I love how you just use items that you bought 5 yrs or so ago, and don't feel the need to buy new "minimalist" things. I like how transparent you are. So inspiring!
I’m really intentional with what I buy, I try to buy / consume only what I need. We need to slow down and realise that very often we don’t need to buy new things, we just have to use what we already have 😌 And a positive bonus is that we are able to save more money overtime 😄
Looks perfect for a beach holiday to me! Of course, your clothing takes up very little space - I know my mom complains that her very slim friend travels with a backpack while our bras and swimsuits take up much more space than yours lol and just my husband's shoes would fill my backpack!! But I frequently travel with a 16 l Kanken backpack even though my clothing isn't tiny and it's fine, I have plenty of room for the few items I need for a week and if I'm away longer, I wash stuff. It's a relief to see a woman who doesn't need so much for hair and beauty, straighteners etc. as I also get by just fine with a small pouch for my essentials ;) Also, are any of us traveling to places where we couldn't buy whatever we might need and didn't happen to have taken?!
I love how you still use your clothing even after a few years. A lower price doesn't always mean lower quality. I also have a few decathlon items and they hold up so well. I don't think it's fair to say not to buy cheap products if we're using them for years. I admire how minimalist you are able to pack. Must be so freeing!!! ❤ I hope to someday be able to pack similarly. (Maybe I'd pack more undies but they don't take up much space at all)
Absolutely if we take good care of our cheap products they can last multiple years! 😌 we should use our products until they died, and then and only then buy a new one, it would be so less wasteful for the environment and our money! 💪😌
Thank you for sharing your minimalist journey & adventures with us Louise! As a half French aspiring minimalist, I love hearing you use French words when you don't know the English equivalent. What would you say is the most challenging aspect of minimalism for you? Keep inspiring 🤗
I would say the most challenging part of minimalism is to not go crazy when I go to city centers and see so many non necessary shops, and the clutter and consumption in my families houses 🥲
I find IKEA bags to be incredible quality for low prices. I have a fold up weekend bag, it was £5. I carry it in my handbag when I travel in case I need it.
Thank you for being so kind ❤️ If I’m leaving less than 2 weeks, I just cut my nails before leaving on vacation and if I’m leaving more than 2 weeks I just take my nail clipper 🙂
Your "merino shirt" is sort of a camisole! In America your little bag is a "fanny pack," or a "waist pack," and you're right ... in the UK it's a "bum bag."
We would also call it a tank top. Also the chemise for us is just a shirt. You could maybe say blouse also. Maybe that’s the word she was trying to think of!
Love your new sneakers! I keep seeing a backpack like that at Ikea in the US for $2.99 but I kept putting it back. But seeing how long and how well it works out well for you, I am going to give it a try the next time I go to Ikea.
I bought a cheap little backpack from IKEA that lasted me like 7 years! I even used it as a diaper bag for all my kids lol. I was sad when it finally died.
Thank you for your lovely video's Maybe you want to share which airbnb/appartement/hotel you stayed in Albanië? And what are your recommandations to see/do? Albanië is on my travel-wishlist :) Looking forward to see your next video Wishing you all the best from Holland, Lycke ♡
Amazing! I didn't know you can use the Dr Bronner's soap in your hair, I will definitely try this! Last time I travelled, I used a tote bag a little big bigger than this, kind of like a fake longchamp bag. It was a little more than I wanted to do but I was travelling in autumn! For my next summer trip I think I will be more like you with my kånken backpack!
Yes you can use it on hair it’s written on the bar soap 😊 I thought about taking a tote bag too for this trip ahah, convenient but I prefer to have a bag whom (not sure about this word, first time using it 🤣) I can ziplock, more secure 😌 Yeah definitely travelling in autumn / winter you need more things 🍂 Thank you for your comment ❤️
Hey Lana! 😊 Honestly they are both great. So I would say, for environmental reasons, if you are in France, buy a local 72% green Marseille soap, or if are elsewhere, buy the Dr Bronners (my point is to avoid long shipping, it’s not eco friendly to order a Marseille soap and send it to the other side of the globe if that makes sense, so if you can buy a Dr Bronners directly at your local store, definitely go for it! 😄)
Yes it live them greesy but it’s normal it’s because our hair is too used to regular shampoo and the chemicals that goes with it. 😊 After a few weeks of use the hair is amazing !
what's crazy is that you could go even more light weight very easily if you really wanted/needed to! that book, the stuff on the keychain, the hairbrush, lots of things could be made smaller or cut out altogether or a smaller/lighter alternative exists
I love how light you travel Louise 😍😍 traveling with only a backpack is the best! I am curious though, you do not travel with body lotion or conditioner?
