London Necessities

So are you going abroad in the near future? Yeah...No...No matter what, keep reading because we´re about to tell you just what you need in your handbag.
In just two days I am flying to London for a weeks vacation and that means I have to start packing my bags. So why not give you an insight in what I normally carry in my handbag.
Sadly the amount of stuff I can have in there is limited, because of the whole "you can not bring any liquids" etc.
The plan when I pack my handbag is, that I need to be able to survive in a foreign country with the stuff I have in there, in case my luggage gets lost on the way.

THE PERFECT BAG
First you need to find a bag, that is not only perfect for traveling, but also perfect for shopping. So size and functionality matters! I´m bringing my trusty bag from Accessorize the Mari Tote, that has been with me to London before. The size is perfect for all my stuff, plus there is still room for buying something on the way.

From Accessorize

THE NECESSARY ELEMENTS
Next are all the travel necessities; which means all the stuff that helps you get from one country to another; passport, wallet, phone, drivers license, money, boarding pass etc.

I got the wallet from my grandmother when she passed away, british pounds, my danish passport, the boarding pass from Billund airport and my trusty Iphone 4 

ENTERTAINMENT
Then you add all the stuff that can help to entertain you during the long travel. In my case it only takes two hours, but that means I still need to be entertained for 2 hours. I bring a book, currently I´m reading the last Harry Potter book, my Ipod, *make sure you have downloaded new music, so you don´t have to listen to all the old crap, and a magazine, with all the latest gossip.

I swear to the Ipod classic, Bloombury´s edition of Harry Potter, such a pretty cover!

MAKEUP
I always bring a little makeup for the flight, so my face doesn´t look like a person who has just been traveling for two plus hours. Plus, I also do it in case my luggage disappears, so I don´t have to buy tons of new makeup upon my arrival *I´m probably going to buy a lot of makeup anyways :D

The Bioderma is not part of my handbag since it is more than 100 ml and therefor not allowed onboard the plane.

And there you have it. My handbag, nothing fancy, but it has the right amount of stuff, without becoming to heavy to carry.