Last summer, my wife and I took a trip to Verona and Rome, and I wanted to share my onebag experience. I researched bags for weeks before finally settling on the Cotopaxi 35l Alpa backpacks. We used the bags for the majority of our travel, but they weren’t the star of the show.
We started our journey by taking an Uber to the airport. We wore the backpacks while walking through the terminal to our departure gate, then boarded the plane to Frankfurt. When we arrived in Frankfurt, we donned the packs again and took a bus to our plane for Verona. After arriving in Verona, we took a taxi to our VRBO and unpacked.
Six days later, we repeated the process in reverse. We took a taxi to the train station, wore the bags to the train, and boarded for Rome. We took a taxi from the Rome airport to our airbnb, unpacked, and then four days later, we packed our luggage again. The next morning, we took a taxi to the airport, wore our bags to the departing gate, and took a flight back to the US. We wore the bags during our Uber ride home and arrived at our house.
Looking back on the trip and my pre-trip research, I can’t help but chuckle. I spent so much time researching the perfect bag but in the end, it didn’t matter nearly as much as I thought it would. The bags were utilitarian and served their purpose, but the places we visited, the memories we made, and the people we met are what we’ll remember most.