We've written about
Luxe Link (pictured)
before. Essentially, the handy travel (or everyday) accessory is a strong but tiny hook you can use to hang your bag from most tables and bars. After use, it folds up into a little compartment and purse that you can slip back into your bag. And it only costs $35.
As mentioned, we think the price tag is worth it. Why? While it seems the little device was designed for ladies to keep fancy handbags off dirty floors, we think it's actually invaluable as an anti-theft device.
We've been the victim of pickpocketing …
With zippered pickets and sturdy handles, the Danka looks sharp but is wonderfully soft, just like your favorite weathered leather jacket. It's nice and light, too, and its rust color is a classic. While the price is steep ($520), the quality of craftsmanship is high, with each Danka bag made of fullgrain calfskin. Not only will this purchase last years of traveling, but we're sure it'll …
We have a thing for vintage luggage and this 1950s Okhkosh hard suitcase totally encapsulates all we adore about the stuff: its of good quality, has a fantastically classic design (its a dark chestnut color with white leather trim), and is relatively low priced compared to the new stuff. And with the starting bid of $35, we think you could store this particular travel accessory for a song.
Call us romantic and old-fashioned, but we have a thing for love letters sent through the post. These days, you can be halfway across the world and Skype a loved one in a second. Back in the days when that wasn't possible, however, a traveler felt infinitely more isolated, strange places became infinitely more foreign, and absence, perhaps, made the heart infinitely fonder.
Anthropologie always knows how to capture our imagination, and they've done it again with Mise en Scene by
Ruffian's gorgeous
Love Letter Bedding, covered in prints of actual vintage correspondence collected in a shop …
Created in honor of the
Glacier National Park, these extra long blankets (90"l, 66"w) will keep you cozy on your bed or camping outdoors.
While we're not big spa goers, the times we've most enjoyed them is for a facial pre- or post long flight. And at this price, we're ready to sign up for one regardless of our travel schedule.
