OK, this is the last post about my March Europe trip. I wrote last week about how I managed to pack 10 days’ worth of stuff into my L.L. Bean backpack, but I got a few questions about what exactly I brought.

I learned the hard way my last trip to Europe how much it sucks to roll a suitcase everywhere when you’re hostel-hopping, so I’ve been trying to get a lot more economical with my packing. Plus, I’ve been flying Spirit Airlines more and more, so all the better if I can fit all my stuff into a single backpack.

Here’s a complete list of everything I packed for 10 days of sidewalk walking, Airbnb sleeping and city center exploring in Europe.

“Europe isn’t a country!!” Yes, babes. I went to four different countries on the European continent. We all have short attention spans, I’m going for brevity here.

Keep in mind I was wearing some of these things at any given point, so that freed up some of the space in this bag as well.

YOU GUYS. I DID IT.

I made it to Europe, around Europe, and out of Europe using a single backpack.

Anyone who knows me knows that this is a spectacular feat.

On my last trip to Europe, I brought a carry-on rolling suitcase in addition to my personal item, and that was only for a five-day trip to two cities.

Toward the end of December, I splurged on the medium-sized Away suitcase, thinking I would definitely need it for my planned 10-day trip to Europe.

I brought it with me on my 10-day trip to Michigan over the holidays, and the friend I visited bluntly told me I was not allowed to bring it with me when I visited him in Europe.

“Uh, why not?”
“…Because we’re going to be going from city to city, and I don’t want to deal with you dragging that thing around.”

…OK. Fine. Probably fair.

Said friend is an ultimate minimalist (seriously, I think he can fit everything he owns into two bags and a box that fit in the backseat of his car) and I didn’t think there was any possible way I could bring a single bag on a 10-day trip.

Buuutttt, when I told my coworker Colleen about my travel plans, she told me she’d actually traveled to Italy for 10 days using only a backpack a few years ago, and it was totally possible.

Soooo, I decided to go for it.