packing for a solo europe trip and being a ball of anxiety | leaving seoul for 9 days lol vlog
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here i am packing for a 9 day solo trip to europe and dreading my 1am flight lol. looking back, the 1am flight was actually great simply because the timing and anxiety i felt prior made me pass out and sleep 9+ hours of the flight haha but I still felt like it caused me to lose 24 hours of my life to my anxious brain. but ANYWAY the trip was amazing and thank you to everyone I met along the way - cant wait to share the vlogs and to plan my next trip :''''''')
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packing for a solo europe trip and being a ball of anxiety | leaving seoul for 9 days lol vlog
I'm back from my trip and can safely say that my backpack was the way to go! Especially with all the buses, trains, and cobblestone streets I had to deal with - I'm very thankful I chose not to bring my rolling carry on suitcase. Hope you guys are all doing well and can't wait to share Prague and Vienna with you!!! (ps - are you guys a morning or evening flight kind of person?)
Doesn’t matter it’s all about thr destination
definitely morning!
I want to be flying in the sky 'both of both world' sooo day and night! ⛅🌠 praying I'd be able to fly again this year 🛩️🙏🏻
Welcome home to Korea & TH-cam 😂😂
Thank you for the pre trip video
Definitely like a.m. flights. I’m always worried that later flights will be backed up or cancelled.
"I'm Irish, that's why I never learn to say goodbye, I JUST FADE INTO DARKNESS." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 DEFINITELY choked on my coffee there.
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@@caricakes 😉✌️✌️✌️
When nobody sees you leaving, it's ok to not to say goodbye, this tactics works in all countries. How do you think I am leaving pub when I don't want another beer? 😀
Minimalist packing is a flex 🔥; relatable fear and anxiety ✨✨
lol!!!
LOL "I'm Irish, so I never learned how to say goodbye" -- I cackled. The amount of friends I have who do "the Irish goodbye"!! Amazing. Can't wait to hear more about Prague and Vienna!
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@@WyrdHag my dad is literally an irish citizen pls what 😭
morning/afternoon flights are superior!! The anxiety of waiting is truly debilitating 😭
Exactly 🥲🥲🥲
Seriously! I had a flight recently that left at 4 am, which meant I had to leave my house at 1 am to get there in good time. I tried sleeping in the afternoon but my anxiety would NOT let me!!!
I binged Rick Steves videos the other day and came down with a bad case of wanderlust. Love that dang guy
Rick Steves is honestly, my dream man.
Loving Rick Steves is a top tier personality trait.
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Yay🎉 I’m surprised a single backpack can hold everything😂 I’m afraid I overpack whenever I travel
my family only ever did carry on luggage so i feel like i've been training my whole life for this hahaha
YESSS!!! 😩 The European vlog is finally here... soo excited to see what kind of adventures you got up to, Cari!! 😍🤍
omg prague is already scheduled and ready for you next weekend - i cant waaaait!!
děkuji and děkuju are the same thing. maybe děkuji can be a little bit more formal but the difference is very small so it doesnt really matter which one you use. hope you enjoyed the trip, very excited for the vlog❤❤
Btw It's said that washing your jeans after every use can actually wear them down faster, so its actually good to rewear them. 😉
Being alone in the airport would give me such anxiety!!!!🙃 Also, I really envy being able to pack minimally and making it work
I'm flying out next week for my first trip and planning/packing has been stressing me out, but seeing you walk through your process for both was super helpful and motivating!💕 Looking forward to the Europe vlog!!
hope you have a wonderful trip!!!
I live on a tropical island so jeans go max 3 days before washday When I lived in Europe I would wear my jeans for 7 days before I would wash them. Saw a video once that said you shouldn't wash jeans TOO often.😊
im a morning flight person + i rewear my jeans up to a week, sometimes 2. idc jeans r super durable and they dont stain/dirty easily
Difference between "děkuji" and "děkuju" is just super formal vs every day language. "Děkuji" is very formal, you will see it pretty much just in books, so you can use both of it as you wish. Or you can say shortly "díky" which is also acceptable in most of situations.
Yay!! Best way to start the morning is with your videos, end of discussion 💕 Ecstatic to hear all about Europe!! (P.S. morning flights are superior)
yes always to morning flights ahhhh!!! and thank you :'''')
Cari, thank you for talking about your anxiety, it makes me feel hopeful and a little bit less alone.
