maximise that airport outfit. So obviously, I always say to have two items at the airport that you wear again, because sometimes I'm at the airport and I see people in these lovely, beautiful cream coordinates. But I mean, cream for the rest of the trip is a disaster. So for me, my actually, I had three items on the way over. A pair of jeans, because, of course, you can wear it day to night. Jeans don't, you know, don't stain.
A blazer that I can actually, a very light layer, I can wear it also at night time and my trainers. But you have to maximise that airport outfit. That's definitely one of my number one rules. Stuff that I don't generally wear in my life. Like a fluffy pink cardigan. Listen, I think that I'm going away. So I'm going to be a completely different person when I get there and I'm going to wear all different stuff and I end up with nothing to wear. I know. Well, I was once in Wexford and I dressed as if somebody was going to ask me out to some yacht in Saint-Tropez. Yeah, it didn't happen, did it? But then I start creating outfits. And the biggest thing to create an outfit is don't start packing all this colour, right?
Because if you pack lots of colour, like I'm here wearing a red jacket today, I'd be sick of that on day three on my trip, right? That's not coming with you. That was at the side of the bag last week. And I said, you know, we have to say we can't bring it on the trip. So I plan, I have my big bunch of clothes there. I pan the outfits. I pick a palette. navy grey or black, just happens to be my palette. I could do cream this time of the year. And then I will bring in all my colour through my trainers and through my scarves.
How can you maximize your airport outfit for travel?
And I'm just obviously back from Paris. And of course, scarves are having a moment again. You know, people, all these people talk about Hermes scarves and, you know, your old mother silk scarves. They're now very chic again. Not that they were never chic, but the young girls in Paris were all wearing them. So I took two scarves with me. I had the same laser for two days. And I changed up my look completely with two very light items in the bag. But by having that palette of a simple palette, colour through scarves, accessories or trainers, I bring a colour trainer. And then at night time, because I picked a navy blazer, we were going to the opera that night. So I put my blazer over my shoulder and it was, you know, it went with everything.
Now, so, you know, now if my husband was here, he'd say, you're not always like that. I wasn't. But the biggest thing is, You have to leave room for shopping. I once went away with my friends with a small six, seven kg boasting at the airport. I went shopping there and I had about three, three cardigans on my on my shoulders. You know, if you're there to wear all the things, I wear all those back. I was very hot on the plane. Not a good look. And but the thing is that if you start bringing lots of colour but there's lots of fun ways to bring colour if that's your thing. So I see what you're saying so you've got your palette you do your minimal clothing and then your colour comes from your accessories and if you fancy wearing a scarf then they're very in at the moment.
What about shoes? How many pairs of shoes are we allowed to bring? Okay, well, I brought for my three days in Paris, I bought three.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:31
2
What should you consider when planning a city break?
0:31–2:42
3
How can you maximize your airport outfit for travel?
2:42–7:05
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What are the essential items to pack for a weekend getaway?
7:05–8:09
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How do you create versatile outfits for travel?
8:09–9:04