Hola Louise, te escribe Carla desde Chile :) Hace un tiempo encontré tus videos como sugerencia de RUclips y estoy poniéndome al día con los vlogs; te agradezco por el gran contenido y la inspiración que puedo recoger al mirarlos, ¿sabes?, ¡eres realmente cálida y graciosa! la combinación perfecta para la reflexión; he tomado tus sugerencias en el viaje minimalista, ya que, al fin y al cabo, queremos observar y poder iluminarnos con un contenido inspirador. Hace poco retome el camino de depurar nuevamente mis pertenencias (llevo 9 años en la travesía minimalista con altos y bajos), ahora en mi presente puedo decir que me he quedado con lo util para mi y lo que realmente necesito para poder enfrentar las adversidades de la vida (tal vez se lea un poco reflexivo, ¡ah, por cierto! olvide mencionar que soy psicóloga de oficio y vegana ¿qué combinación no?) Estaré atenta a más contenido, espero pueda servir mi reflexión y crear una comunidad alentadora por estos espacios de la red.
Hello Carla! I love this 🔥 Psychologist and vegan that’s an explosive combination 🙌🤓 Thank you really much for sharing your experience and your kind comment 💕☀️
You should definitely take with you a first aid kit with medications for all occasions. Or in France you can’t just buy medicine without a prescription? We take a painkiller, an adhesive plaster, for blood pressure, a bandage, hydrogen peroxide, for nausea, an electronic thermometer, TheraFlu, paracetamol and more. Maybe you are still too young and therefore think that you will not get sick on the trip. But if this happens, then running around in a foreign country in search of a pharmacy or waiting for a doctor will take a long time and will be more expensive than taking the necessary medications with you from home.
I can confirm (also French here), I think I even heard that there are more pharmacies than bakeries in France. And there are what we call "on call pharmacies" so that there's always one open near you. ;)
@@Petitefrenchie Thank you! 😊 I did not know about it. We travel to different countries and on the road in a foreign country anything can happen and you need to be prepared if you suddenly get sick, we always take different medicines with us. Have a nice day too! 💕
@@arianedurand3141 It’s clear that there are pharmacies and shops, but she didn’t go to the desert. But shopping would be a waste of money. It is much more economical to take some tablets from home. We always do this. And so do all the travelers we watch. 😊
@@Claireluciole it’s not a waste of money if it’s something you’d have to buy anyway. You can take the medicine home and continue to use it, regardless of where it was purchased. (And it’s likely that prices in Albania are lower than in France.)
@@extrememinimalistparent It's very hot there, as I understand it. But wearing leggings during the day and then sleeping in dirty leggings in a clean bed is not very good. Therefore, I want to find out the answer from the author of the channel. 😊
Small tip don t need suncream sun is good for you ,soap if you eat clean you don t really smell i mostly vegan as well and i don t use it for like half year i am not smelly ,razor i don t use it for like 1 year because its not good for your skin and you need hair to filter sweat , oil if you don t use shampoo or soap your body will create automatically oil but nothing wrong with putting some extra on your skin ,toothpaste you don t really need i don t brush my teeth for like 3.5 years and i am good also toothpaste is not god in general it s just chemicals and it destroys your tooths defends mechanisms sorry for my english much love from fellow minimalist
She has a vest top, trousers, shirt, hoodie, a sarong, and a dress . . . One full set of underwear, spare socks and a bikini set. I also work on one full change of clothes (but l don't use swimwear as the second set of underwear, l need to think about a more supportive bikini for that)
Je suis très reconnaissant pour vos vidéos ❤ Louise Dr. Bronner's should sponsor you. 😄 Since you mentioned reading is important for you, I have a book recommendation, it's called "Skin Sobering: 99% of Products Age and Harm Your Skin." by Erin Yuet Tjam and Ryuichi Utsugi. I think you already seem to be practicing skin sobering. I want you to read & talk about it in your videos ^_^
Don't you take scissors with you? Disposable tableware, salt, sugar? Don't you use deodorant? What kind of washcloth do you use? Don't you take a beach towel to lie on and sunbathe on?