I actually should be flying to Seoul for the first time tomorrow, but recently had to cancel the trip because of debilitating anxiety. I'm absolutely heartbroken about it and honestly feel defeated. But watching you overcome your anxiety and travel/fly, despite these difficulties, is making me start to believe that I could do that too, one day. 💓🌸🧚🏻♀️
I have SUCH flight anxiety, too. I like... can't even really choke down a meal until I'm through airport security and I've seen with my eyes that my gate is, in fact, real. Because of all of this, I NEED to get to the airport ages before boarding.
The way you're able to pack though lol... my high maintenance ass can NOT relate😂
i am a big fan of getting to the airport really early hahhahaa
14:06 when I was a kid I wore pants 2 weeks in a row. My mom even forced me to. She said as long they are not dirty I can wear them up to 3 weeks. It was a struggle tho, cause my classmates knew I had multiple different styled pants and so said rude shit to me when I wore my pants for a 2nd week, as like as if they wouldn't have done the same. I do this still cause I don't want to wash clothes that often who are not dirty or smelly. I may switch a few times inbetween when I want to wear another outfit like a dress or skirt or sweatpants but other than that I wear my pants till I think they are due to the washing mashine
I love that you watch Rick Steves! Watching him is so comforting :)
It’s the “I didn’t learn goodbye in either languages” for me 😂😂 also, jeans are meant to be worn 5 times before washing (obviously outside of like soiled).
we think alike hahahhaa
I sometimes wear my jeans for 1h, sometimes the whole day, so the 5 times rule wouldn't work for me (but I think it comes to that, more or less). After a certain amount of wear, they go from a bit to tight (after wasing) to a bit too lose on the waist, that's when I wash them 🤷🏻♀️
Haha Poland is near Czech and we say dzień dobry, similar a bit 😸Dobry Vecher - dobry wieczór 👀 looks weird, but the phonetics is quite there
I rewear jeans all the time. On a recent trip to NYC I brought 2 pairs of jeans for 7 days. I think it helps if you hang them up between wears and don't wear them on consecutive days.
Lovely video! I wanted to mention that right now there is a Trans book/author readathon going on in the bookish community! On the week of the 20th of March, people will be reading as many books by trans authors or with trans rep in them as they can and pledging donations to causes that help trans people- specifically in the U.S. right now.
If you want some recommendations for this, here they are:
Specifically books that include trans rep:
Hell followed with us, Her Majesty’s Royal Coven, Cemetery Boys, The T in LGBT, and Felix Ever After!
Overall queer rep:
Our Wives Under the Sea, Priory of the Orange Tree (and it’s sequel), We Have Always Been Here, Swimming in the Dark, Call Me By Your Name, This is How You Lose a Time War, The Binding, The Drowning Empire trilogy, She Who Became the Sun (and it’s sequel coming out in August!!), The Starless Sea, These Violent Delights, The Jasmine Throne, Six of Crows, Song of Achilles, Heartstopper, It Came From the Closet, and Red, White, and Royal Blue.
Wow that was a lot to type lol that’s all folks! Have a wonderful day ❤️🏳️⚧️
You have made solo traveling look so easy that it was helpful to see how nervous you are about it. Gave me comfort with my own level of nerves before going on a trip. Only domestic travel but just took my first solo flight in quite along time.
15:20 I neve travled by plane before but I heard that where I am (Germany) people have to make sure to not go over 150ml of liquids or else you have to trow them away in the airport or buy a seperate clear pouch and pay extra for what you want to carry with you. Not too sure if they still do that
Have fun in Europe! 🎉
If you are up to another Europe trip this year, try to visit Frankfurt, Germany at Oktober. There will be the Frankfurt buchmesse/book fair. One of the worlds largest trade fair for books!!!❤ 📚❤
I was literally just checking for a new vid I thought I'd missed the notification 😂 Sunday morning can begin 🙌🏼
yeeeee i am here! have a nice weekend^^
40c here today in Sydney so I'm not leaving the house which is always nice for this introvert lol have a great Sunday!
I always kind of envy people that can solo travel. I am too co dependent! Enjoy your time !!!
maybe you can work yourself up to it! baby steps!!
I can't wait to hear about the actual trip. Not gonna lie--looked up tickets to Vienna, lol. Hope you had a blast--you deserve it! 🙂
it was amazing! i actually already edited prague and now just finished vienna so they're coming soon :)
Watching this while packing for Barcelona XD. I'm happy to see that I am not the only one who plan every little thing before a trip, because my friends are currently "hating" on me for this, they're more relaxed and decide what to do once they are in a place (that is giving me so much anxiety). I'm really happy that you enjoyed Prague so much, it is one of my favorite cities!
