camera bag giveaway!
i am so excited about this new sfgirlbybay reader giveaway from my new sponsor, *emera camera bags! i love these bags, and have one of my very own — i just took it on my trip to palm springs and it was a big hit with all my friends. not only is it a great looking bag on the outside, but inside, it’s got all kinds of padded compartments with velcro enclosures to safely secure and hold your camera and various lens. *emera bags are made especially for women – no more boring, ugly camera bags! Check out their full line of bags here.
*emera totes are designed for a DSLR camera and a few lenses for when you’re running around town, or vacationing and you don’t want to look like a tourist. to enter the giveaway for the *emera quilted camera bag, just comment below, sharing your very favorite vacation spot by friday, February 26th (and be sure and include a way to reach you), and we’ll pick a winner the following week. thanks so much for a great giveaway, *emera!
NOTE: comments & contest are now closed.
*all photos by cindy loughridge.
The most wonderful vacation place I’ve actually been to is Seattle, Washington. It’s my kind of town. The best vacation places, I think, are ones you could actually see yourself staying in. It makes every trip there more exciting than the last. It’s got the water, the mountains, and a sense of individuality that I adore.
my favorite vacation spot…vinalhaven island, in maine. eating lobster, swimming in the quarry, going out on “the boat”, collecting old broken pottery in the mud at low tide, eating cucumber sandwiches for breakfast, and just all around general fun with my friends and family!
My favorite vacation spot is Bali, Indonesia. Growing up overseas, I had the opportunity to travel with my family – living in Asia was particularly fascinating. I loved Bali, there was something so incredibly beautiful and peaceful about being there. Not only are the beaches fantastic, but the culture, the people, the food… it’s all wonderful. Definitely definitely Bali!!
Without doubt, favorite vacation spot is our family’s lake house in North Carolina. Nearly every summer of my childhood was spent there and most happy memories of summertime are attached to that place…nothing fancy, just a cabin and some boats and a pier..Perfect.
Thus far, St. Croix in the Virgin Islands. Quiet, peaceful, not touristy at all. Perfect.
My favorite vacation spot is the Perhentian Islands off the coast of northern Malaysia, near the Thai border. Amazing drift diving and water so clear you can see your toes when in you’re in up to your neck and warm as a bathtub. It’s an amazing place that I dream about returning to.
What a great idea
we went to Rome in October and I LOVED it. I would totally go back.
But I definitely need one of these bags first.
xo
I love vacationing in Paris.
:)
Great giveaway!! My favorite vacation spot is Jackson Hole Wy. In the summer there is so much to do. White water rafting, hiking, biking, shopping, rodeos and fantastic restaurants.
My favorite vacation spot, hands down, is Stowe Vermont. It is incredibly beautiful and there is SO much to do there, regardless of the season.
I haven’t yet, but I would love to vacation in Italy. But as of now, I love vacationing in Savannah, GA. It’s lovely place close to the coast and lots of gorgeous homes.
I simply love Thailand – all of it – and would go there on holiday every time… if only there weren’t so many other amazing places to explore!
Fingers crossed I win this gorgeous bag.
I gasped when I saw that beauty of a camera bag! My favorite vacation spot is Shaver Lake, California. Not glamorous, but it is quiet, smells like mountains, allows my mind to get centered and since it’s only an hour away I get to go frequently.
I’d have to say my favorite so far was Cinque Terra. So ridiculously beautiful!
My favorite vacation spot is Kyoto, Japan. I remember I visiting Kyoto when I was younger with my mom during the winter. It was so beautiful. I’ve been wanting to go back there again to visit and take pictures. I am so in love with Kyoto’s architecture, culture, and food! Just love that place!
London!
my absolute hands down favorite place to visit is paris. <3
oy! you mean I don’t have to walk around w my “california tourist” look on the daily? must have must have must have. :) fantastic giveaway. thanks for sharing.
This bag is SMASHING!
If I don’t win the giveaway, I will purchase. :)
Fav. vacation was my most recent to Philadelphia. We are planning a move to this city in summer and it was fun to explore a place we had never been to before and look at all of historic and stately homes.
Hanalei Bay in Kauai. So relaxing, peaceful and just gorgeous.
Renting a houseboat on Lake Powell for a week. It’s so beautiful. It almost seems like you’re inside the belly of the Grand Canyon. The houseboats have beds inside, but we always drag the mattresses to the roof of the boat and sleep there. I’ve never seen stars like that in my life! no light pollution— just steep canyon walls and stars. so many stars.
My favorite vacation spot is currently New Orleans. I have a feeling it will change this summer when I visit Ireland for the first time! :)
Renting a houseboat on Lake Powell for a week. It’s so beautiful. It almost seems like you’re inside the belly of the Grand Canyon. The houseboats have beds inside, but we always drag the mattresses to the roof of the boat and sleep there. I’ve never seen stars like that in my life! no light pollution— just steep canyon walls and stars. so many stars.
I’ve got three coming up to all of my favorites, Paris, Palm Springs and Portland, OR. I’d love to take this bag along!
My favorite vacation spot is going home to visit my parents in Northwestern Ontario on the border of Manitoba. We get to fish and camp and swim! Also, you can’t beat the northern lights from up there!
Gosh! Tough call there on the best spot, but most recently I have been dreaming about going back to a teeny tiny village in the Tuscan hills between Volterra and Siena… The village has a wonderful laid back rustic Italian flavour, perched on top of a hill with amazing views over the countryside. When you’re on the terrace with a hunk of bread, some local Chianti, you can smell wood smoke and hear the little old ladies in the street below nattering away, that’s pure relaxation. And of course, an awesome place to get photos of real Italian life going on around you as the people appear from closed doors and have a passegiatta after their evening meal. Bliss!
This camera bag is fabulous.
One of my favorite places in the world is Rottnest Island off the west coast of Australia. No cars are allowed on the island (everyone travels by bike) and it’s home to the adorable quokka! (It’s the only place in the world they can be easily found.)
That bag is perfect + genius! To be able to fit my laptop and all my camera accessories into one bag would be a dream!
I got so wrapped up in the bag that I forgot to mention that Barcelona is my favorite vacation spot!
My favorite spot is San Diego. Paradise Points resort with a room on the bay. We go here almost every year!
What a beautiful bag! My favorite vacation spot is Portugal. On out last trip we spent 5 days in Lisbon which was amazing. There is a wonderful mix of modern and very old. Even the tiled sidewalks are beautiful. We then drove south to the Algarve where we spent 5 days. We stayed in Albufeira but took day trips to Lagos, Vilamaura and Carvoeira. Overall, Portugal is a beautiful country, has tasty food and the nicest people you will ever meet.
jamestown rhode island is a heavenly vacation spot.
sunny san deigo always and forever. will be headed that way come march and i would love to tote that bag with me :)
Without a doubt and I am sure that dozens of my NYC friends will agree, Camp LLewoh. A cabin built by my great grandfather, the four other houses built by his friends. On a little lake in Pawling NYC. No running water, no electricity. You bubble up with Dr. Bronner’s and jump into the lake to wash you hair. My husband and I got married there, our son Henry’s middle name is Llewoh. It is only 1 hour by the Metro North and each July 4th tons of us gather there and seek refuge from the big crazy city.
My favorite spot is the french alps!
Love Victoria, BC; my husband and i honeymooned there so it will always hold the top spot for me…
yay, *emera bags. I think we know how I feel about them: SO wonderful. Love! And I have been just dying for the new quilted one to come out… I am so excited!
My favorite vacation spot is Italy, where Pablo and I took our first vacation together. And while I loved everywhere we went on that trip – how can you not love Siena and especially gorgeous Cinque Terre? – I really fell for Lucca. It was full of light and shadows, had a wonderful mix of locals and tourists (Italian tourists and foreign alike), and felt relaxed and easy, not rushed and full of must-see sights. It was a city for strolling and meandering, for eating and savoring, for shopping and sipping, for simply enjoying, while hand in hand – except when hand needed to hold a camera. In other words, kind of just right.
One of my favourite places to visit is Tybee Island, just off the coast of Savannah, GA. There are several great little private beaches to relax upon, an old military fort to explore, and even a lighthouse to climb!
Keosaqua Iowa. It is a step back into my childhood. I love visiting and taking pictures to soak it all in and to take it home with me. It is a wonderful place filled with love and family
Favourite vacation spot…Paris^^ Been a couple of times, and I STILL love it every time:)
Lovely give-away:)
Love the bag. Thanks for the tip. I visited the Amalfi coast many years ago and I long to return. Highly recommend it.
Love the camera bag. Finally not a boring old black camera bag. My favorite spot is the north shore of Kauai. The minute you step off of the plane your whole body just relaxes.
My favorite vacation was when we went to San Francisco. San Francisco is one of my favorite cities that I why i love going to your blog.
We stayed in a boutique hotel in Union Square and my mister sang a song for me in a little cafe near our hotel. We checked out the cool cafes and all the beautiful art shops. I can’t wait to go back!
oh wow!
my favourite spot is berlin, just walking around without plans seeing all the beautiful things there are to discover there.
Anywhere in Alaska…the light, the landscape, the graphic elements…spectacular for black and white film. And a bag this elegant would be great, a perfect replacement for my “vintage” threadbare bag.
This bag is fantastic! I love visiting scenic towns in southern Maine.
Thanks for the giveaway!
My fave vaca spot so far was san diego and LA…my hubby and I went for our honeymoon, and it was great!
my email is mandiesegura(at)yahoo(dot)com
My absolute hands down favorite place to visit is Kauai!
That bag is so lovely! I’d love to have it.
Priest Lake, ID is my favorite place in the world. Picturesque, quiet, calm and warm!!!
BRAVO Camera Bag! Fav’ vacation spot is good ole’ Yellowstone National Park. I’m faithful to Ole’ Faithful!
Luckily, I was born & live in my favorite vacation spot – San Francisco! When we were kids, my parents would say, “Let’s play tourist..” and we would take the cable car down to Fisherman’s Wharf and get ice-cream sundaes at Ghirardelli Square. When landing at SFO from a long trip, I am never sorry returning to SF even if my vacation is over. There is no place like home!
Samuel P. Taylor State Park on the California coast with my family. Beautiful anytime of the year.
Wow, this is a seriously awesome giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity! I am currently using a video camera bag as my camera bag for my DSLR and two lenses. My husband just bought me an external flash for Valentine’s Day and it won’t fit in my current bag. This bag would be perfect and it’s soo stylish too, kind of remind me of Chanel.
My favorite vacation is spot is Kauai, we went their on our honeymoon. It is the perfect mix of beaches, waterfalls, ice cream, and great weather! =)
my email is sandyalamode(at)gmail(dot)com
oh, anything scenic with snowy mountains and blue skies west of the middle. i have lots of places on my to-see list too!
Any Hawaiian island. I went back 5 times in one year… The gorgeous rich landscapes, clear ocean water, delicious mix of food and the warm aloha kindness of the locals brings me back every time. Mahalo!
My absolute FAVORITE vacation spot is actually this tiny town in Turkey called, Sirince. It is the most adorable most relaxing town I have ever ben to in my life. Its right outside of Izmir and I swear… If I could live there… I would. They still use the barter system… If that tells you anything. They make everything by hand there and I suggest everyone go there. They have the greatest Mulberry wine that they make there. In short, its a precious town that is simple and beautiful. YOU SHOULD GO!!!
I adore your blog and love reading it!
My favorite vacation spot is Paris and I would KILL for a crepe from one of the street stands right now!