Where are you traveling that you need to bring your own tableware and spices? 😂 The whole point of minimalist travel is to take just the essentials; if you need something else you can get it at your destination.
@@andreslucero81 Often there is nothing at the destination. It happens that there is not even a kettle. We book accommodation in advance and see if there is a kitchen there. We save money, so we don’t go to cafes, buy food and cook it ourselves. To do this, we carry travel travel utensils with us. 😀
We where staying at a Airbnb, we had everything we needed. No as shown in the video I didn’t took a deodorant. I use my soap to clean my clothes and I use my paréo to sunbathe on 😊
I love how you just use items that you bought 5 yrs or so ago, and don't feel the need to buy new "minimalist" things. I like how transparent you are. So inspiring!
I’m really intentional with what I buy, I try to buy / consume only what I need. We need to slow down and realise that very often we don’t need to buy new things, we just have to use what we already have 😌 And a positive bonus is that we are able to save more money overtime 😄
Truly love how simple and sincere of all have to do with this video ❤
I love to see how different people pack. I love that your book takes up about half of the space in your bag! :D Good priorities :D lol
Haha yes me too! And that’s proof that minimalism is not about deprivation but prioritise what is adding value to your life 🦋🩵
Looks perfect for a beach holiday to me! Of course, your clothing takes up very little space - I know my mom complains that her very slim friend travels with a backpack while our bras and swimsuits take up much more space than yours lol and just my husband's shoes would fill my backpack!! But I frequently travel with a 16 l Kanken backpack even though my clothing isn't tiny and it's fine, I have plenty of room for the few items I need for a week and if I'm away longer, I wash stuff.
It's a relief to see a woman who doesn't need so much for hair and beauty, straighteners etc. as I also get by just fine with a small pouch for my essentials ;)
Also, are any of us traveling to places where we couldn't buy whatever we might need and didn't happen to have taken?!
I love how you still use your clothing even after a few years. A lower price doesn't always mean lower quality. I also have a few decathlon items and they hold up so well. I don't think it's fair to say not to buy cheap products if we're using them for years. I admire how minimalist you are able to pack. Must be so freeing!!! ❤ I hope to someday be able to pack similarly. (Maybe I'd pack more undies but they don't take up much space at all)
Absolutely if we take good care of our cheap products they can last multiple years! 😌 we should use our products until they died, and then and only then buy a new one, it would be so less wasteful for the environment and our money! 💪😌
you're a breath of fresh air
That’s sweet thank you 🩷
Love this! You're so funny pointing at that man in the airport. Lol. Also, do you not pack deodorant? Love how minimal your toiletries are!
Glad you liked it! 😁 No I don’t pack deodorant 😊
This was very inspiring, thank you! Now I'm thinking of what I'd really need next time I travel.
Glad it was helpful! ☀️
Thank you for sharing your minimalist journey & adventures with us Louise! As a half French aspiring minimalist, I love hearing you use French words when you don't know the English equivalent.
What would you say is the most challenging aspect of minimalism for you?
Keep inspiring 🤗
I would say the most challenging part of minimalism is to not go crazy when I go to city centers and see so many non necessary shops, and the clutter and consumption in my families houses 🥲
I find IKEA bags to be incredible quality for low prices. I have a fold up weekend bag, it was £5. I carry it in my handbag when I travel in case I need it.
Thanks for the inspiration, you are awesome! I was wondering, how do you take care of your nails when you travel?