Loved the minimalist packing, Cari! So curious about your discussion on pre flight anxiety and would be interested in an in-depth discussion of it in your future vids. I love travelling but since 2019 I've been a nervous flyer because of a particular scary flight 😭
Anyway, loved this vlog ❤❤
I've been to Prague and Vienna. Prague is fantastic, one of the few places I've been to that lived up to the hype, you will love it.
yes i just got back and im obsessed! 3.5 days was enough to fall in love and then have to leave :''''')
@@caricakes oh..you've been already? hahah you're Irish too? My parents were both from near Dublin.
Cari Darling! Hope you had a lovely trip! I see that you got a kindle now! I wonder where do you prefer to read now if there or still on the iPad? Hope you have a lovely weekend X
If I fly in the morning, I can't sleep the night before. If I fly in the evening, I'm anxious like you were 😅 planning on visiting Korea this year and the thought of spending 24 hours in 2 separate flights scares me a lot 😢
yeah when i fly in the morning i lose a night of sleep but if i fly in the evening i lose a night and entire day ahhaha and you get used to it!! your body sort of settles in and you forget youre on a plane (youre so tired that you cant be scared for that whole time) plus the destination is worth it^^
Eva’s vlogs are so good I’m living vicariously through her! Also I’m a morning flight person too night flights give me too much anxiety haha
Right?! Love her voice overs!
Thoughts about rewearing hahaha. I live in the Netherlands and my family is really contious about the environment so we mostly rewear things for 3 days. But it is more about if it is dirty/smelly because than you will trow it in the washing machine but if it looks okay and smells okay than you can rewear it hahaha. It is better for your clothes and better for the environment
I stumbled across you a while ago and I love your videos. I live in Missouri and my dream is to one day eat my way thru South Korea!! I loved this video bc I am going on my first big trip over seas in June. My hsb and I are going to Romania for 2 weeks. I met my Romanian friend on line 8 yrs ago (thank you BTS) and we are finally meeting in person. I am so freaked out about flying so far, airports, security, making connections and HOW TO PACK! My hsb is a firefigher/medic and myself a retired medic, I have that mentality of always being prepared and I tend to over pack. Seeing you pack for a 9 day trip (in cold climate no less) in a backpack has given me hope that I can restrain and pack well too. We fly out of Chicago at 6 in the evening, fly into Frankfort, then to Vienna then to Romania, (afternoon flight) on the way back just to Frankfort to NYC then back to Chicago. I prefer early morning flights but I am thinking with the time difference, flying "overnight" may be to my advantage.. we shall see! Hoping to go to SK May of 2024!!
18:02 that kick should’ve been the thumbnail lmaoo
LOL
i always travel only with a backpack and the trick is to save the last day to just chill so that you don't need to use the backpack all day (it will be heavy)
Yesterday was my last day in munich and since it was sunday, i spent it at musems and it was amazing
I literally wear every article of clothing until it smells or has a stain. Obviously this excludes underwear, that’s one time use.
If it smells you can put it in the freezer and that will kill the bacteria/odor. You can spot clean stains (on items like jackets, sweaters, I recommend that). I worked in retail for years and especially with the poorly made, plastic/petroleum based materials that most of us wear nowadays, washing is very bad for your clothes. Definitely with denim, wear them as much as you can between washes. & most of our clothes are made using slave labor that has a detrimental cost to the planet, so we need everything to last as long as possible.
Love this - and Before Sunrise is one of my favorite movies ❤
Your skin is looking so healthy, I'm also team less packing so convenient and light. Awesome video as always.
thank you so much!!!
Great backpack from Kurt. I once traveled from Glasgow to Brussels via Manchester and when I got on the flight from Glasgow it was only me I was the only one on the plane and I was sweating my anxiety was through the roof. Have a great trip and enjoy. You're probably back now so hope you had a great time. Take care.
Oh my gosh, i like empty flights but not that empty!!!
Totally agree. Night flights always make me so tired because I can’t fall into deep sleep while sitting down. Btw, I’m glad to see you're back safely. Can’t wait for ur Europe vlog. Greetings from gangnam. 🙇♂️💙
Yeah im never rested no matter how long i sleep on a plane hahha and thank you!
wow!! so cozy to watch ❤
for some reason this was the most hilarous vlog of yours 19:07 made me laugh out loud, sitting here alone in front of my laptop with my dinner. you stressing about having too much time is just so relatable and funny istg
I wish I could pack as efficiently as you do! I'm planning for 10 days in Seoul and it's so hard! I am a notorious overpacker! 😫
And be sure to leave space for souvenirs!!
Amsterdam/Schiphol airport is actually one of my favourites to go through security because you don't need to worry about your liquids & taking anything out of your bags. you can carry a full water bottle with you, that's totally fine. quickest security ever! i really wish more airports got the advanced machines they have over there.