My moms house in So Cal…but then the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur doesn’t stink either :)
I love love to escape to Whidbey Island, Washington. its not too far from home for me, but it has so many quiet beaches and lovely vintage shops, great for rest & fun, and so many spots to grab wonderful photos <3
I love all different kinds of vacations, but the spot that has been beckoning me lately is this beach rental house in Tulum, Mexico. We stayed there a few years ago in celebration of my husband finishing his book and it was the most relaxing vacation I’ve ever had.
My family chooses a new place to spend Christmas every year. Our gifts to each other is more focused on the exploring and adventuring and building new memories. So far my favorite has been San Francisco. Just moved up here and my fam stayed with me in my tiny apt and we explored the city I’ve come to love. Saw a movie, went to the avedon exhibit, and ate legit Thai. Though my favorite personal place to visit is Europe, more specifically Barcelona (beautiful and culturally rich,) my favorite vacations are usually subject to how much I love the people I’m with and less the place.
Favorite vacation spot? Hands down Paris, the city I fell in love with while studying abroad 6 years ago. This bag is perfect, seeings as I bring my DLSR everywhere!
My 30th birthday is coming up and I started a camera fund to get my first digital SLR…this bag would be AMAZING told hold my new camera. so beautiful!
My favourite vacation spot is at my family cottage on the Ottawa River. I spent every summer there growing up and the combination of the beauty of the bay + all the amazing friends I have there makes it a perfect vacation location.
ps. love your blog!!!
Spain. And anywhere I don’t have 24/7 phone and email reception!
Oh love it! I love going to Michigan for vacation. Sure, they’ve got no money, but it’s cheap and fun and there is water everywhere. I love it!
Oh I love it! I love to vacation in Michigan. It’s cheap and there is water everywhere. I love it!
My favorite vacatin spot is Brac Island in Croacia. It’s a peaceful place with nice people, and the food is incredible! There are a lot of charming spots!
Oh I love this bag! One of our favorite spots is a bed and breakfast in Hermann, MO – Hermann Hill. http://www.hermannhill.com/
Key West will always be special to me. I love sunsets, margaritas, and a good sloppy joe.
Love the bag.
My favorite vacation spot? Catalina Island. Brings back wonderful memories from my childhood.
Oh boy, I’ve been spending an embarrassing amount of time for the last week or so online researching cottages in Sweden–Sweden was one of the first places I ever went to in Europe but just for 2 days. Must go back. ASAP.
my favorite vacation spot is paris. there is something so wonderful about wandering with my camera along those beautiful streets, allowing the day to unfold in that perfectly parisian way.
I would say Paris, because it was an amazing place to visit, but honestly, I love being a tourist in my own hometown of Portland, OR. For being such a small city, I have never run out of new things to do there, which means a new adventure every weekend (like a mini vacation!)
Favorite vacation spot at the moment is anywhere back home in the Virgin Islands. Although it’s considered home, it’s still a place that I love to getaway to.
I’m pretty sure that my vacation to London, Zurich, Lugano and Paris this summer will take top honors. Having this bag will definitely be a great addition to my baggage!
Good luck to all!
what beautiful bags! i would love to have something to carry my cameras in besides stuffing them in socks and throwing them in my purse and hoping for the best.
my favorite place i have been to so far has been the jungle in peru (iquitos and pevas). im not sure if i would consider it to be very vacationy though since i was there for school, but i loved it!
Oh dear Victoria, this might be one of the only giveaways that truly hurts. I’m a true traveler at heart so it would be difficult to pick one. Rio was my last big trip and I’ve been obsessed ever since. They have a similar problem to us San Francicans. They want to have a winter oh so bad that they are wearing fur costs in 80º weather. Where we want it to be Summer so bad that we wear our strappy sandals and sundresses in 50º weather.
Finland was quite stunning as well… imagine walking across a frozen lake to Alvar Aalto’s summer house and seeing where Eero Saarinen grew up. Not to mention all the fun names, words and pronunciations.
Gorgeous bag!
Currently my favorite vacation spot is Chattanooga, TN. It’s so close to Atlanta that it’s very easy to visit for a single day or for a weekend. I love going there because it instantly refreshes my mind and I find that all of my stress melts away.
I’m not really that kind of person who enjoys relaxing by the sea. I’m the one who loves to explore big cities and their secret corners :) I also enjoy the feeling when I’m somewhere really well known. That’s why my favourite spots are London and Paris. And I might count in New York one day :)
I travel around the world for work (rough life!), so my favorite vacations include traveling around the US. I would say the best spot is Yosemite for camping. Such a relaxing and beautiful place to stay and a wonderful place to photograph!!!!
My favorite vacation place has to be Barcelona where I lived for few years. Wouldn´t mind walking around the city with that bag for my camera! :)
Last year we went to Costa Rica (Montezuma) and rented a house right on the beach. It was AMAZING and beautiful. The house is called Ivan’s House if you care to google it. Ivan was an excellent host as well, bringing us freshly caught fish for our grill and helping with transportation. Highly recommended!
i would say my birth place, Philippines. Nothing feels like home =)
Leaf peeping in New England! A cold nip in the air, light slanting through the trees….chartreuses, ochres, vermilions, rusts, saffrons….
I would LOVE to have this bag!
And my favorite vacation spot is Lahaina, Maui. It’s a great place to just sit and relax.
I love this bag! My favorite vacation spot may change with the season, but since I’m locked in the cold right now I’d love to be in Rio.
This is all kinds of awesome, and it would make a fantastic school bag for me too. Of the places I’ve been, my favorite spot has been Galway, on the West Coast of Ireland. There’s something about being able to wander into a shop for a cup of soup, watching the sun set at 9pm at night, enjoying the lively atmosphere of the pubs and the impromptu music sessions that begin usually after everyone has a drink or two in them, wandering about the market on the weekends…
Beautiful camera bag. Tough to choose just one vacation spot…favorite exciting place – Paris, favorite restful place – beaches Northern Brazil.
This is such a fantastic idea! I’m always lugging around the standard Loepro or Canon bags–they’re efficient but not at all attractive.
My favorite vacation spot is Cambodia! A beautiful country and beautiful people–I would go back again and again!
Wow, I simply love these bags and have had my eye on one for a long time…My favorite vacation spot is Idyllwild, California in the San Jacinto Mountains. It’s a quaint little artist’s town so full of charm. I got engaged there and have taken yearly trips since. It’s a very special place to me. I’m planning my next trip there now!
My favorite vacation spot is the Nice, France. I’ve never felt so free and relaxed!
The bag is great! My favorite vacation spots are the small towns in northern Argentina–great food, wine, and sights!
I once took a last minute trip dreamed up on a Thursday and set in motion on a Friday to Astoria, Oregon. Upon reaching the bay side, Victorian town I soaked in all of the lush trees and seaside rocks. It was absolutely beautiful. Sea Lions woke you up in the morning and my days were spent writing poetry and walking along a perfectly chilled beach wrapped up a blanket. I spent a lot of time at the Goonies house after making friends with the owner. She was a wonderful person and her view of the bay and on life were both just breathtaking. I know it wasn’t London, or Rome or St Petersburg but I will always treasure it as a place get away and find myself again.
i love the new bags….so gorgeous!
i think my favorite vacation spot so far has been st. thomas. so beautiful and peaceful there.
I love to visit Japan, especially Kyoto.
I cant really get out much but when i do my favorite vacation i took was in Philly!I love the city and all the different cultures there.So much more peaceful then New York!
I love that bag! My favorite place to vacation is Bermuda. It’s close and it’s so lovely. Pink sand, clear water and super nice people
OMG I love this! I’ve actually been browsing for a camera bag for some time now with no avail – this is perfect!
It’s hard to pick a favorite spot – there are so many beautiful places, but if I must choose… I’d have to say Thailand. The beaches are beautiful!
Big Sur, California always feels like a true vacation. I love the feeling of being under the canopy of redwood trees. . . It’s a calm & happy place for me.
Stockholm is amazing. I lived there for a summer and have only gotten to return once so far. For anyone who likes urban places, mixed with small town feel, nature, design, fashion – it’s just the best. I’ve never been anywhere that has rivaled it.
AHH!!! Love it, I wish I could take it to my next ski vaca in aspen this coming weekend. anyhoo, its gorgeous and would fit all my camera stuff…
my fav vacation spots are Paris and St. thomas, and Buenos Aires.
My favorite vacation spot is by far, Paris. I just love it there. So chic, so pretty and so relaxing!
My very favorite vacation spot is San Francisco! I used to live there and I miss it daily…
I also love Italy…
My favorite vacation spot is the Columbia Gorge that runs between Washington’s and Oregon’s borders. It has it all – mountains, rivers, valleys, hidden nooks, orchards, vineyards and great restaurants, too. And only an hour outside of Portland, OR.
This is beyond fantastic! My favorite vacation spot is Martha’s Vineyard. My family has a house there and I grew up spending summers there. I also met the love of my life there!
Lindsay
Ah…the quilted bag! I have the 1st generation emera but would love the quilted… favorite vacation spot? Too many to choose from.. but I would have to say the Denver area as well as San Francisco.
The most amazing vacation place i’ve ever been is a little set of islands just outside of Rio de Janeiro called Angra dos Reis. It’s a set of hundreds of little islands that can only be accessed by a boat. And what a lovely day when that boat is adorned with fruit and beer!
My favourite vacation spot, thus far, is New York. I grew up on the Canadian prairies, where the land is so flat it seems you can see the curve of the earth. So, when I climbed out of the subway, I felt dwarfed by all the buildings. The rows upon rows of buildings made me feel like I was in the middle of a hive. I could feel the energy beaming everywhere I went. It really felt magical.
What a great bag!
There are so many wonderful places to go, but there is nothing like having one place that you return to again and again, in different seasons, over multiple years. It’s nice to know a place so well that you can conjure it when you’re not there. For me it’s a little A-frame cabin my grandfather built at the base of Mt. Tallac in South Lake Tahoe. It’s far enough away from the casinos and resorts that it feels pretty remote. My husband always asks why I take so many pictures every time we go up there. He says it always looks the same, but it doesn’t. Over time I hope the photos will show subtle shifts in the landscape. They allow me, in some ways, to always be there. Since I am newer to photography, it also is a place where I can learn how to take better photos of the same subjects; to capture them more realistically each time.
a beautiful bag with a holga in the pic?! ahhh! my heart, in march, lives in Key West.
My very favorite vacation spot is Cape Town, South Africa.
Thanks for the giveaway!
My favorite spot is Singapore. Beautiful weather and wonderful food. I would love this bag to carry my Canon xsi around!
My favorite place to vacation is not really a place…its more like the spot on the back of my husband’s motorcycle! Last summer we took two weeks off and cruised the west coast all the way into Canada and rode thru the Canadian Rockies and back down again…It was amazing, truly breathtaking. I have some amazing photos to show for it!
Oh gosh, pick just one! ;-) The best place I’ve visited at this time of year is Tampa, FL. Perfect weather, beautiful beaches with warm water and conch shells, Greek food at Tarpon Springs, and spring training baseball!
HAWAII!
my favorite vacation spot is coronado, ca. i went every summer with my family while i was growing up, and it never quite feels like summer until i’ve made it there for at least a few days!
Wow would love a chance to win :) My fav vaction spot is for sure the Whitsunday Islands in North Australia – the most beautiful color ocean the most beautiful white sand. perfect weather – just perfect
So excited to have a shot at this!
My dream vacation would be to go to Iceland. It looks like such an amazing place of such proportions, I would love to photograph it.
