What shoes do you bring when you travel? I
used to get stumped, but over the past few years, I've thankfully come across five options that work really well.
For walking around big cities, like Paris,
tan ballet flats are chic, comfy and won't make you look like a tourist.
For swimming at the beach,
red-and-white striped espadrilles are fresh and pretty (and more grown-up than rubber flip flops).
For canoeing, camping and drinking beers with friends,
Bensimon sneakers are adorable, tomboyish and last forever.
For exploring rainy towns and eating your weight in fish and chips,
Hunter boots are the obvious classic. Your jeans will stay clean, and you'll look lanky and beautiful. Even the Queen wears them! (P.S. These
short boots are cute, too, and might be easier to pack.)
For road trips with your crush,
Minnetonka moccasins are my favorite. They're effortlessly cool (I spot them all over downtown NYC) and sturdy enough for whatever the day brings--and you feel like you're wearing bedroom slippers. I'll admit, I wear these everyday. :)
Which of these five shoes would you wear? What are your go-to travel shoes?
(Photos via Pinterest; top photo by Real Simple, beer girls photo by
Brian Ferry)
Plane food is usually rubbery and inedible--and now you have to pay for it!--so do you ever bring your own snacks on board? I love the idea of delicious plane picnics--think: cheese, bread, salami--so I just wrote a post for Conde Nast Traveler about five food writers' go-to picnics. I loved the suggestion to bring a clementine, not only to make you feel healthy but also to make you smell citrusy!