Eindhoven Airport has those too! Its soooo good.. A small airport in North of England also has those devices. Let me think... btw in maximum 2 years all machines will work like that
Packing for a trip too and your video is perfect timing! Thanks for the minimalist packing video!
hope you have a great time on your trip!!
Good morning, Cari! 🌞
the best sister we all never haaaad :') Happy Sunday from the 🇵🇭!
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Also, so ready for the Vienna/Prague vlogs!!
Watching this as I pack for a 4-6 week creative vacation and it’s helping me rethink some things, thanks:)
Omg have so much fun!!
I actually like night flights because if I fly in the morning then I can’t sleep the night before. If I fly at night or the afternoon then I just make sure I plan something that day so I still have stuff to do before heading out!
Thank you dear Cari, for all your inspiring content. It is really a joy to watch and you are a real sunshine. Your videos lighten my day no matter what. ❤
Cari, I absolutely love your vlogs/travel videos/all your posts!❤
Thank you! Cant wait to share Prague next weekend!
How do you travel alone?? I'm only anxious if I know I'm traveling alone. Anxious to the point where I won't go by myself. How do you do it? Any tips you can give for feeling safe? What do you do when you're all alone and start to feel anxious?
Looked like you had a great time from your IG Stories! Can’t wait to see the Europe vlogs! ❤
it was suuuuch a good trip, thank you!!
you travel really light! I love that, I'm trying to do that recently and it's a bit difficult. But I would always pack 2 pair of shoes, the ones I'm wearing and an extra just in case it rains or snows and I get soaked! also a waterproof jacket. Those plum blossoms looked lovely. We are in the end of a heat wave and I'm looking forward to wear sweaters and drinking hot tea
yeah luckily i brought my doc martens which i had waterproofed so we're good for any weather europe might throw at us hahah and i just got back and agree, i am very obsessed with prague!
@@caricakes ooh waterproof docs are a good solution! Glad you liked Prague! Can't wait for that vlog!
I am Iranian and I am learning English with your vlogs. Thank you for your good vlogs🌱
I wear jeans for at least a week or so, except of course if they get dirty. I would have needed way more shirt options, though! Spring/autumn is the hardest to pack for with big temp changes between days - should I bring 5 short sleeves? 5 long sleeves? Or half-half? Why is the forecast literally changing every hour? (Yes, just got home for a short trip where I totally did not touch half of my tops. But I could have! 😅)
as someone who's also a nervous flier i can very much relate 😂the waiting, ugh, the waiting is the worst
Here’s to all my fellow multi day/week jeans wearers out there👖
Thank you so much for being real about your anxiety around flying! I am the same way! I’m so happy when I get to wherever I’m going but hate the airports most of all - especially since the time the stupid TSA decide they had to pat down my autistic six year old for drugs and basically ripped them from my arms. We both have trauma from that day (and they also decided they had to take my husband away for a more serious search - like, really??!!). But I’ve always hated airports. Once I’m on the plane I’m bored but okay.
So Excited to see the new travel vlogs ❤❤
In June I'm going to fly for the first time in my life, but I'm so anxious because I live in the Netherlands so I have no choice but to fly from Schiphol (Amsterdam) and I've heard so many stressful stories about it :')
Have fun on your trip ! So excited for the upcoming vlogs !
And my Sunday Morning, is so much better 🧡
Love how you pack for a trip. I'm going to try to do the same this summer when I travel. Where did you get your lovely black purse with the long strap? Looks nice and light and easy to use. Most bags end up hurting my shoulder. lol
i got it from a korean store called 98doci a little over a year ago so im not sure if its still available but i've enjoyed all their bags!!
Late to this video. I can totally relate. It doesn't matter if I'm traveling domestically in the US or internationally- I have bad travel anxiety. I think the root cause of it is not having control over things that could go wrong, such as my taxi not showing up, traffic to the airport, plane delays, sitting near icky people 😂 I think this is what has been holding me back in visiting Korea at least in part. The fact that it's 14 hours freaks me out too 😅
I'm curious, do you have less anxiety when you travel with another person?
I’m watching this while scrolling through pretty pictures of clothes, jewelry, shoes on Pinterest and suddenly I’m attacked by a photo of a pair of underwear with Robert Pattinson… I just felt like that was a Cari moment.
LMAO i didnt know where that sentence was going hahahhahaa
For long flights I actually like leaving at night so I can get on the plane and go to sleep. I fly out of LAX so you know it's a pain getting there and then the flight itself always makes my anxiety worse. Looking forward to your vlog, I'll be in Hungary this summer and might hop over to Vienna so looking for some places to check out there. Thank you for sharing your packing process! I would love to be minimalist but I'm always the one with a huge suitcase 😅
I'm getting so pumped up to go somewhere this fall.