With love from Ukraine ❤
Thank you for being so kind ❤️ If I’m leaving less than 2 weeks, I just cut my nails before leaving on vacation and if I’m leaving more than 2 weeks I just take my nail clipper 🙂
Wow , I am also traveling light , I use a 17L backpack.
Your "merino shirt" is sort of a camisole!
In America your little bag is a "fanny pack," or a "waist pack," and you're right ... in the UK it's a "bum bag."
We would also call it a tank top. Also the chemise for us is just a shirt. You could maybe say blouse also. Maybe that’s the word she was trying to think of!
Yes it’s a blouse 😄
Love your video. I went from a 50 liter suitcase to a 28 liter backpack and I love it
That is awesome! You must feel so much lighter! 😅
These are my favourite videos - I can't get enough! 😂
Haha me too 😁
Wow, you really inspire me to be more intentional in what i buy and to travel lighter. I’m always looking forward to your videos. Keep it coming! 🙏🏼💙
I’m happy to inspire and help 🌻 Thank you for your comment and have a great day 🌞
Love your new sneakers! I keep seeing a backpack like that at Ikea in the US for $2.99 but I kept putting it back. But seeing how long and how well it works out well for you, I am going to give it a try the next time I go to Ikea.
I bought a cheap little backpack from IKEA that lasted me like 7 years! I even used it as a diaper bag for all my kids lol. I was sad when it finally died.
Thank you 👟😃 Yes you should! And of course I took good care of it so it can last 😌
Shirt or blouse -chemise
Thank you for your lovely video's
Maybe you want to share which airbnb/appartement/hotel you stayed in Albanië?
And what are your recommandations to see/do?
Albanië is on my travel-wishlist :)
Looking forward to see your next video
Wishing you all the best from Holland,
Lycke ♡
I’m glad you liked it 😉 Yes I will talk about my experience of Albania in a travel video ☺️🧡
@@minimalou_yt super!! Looking forward to it ♡
I found your channel not long ago and I looove your videos , they are so inspiring to me😍😍😍😍😍
Welcome to the fam and I’m so glad you find inspiration here ☀️🩵
Amazing! I didn't know you can use the Dr Bronner's soap in your hair, I will definitely try this! Last time I travelled, I used a tote bag a little big bigger than this, kind of like a fake longchamp bag. It was a little more than I wanted to do but I was travelling in autumn! For my next summer trip I think I will be more like you with my kånken backpack!
Yes you can use it on hair it’s written on the bar soap 😊 I thought about taking a tote bag too for this trip ahah, convenient but I prefer to have a bag whom (not sure about this word, first time using it 🤣) I can ziplock, more secure 😌
Yeah definitely travelling in autumn / winter you need more things 🍂
Thank you for your comment ❤️
Good job. I also don't carry unnecessary things.
Thanks for the video! In the US it’s called a fanny pack.
Hello Louise! 😊 which soap for the whole body do you like better Marseilles or dr.Bronners? Need your expert opinion))
Hey Lana! 😊 Honestly they are both great. So I would say, for environmental reasons, if you are in France, buy a local 72% green Marseille soap, or if are elsewhere, buy the Dr Bronners (my point is to avoid long shipping, it’s not eco friendly to order a Marseille soap and send it to the other side of the globe if that makes sense, so if you can buy a Dr Bronners directly at your local store, definitely go for it! 😄)
Louise, what is your experience with using Dr Bronner's soap on you hair? It doesn't dry them out or live them greesy?
Not Louise. But in my experience I have really sensitive skin/hair. Dr Bronners was too much for my hair. But it’s fine for my face and body.
Yes it live them greesy but it’s normal it’s because our hair is too used to regular shampoo and the chemicals that goes with it. 😊 After a few weeks of use the hair is amazing !
I found liquid dr bronners too drying. Not sure about the bar form.
what's crazy is that you could go even more light weight very easily if you really wanted/needed to! that book, the stuff on the keychain, the hairbrush, lots of things could be made smaller or cut out altogether or a smaller/lighter alternative exists
As a fellow minimalist girlie, i really love your video ❤❤❤
Thank you my friend 🌺🩷
Hi Louise! I hope you’re enjoying your trip :) do you not use anything to lotion your body? I’d love to get my toiletries as minimal as you!
