Security is always a concern for the solo traveller, especially women. So the security handbag I found on the TravelSmith website, which has steel cables through the shoulder strap and other security features held enough appeal to shell out $80 despite having received a fine leather Trussardi handbag for Christmas. Or perhaps because of receiving that beautiful but vulnerable bag for Christmas!
The bag features an exterior pocket for your passport, plane tickets and things you need to grab "on the road." There are numerous additional pockets inside and out which are supposed to hold all that parapheralia one lugs about on trips. And it comes in three different sizes.
I bought the "large" size - it isn't. I think the designers forgot that when traveling, you need not only your cell phone, but the recharger, too. You need the "big wallet" with two compartments for different coins and currencies, or else carry separate wallets, coin purses, something, to keep your various currencies straight. You not only need the passport, but the International Driving Permit, spare visa photos, and assorted other documents for obtaining additional visas, handling business matters, and more.
It just isn't big enough. And I've abandoned any idea of carrying a cosmetic case. It needs to be about two inches wider, an inch higher, and half an inch thicker to really be useful on most women's trips, especially anything more than a brief vacation or leisure trip.
Not as happy as expected...
May your road rise to meet you!
Ann
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