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I feel you. I get flying anxiety too. Glad you had fun and made it back safely!
The preflight anxiety - I felt so seen and at the same time felt bad because I knew exactly what you were going through. I also hate late flights. If a flight is anywhere between 6am-noon I am good to go. Last week my flight for Paris was at 8:25am and I loved that for me :D Eagerly awaiting for the Prague/Vienna travel vlogs!
어딘가 얽매이지 않고 자유롭게 지내는 모습이 보기 좋아요💛👍🏻
In Amsterdam they really don’t care that much anymore. Actually you don’t have to take out stuff from your bag before scanning which is amazing!
They actually scanned my bag extra anyway 😂 but luckily i had a 5 hour layover so i wasnt scared of missing my flight haha
@@caricakes wauw damn ahaha. But I definitely agree that flying late is not preferred. I was so used growing up that it would take all day to travel bcs the airport is pretty far. So every time I don’t have to leave the house early i don’t know what to do with myself
@@caricakes wauw damn ahaha. But I definitely agree that flying late is not preferred. I was so used growing up that it would take all day to travel bcs the airport is pretty far. So every time I don’t have to leave the house early i don’t know what to do with myself
Also interesting that they check your bag again. Sometimes on layerovers you don’t have to do anything
omg ive been to krumlov its so pretty there!!! have fun and safe travels✨
It was gorgeous! Thank you!!
Omg!! I can totally get a lot of the travel anxiety and planning difficulties haha~ I'll travel to Korea in 2 and a half weeks and it says it'll be 14°C-21°C (!) degrees during daytime, but friends say it's still cold in April and of course temperatures drop at night, soo like whaat should I pack~ anyways, I digress~ So glad you came to Europe and enjoyed it! 😊
I missed you 😭😭
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Omg I'm obsessed with rick steves!!! Lol it's so good to see someone else who gets the deal lol
You are have a great time in Europe trip
yes it was great! i got back 2 days ago and can't wait to share^^
Cari, i watched all your videos and I don't know what to do now. 😊🌸
cari you're always funny but you're hilarious when you're stressed so i'm sorry but also thank you
Looking forward for your new videos! I wish you a safe trip!🥰
Love that you travel so compact! Also, I love your purse, where did you get it from? Have a safe trip!
my flight back home from seoul was also in the middle of the night and i wish it wasnt since i really wanted to explore the airport but literally everything was closed and it was a ghost town
Really enjoyed this vid ❤Looking forward to the Europe vlogs!! 😊
I will fly to Seoul in Sept and I chose a flight that will leave in the afternoon. The stopover will be during the night and then off to Seoul at 1-2AM. I absolutely love night flights because I can sleep. I don't know how I'll feel leaving Doha at 2AM and arriving in Seoul at 4PM 🤣🤣🤣🤣 tbh I think I'll be disoriented for 3 days just because of the flight. I also hate waiting to leave for the airport because I get anxious about forgetting things and I start re-checking everything every 20 mins and in the end I DO forget things because of all the packing and unpacking.
Wow enjoy your trip I actually live in Ceske budejovice not far from krumlov doing phd there and I pronounce chesky 🤷🏽♀️
I overpack all the time. I prefer to have more things than not enough. I kept scrolling through the comments to see if anyone knows where is the backpack from. I need an alternative to a suitcase for my train trip in Europe in August.
I completely understand the anxiety on waiting for a later flight. I get the same way, even with appointments I have in the evening when I have a mostly free day beforehand. I do have a question though, How do you handle other toiletries like shampoo, or body wash? Do you just have those things supplied to you from where you're staying? I understand if you didn't show them because it might be too personal, I was just curious!
i was staying at airbnbs so they provide shampoo/conditioner/body wash so all i needed was face wash :) im not particular so i dont need to bring my own specific thing^^
Bless you and have fun out there
Thank you 🤍
Whatever you choose, it will be the right choice 😊
I'm sure you already know this by now, but your original pronunciation of "Český Krumlov" was spot on and google has it wrong.
Oh my god that backpack seems like a lifesaver. I don’t travel much but if I did I’d so be using that kind of backpack 😊
I mean denim jeans aren't meant to be washed daily anyways cuz they're durable af so I agree with the rewearing of it hahahah
I feel you stressing out girl I’m the same hahah I was in Vienna last September and it was a dream experience I loved it so much! And I visited Prague this January and I’m still super impressed by it, loved both cities a lot! Hope you had a blast!❤ also washing jeans every wear- nonono, I’m good 😅