Hi! Not when I’m travelling 😌 I hope you find inspiration here 🩵
Merci Louise. J'apprécie ta vidéo.
Merci à toi Linda 🌸
less stress more fun ❤❤
I love how light you travel Louise 😍😍 traveling with only a backpack is the best! I am curious though, you do not travel with body lotion or conditioner?
Yes team one backpack 🎒 !!
No I am not otherwise I would have shared 🤗
Hi lovely, what is the brand name of the big round hat? Thank you 🇬🇧
Hi dear, the brand is called “Solbari” ❤️
Hola Louise, te escribe Carla desde Chile :)
Hace un tiempo encontré tus videos como sugerencia de RUclips y estoy poniéndome al día con los vlogs; te agradezco por el gran contenido y la inspiración que puedo recoger al mirarlos, ¿sabes?, ¡eres realmente cálida y graciosa! la combinación perfecta para la reflexión; he tomado tus sugerencias en el viaje minimalista, ya que, al fin y al cabo, queremos observar y poder iluminarnos con un contenido inspirador.
Hace poco retome el camino de depurar nuevamente mis pertenencias (llevo 9 años en la travesía minimalista con altos y bajos), ahora en mi presente puedo decir que me he quedado con lo util para mi y lo que realmente necesito para poder enfrentar las adversidades de la vida (tal vez se lea un poco reflexivo, ¡ah, por cierto! olvide mencionar que soy psicóloga de oficio y vegana ¿qué combinación no?)
Estaré atenta a más contenido, espero pueda servir mi reflexión y crear una comunidad alentadora por estos espacios de la red.
Hello Carla! I love this 🔥 Psychologist and vegan that’s an explosive combination 🙌🤓 Thank you really much for sharing your experience and your kind comment 💕☀️
what about pajamas, nail clippers and tweezers?
No need for pajamas the weather is so hot I sleep naked. I don’t need nail clippers or tweezers for just a 7 days trip 😊
nice one! sunglasses?
No I don’t like wearing sunglasses :)
@@minimalou_yt ah, ok - thanks for responding!!
Whats the brand of soap that you use? 😊
Dr Bronners
It’s Dr Bronners : All One soap 🧼
it was really great. keep it up dear. kisses n cheers
Thanks Phillip 😄
Amazing ❤
What’s the brand of the hat? I’m having a hard time figuring out how to spell it :) it’s so cute
The brand is Solbari ! It’s cute and really protective ☀️
@@minimalou_yt Thank you! :)
I love your videos ❤me encantan tus videos! J'adore tes vidéos.
Thank you Andrea for your comment 🩷
You should definitely take with you a first aid kit with medications for all occasions. Or in France you can’t just buy medicine without a prescription? We take a painkiller, an adhesive plaster, for blood pressure, a bandage, hydrogen peroxide, for nausea, an electronic thermometer, TheraFlu, paracetamol and more. Maybe you are still too young and therefore think that you will not get sick on the trip. But if this happens, then running around in a foreign country in search of a pharmacy or waiting for a doctor will take a long time and will be more expensive than taking the necessary medications with you from home.
I can confirm (also French here), I think I even heard that there are more pharmacies than bakeries in France. And there are what we call "on call pharmacies" so that there's always one open near you. ;)
@@Petitefrenchie Thank you! 😊 I did not know about it. We travel to different countries and on the road in a foreign country anything can happen and you need to be prepared if you suddenly get sick, we always take different medicines with us. Have a nice day too! 💕
@@arianedurand3141 It’s clear that there are pharmacies and shops, but she didn’t go to the desert. But shopping would be a waste of money. It is much more economical to take some tablets from home. We always do this. And so do all the travelers we watch. 😊
But she said she was visiting her mum? She's not hiking in a desert or mountain climbing...
@@Claireluciole it’s not a waste of money if it’s something you’d have to buy anyway. You can take the medicine home and continue to use it, regardless of where it was purchased. (And it’s likely that prices in Albania are lower than in France.)
so you have one outfit for the whole week?
