I wear either a very small cross body bag or waist pack for my phone, passport, wallet, hair clip and chapstick. Both are Travelon. For days when we are out all day and doing a lot of walking I’ll also carry a very small backpack for water and snacks. I don’t care if the backpack gets stolen since it doesn’t contain any valuables.

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Anonymous wrote:When out all day in Europe (in summer), what do you carry with you in your purse? Do you carry a backpack?

Why would be substantively.different than what you carry with you on a summer trip in the US?

Because the AI is writing a Euro trip article not a U.S. trip article.

I carry the same cross body bag I carry here. It fits my wallet, sunglasses, phone, some lip balm, keys, and a tiny little hand sanitizer bottle.

No, I do not carry a backpack because I don’t like the way they look and they are not welcome in many museums. I carry a large, long-handled Longchamp bag because they look nice and are the most lightweight bags I own. Inside are my cell phone, family passports, transit passes, any printout/paper tickets that we will be needing that day, a small makeup case, small hand sanitizer, extra pair of daily contact lenses, small lightweight brush, plastic baggie with Advil, two credit cards and a bank card, cash only if I am in a country where it is needed, small pack of tissues, keys, sunglasses. I do not carry water bottles, they are way too heavy. I bring an umbrella only if fairly heavy rain is forecast. Minimizing weight is a top priority for me.

Smallest possible bag so it doesn’t get heavy. Coin purse pouch with id, debit card and a little cash, hand sanitizer, sunglasses and glasses in a case, bandaids, and my child’s prescription meds. I may slip a pack of airplane biscoff in there too if I think there’s a chance a kid will get hangry.

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Anonymous wrote:My phone, credit card and drivers license. A key if necessary. AirPods if alone. The exact same as in the US. I can’t fathom why it would be different.

When I lived in London as a commuter I carried a small umbrella every single day. I would do this depending on country and time of year. As for water, etc., no way would I pack all that stuff. Plenty of places to get a drink, plus if I'm drinking water all day I'm peeing all day and that's ridiculous in public places and tours.

The bottles of water right beside a key attraction are a silly high price. Dehydration in summer temperatures is a bad idea.

Thanks, Captain Obvious. I'm a planner so I'm not stuck at key attractions with dehydration.

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Anonymous wrote:My phone, credit card and drivers license. A key if necessary. AirPods if alone. The exact same as in the US. I can’t fathom why it would be different.

When I lived in London as a commuter I carried a small umbrella every single day. I would do this depending on country and time of year. As for water, etc., no way would I pack all that stuff. Plenty of places to get a drink, plus if I'm drinking water all day I'm peeing all day and that's ridiculous in public places and tours.

The bottles of water right beside a key attraction are a silly high price. Dehydration in summer temperatures is a bad idea.

Anonymous wrote:My phone, credit card and drivers license. A key if necessary. AirPods if alone. The exact same as in the US. I can’t fathom why it would be different.

When I lived in London as a commuter I carried a small umbrella every single day. I would do this depending on country and time of year. As for water, etc., no way would I pack all that stuff. Plenty of places to get a drink, plus if I'm drinking water all day I'm peeing all day and that's ridiculous in public places and tours.

My phone, credit card and drivers license. A key if necessary. AirPods if alone. The exact same as in the US. I can’t fathom why it would be different.