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5 Travel and Staycation Essentials for Summer

by Aoife O'Riordan

Jul 3, 2024

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Whether jetting off to an international destination or opting for a staycation with friends and family, elevate your summer with these five great items. From stylish bags and purses to ease your travel experience to unique glasses for that coveted summer party you’ve been wanting to host, make these items part of your season.

Patricia Nash Designs

Creating go-to travel bags for any getaway, Patricia Nash Designs offers stylish designs and prints, each artisan-crafted. Perfect for an evening in a European restaurant or for strolling the city streets, the Valledoria Crossbody features an oval twist-lock closure, adjustable strap, half-moon shape and two slip pockets for $149.

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Ilaria Hanging Case © Patricia Nash Designs

When you’re in a hotel, vacation rental or Airbnb, finding the right toiletry bag to keep your essentials sorted and easy to access is important. The Ilaria Hanging Case is water-resistant and perfect for organization thanks to a loop to hang from a hook. The case rolls out vertically to showcase everything in the bag, making for easy access at $99.

glasses

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Noon and Moon

Be the ultimate dinner party host with Noon and Moon, a brand creating elegant and fun tableware, from wine glasses to martini glasses to vases. Based in Los Angeles, Noon and Moon offers different collections. The Jade Collection, imported from Australia, features vibrant greens. Elevate your martini with the Nova Spiral Stem Martini Glass, a handmade glass with a winding stem. A set of two costs $90.

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Or, embrace summer colors with the Lavender Couple Cocktail Glass, an elegant glass with a conical bowl shape and spiral features. You’ll be asked so many times where you got your glasses from, you’ll find your friends and family soon have sets of their own! A set of two is available for $56.

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Delsey Paris

Heading to Paris for the Summer Olympics? Even if you aren’t off to the City of Love, do you wish for a Parisian luggage brand promising both luxury and durability? Delsey Paris is a leading Parisian luggage brand offer a wide array of travel essentials, from suitcases to laptop backpacks to toiletry bags. The Chatelet Air 2.0 laptop backpack, available in four colors, features a laptop compartment, TSA-accepted lock, removable pouch and smart band to attach to your carry-on suitcase as you roll around the airport. Made of recycled polyester, this bag is 16.25 by 12.5 by 7 inches, perfect for a travel bag to carry your laptop and other essentials, available for $189.99.

toiletry bag

© DELSEY PARIS

Delsey also boasts the Chatelet Air 2.0 large toiletry bag, also available in four beautiful colors. This bag is made of recycled polyester and includes a double zipper for easy access to all items within. You can even match your laptop with your toiletry bag for the ultimate travel set, at $59.99.

anorak

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Free Country

Heading somewhere wet? Perhaps you’re off to Ireland or planning a few days of hiking in national parks and expect some rain. Free Country offers a plethora of outdoor apparel, including anorak rain jackets. The brand sells both men’s and women’s rain jackets. The women’s X20 Anorak Rain Jacket is 100 percent waterproof and made with wind-resistant fabric. The jacket features an attached hood with adjustable drawcord and Velcro cuffs and, even when the sun comes out, the jacket protects you with UPF 50+. The jacket retails for $100.

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© Offero Collection

Offero

If you’re off to a busy city, in the United States or Europe or South America, it’s natural want a bag that protects your possessions from pickpockets. With thieves able to now swipe card info without even opening the bag, RFID bags that are both effective and stylish are hard to come by. Offero Collection boasts a crossbody, available in black and cream, that features a slash-proof lining and RFID protection. The bag also includes a patented combination lock connecting the straps to the bag, allowing you to wrap the strap around a table or chair when you’re at the beach or restaurant without it being stolen, for $445.

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