My domestic fav would easily be San Fransico. It’s a fantastic city, I often dream of moving there some day. My international pick is Venice. It rained the whole time we were there, which was very romantic in a way and then the afternoon of the last day the sun burst out with the most amazing rainbow I have ever seen. It’s a magical city.
Minneapolis, MN, in the spring. Really, it’s wonderful!
My favourite vacation spot is in Organos, Mancora – Peru. The beaches are so amazing and the air so pure that as soon as you arrive there you feel relaxed. Waking up to a sunny day and putting your toes on the warm ocean makes you feel like a queen! And int he afternoon the sun sets just perfectly, allowing you to admire nature and co exist in that paradise!!!
what a darling bag! i’ve been toting around my grandpa’s camera bag that is from way back when.. i think i’ll have to upgrade!
my favorite place to vacation is carmel, california.
it is so charming, and looks as though it is right out of a storybook! all the houses have names instead of numbers, and there is marvelous scenery!
it’s a great place to relax and unwind, visit art galleries, get inspired, and eat. hope you get to visit sometime!
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My favorite place to vacation is a small lake about 40 minutes from our house in Kansas City. The lake isn’t the nicest, nor is it the best, but we found a little nook off the beaten path that we can go and open a blanket and relax. I love that I can just say “I NEED THE LAKE” we can pack the dogs and be there in less than an hour. I don’t need much to make me happy, just a little sun, a little water and a smile on my two dogs faces!
my favorite vacation spot is in Mexcio City. It was the first overseas trip i took and the culture, history, vibrancy and cheerfulness of the city and people made me feel like I had come home as well as having entered into another world of possibilities. It changed my perception of how you can introduce art, history and ones culture into every day life. I also met the most interesting people there even though we struggled talking to each other through broken english. want to go back asap :)
well hello beautiful bag! Nice to meet you! Would you like to come home with me?
My favorite vacation spot is where my parents live, Austin, TX. It has water, scenery, night life, food, everything!
i lived in hawaii for a summer during college and i would love to go back and visit my old haunts – this time with a nice camera!
Prague, Most definitely! Besides being a photographer’s dream, it has great food, people and history. Now I’m getting nostalgic!
my fave vacation spot would have to be where i just returned from…the oregon coast. its spectacular beaches, sweet little towns and affordable beach houses make for the perfect vacay!
My favorite vacation spot is South Nags Head, NC. We get a house in OBX at the end of every summer & I live for that week!
My favorite vacation spot?? hands down Catalina island in southern California…history and tropical paradise collide, in a tiny island 26 miles from Long Beach, CA! Magical….
My favorite vacation spot is in Nova Scotia, where I go every summer… I’ve been going for over 20 years, so in addition to being relaxing and beautiful, it has a special place in my heart for my family.
As for non-reoccurring vacations, my “Eat, Pray, No Love” trip this Spring which includes a week long Bikram retreat and week long trip to Italy may top off some prior favorites!
Love the bag! Kate
I was just thinking how blase my current camera bag is. I desperately need something hip to carry around my camera to all of my different assignments!
Barcelona has been my favorite thus far!
my favorite vacation place would be on the lake, cabin in the trees, lolling about in a hammock, lots of sunshine, bonfires, stars and long slow dinners by lantern light.
What a great bag! My favorite vacation spot is McLeod Ganj, India. I would love to go back and capture the beauty of the mountains and the people on film.
Sonoma county, CA, where we had our honeymoon; I spent most of it with some or all of my body dipped in lavender.
What a wonderful giveaway!
My most favorite vacation spot is Florence, Italy. The cobblestone streets, the pizza, eating gelato every day. I love it there.
We moved to Los Angeles after living in New York for 6 years. There is nothing like going back “home” to Brooklyn. It may not be the most relaxing place, but the bustling energy is what gives me thrills and chills. And I will NEVER tire of shooting the city.
I love Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. I went in 2008 to find and photograph the house my great-grandmother grew up in. It is so beautiful, peaceful and quiet. I would love to go back and carry that bag for sure!
wow that is a really really great bag!! my favorite vacation spot is Italy or Croatia (or both) – traveling all around….there are so many great places but top on my list are sicily, amalfi coast, venice, rome, naples, trogir, korcula, split, dubrovnik and italian alps….ahhh….I can’t wait to return.
My favorite vacation spot is San Francisco. :) The first time I was there was when my husband and I went on our honeymoon and we definitely left our hearts in SF. It’s a city I will visit again and again (and stay in our fav Hotel des Arts)!
Glacier National Park and Seattle, by far the most gorgeous places I have ever been!
What a great bag! My favorite vacation spot is anywhere on the Dalmatian coast of Croatia. Beautiful.
I am very excited by this giveaway as I will be heading to Palm Springs on March 9th! It would be a perfect complement to my travel gear, especially since sfbaygirl uses one. I don’t know if Palm Springs will become a favourite travel destination as this will be my first visit, but my favourite place to date is the Taman Negara Resort in Malaysia, one of the oldest rainforests in the world. It was a perfect blend of exotic, adventure, luxury and excitement with jungle canopy walks, jungle trekking at night, motoring through the rivers via jungle boats, and swimming in the rapids. All that, and grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch (seriously!).
ahhhhh I SO would love this bag. My favorite vacation spot will always be Stinson Beach, followed very closely by Paris and Hawaii. I’m either looking for amazing food & culture or sunshine, sand, & water – nothing in between.
My favorite vacation spot is Paris. And since I’m vacationing there for two weeks this summer that camera bag would come in handy for shooting the architecture there!
Love the bag- would be so nice for all of my gear. Hands down best vacation spot I’ve been is Cinque Terra, Italy. Relaxing, quaint, picturesque.
Door County, Wisconsin. In the summer, of course! Hiking, jet skiing, and just walking and exploring the towns. I love the slower pace of life there.
Disneyland with my kiddos. So much magic and two sweet faces taking it all in and truly believing is the best vacation ever!
My favorite spot is wherever I’ve made great memories and want to go back again and again because I never run out of things to see. This means that San Francisco and Charleston, S.C. are my top two. But now after reading everyone’s comments there’s lots more places I want to visit!
All you Americans are so lucky because my favorite vacation spot is all of the USA.
Sure Europe and Australia are great too, and an exotic beach is great till you get too hot and uncomfortable and bitten by sand crabs and mosquitos but visually I love the States, I love all the wacky signs, the old cars and freeways and tumbledown shacks, the forests and mountains and beaches. You have a country that has the best of everything already in it. No wonder many Americans never travel anywhere else!
By the way, the bag is pretty cool too.
My favorite vacation spot is Nice, France. Right in the middle of the Rivera so you get to lounge on the beach. The people are lovely; the food divine; and there is plenty to explore or you can just stay in one little area of the city and get familiar (that’s what we did). It was so fantastic. That was 9 years ago! I need to return. I love this bag… I would totally use it for travel and daily use. Thanks for the giveaway, Victoria! :)
i am a sucker for wine country california. the little towns around sonoma and napa are darling! i love driving the back roads – the views are stunning!!
I would say my favorite spot is where we honeymooned! We were at Maroma beach in the Riviera Maya, Cancun, Mexico. <3 This place has powder white sand, turquoise water and fish galore! I have some of the best memories in the camera of my mind from our trip there. We can't wait to go back!
I’ve been to Europe and still my favourite spot to vacation is Portland/Cape Elizabeth, Maine. There is so much culture, so much history, such diversity with regard to income, and therefore, an endless supply of art, fresh seafood, interesting locals, etc. I never grow tired of my visits there. Like Ireland, it’s a work to live atmosphere and I just adore it.
mmm, vacation. i’d have to say that my favorite vacation spot is jamaica. so relaxing.
Charleston, SC is my favorite vacation spot. It’s such a beautiful town.
This bag is darling.
my own backyard with no papers to write.
with graduate school and multiple jobs, i cannot wait to put in this season’s crop over spring break.
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my favorite vacation spot is paris and the south of france…never been to either of those places but have always longed to go…someday for sure. i have the gray emera bag and am in love with it! so stylish, love the printed liner and the deep inside pocket for all of my camera accesories…keeping my fingers crossed for the giveaway :)
The Yorkshire Dales in England! So green, lush and beautiful. And a great reminder to live the simple life. :)
Wow, I never knew such classy camera bags existed! My favorite vacation spot by far was sailing around the British Virgin Islands – most beautiful place I’ve ever been, the color of the water changes with every island we visited!
My very very favorite vacation spot is New York City. Me and my family find all sorts of fun things to do there. Broadway, shopping, Mets games, photographing the city, for me, it can’t be topped!
My favorite place to vacation and take pictures is Pacific City, Oregon. There’s no place as magical as the Oregon Coast.
My absolute dream vacation spot I hgave been to was Turks & Caicos. i have never seen water colors that were more amazing and sureal than there. It was an absolute dream
favorite vacation spot:
my home.
i’m not kidding. i’ve recently completed a major lifestyle overhaul and now my days are filled with country-living, simple and (attempting to be) frugal. i fix all three meals a day for my hubby and i, wander around my house looking at the new blooms, and never set an alarm clock. i feel so blessed i could cry.
Captiva Island, Florida…love to get up early at low tide…gorgeous shells and wildlife.
my favorite spot right now is a little town in the middle of Michigan called Ann Arbor. It’s peaceful and filled with cute little spots to hang out.
I have been looking for a bag just like this ever since I got my DLSR. This is totally perfect! Thank you for the giveaway.
Wonderful giveaway! My favorite vacation spot ironically is where you call home. San Francisco is where my father took me when I was little girl and then my husband surprised me and took me there for our honeymoon. It is by far my favorite place to vacation!
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Kauai… it’s not a tourist spot and the island encapsulates the landscape of an entire continent that you can drive around in a few hours. It’s the best escape!
I love going to the UK! My last trip was London in the Spring. I love taking pictures of architecture and there were so many great shots on that trip.
Oh. Wow. I thought that was a beautiful handbag, then when I read “camera bag” I couldn’t believe it! What an upgrade from the awkward thing I stuff my camera into now! And would make a fabulous birthday present since my birthday is today! :) (Shameless, I know)
My favorite vacation spot is staying in the Bienville House Hotel in New Orleans. NOLA has so much wonderful culture and the Bienville is perfectly quaint and relaxing.
My favorite vacation spot is on the coast of Vietnam where we eat sticky rice, smell lotus blossoms and watch the fisherman in their woven basket boats. When I’m shooting on my own I hate normal camera bags (it ruins my approach as I go for the candid shots) so often all my precious gear is unprofessionally lugged around in my purse – tee hee. These emera bags looks much safer and cuter.
What a beautiful bag! I love love love San Francisco and am trying to convince my hubs to take me for my birthday in April.
My favorite vacation spot is the Kootney’s in British Columbia, Canada. You can find the most lovely towns (Kaslo is a favorite) and your nearly always surrounded by lake, rivers and mountains. Hop onto an old logging road up a mountain and camp under the stars, it’s beautiful.
I SO need that bag…
Favourite spot is the Amalfi Coast. We honeymooned there, and now I’m in the States I miss Italy so much it HURTS.
More exotic, I would say Venice, Italy. That place wowed me. But more local would be Cypress Inn in Half Moon Bay. A sweet escape close to home.
I love the bag and would love something a little more stylish.
My favorite vacation spot hands down is LaCrosse, WI. My home away from home.
My favourite holiday ever was in Vietnam. A fantastic country to be in, and photograph! I want to go back all the time.
