What's in Your Bag?

It’s in the Bag

Whether you’re planning a day trip, gearing up for work or heading out for an evening, it’s crucial to be prepped and packed in Phuket. 

What you’re stowing away (or what you’re forgetting) in your tote can make or break your day. Are you all about the gadgets, the products, or the sentiments?  Maybe being overly prepared for life’s curve balls is more your mode.  Here’s a sneak peak at what the inhabitants of the island are packing and why…

The Treasure Hunter: Noah Lund Frydendahl,

CEO, Sakdidet Road, www.sakdidetroad.dk

While pining over jewelry designs or perusing markets for hot new accessory trends, this father to be is always ready to snap the perfect shot, slice open a package or jot down an important note.  This vintage leather satchel is just one of his amazing finds at the ever-popular Chatuchak Weekend Market in Bangkok.  When I asked Noah if his pocketknife/bandana combo was a threat to all of Phuket, he chuckled—assuring me that he continuously finds, “a thousand ways to use a knife!”  The bandana is his trick to beating the heat and he keeps his map of the island close at hand.  But the most important item in this jet setter’s bag isn’t his Sony Nex-3 or his vintage Persol sunglasses also donned by the late James Dean.  His favorite item, hands down, is a pencil & pen set designed by Cross and given to him by his wife Sophie as a ‘morning present’—a Danish wedding tradition. 

The Gadget Guru: Amy Cordeau,

Travel Industry Insider

This walking workspace doesn’t dare leave home without a team of technology at her fingertips. Lacking hesitation she tells me that she couldn’t function without her Black Berry Bold 9700.  That, along with her eleven inch MacBook Air, she professes, “frees [her] up from the office,” allowing her to work at home, go on holiday and mold her own schedule.  Amy admits with a laugh that she never thought she’d be writing emails from her mobile phone, but now frequently finds herself doing just that. “I can’t believe I wrote that whole thing with my thumbs,” she jokingly tells me of her recent business correspondence. The Aldo bag was bought solely with her appliances in mind.  It boasts seven outside zipped pockets for all her chargers and cords and is large enough to take her through her whole day. But in spite of her professional temperament this fashionista isn’t all business. She insists that she can’t part with her iPod Touch, which is always plugged in when she’s cruising to meetings in her Mazda 3 Sport or soaking up the sun in her Marc Jacobs shades.  Whatever her day demands, this island urbanite can count on her bag to be “very, very functional,” and never lack a fashion forward approach.