What I packed for 2 weeks in Bali

14 Days in Bali

My husband will tell you—I'm notorious for overpacking in the 21 years we've been together! I always aim to be more disciplined, mentally planning outfits, considering where we’ll go, and even trying things on before they make the cut. But no matter how prepared I am, I usually throw in a few last-minute “just in case” items. 🙈

This time, for our Bali trip, I was determined to break that habit. I'm so inspired by the Insta accounts that travel with just a carry-on! I’m not quite there yet—panic sets in at the thought of leaving behind something I might need—but I did manage to scale back this time.

I kept the swimwear to a minimum, bringing only my two favorites, and cut down on skirts and dresses since I tend to overpack them and barely wear any! Scaling back on shoes was a challenge—I always struggle with limiting my options—but I managed to rein it in. And for the first time, I didn’t toss a single “just in case” item into my suitcase!

So, this Substack post is part one of two: here’s what I packed, and I’ll follow up with what I actually wore, so I (& hopefully you) can learn from it for future trips!

This one's a bit of a longer read, so grab a cuppa and get comfy! I thought it would be fun to chat through all the items I packed, so I have a included a chatty video too!

I’ve linked as many items as possible, but as always, it’s more about the type of piece than rushing out to buy a whole new summer wardrobe. Chances are, you’ve already got similar staples tucked away in your closet!

My Complete Packing List…

BOTTOMS & DRESSES

Shorts

• Ceres life denim (old)

• Assembly label knitted (old)

• Lee denim shorts, similar

• French Connection black linen shorts (old)

• Dissh stone shorts (preloved)

Dresses

• Bundu textiles dress

• Daughters of India Mini Dress olive green

• Assembly Label black linen mini dress

Pants

• Unison green cupro pants

• Assembly Label black linen pants

• Seed Heritage cropped silk trousers (preloved)

• Assembly label ecru boyfriend jeans

• Faithful The Brand Linen pants (preloved)

• Cotton On PJ style striped pants

• Arket wide leg cloud jeans - I travelled in these

Skirts

• Dissh Linen skirt (preloved)

TOPS

Tops & Tees

• ASOS Leopard print tie top

• Assembly label black cropped linen top

• Dissh vest natural (old)

• Dissh vest black

• Anine Bing graphic tee

• Mango black tank

• Witchery green tank (old) similar

• Uniqlo tee black

• Uniqlo tee white

• Assembly label knitted tee (old)

• Dissh one shoulder (preloved)

• Sezane tee camel

Shirts

• Assembly brown stripe short sleeve shirt (preloved)

• Assembly blue stripe long sleeve shirt (preloved)

Sweaters

• Varley buttoned sweater (preloved)

• Sezane stripe sweater

SWIMWEAR & ACTIVEWEAR

Swimwear

• Bond eye black one piece swimsuit

• You swim green two piece bikini, similar

Activewear

• Boody longline bra

• Boody high-waist shorts

• Boody 3/4 high-waist tights

SHOES & ACCESSORIES

Shoes

• Tevas black sandals

• Adidas sambas

• Assembly Label brown sandal

• New balance 327s, similar

• Hush Puppies sandals

Bags

• St Agni black woven mobile phone bag (preloved)

• Sezane tote (free purchase)

• Round wicker bag

• Arket brown suede tote bag

Hats

• Target crochet sun hat

• Brixton fedora hat, similar

Jewellery

• Missoma gold pendent necklace

• Missoma cuff bracelet

• Missoma wavy cuff bracelet

• Small gold hoops

Sunglasses

• Meller mustard olive sunnies

• Meller sand olive sunnies

• Rayban Clubmaster classic sunnies

I hope you found this packing list helpful! Be sure to check back for Part 2: What I Actually Wore, where I'll share any tweaks I’d make for next time and a roundup of all the outfits I wore during the trip!

Until next time!

Julia x