About

I Used To Help People Plan The Trips Of Their Lives.

For years, I worked in travel and tourism, the kind of work where you spend your days matching someone’s dream to a destination, ironing out the details so they arrive and everything just works. I loved it. But the thing nobody tells you about working in travel is that you end up watching other people go on the adventures while you stay behind and coordinate.

When I finally started traveling for myself, I made every mistake in the book. I overpacked. I underpacked the right things. I once hauled a bag through cobblestoned Florentine streets that left bruises on my palm for a week. I showed up to a Venetian aperitivo in the wrong shoes and spent the whole evening thinking about my feet instead of my Negroni.

So I started figuring it out, systematically, the way travel people do.

What This Site Is

The Capsule Trip is a packing guide built around one idea: you don’t need more clothes, you need the right ones.

Every guide here is built around a travel capsule wardrobe , a small, considered edit of pieces that mix, match, and carry you from a morning espresso at a terrace bar to a candlelit dinner without a single outfit crisis. Not ten options for every scenario. Just the right ones.

The aesthetic leans editorial. Think linen in motion, structured totes, the kind of sunglasses that make a cobblestone street feel like a film set. But it’s grounded in the practical reality of travel: carry-on limits, unpredictable weather, the fact that most of us don’t have a stylist on call.

Destinations are researched in depth, the climate, the culture, the local dress codes, the specific feel of a place, because what you pack for Venice in April is a completely different conversation from what you pack for Sicily in August.

What You’ll Find Here

  • Capsule Wardrobes – destination-specific, climate-aware packing lists built around 10–15 pieces that work together as a system.
  • Outfit Ideas – actual combinations, not just a pile of items. So you can see how it all comes together.
  • Essentials – the accessories, shoes, and carry-ons worth investing in, and the ones you can skip.
  • Color Stories – palettes to travel by. Because the colors you choose matter more than you think.

A Note on Recommendations

Some links on this site are affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you make a purchase, at no extra cost to you. I only recommend things I’d genuinely pack myself, and I’ll always tell you when a budget option does the job just as well.

The Only Rule: Minimalist packing for a maximalist escape

Pack less than you think you need. Wear it better than you planned. Leave room in your bag, and your itinerary, for the things you didn’t see coming.

That’s the whole philosophy. Everything else is just details.

Ally