My favorite vacation spot would definitely have to be the Greek islands of Mykonos and Rhodes. I will never forget the beautiful architecture and the nature there. Someday I hope to return, it has a special place in my heart. I would love to win this bag to take with me on my travels.
Block Island, RI.
NYC. Lurve it. I want to live off 77th and Broadway. Sigh.
Beautiful bag! My favorite place to vacation is Dauphin Island off the coast of Alabama. Totally off the beaten path and beautiful. All the beauty of the Florida gulf coast at a third of the price.
My fav vacation spot was Hydra island in Greece – no motorized vehicles allowed, but lots of hills, so donkeys are key!! Beautiful beaches and great people, but my next adventure will include an Airstream trailer! Love the bag!
My fave vacation spot is NYC. The city is so amazing and there is always so much to do (and eat)! It’s a world away from the burbs where I spend most of my days…
Hawaii!! But for a place closer – San Diego.
Malta…I know, random. But my husband took me there when we were dating and he was stationed overseas. We seemed to be the only Americans on the island at the time and were welcomed with open arms. We could never replicate that trip. Oh, and LOVE the bag!! Great idea.
Oooo… it’s a toss-up between Caye Caulker, Belize and Llanes in Asturias!
Great giveaway! The island of Kefalonia, Greece is my absolute favorite vacation spot. It’s the island that my father is from, and I’ve been visiting almost every summer my whole life. It is by far the most beautiful place on earth, to me, and I love photographing it with my Nikon D80 camera. This bag would be the perfect travel companion!
my goodness, I haven’t been on a vacation in a long while. the last time was to Boston. it was cold and I loved it.
Tulum, Mexico. One week of relaxing on a sandy, isolated beach, looking at the amazingly clear calm ocean, drinking endless micheladas, and eating fantastic, super spicy Mexican food? Heaven.
My pick is San Francisco. There are so many places to take photos and you don’t need to hit the tourist spots to find something unique and memorable to shoot. San Francisco is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, and for me, to have all the fun of an urban city with easy access to the beach and surf culture just a bus ride away, that makes it a favourite vacation spot for me.
while the list of places i’d *like* to vacation grows by the day, my favorite place to visit regularly is nyc. it may not be the most relaxing of destinations, but every trip is unique with new things to see and do at every turn!
amazing bag!
My favorite vacation spot to-date is Mexico City. I can’t wait to go back and further explore the city. But I wonder if my upcoming trip to Montreal will change that?
Thank you for the giveaway opportunity!
My favorite spot is Seal Harbor, Maine. I’m pretty sure fairies have sprinkled magic dust in the air there. It’s incredibly gorgeous and the air so fresh and pure. Love it.
Hi Victoria. Sadly, I did NOT have one of these in 2003 when I visited my family who were living in South Africa at the time. My camera took a real beating on the journey and the resultant photographs of the incredible flora and fauna of Africa were lackluster to put it kindly. I vow to go back with better gear, a snazzy bag like this one and more time to create images that will do justice to this absolutely remarkable country.
What a fabulous bag!!!
My favorite vacation spots so far are Paris and Venice. So much eye candy. So much yumminess. So much inspiration. I would love to go back soon with my new camera skills and my nikon d80. This bag would be perfect!
fave vacation spot: visiting my family in west michigan during the summer, which includes eating lots of fresh veggies, swimming in fresh water lakes, watching the sun set over lake michigan, and spending lots of time with my beautiful family who i miss so much!
I love Seaside. Its such a beautiful little community. The refreshing waves mixed with the bright colors of the homes make it feel like a fairy tale.
I would love to have this bag to take next time I vacation!!!
My favorite vacation spot is anywhere which I have not visited yet.
Wonderful bag! Thank you for the giveaway.
Oh, tough one. My favorite near-local vacation spot would have to be Calistoga – strolling the main street and wine tasting! My journey favorite would be north beach on Oahu….visualizing….
My favorite vaca spot is anywhere up in the mountains! my family has a cabin in a little town called Long Barn in northern california… and it happens to be my all time fav!
I WOULD LOOOOOOVE TO CARRY MY CAMERA IN THIS BAG! :) SO BEAUTIFUL!
My favourite holiday spot of all time is Yosemite because my husband asked me to marry him there! Yosemite is breath-takingly beautiful as it is and to be proposed to there was one of the most lovely things to have ever happened to me.
Thanks v much for such a generous giveaway, I’ve got my fingers and toes crossed because I’m about to buy my first DSLR and this bag would be so pretty to put it in!
I had an awesome time at an all inclusive resort in the Dominican Republic a few months ago, walking up to a bar for a pina colada whenever you please is my kind of vacation.
Playa del Carmen, Mexico!
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I loved, loved, loved Seattle. It was the coolest city to visit, and my dream place to live. The weather is amazing!
Though it sounds cliche… Maui is my favorite place to be. There is just something about Hawaii… the beaches, sun, water, flowers. * sigh * I love it.
One of my favorite places to vacation is Bruxelles, Belgium. The daily flea markets take up entire city squares everyday, all day. The cafe’s have beer with recipes from the 1200′s with a glass to go with each of their usually 100 beers. & the city’s mascot is a naked boy peeing into a fountain, named “The Pissing Boy.” Plus I found the Chanel gold chain scarf I’d been dying to have for 15 euros!
My favorite vacation spots are Dubrovnik-Croatia and Florence-Italy. I’ve been to both once and couldn’t get enough. I love the history,the art and relaxed living styles in both places, every corner is a sight to see.Highly recommended for everyone!
Loved the bag! Great for a weekend trip too, just a tshirt and your camera for a getaway.
My camera really wants to live inside that bag!! My favorite vacation spot is this house in Puerto Vallarta called Casa del Quetzal. It’s heaven on earth! 5 bedrooms so you can bring 4 other friends along, a cook to prepare two meals a day and an infinity pool at the top of a hill overlooking the ocean. It just doesn’t get much better than that! http://www.casadelquetzal.com/
Coffee Bay in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. An amazing, lost in time place, where cows swim in the surf, kids play football on the beaches and women walk the hills with bright coloured wrappings. Wonderful, cheap, exciting and colourful culture!
The very best vacation spot to me is right here where I live: Brazil! There are many beautiful places to visit, specially at the coast. You should come to take some great pics ;)
Most people’s dream vacations are thousands of miles away and in exotic, once-in-a-lifetime-experience places. I prefer my “home away from home,” so to speak. This place is Asheville, NC. It’s not too far away from my own home, but when I go to Asheville, it’s like stepping into another world. The people there are so diverse and sometimes strange and quirky that its exotic in its own way. The city is so eclectic and artsy, there’s never a dull moment. Street vendors, musicians on every corner, friendly local shop owners – Asheville is truly defined by its people. At night, the parties come alive and the city is blazing with life. Every night holds a different and exciting cultural experience. Asheville’s also a great place for relaxing, seeing as it’s located in a sort of valley in the Blue Ridge Mountains. I can easily go from the excitement of the city to the peace and beauty of the nature that surrounds it. There’s also that bit of history that takes me in when I’m in Asheville. When I visit the Biltmore Estate, I discover more and more about the beauty of the estate, the elegance of the Biltmore House’s rooms and the richness of our history. I may have written too much for this comment, but I can’t even begin to give Asheville the justice it deserves.
The old me prior to bambino would have said Paris, but the current mama me loves Hawaii. There’s nothing like a warm sunny beach to let your diaper clad ( or commando! ) little one roll around in the sand and splash in the waves. I get a tan, he gets to eat sand, husband gets surf….we’re stoked : )
New York! Concrete jungle where dreams are made of!
Favourite vacation spot is Camps Bay in Cape Town South Africa! Amazing beach front cafés, great people watching, surf, sand and sun! However, my most favourite part is the Passion fruit popsicles sold by the beach vendors! They tast like vacation bliss!
I am a photography enthusiast and this bag is amazing!
I just took my first trip to Mexico and it was incredible but I have to say that my favorite vacation spot is in central Florida at my in-law’s home. They spoil us like crazy and we are able to just thoroughly relax and unwind from life without an agenda filled with tourist activities.
Italy is such a beautiful place. Great food, sites and not to mention the shopping.
My favourite vacation spot must be Paris, I’ve been there so many times now, and I just can’t get enough, it is romantic, interesting and beautiful!
Oh, that bag is supercute!
My favourite vacation spot is Stockholm, Sweden. It’s such a beautiful city, full of pretty historical architecture, great shopping and an amazing archipelago.
I know it’s been said, but you cannot beat Paris. It’s the best city for vacation. You can take in the most amazing art and architecture or just sit in the park or a cafe and watch the world go by while sipping une cafe and enjoying pain au chocolate. Heaven!
My favorite vacation place is Barcelona! This is the city my husband proposed! :)
Thanks for the giveaway. Beautiful bag!
I highly recommend the Malaysian island “Perhentian Besar” (northeast Malaysia)! Crystalline water makes for superb snorkelling, you don’t have to swim far to see a huge variety of sea life: I spotted a small shark when the water was only at knee level! The atmosphere is laid-back and the food yummy & cheap. We spent our days swimming, snorkelling, taking lang walks in the jungle and reading looots of books. At night the sky is lit up with stars; it was very romantic and the perfect place where my husband proposed to me :-) *sigh*
That bag is unbelievable ! I got 2 favorite vacation spots: Acadia Nat’L Park in automn (hiking+ colorfull trees + ocean + calm = Paradise) and Paris. Oh, and NYC… and Barcelona… What can I say.. I love the world !
Depending on the reason for my vacation, I’ve got a few favorite places. For relaxing with friends in the warm sun with a margarita and without many tourists around, I loved Queretaro in the mountains of Mexico. Vacationing with my family, Norway is both beautiful and emotionally fulfilling, being the country of my roots, where my distant cousins still live on the land where my great-great-great grandparents were born. If I were to choose a place I’ve already been for no one but myself to enjoy, I would spend my time during the summer relaxing on an undeveloped lake in North Dakota near where I was born and raised.
My favorite destination of all time is Cape Town, South Africa. I spent a few months volunteering there after I graduated from college, and the combination of breath-taking beauty and wonderful people make it a favorite in my book.
My favorite vacation spot is Caye Caulker in Belize. Beautiful beaches with calm, clear water. I could have stayed there forever. Closer to home, I love Portland, OR. Best city ever!
I’m honestly torn between so many great places, but when it comes down it, I can close my eyes and remember standing along the Bosphorus at sunset, absorbing the call to prayer as it echos throughout the city and I realize Istanbul is definitely one of the most amazing vacation spots in the world, not to mention it’s a photographers dream!
Oh goodness, I’ve been lusting over this quilted one for months!
Favourite travel destination is Tuscany. The rolling hills, the gorgeous poplar and olive trees, sun drenched fields of sunflowers and gorgeous little towns with locals so happy to welcome you. The light in Italy is a photographer’s dream.
I think that emera bag would look chic over my shoulder wandering the streets of Italia ;)
Oh my goodness, what an AMAZING giveaway! I’ve been saving my pennies for this bag.
My favorite vacation destination is Italy. I’ve been to Florence and Rome and would love to go back someday! Italian food is delicious, the people are friendly and the scenery is to die for!
I think my most favorite vacation place ever was New Zealand. You have so many things all in one… the beach, the mountains, a wonderful culture, very nice people and lovely bars & restaurants. It is for sure a great place to take amazing pics.
I love getting away to Palm Springs and staying at the Korakia. It’s the perfect little hideaway for my husband and I and a quick trip from San Francisco.