No, two : I have my pink pants and black top, and a dress 😉
Are you excited for your world tour?
I can’t wait 🤩
Bravo! You’re my travel packing hero! 🫶🏼
how many liters is the bum bag?
Idk, maybe 3?
What do you sleep in at night? Where are your nightgown or pajamas?
a t-shirt and leggings she could wear during the day is fine
@@extrememinimalistparent It's very hot there, as I understand it. But wearing leggings during the day and then sleeping in dirty leggings in a clean bed is not very good. Therefore, I want to find out the answer from the author of the channel. 😊
Naked, it was extremely hot and otherwise I could have use a clean tank top and legging ☺️
Get tooth tablets. They are so much better for traveling
That is a very small bag 🤯
And yet everything I need 😉
Small tip don t need suncream sun is good for you ,soap if you eat clean you don t really smell i mostly vegan as well and i don t use it for like half year i am not smelly ,razor i don t use it for like 1 year because its not good for your skin and you need hair to filter sweat , oil if you don t use shampoo or soap your body will create automatically oil but nothing wrong with putting some extra on your skin ,toothpaste you don t really need i don t brush my teeth for like 3.5 years and i am good also toothpaste is not god in general it s just chemicals and it destroys your tooths defends mechanisms sorry for my english much love from fellow minimalist
And you also don’t need undies while you sleep so that’s even less! 😊
Don’t you own deodorant? Or do you just use soap? :) much love from Germany
Hi 👋 Just soap yes 🤗❤️
How do you spell the brand of the hat? It’s cute!
I found it online. It's solbari.
The brand is Solbari ! 😊☀️
@4:44 fanny pack ☺️
extra clothes?
I already shown everything that I took :)
She has a vest top, trousers, shirt, hoodie, a sarong, and a dress . . . One full set of underwear, spare socks and a bikini set.
I also work on one full change of clothes (but l don't use swimwear as the second set of underwear, l need to think about a more supportive bikini for that)
No floss?
Not this time !
Would love to see you and „Lucile“ (RUclips Channel) together in a video. She also lives in Paris. Your videos are beautiful, Louise.
Thank you really much! Many one day! 😊
anyone know the brand of the ultra compact backpack?
She said it's a Nike
I think Ikea
i think it's Quechua
@00:55 Ikea
Her main backpack is IKEA and the ultra-compact packable backpack is Quechua (Decathlon’s private label brand).
Je suis très reconnaissant pour vos vidéos ❤
Louise Dr. Bronner's should sponsor you. 😄
Since you mentioned reading is important for you, I have a book recommendation, it's called "Skin Sobering: 99% of Products Age and Harm Your Skin." by Erin Yuet Tjam and Ryuichi Utsugi.
I think you already seem to be practicing skin sobering. I want you to read & talk about it in your videos ^_^
Thank you 💙 I will check this book 🙌
@@minimalou_yt you can search if libraries near you carry this book 📖
Encore une video interessante, merci Louise🙂
Merci à toi Diane ☺️
Don't you take scissors with you? Disposable tableware, salt, sugar? Don't you use deodorant? What kind of washcloth do you use? Don't you take a beach towel to lie on and sunbathe on?
Where are you traveling that you need to bring your own tableware and spices? 😂 The whole point of minimalist travel is to take just the essentials; if you need something else you can get it at your destination.
She had a towel, and I’m guessing she’s staying at a place that provides linens and meals
@@andreslucero81 Often there is nothing at the destination. It happens that there is not even a kettle. We book accommodation in advance and see if there is a kitchen there. We save money, so we don’t go to cafes, buy food and cook it ourselves. To do this, we carry travel travel utensils with us. 😀
@@abikleinsmith That's probably true. You're right! Otherwise, savings would turn into big expenses on food in restaurants. 😀
We where staying at a Airbnb, we had everything we needed. No as shown in the video I didn’t took a deodorant. I use my soap to clean my clothes and I use my paréo to sunbathe on 😊
The perfect woman
Nobody is but thank you :)