GRWM - ITALY RECAP & HAUL | PLUS TRAVEL ESSENTIALS! (2024)

Wow, welcome home Abby! You’ve been missed. ❤If you missed Florence on this trip, I’d highly recommend it next summer. P.S. Congratulations to you and your husband on 28 years together ! 💕

The Jimmy Choo sandals with pearls are so adorable

It’s so admirable you and your hubby can brush these things off and move on with grace. ❤

So glad you had a great time away. Milan and Palermo sound incredible. You look so refreshed and happy. Those sandals with the pearls on are gorgeous ! 😍 So happy to have you back 😊 I know Olaf and Satchmo would be so glad to have their Mumma home 🥰🥰

Welcome home Abby! Missed you!! I was so glad to see that you had a wonderful trip. Spending time with your family is just the best! Loved your haul too! ❤

I have been missing you so much Abby! What you presents is always so classy and good taste. You are fabulous! Xox

Abby! Welcome back ❤. Italy literally has the best fruits and vegetables I’ve had bar none. I had no idea fruit could taste so good.
Sicily is one of my most fav places. I’m so glad you had a lovely time with your family!! So happy to have you back 🎉

Abby, so good to have you back home! Sounds like you had a great trip except for the pick pocketer. You came home with lots of goodies thanks for sharing!! There’s nothing like Italy’s pasta, gelato & ☕️. Glad you’re back and Happy early Birthday 🎂 🎉 and Happy 28th Anniversary to you & your husband!! Have a great 4th of July!! 😊❤️

Sounds like a great trip except for the pick pocketing!!! Loved your photos and enjoyed your haul!! Can you do a video on what skincare and makeup you brought and how you traveled with it!! Thanks

Hello Abby! I’m so happy that you had a great time!! I’ve been missing you!!❤❤❤❤

So very glad you all had a wonderful experience. Welcome back. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

So sorry to hear about your husband's pick pocketing incident!!! It can happen to anyone and we have to be one step ahead of the pickpockets. I appreciate you sharing about it in order to help reduce the risk for others. We were in France recently. I asked my husband to use a cross body men's travel bag, which he did and I used smething similar, especially when we were in high risk areas e.g. train stations. We were scoped out by a pickpocket and they even got close to us. Fortunately, like you, our valuables were not easily accessible and they moved on. Thanks for sharing about your other adventures in Italy also. Hope to travel there next year!!!!

I’m so sorry to hear about the wallet! My husband wore a money belt in Rome and we teased him, especially when he had to lift up his shirt to purchase something 😂. I’ll share your story - he’ll feel vindicated (he would have been so upset)! I had my wallet stolen right outside my workplace in Chicago, it’s such a sinking feeling, just disappointment in humanity. Same thing, a man distracted me by screaming about a health emergency. Glad Milan made up for the bump in the road.

Welcome back! congrats on your 28th anniversary!! your trip sounds wonderful, Italy is such a magnificent overwhelming country. Much more comfortable in the fall and early spring without crowds and cooler weather. Sorry about the pickpocketing, it's so violating, the crowds and cities are rife with them, always have to be on the watch! my mom got almost robbed by a group of pick-pocketers in Rome 25 yrs ago and we literally had to swat them away. Glad your husband's theft wasn't too severe, if the passport is stolen you're looking at a day++ at the embassy/consulate to get one. I always travel with a money belt tucked under my shirt with my passport and the valuables, not the most glam look with a baggy shirt but I do not care anymore, my peace of mind is worth it🤗😉😁

So glad your home!! The trip sounded wonderful with the exception of your husband's wallet being stolen. I am sure that put a damper on your trip for a little while. You found a lot of nice goodies and I know you missed your little fur babies!! I can't wait to hear about some of the fragrances and other things when you do a dedicated review on them! Sending love and hugs!!

Welcome home to you Abby! Loved your haul! So sorry about what happened to your husband. I has my backpack ripped off my back in Barcelona
It’s such a nightmare.
Love your choices !
So happy your daughter went to Dubrovnik! My favorite city ever!
The Celine Zou Zou looks amazing ! I always buy your Mancera recs - does it remind you of amore caffe ?
I’m so tempted !
Congratulations on 28 years 🎉
And, to your daughter completing her program!
💜💜💜

Love your Hogans and all the shopping. Beautiful makeup also,

Welcome back beautiful ❤ aww 🐶🐶🥰

Abby, welcome back, what an amazing trip. Love your purchases and that food, missed Europe, you can’t get that in US 😂 Have a blessed day🙏❤️

Thank you for sharing!