My favorite vacation spot is Latvia. I spent a week in a soviet flat in Riga . It is a very interesting and beautiful place. I don’t know if I will ever make it back but I wouldnt trade my memories of the architecture, food, and people for anything.
Vegas baby!
WOW, what a hot bag! That would be amazing on shoots for my laptop, pins, tapes, tape measure etc..
My best holiday was on honeymoon to Bali, Cambodia and Laos.. :) Great giveaway!
Wow! Thanks for introducing me to these! These bags are so classy! We definitely need more fashionable camera bags for fashionable photogs! … Although I haven’t done much “vacationing,” I did live in the south of Austria (Klagenfurt)–it is absolutely beautiful!! It has everything: crystal clear lakes with great beaches, glorious mountains and forests, and delish pastries and fried Schnitzel! :D
O I so need a new camera bag, and not one that screams “i have a camera in me”. So far my favorite vacation has been to Seattle and Olympic National Park. Driving all day around a national forest was such an adventure.
That bag is amazing! My favorite vacation spot is Croatia. It is seriously the most beautiful place on earth!
This bag is just fabulous! Emera has hit the mark on style for functional and gorgeous camera bags.
I went on a cruise a couple of summers ago with my husband, dad and sister in Europe down the Rhine River. I would have LOVED to have this bag along for the trip! A nice camera to go in it would have been nice, too…
I fell in love with Madrid and want to go back asap!
Awesome giveaway!
My favorite vacation was to Interlaken with a friend. We stayed in this small little B&B with a view of the mountains and a wonderful husband wife team who ran the business. I went paragliding, horseback riding and ate some of the most amazing food I’ve ever had. The air was so fresh and clean, I’ve never been anywhere like it since.
My favorite vacation spot would have to be Seattle. I love it there!!!! DC would have to be a close second. :-)
My favourite vacation spot is Seattle, WA. I love going there and am always finding new things to see and do.
I have two favourite vacation spots from the last few years. San Francisco and Chicago. We spend only 4 days in both of those cities, took hundreds of photos, and had a great time. Both cities were just beautiful and I would go back to either place in a heartbeat – hopefully with a new camera bag! :)
I’m from Minnesota and I love to road trip to Colorado and Arizona. They both have such lovely scenery and lots to explore (lots to see in between too). I always end up taking millions of pictures, so the fabulous camera bag you are giving away would fit perfect in my travels.
Thanks for the opportunity!
Vancouver Island and all the tiny islands (Hornby especially) surrounding it. I’d love to win this bag!!
This bag is wonderful. I think I will end up purchasing if I don’t win ;)
So many favorite places. And I hope to got back to Rome in April. So I’ll go with Rome.
my favourite vacation spot is absolutely anywhere! i love checking out new places. i guess if i had to choose, a roadtrip is best. (with a lovely bag to stow my beast of a camera and help me look a little more pulled together when falling out of a truck at some roadside diner.)
Idaho during the summer. The weather is great and there are tons of beautiful places to hike.
Being a Kiwi, my favourite vacation spot has to be New Zealand’s Wairarapa region.
Being essentially around the capital Wellington, just on the other side of the Rimutaka Ranges – Wairarapa boasts some of the most crisp and strong sav blanc and bold pinot and merlots. It is also the epicentre of homegrown olive groves and produces brilliant olive oils that are distinctive for their grassy flavours. The townships of Greytown and Martinborough with their tranquail backdrops provide the best setting for a relaxing getaway.
Martinborough is a township planned in the shape of the Union Jack and has some of the best Kiwi restaurants I had ever been to. My favourite place has to be the historical building that is Peppers Hotel and the local golf course.
Greytown is one New Zealand’s first settlements and is home to Shoc – a delicate and inovative chocolate boutique. It is also a great place to do some weekend antiquing!
this bag is genius! what a great giveaway! my favourite vacation spot would have to be cinque terra in italy… hiking from town to town, I took so many gorgeous photos of that beautiful place!
love:
1. bordeaux, france
2. copenhagen, denmark
3. island
4. paris, france
5. san francisco, ca usa
6. costa rica
7. boston, ma usa
8. geneva, switzerland
9. chicago, il usa
10. la réunion
My favorite vacation spot is exactly the island where I was born, Mallorca. I believe we don’t have to go to the other side of the planet to find amazing and beautiful places. We can find stunning spots just around the corner :)
In Mallorca we can find crystal clear waters, beautiful mountains, fantastic stone villages, lovely people and pleasant walks through the old part of town. Certainly a great place to take gorgeous photographs :)
this bag would have suited me well when i visited my very favorite vacation spot, Florence, Italy. carrying it, I would have looked less like a tourist, and much more like a fashionable globe trotter! thanks for sharing.
holy moly! this bag is so genius. i’m glad someone finally thought to make a stylish yet useful camera bag. this would be perfect for my trip to visit friends in rome this summer…crossing my fingers!
My favorite vacation spot is actually in my home state – Hermit Island in Maine. I go camping there every summer with my family & I hope the tradition never ends. It’s such a dreamy little island (especially in early June when we go, before all the crowds arrive). Our favorite site is a little wooded nook on a rocky ledge overlooking the ocean…. I could sit there and read for hours and hours and hours.
My favorite place to spend vacations is the great never sleeps city of New York. As i live in Buenos Aires, Argentina, i start enjoing the trip since the moment i step in the plane. I love going to the MOMA, i also like spending lots of hours at the chelsea market, i love that place! i think i love it all!
Oh! and that bag is great! my camera would be very confy in one of those!
Having flown the nest for so many years, the one place I find myself longing to be is probably just Home. It’s not always a vacation when being lectured by relatives and there are always constant reminders of the reasons for leaving in the first place, but there is nowhere else in the world where I find the warmth that I feel when I am at home.
My favorite vacation spot is Cork, Ireland.
The second largest city in Ireland, it has all the excitement of Dublin without the crowds. Its filled with friendly people and the charm and bright colors of the smaller coastal towns nearby.
I’m still trying to figure out a way to move there.
I love New York any season. The city is my favorite vacation spot. I discover different places, stores, restaurants, museums, everytime I visit.
My favorite vacation spot of all time is Maui. The perfect place to take pictures. Weather is always gorgeous and everyone is so relaxed.
My very favorite vacation spot is the island of Anguilla. I love it SO much that I have been there five times and hope to go back many more!! This island is where a true “vacation” really happens. I do nothing besides eat,drink,sleep and read! Ahhhhhh bliss!
Hands down it’s Bora Bora all the way. The food is amazing as well as the people. But the crystal clear water is what made it paradise.
I second the island of Anguilla! The most beautiful beaches I have ever seen…
Haha…already so many comments, but I guess I will try!
My favorite vacation spot is anywhere I haven’t already been! I especially like visiting big cities all over the USA or even abroad.
What an amazing giveaway!! Montpelier, Vermont is my favorite vacation spot. I love visiting my brother, sister-in-law, and their adorably large dogs there. It’s just a few hours from my home in Jersey City, NJ but it feels like another world. It’s so beautiful surrounded by mountains and open space and Montpelier is a quaint little epicenter with some of the nicest, friendliest people I have ever met.
o wow – i’ve been looking for a nice camera bag! this one is great! my fav vacation spot is the trip i just got back from – costa rica :)
The place I want to go MOST is Eastern Europe,to visit my globe-trotting best friend who joined the Peace Corps!
I love the *emera bags and love the new quilted one.
My favorite vacation spot- Florence, Italy. I love it everything there.
My favorite vacation spot is the campground at Jalama Beach, CA. What could be better than miles of undeveloped central California coast to explore and enjoy? Long morning walks to watch surfers catching waves in the early AM, naps on the beach dunes in the afternoon and stargazing at night!
Great giveaway! Thanks for sharing!
My favorite vacation spot thus far is the entire coast of Maine. I can’t pick just one spot, as I traveled from Portland to Bar Harbor one spring, hitting everything I could in 10 days. I’d love to go back and spend more time in one spot – just relaxing, but at the time, I wanted to see as much as possible!
Oooh, ooh! Pick me! Pick me! My favorite vacation spot is Bend, OR. It may sound strange but the best way I can describe why I love it is that it feels good to breath there. I feel the most alive when I am in Bend. Winter or Summer, snowboarding, hiking, playing in the river, biking, etc. It is perfection.
This such a great giveaway! My favorite vacation spot is Crystal Beach, TX. My family has been vacationing there since I was a child. We rent a beach house for a week every summer. Its a chance for us all to take a break from our busy lives and meet so we can catch up with each other and unwind in a place that we love. In 2008 the beach was almost completely destroyed by Hurricane Ike. I was so thankful to still be able to spend time there last summer with my family. Its such a special place to me.
My favorite spot to vacation is home – Minnesota. I only get to visit once or twice a year so I miss my family so very much.
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This is an awesome bag, I would love it to be mine…Hum, my favorite vacation spot? I think I can always go to my family camp spot in MA. My grandparents have a little cottage on a lake where I spent my summers. It’s SUMMER to me and it is great to go back and spend a week with my husband and truly be able to relax and enjoy the sunshine.
My favorite vacation spot is London, England.
Cinque Terra, Italy – ocean blue, beautiful people, amazingly fresh food, hills to hike, lovely wine and laughter in the streets.
Really loving how stylish this bag is, I’m quite sick of walking around with a bright red DSLR bag that has “CANON” bolded on the side of it. My favourite vacation spot is always slightly closer to home, which is the Gold Coast, Australia. It has been known for the best beaches, theme parks, shopping adventures. And of course thats’ why I bring my DSLR to it :)
Croatia – hands down! But I am heading to Palm Springs on Wed. and that’ll be just fine for now. Gorgeous bag, too.
What a beauty. This is the camera bag to end all camera bags.
Oh these are so cute! I love how many camera bags are coming out for women that are stylish and fun and don’t look at all like camera bags!
Favorite vacation spot ever (thus far) is definitely Costa Rica – love the beaches, the jungle, the animals – and the photography inspiration is amazing!
Isla Mujeres, Mexico is my favorite spot. I like the community of ex-pats that have settled there and the friendly locals.
Love the bag! I just bought my first DSLR and would love to have a stylish bag to carry it around in! As for my favorite vacation spot, that would be Nags Head, North Carolina. My family and I have been vacationing there since I was little and it is such a great place to go relax and unwind.
I love the natural beauty of Big Sur, but I’d have to say Hawaii is my favorite so far. It’s simply paradise. This bag is so my style. If I were to win it I’d never stop carrying it around.
It’s hard to pick just place but this is my most memorable; Liard Natural Hot Springs in northern British Columbia, just south of the Yukon border. Picture this at night time with candles & a special someone:
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That’s the most beautiful camera bag I’ve ever seen!
My favorite vacation spot is San Francisco! I love visiting the Legion of Honor because of the view of the city when you leave.
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These bags are gorgeous. Wow.
I am out of the ‘travel’ mode with three young boys at home, but I have been dreaming for a while of a trip to NYC just for my husband and me. I would love to shop and eat and take in all of the gorgeous NYC sites.
That is a beautiful bag! I am pretty simple, but I love Texas! It has so many interesting places to visit, that I can’t seem to get enough of! My fingers are crossed, hope I win! Have a lovely day!
Oh, Hawaii, to be certain. The Big Island, specifically. The beaches in Kona, rife with small sparkling green geckos and beautifully sedate sea turtles, the mountainous highlands, the tropical waterfalls…and the volcano, of course. So many different beautiful ecosystems, just spread out in front of my camera like a banquet!
WOW. Need this. STAT! :) My all time favorite vacation spot has got to be grandma’s house. Nothing beats calm, beautiful Michigan summers at the Lake!
