Lighter, Easier Travel

Here's everything it holds, and it includes a pen!

I love to travel, most especially when I am not slowed or weighted down with many belongings.  This summer I spent nine weeks in South America with only a backpack and a handbag.  Admittedly though, I took twice as many belongings for nine days in China this March.

So I haven't entirely mastered the art of traveling lightly... but I have mastered carrying minimal weight onto the plane (as in after checking one heavy bag).  One item that contributes significantly to light and quick travel is a leather passport cover.  Not only does it hold my passport, but also the one or two credit/ATM cards I choose to travel with, my boarding pass, my customs documentation, those pesky immigration papers some countries make you carry throughout your travel (ahem Peru, China), and an emergency Benjamin to pull out in a pinch.

However, I find that it is difficult to remove my passport from its cover first at security, again at the gate, again through customs, and finally at the hotel.  Pulling it out from the main compartement so many times makes it easy for an important document to slip out unnoticed.  So here is the solution I stumbled upon recently: Bellroy's Leather Passport Sleeve Wallet (quite the mouthful).  Bellroy thoughtfully crafted a light sleeve with deliberate slots for all your important documents.  Because the passport resides in the center slot, away from any other documents, you never risk misplacing papers in the airport.

I love that it is thin and that it includes a small pen for filling out immigration forms.  What do you think?


Bellroy Passport Sleeve from Bellroy on Vimeo.

Disclaimer

I had a very difficult time coming up with a name for this blog.  I want Urban Prep to be a reflection of who I am and the kinds of things that I like and would confidently recommend to others.  For that reason, I gravitated toward a name that identified with my style, hence the "prep."  That being said, this blog will not fill your reader with pink and green, monograms, lace, and Lilly.

Rather, this blog will be grounded in class and iconic prep styles, while challenging those very norms by creatively incorporating and evolving with modern design and fashion.  I thought "urban" paired with "prep" solidified those goals well.

Introductions

Bear with me while I repeat much of what will be included on my {About Me} page at the top of my blog. I am a 19 year old college sophomore and DC native in the process of transferring from one university in Philadelphia to another back home in DC. I created Urban Prep as an outlet for sharing inspiring and creative fashion, design, art, photography, food, and travel. I hope that someday in the near future Urban Prep will become a hub for busy but creative and curious people who wish to stumble upon new ideas every day without pouring through dozens of blogs on their own time. Finally, I am always open to feedback and would love to hear from you. Thanks for reading.