Hi Abby, welcome home. I love the Celine perfume range and so I am looking forward to your review of their new release 💛
Happy anniversary 💖

I’ve been waiting to see a new video about your trip! Welcome home! 🏡

Hi Abby! Welcome home. U were missed but I knew u we’re having a wonderful time😊. U look happy and healthy. It’s a shame that our country bing so powerful can’t generate pure and beautiful food like Italy. Not even tomatoes. 😢 I’ve been hitting up all the farm stands I can this summer, but I know it’s not the same. Going to check into those sneakers. They look fab! ❤

I hear Milan is a great city. Only had a brief lay over there. Love the goodies. Rome is great to see, but it’s a pain! Ugh your poor hubs. If you have Max, you would love the series “Searching for Italy” with Stanley Tucci. 😊

I loved every minute of this video Abby!🥰🌈🦋🌺🌺🌺

Wow Abby amazing!!!! Thank you for sharing!!!! ❤So sorry about your hubby and the experience in Rome! Ugh! Did they just reach in his pockets or tear a bag off him? I hear this all the time and it’s so awful! I’m planning a vacation so I need to be careful! 😮😮 love your haul Abby!! Welcome home! 💕💕

You pulled it of 🤫🤦‍♂️😊? Hope you Enjoyed it and To the next one 🎉🥂 Cheers.... You played it Clean *Nice*🍓...

Stunning Jimmy choo sandals❤❤❤

Great catch up and welcome back😀

Hi Abby, awful you were pick pocketed, I definitely need that Lulu Lemon bag. We are going to Switzerland for Christmas. Thinking of visiting Rome next year just for a long weekend. Thank you. Take Care. Gill 🇬🇧 xoxo ❤❤

Hi Abby, so sorry to hear about your bad experience in Rome but definitely not surprised. We were just in Paris and there was an attempt every day we were there. It is just horrible now. I feel bad for all the people who will be there for the Olympics. Yikes!

Welcome home! Thank you for sharing everything-great video. I definitely saw a few things I need to purchase. By the way, you sure look fantastic for someone who has jet lag!

Looks like a great trip. I made a comment about Rome and it wouldn’t post, lol.
I told you packing cubes were life changing for travel.

Hi Abby, so sorry about the bad actors that crossed your path. Please be alert wherever you are. We have to be proactive now more than ever! Did you go to the Vatican, at least there they have the Swiss Guards. I hope to see that one day, especially Michelangelo’s artwork. On my home front I now have the worst poison ivy rash !At least your video cheered me up! 💗

Packing cubes are life changing for travel. You must go to the Amalfi Coast, it’s as beautiful as the photos.
Once in Rome was enough for me. Not only is there pick pocketing there can be some very inappropriate behavior that can happen to you.

Sounds delightful! You’re making me hungry, lol.❤

Hi Abby,
One question for you. I know you said that the Celine Zouzou smells a bit like the Chanel Comete but is it long lasting? I love Comete and it lasts very long so was wondering if the new Zoozoo is similar to Comete since we don’t have a Celine store in Montreal.
Also, in the Chanel exclusive family, is there one perfume you recommend that is in the same type of Comete?
Thanks so much.💐
Catherine

I live in the very North West part of Italy, on Lago Maggiore..I 'd recommend you this beautiful place with Isole Borromee..un abbraccio,Marta

Welcome back Abby!!! I've been missing you 😍❤. I'm From Milan and I live betweeen Milan and France all year round. I'm so sorry about your Rome experience.. Love your recommendation . Aout Creed I have a question for you: How is Virgin Island water in case you had the chance to sniff it? Thank you ❤

Amazing video, Abby! So many things that I like.... I am traveling to Europe in a few months - how did the glass containers of the Angela Caglia Skincare work out? I went down the rabbit hole and purchased several items. I’m worried that they might break when traveling.

Hi Abby, if you have Chanel Comete do you still need to get the Celine zouzou? Thank you 🙏

Hi Abby, I wonder if you have a discount code for lululemon, please. ❤❤❤ Take care. Gill 🇬🇧 xoxo

Are the Linen pants from J crew too long. I was looking at them a while ago but was concerned with the length. Great video.

Hi Abby! Can the Hogan sneakers be purchased state side?

Does the new Roja perfume smell like Oud Juane Intense?

Second comment. It wouldn’t let me edit. You always have to watch your goodies. You carry it inside your clothes or in front of you. They have kids, elderly, pairs , teams to pick pocket. They are experts and good at what they do. My daughter has a money carry that goes around neck and tucks inside her shirt. Pants. Or men can get a money belt. Sadly, they are all over. Oh. And It’s the season for bed bugs. All need to be safe. They can get into laptops pads, etc. and even 5 star hotels. There is a bed big register online. Gross. Ew. Ha ha. Not to bring your trip down