It seems like forever since the last time I had a vacation that was relaxing (i.e., not centered around some other family activity, like graduation)but Maui tops the list for right now.
Provincetown for the galleries, the sky, the seclusion, the dogs, the acceptance, the joy, the drag queens, the sun, the lobster and, of course, the water.
you were right of course, such an excellent giveaway. and it looks like I may have found a perfect camera bag. yay!!
magnetic island off north queensland will always be a favorite. amazing beaches, private bays, a tiny (late 70′s) village atmosphere. I loved the giant granite boulders, they soak up the sun during the day, and in the evening you can sit in the water with your back pressed against them, enjoying the heat while watching the sunset. perfect.
my favorite vacation spot is oostduinkerke! it’s a little village on the belgian coast. there i have spent all my holidays when i was a child and i have great memories of this time!!!
These bags are GENIUS> Thanks for alerting us to them.
My favorite vacation spot: Havana– you feel rather daring going there, it’s tropical (beautiful beaches, people, and food), safe, and some place that won’t be the same much longer.
The most beautiful vacation place that I’ve been to is Maegan’s Bay in St. Thomas, but my favorite is Fire Island, NY. It’s so relaxing and peaceful – the perfect place to getaway!
In the winter Essaouierre in Marrocco is a beautiful escape, in the summer I preffer the midnightsun in tne northen part of Norway-Beautiful!!!
Wow, I love this bag! It’s perfect! My all time favorite vacation spot is in Molokai Hawaii. . . it’s absolutely beautiful, untouched, and peaceful.
my favorite type of vacation is a ROAD TRIP! Nothing I like better than taking my time and getting into unusual places for great photography opportunities. My favorite is the four corners (arizona, new mexico, colorado and utah). breathtaking!
Favorite vacation spot would be Bergamo, IT. (A bit unfair as I have family there). It’s a photographer’s delight: an old town (that used to be on the edge of the Venetian Empire) high above the Lombardy plains with an old town below- it can be covered in thick soupy fog such that only spires and domes stick out (seriously google it). Aside from that it’s a toss up between Paris and Florence. A great vacation place is one you can keep going to again and again to rediscover.
what a fantastic bag! my favorite vacation spot is simple san destin, fla. not too far from home, but lovely white beaches and bike paths.
Oh, I’ve been eyeing that bag for so long and would be perfect for my camera and lenses and dreams
Now, favourite vacation spot (at the moment, considering my mood): New Hampshire, USA. It’s quiet, beautiful, friendly – especially during Springtime! oh and the lobster rolls are delicious
What a perfect bag! My favorite vacation is any tropical beach.
starting the day at the organic produce market buying fresh fruit,lovely goats cheeses and an amazing bottle of organic local Israeli wine.. strolling along the beach, finding the perfect secluded spot, drinking, munching and taking loads of pictures with my new polaroid camera (and safely putting it back into the amazing *emera bag :) ) till the sun goes down..
that’s my perfect vacation in TEL AVIV
my favorite vacation spot is moorea. my husband and i went to tahiti, moorea and bora bora for our honeymoon and it was just so beautiful and relaxing. there was fresh mango juice everywhere we went. that is tough to beat!
These bags are gorgeou! I love the nod to the classic Chanel quilted purse… My favorite vacation spot is San Tropez, France…the most gorgeous, quaint town with the most lovely locals and amazing bakeries…who could ask for more!
Andalucia, for ever! With this perfect photo bag… I hope, at least!
my actual vacation spot I would go to right now? Palm Springs a house that I’ve rented a couple of times.
My dream vacation spot I would SO use this bag for? Paris. Can’t afford it right now but someday soon.
pick me please! it’s so cute!!
I’ve very fond memories of Sweden. We’d go there every year when I was as kid. However my favourite vacation spot (and I never thought I’d say this!) is Denmark. There’s nothing quite as lovely as going ‘home’ for a couple of weeks, see my family and friends and just enjoy the well-known, yet different, rythm of everything!
I know it’s such a cliche, but I think I have to go with Paris. Sigh…Paris.
How can I possibly pick one favorite vacation spot? Well, I simply can’t, so here are my top five – Santa Ynez, California; Munich, Germany; Rome, Italy; Russian River Valley area, California; and pretty much any where in Costa Rica.
this bag is amazing! my favorite vacation spot is chicago. i love the city. it’s friendly & not too big or intimidating. love to shop, eat, sight see & when i am there i have to see a second city show. the best!
thanks for the giveaway!
I’m a southern transplant living in NYC. I would love to say Paris or Venice, but at this point in my life I love to vacation in the southern states that I miss so much!
These camera bags are SO Beautiful!
Wow, that bag is just perfect! My favorite vacation spot is Japan. The country is so full of lights and sounds, innovation and tradition. The people are very welcoming and the culture is quite intriguing.
My imagination…takes me anywhere and everywhere.
I covet this bag.
My favorite vacation spot is anywhere in Italy. I love the Italian way of life! Everything is beautiful there…the clothes, the architecture, the people, the food!
I guess I will stop drooling over this bag long enough to comment! Let’s see… for an ‘active/explore’ vacation, I really love Prague with my Czech husband – we get to find all kinds of off-the-tourist-map places with his family, and the opportunities for photos are insane. For a relaxing vacation, I would say Nevis WI. Sooo chill.
It’s been years, but one of my most favorite places on the planet couldn’t be more unlike my current residence in texas — the olympic peninsula/vancouver, bc. it’s just so devastatingly green and lush, with white-dusted mountains plunging directly into the ocean. breathtaking.
please pick me, and save my camera from being hauled around in my giant purse, wrapped in an old sweater!
I love to travel to Valentia Island, Ireland. I’ve gone there to paint for the last several years (5x?). I’m always trying to make my packing/gear/etc. as light as possible(but it hasn’t quite happened yet!)….This emera bag looks like a fabulous idea!!
My favorite vacation spot is beautiful Maui. I could take a million pictures there. <3
THank you so much for this incredible giveaway. This bag is beautiful!
What a great camera bag! I love it! One of my favorite travel spots was Santorini Greece. Very beautiful as well as super peaceful!!
I’m going to Spain in a few months though…who knows, that might end up being my new favorite :)
I have been searching for this bag all my life!
As of lately a favorite and perfect vacation is taking time off to be in my own home to reorganize and take on the long list of DYI projects! I always find it difficult to set aside time to love my house like it should be loved. Of course Njaya Lodge in Malawi isn’t a bad spot either!
What a great bag! I don’t have a favorite vacation spot – any place that is warm and has a beach will do just fine!
That is one seriously desirable bag! My favourite vacation spot is California in general, and Santa Barbara in particular. What is it with that place, I just can’t get it out of my head!
Love all of the emera bags! As for my favorite vacation spot… Costa Rica… or really, anywhere with a beach, a hammock and a pina colada!
So far, Santa Monica, CA not just for the beautiful weather and beaches, but my best friend lives there. So any time spent with her, it worth more than gold!
A fashionable camera bag, thank you! My favorite vacation spot would have to be Fiji – just can’t beat the tranquility and it’s got to be one of the most beautiful places in the world. I just love beaches.
This camera bag looks so awesome! Even if I don’t win, I’ll check them out!
My favorite vacation spot has to be Hawaii. I have only been there once (I’m Norwegian, so it is literally half way around the world) but I loved it so much. So nice beaches and so many activity options too. My favorite was swimming with dolphins and hiking around the volcano. A holiday I will always remember. Had the opportunity to take some really nice photos too! :)
ohmygoodness those bags are SO cute! i want one so badly :)
favorite vacation spot? anywhere that’s foreign but not touristy- there’s nothing like getting to hang with the locals and discover the best food and beaches and hangouts from them. all stuff you’d never find if you did what everyone else did. and you get to make new friends, even if you don’t know the language- love it!
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This bag looks a lovely way to secure my camera while traveling, a camera purse.
i love waikiki. i know it is too busy and tourist-y for some people but i love it.
the camera bag is awesome!!
picking a FAVORITE vacation spot is nearly impossible…here are a few
San Miguel de Allende Mexico
Kerala, India
Buenos Aires, Argentina
very cute bag! i especially love the quilted design for a bag so economical and useful.
i unfortunately haven’t visited as many places as i’d wish, but out of the places i’ve seen, i’d say new york city is the best vacation spot for me. i’m from san francisco, and although nyc still emulates a cityscape, i love the ambiance and charm that the city exudes that sf can’t.
i’d love to say that greece would be the perfect vacation spot if i could get a chance to see it!
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My favorite vacation spot is Elafonissi Beach on Crete. It is the most beautiful, peaceful place in the world. So many different cultures and backgrounds find this hidden gem and basque in the sun together..simply the most wonderful day.
Oh these bags are wonderful. For a favorite vacation spot it has to be Paris…. the food, art, shopping, sites, people viewing… it is wonderful.
i would have to say my favorite vacation spot would have to be lake george! it is the one place my family always meets up once a year and actually enjoys. my vacations always are great but sometimes you need a vacation after a vacation. but when we travel here it is never the case….speaking of cases, love the bag!
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I’ve just gotten a Nikon DSLR and I would love to have something so cute to tote it in! My favorite vacation spot is Paris–I’ve only been there once but can’t wait to go back!
This bag is so awesome! I’m going to Florida with my best friend in a month and would love to have it.
My favorite spot has to be Vietnam, where my home town is!
My favorite spot to vacation has to be Ireland. Though I’ve only been once, it is a dream to return. My favorite, and frequent, vacation spot has to be Seattle. Love that city! Thanks for the chance to win! Looks like a fabulous bag.
Oh yay! I just got a DSLR for christmas and this would be so handy.
My favorite vacation place is France. I love the whole country! It is beautiful anytime of year.
What a great giveaway! Thanks!
My favorite place to vacation would be Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. So lovely!
most definately winnipeg after a gigantic snowfall….everything sparkles!
Right now, my favorite vacation spot would be somewhere with some sun. I need some sun and warmth. Normally, the mountains of North Carolina are my favorite.
my favorite vacations are always roadtrips with no specific destination… so the road itself, and it’s constant change, is what i love the best.
I’d have to say my favorite vacation spot is the 5-day road trip I took with my grandma and 37 other members of her senior community center. I was the youngest on the tour bus by at least 4 decades. Spending that much time with a generation twice removed was eye-opening and entertaining. Oh the stories they’d tell! I really could have used this bag at the time, all the essentials conveniently stowed in a cute bag.
My favorite vacation spot is San Francisco. We lived there between 1978-1982 and I still miss it. It will always be one of the most romantic places on earth for me because I fell in love there (we celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary last fall).
My favorite spot is the high desert. My god, the colors and starkness and inherent beauty of it all. I live in the lushest, green forest in the Pacific Northwest, but I crave the canyons and plateaus of the Southwest.
Incredible!
…and my favorite vacation place is Gotland, the home of not only Ingmar Bergman, but also the home of my great aunt and uncle, Birgit and Åke. It’s just…beautiful.
Malpais Costa Rica … 10 years ago. When there were three hotels along a dirt road, none of them with air conditioning or more then a handful of rooms. Where the beach is long and flat and empty, and the waves are perfectly surfable every day.
Is this bag as supple as it appears?? I just can’t get enough of it. I could have used it this weekend on our family trip to Long Beach, WA. It’s our new favorite spot on the planet. Thanks for sharing this awesome, stylish new bag. Perfect!!
Offically obsessed. It’s so chic and does not look like your typical camera bag…love that!
My favorite place to vacay would have to be mexico. i haven’t had the opportunity to go to many places, but the fond memories of my honeymoon in mexico could draw me back there any day…
Italy. I have only been once but I’d love to go back.
I’ve always wanted to travel to Europe, and this year I DID IT! My birthday is on St. Patrick’s day, so my very first trip abroad was to Ireland. It was luscious and green and downright wonderful (except for the food…). I can’t wait for my next European adventure!
there are a million places I would like to visit but I really feel comfortable at the Phoenician in Phoenix . . .
This bag is amazing! (not to mention, I really need a camera bag!) My favorite vacation spot would have to be where my husband and I honeymooned in Spain – a tie between Marbella and Madrid (tranquil beach vs. historic city) – and both such lovely places for photographing!
Oh this is so lovely!!! I need a another camera bag too! My favorite vacation spot? Right here where I am. I love home life, I love Maine, I love the ocean. It’s perfect :)
And i love your blog! I recently found it. So happy I did :)
I don’t have any specific places in mind, I love exploring new places! But lately, my ‘vacation’ spot has been San Francisco – it’s been nice spending afternoons in the city after class.
my favorite vacation spot…don’t even have to think about it – my grandparents’ cottage in Duncans, Jamaica. every morning we wake up to the stripes of sunlight coming through the old, paint-chipped shutters, gather round the patio table for what resembles an artist’s pallet of fresh, vibrant fruit, and some type of baked, hearty dish (in Jamaica you make everything with butter – this in itself makes life better than ever). we don’t go sight-seeing or do anything for the rest of the day, except soak in the Jamaican rays, cool off in the coconut lotion breeze, smile at the Jamaican Patois and accent, savor Grace’s Jamaican sweet ketchup, and dip in the arresting Jamaican ocean, jello-like in both its color and clarity, but smooth as the butter we love, down there. And the best part? Finally being reunited with my family under one bright blue tile roof, for an entire week. Finally!
I’ve been dying for an emera bag! They’re so classy!
My favorite vacation spot right now is Tallahassee, FL–where I went to school. I can’t believe I’m saying that because when you live there you feel there is nothing to do. I visited over New Years though and stayed with friends who are still in school. It was the perfect vacation because I could get away from my crazy life and still feel at home at the same time! No crazy tourist feelings, just friends and warmth and relaxation. I’m ready for my next trip!
I grew up reading the Anne of Green Gables books by Lucy Maud Montgomery and then fell in love with the movie series with Megan Follows. My Dad promised to take me to Price Edward Island…and he kept his promise. For a fourteen year old girl it was heaven. I still think it is the nicest place.
INDIA! Between the vibrant colors, the exotic culture, the interesting people and animals, and the utter chaos of the cities, the country is just bursting with photographic moments. Actually, if I had this bag in India it wouldn’t get much use, seeing as how I never want to take my hands off the camera when I’m there!
My favorite vacation spot is Chobe National Park in Botswana, Africa. There is nowhere I would rather go, for the beauty, the nature, the people… I could go on and on.
I love the camera bag!
Thanks for a great giveaway!
My favourite vacation spot is Tofino, British Columbia. Its pretty much the only “surf town” in Canada and it has such an amazing energy to be a part of ! It’s a great place to visit even if you aren’t into surfing with tons of great places to fill a relaxing vacation.
These bags are so wonderful !
oh my gosh, this is exactly what i have been looking for. it would be perfect! i so hope to win….fingers crossed!
favorite vacation spot? qamea in fiji. it is a small island and an even smaller resort, right on the water, rainforesty and beachy, just untouched and so beautiful…
I never imagined a camera bag could look this good! I have three different favourites depending on what kind of holiday I want.
Cook Islands in the South Pacific for doing not much at all in sublime surroundings.
Oahu for doing lots and lots.
Tokyo for exploring!
I’ve been looking for a bag like this for YEARS!!!!
Ireland was my most wonderful vacation ever. A little country, a little city… all charm and beauty. Can’t wait to take my girls there. Of course, you can never go wrong in Italy… uh oh… i feel a case of wanderlust coming on!
My favorite vacation spot is Thailand – it’s got everything…land, sea, food, culture, and affordable prices to boot. My most favorite recent place to photograph has got to be the slot canyons in Page, Arizona though – just beautiful curves of the landscape…
My favourite place to vacation is within our own national park system. Currently I am in awe with Zion National Park in Utah. It has to be one of the most majestic natural places I have seen in a long time.
What a wonderful giveaway! There are so many amazing places in the world, but one of my favorites is Istanbul. It’s such a loaded city–loaded with history, style, natural and man-made beauty, amazing people, great food, beautiful EVERYTHING! I adore it!
Need this! I’m taking a trip to Thailand soon and could really use a less obvious photography bag. My favorite vacation destination so far has been the small town of Cesky Krumlov in the southern Czech Republic. It’s stunningly beautiful, has lots of cultural sites, lots of gorgeous countryside directly outside, and if you go in a non-touristy time, very laid back and friendly. I would love to go back one day!
It would have to be Santorini, Greece! I love the food, the people and everything else.
I have been *aching* for one of those bags! I haven’t been to too many vacation spots but Puerto Vallarta is one of my favs – I’m heading down there Saturday!!
I love this! I’ve been looking for a suitable bag that doesn’t compete with my already huge purse….This is the perfect solution.
My favorite vacation spot is Angers, France, in the heart of the Loire Valley. Good red wines, kind people, and a short drive from most of the valley’s chateaux.
I think my most recent vacation was my favorite, Isla Mujeres (7 miles off the coast from Cancun) a wonderful little island with some great photo opportunities. My friend and I had lots of fun playing with our cameras :)
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Omgah…i neeeeeeeeeeeeed this bag!! Favorite vacation spot – of the ones I’ve been to – Destin, FL. It may be the redneck riviera, but it’s paradise to me. Of course, I’ve never been to Fiji. crigsby@gmail.com
It’s beautiful! That bag is beee-yooo-ti-ful! My favorite vacation spot is Bar Harbour, ME because it is tiny and happy and relaxing and has great food and great beers!
I love that the first person to comment said Seattle! I love my town! I love taking pictures and doing touristy things in my home town…however I would say the first place I thought of when you asked as Kauai. I spent two weeks there this winter and was amazed by the lushness and vivid colors everywhere.
i recently traveled to santiago, chile. i know it’s a really random place, but i went for school..and it was AMAZING. the people that i met are the nicest and sweetest people ever. they made that trip even more awesome than i imagined. from the city to the “jungle” of chile, everything was so peaceful and so beautiful. i would go back in a heartbeat. hopefully with this beautiful bag to carry my camera!
San Francisco used to be my favorite vacation spot until I decided to move here. :) Now it’s San Diego but only because the beaches there are so wonderful (and warm!) Dreaming of trying Buenos Aires sometimes soon.
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Love this bag!!! Favorite vacation spot, Yelapa, Mexico!! I photographed a great place there called Verana!! I really need this bag!! Ha
My favorite vacation spot is Kuopio, Finland — where my best friend and her family live. Nothing says vacation like spending time with the people who know you best (and love you anyway)!
I frequent a secret public beach by the Montage Resort in Laguna Beach, CA when I house/dog-sit.
as long as i am near the sea, i am happy. i must confess i like the forest quite a bit too.
AH-mazing bag! I would rock that no matter what gear I was toting.
I would bring it on a vacation to the islands of Croatia, one of my favorite places in all the land!
Any island, I’ve visited one almost every year for my birthday since my 30th. I’ve been to The Bahamas, Belizean Cayes, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Venice (a different kind of island).
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My Canon 40D would love to be carried away to an island in that bag! :)
I’ve never been on a real vacation before, but I’ve always wanted to visit Paris, France!
oh my gosh, i love this! i’m a photographer and have been searching for a cute yet functional bag that fits my cameras and my macbook – this is perfect! :)
favorite vacation spot is probably, believe it or not, mariposa county – not too far from yosemite. my grandmother used to live in a little house in the woods and my family & i spent a lot of vacation time there when i was growing up, especially when i was really little. i would feed the animals in the forest every morning using old tree stumps, and i would hang out with the deer in my long, flowy dresses… i thought the deer could understand me because i used to talk to them and tell them stories like i was in a disney movie or something;), and surprisingly they weren’t frightened by me. i would play among the trees with my brother and collect pinecones and branches… and then go into town for ice cream or hot chocolate. those were some of the best times of my life. :) my grandmother has since sold her house there and i will never get over that… it’s one of my favorite places in the world and it holds so much of my childhood!
Brugges or Barcelona, definitely. They’re both very colorful, in their own ways, and so take great pictures!
favorite vacation spot? san francisco, of course.
Favorite vacation spots would be Hawai’i for chilling and seeing family, and Paris for the food, art, and ambiance.
I must admit, my favorite vacation spot is still Disneyland! Anytime I go there I am reminded of my family’s summer vacations to Anaheim, which were spent going to Disneyland for three or four days, swimming in the motel pool, checking out the beach, and visiting downtown L.A. You can still find a nice selection of 1960s motor lodges around Disneyland too–I love the architecture and nostalgia!
Maui is the perfect spot. Amazing blue skies, wild horses and chickens and snokeling all day long. I went a few years ago and can’t wait to go back. I need a new bag for my camera.
Playa Del Carmen, Mexico!
The feel like Playa Del Carmen is the perfect blend between a modern, resort-esque and rustic local flavor. The town is small enough and less popular than the other Mexican resorts so that the result is a lovely little getaway spot that isn’t super fancy and set apart from the “real” Mexico. Sure, there’s a Starbucks right next to the ocean front boardwalk, but go down 2 streets and you’ll find a butcher shop that grills up fresh carne asada for you and for the numerous locals that visit. From Playa you can lounge on the beach and have strawberry daiquiris brought to you, or you can go ziplining or hiking through the jungles and eat lunch at a local Mayan village. It’s seriously such a beautiful location with the most amazing locals and out of this world food.
New York City is fun. That and Chicago. I’d LOVE to see England, but haven’t yet.
my favorite vacation spot is bermuda.
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My favorite spot is Paris, France. I know, not very original. But my eyes are tearing up when I think of the Marriage Freres tea house and the wonderful tea I drank there with my friend…
Hands down, my grandparent’s “camp” just outside Yarmouth, NS (in the summer time, when it’s almost hot).
My favorite vacation spot is Seattle, WA. I love the city, the music, the culture, the food. Everything about it screams, “Awesome Adventure.”
My favourite vacation spot is Port Douglas in Queensland, Australia.
In all my travels I have never found a place more mesmerising, where the stunning Great Barrier Reef meets coconut palm lined beaches and vast strips of finely crushed coral sand span the frontage of swanky resorts. Here I can bust out a song riding on a vintage bike down the main street while perusing the lush boutique shops and drinking freshly roasted local coffee from the tablelands. Balmy nights, pristine beaches, superb sunsets and friendly locals; penguins, sea lions and dolphins… I’m in love.
Love this bag!
My favorite spot to vacation is Priest Lake, ID. Not the most glamorous of places, but my family and I go every year and I always come back a little bit happier and more relaxed :)
I just bought my ticket for Barcelona this afternoon! I am counting the days until I hop on that long flight and would just LOVE to have this bag come with me…it’s just perfect!
The San Juan Islands are amazing! My husband and I went out to Roche Harbor and then went sea kayaking through the islands. It was a beautiful experience!
My favorite vacation spot is definitely southern Italy – I’m craving warmth right now!
Snowmass, Colorado in the winter sometime in the mid90s with all of my family. that’s my favorite vacation spot.
Mmmm… that’s a tough question. My favorite vacation spot would be Normandy, France. Very relaxing with beautiful beaches and rich with history.
My favorite vacation spot is San Francisco – my birthplace and the city I love most in the world! I’ve been living on the East COast for nearly four years – and nothing compares to the city by the bay.
oh where have you been my entire life! id take this everywhere including my next new year trip!
Le Roque Gageac, France. It’s a perfect little village for a perfect French vacation.
I hesitate to share this, because it seems so very…ordinary. But the hubby and I were married in Cabo San Lucas, so each trip back is a chance to relive the most wonderful day of my life.
nice, france soaking up the sun and eating delicious croissants…what could be better.
Would love to take this bag on a trip to my favorite vacation spot Montreal! my hubby and I went their for our honeymoon and I instantly fell in love with the charm.
I love this bag! My favorite vacation spot would be Tokyo, Japan!
My favorite vacation spot is NYC. My husband and I went there before we were engaged. He proposed there. We went after we were married. It’s a city that is full of wonder and amazement. I could go 100 times and never do the same things and feel like it’s the first time every time.
I’d love a bag like this for our next trip to NYC. Beautiful!
Yes please!!!
I love Maui…. I wish I was there right now!
Old Forge, Adirondack mountains in upstate NY is my all time favorite vacation place. Most recently, we loved vacationing at Santa Rosa Beach, FL and Payne’s Prairie in FL. Wonderful opportunities for photography! I need a hip, new camera bag. :o)
My favorite vacation spot ever was the South of France, but more locally I love spending time at the Russian River during the summer.
My favorite vacation spot is a small little house right on the beach here in Oregon. There is nothing like the ocean and the sweet air that surrounds it—always comforting, no matter what time of year. Oh, and taking that beautiful camera bag along would definitely sweeten the “vacation spot” pot ;)
My fave vacation spot would have to be Tuscany, Italy. And this is the most stylish camera bag I’ve ever seen. Thanks for writing about this company!
Darn, I posted and it disappeared? My favorite spot is the Basque seashore in France.
Oh my gosh, what a gorgeous prize. my favorite vacation spot is yosemite. she’s a camper!!!
My favorite vacation spot is a quaint, little town called Grand Bend, Ontario. It’s a beach community located on Lake Huron and it’s beautiful.
One of my favourite vacation spots has to be the Canary Islands. The people are friendly, the food is delicious and the scenery is gorgeous! Love the bag!
My grandparents’ farm is my favorite vacation spot. I love waking up under one of my grandmother’s handsewn quilts, sharing breakfast with her, and then going for a walk through the tall cotton wood trees in the meadow. Bliss.
My favorite vacation spot is actually San Francisco! I love the great food, the lovely architecture, the water, the hills. All so wonderful…
I’ve been lucky enough to visit many beautiful places around the world, but Japan left me with an overwhelming sense of creativity (and some awesome photos!)
I would LOVE to tote that bag around with me, the canvas one I use doesn’t look good and only has one big pocket. Plus I still shoot with film, so a pocket to stash some rolls would be great!!
Most definitely Phuket, Thailand. Not the crowded and noisy Patong, but the comparatively serene Kata and beautiful Racha Yai. Crystal beaches, and stunning views.
Cabo Pulmo, Mexico… Beach surrounded by undeveloped desert. Beautiful. We took hundreds of photos, read, swam, and drank cerveza. All day. Amazing.
What a great bag! My favorite vacation spot is Paris. I’ve been there twice and the street photography is amazing. I also love driving down to Carmel and just relaxing for a weekend. The beaches there are so beautiful.
love the bag! hard to choose on the vacay spot but i would probably say Linville, North Carolina. You can’t get a better location once those leaves start changing colors. It’s the perfect place for some great shots!!
Cyprus! Beautiful blue water…..awwwww vacation. Can’t wait for summer.
Work keeps me on the road from 60-80% of the year – so my favorite vacation place is my own home.
i would love this incredible camera bag. my favorite quick vacation getaway is the colorado rockies. but if i were to head anywhere it would be back down to argentina. the people, architecture and lifestyle is truly gorgeous.
columbus isle- caribbean. most beautiful water and nothing to do but r-e-l-a-x.
washington, d.c. great museums and great food. i love it!
hooray – a fabulously beautiful camera bag. AT LAST! :)
italy! the food, the sites, and the people. amazing!
I love this bag. Am I still abble to win it.
My best spot : presqu’ile de giens , Provence.
FOr the light, for the place,I have a little beach house over there and for me it is the best spot to take pictures. It is very typical..
The West Coast of Norway during a heat wave that hit over the summer solstice! Fjord swimming and Nordic revelry.
i loved floating in the warm ocean upon waking in the morning at tioman, malaysia.
If I were to ever win a give away this would be it! Toledo Spain is the most gorgeous place I have ever been in my life!
I LIVE in my favorite vacation spot- an island off the rocky coast of Maine! We are very small and isolated, with only 30 or so year round residents and three ferry trips a week. My husband calls it The Last Frontier. Makes for some spectacular pictures!
My favorite place to vacation is near water…the Outer Banks has been my place for the past 6 years {actually I only live 45 miles away which allows me to go whenever I wanT!!}
Wowza! What a great giveaway! My favourite holiday spot is Hay-On-Wye in Wales – it’s a town of bookshops and green hills, and hosts the Hay Literary Festival every year – I’ve only been once, but I dream of returning!
I LOVE Charleston, SC! Amazing architecture, food and history. One of America’s most beautiful cities. I also love spending time with my family in Wisconsin. The Great Lakes are beautiful.
My favorite vacation spot is Pensacola Beach, FL. My family used to travel there each summer, and I loved driving out to the beach preserves…long stretches of undeveloped beach with beautiful dunes and grasses. So lovely and peaceful.
The south island of Australia is the most pristine and unreal place I have ever been. A place that prides itself in having more sheep then people, I cannot think of a more homey place to go on holiday too.
My favorite place to travel is Italy- good food, wine, art, history, shopping- couldn’t ask for more!
Oh gosh, this was hard. At first I was going to say Paris or Venice because I do truly love those places and have wandered alone and met wonderful flirty men and ate amazing foods and bought shoes but then I realized that perhaps not the most beautiful place I’ve been but the most heart-perfect place for me was going to Buenos Aires to dance. The way the streets crumble gently, the dance studio’s floors warped from so many pairs of tango couples moving over them until dawn, and the afternoon air at the Confiteria Ideal where the old milongueros (men in their 70s and 80s) wait for a quiet dance, their bodies full of years of tango and boy, are they the best dance partners. Yes, it must be Buenos Aires and knowing me, if I get back there again, I probably won’t even take any photos. I’ll be dancing!
The Catlins Coast in New Zealand is breathtaking! So many photo opps!
The Metolius River in Eastern Oregon is the most peaceful and beautiful spot I’ve ever been to. Sitting on the bank with a good book, dangling my toes in the cool water is my version of a simple paradise.
My fave place so far is the west of Ireland…..but if winter goes on much longer I could go for something seriously tropical!
my favorite realistic spot… door county, wi. swoon.
my favorite dream spot that i’ve only been to once: jamaica :)
That bag is to die for. LOVE it!
My favorite vacation spot is the Turks and Caicos Islands. We spent a Thanksgiving out there a few years back and it was such a memorable trip. The ice blue waters, white sand beaches and warm carribean air. Heavenly.
wow…with 444 comments/participants, I don’t know if I am lucky enough to win this. I will try my luck :)
My favourite vacation was to Hong Kong with my boyfriend. We used travel around the world almost every year. I liked Hong Kong because of the shopping and the food. We did not go to any theme parks (Hong Kong is famous for Ocean Park and Disneyland) but we went to the muziums instead. It was fun to see what Hong Kong looks like 100 years ago.
my favorite vacation was one i took with my father before he became chronically ill. we went to mexico and just went wherever the next bus was headed. i treasure that.
we went to New Orleans for the first time almost a year ago. making plans to move there. people are so friendly and there is always something going on, like running into the tail end of a late-night second line and joining in at midnight after some beignets at cafe du monde. being there makes me feel not so shy ;]
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My favorite vacation spot is Kennebunkport, Maine (even though the water is freezin’)
Love those bags, I would really love to win one,it would make my camera very happy!
My very favorite vacation spot (so far) has to be Huntington Beach, CA. As a tried and true Midwest girl, I cherish every moment by the ocean, as they’re so few and far between. I’m hoping to get back this summer!
Also — that bag is amazing! Fingers crossed!
Oh, Martha’s Vineyard. The old, long gone place. Squibnocket when it was a walk away.
My favorite vacation spot is Bantayan Island. It’s this tiny island at the northern most tip of Cebu, Philippines and it is absolutely gorgeous. White sand beaches as far as the eye can see. The perfect place to get away from all the stress in your life :)
i love to travel and live in super cool montreal, but lately my absolute favorite thing to do is participate in the staycation. work, work, travel, work some more… my yoga pants, a good magazine, blog heaven and my brown velvet couch is where its at. no calls, no clients, just personal projects, visual stimulation and down time to get the creative juices flowing without the buzz of the world. a good recharge before heading back out into the big beautiful picture worthy world.
i am so in love with this bag. big, big love!
My favorite vacation spot is being out in the middle of the lake just sitting in my kayak with my wonderful fiance Jack and our dog Gracie. It gives me the “vacation” mindset where I haven’t a care in the world and I’m super relaxed. I’ve traveled many places, but vacation can be a state-of-mind any place you want!
Ah! I need this bag! My favorite vacation spot would have to be the Caribbean, even though I’ve never been there!
I’ve been to so many amazing places I could never pick a favorite. But a couple of good friends in a car with old cameras, musical instruments, and a love for adventure is my idea of happiness. Head for the desert, the mountains, or the beach and see what magic happens.
Oh goodness. My heart leapt when I saw these bags… My favorite vacation spot so far was a teeny town called San Pancho in Mexico, about 40 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta. There was a beach, some places to eat, and the most darling, cozy, gorgeous boutique hotel. I went with three of my girlfriends and we just ate, drank, and sunned our way through the week.
Oh my! I normally don’t refer to begging, but for this bag, I must! I am not suppose to know, but I am getting a digital slr for graduation! This bag would be so perfect for it! My favorite Vacation spot, definitely is anywhere that has a nice cozy beach, and some fun little shops. Perfect place for pictures! Please pick me!
I’m a fan of stay-cations….so San Francisco!
While I’ve been to Europe and the islands and across the country, my favorite vacation spot is easy to name. It’s not particularly special, nor glamorous, nor exclusive, but Topsail Island, NC has served as a consistent spot in my heart for all of the past 22 years of my life. Despite having lived in over 16 different homes in 5 states, my family continues to spend our beach vacation at this quiet, relatively unknown spot in North Carolina. It doesn’t come with attractions or boardwalks, because when we go to the beach, we go for the beach. We rarely go out to eat, but instead spend hours in the kitchen cooking with fresh seafood. For us, this vacation spot is more than a place to catch some waves — in some senses, this small beach town had more of a presence in my childhood than most houses we moved in and out of. It meant so much for my parents to continue to bring us back there, no matter where we were living at the time. While I look forward to a life full of travel, I will always go back to Topsail for those classic and simple beach vacations.
I love that bag, very smart. It is difficult to choose my favorite vacation spot, because I have not been everywhere in the world. I would have to say Ireland was my favorite so far.
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Love that bag!
My favorite vacation spot would have to be Lake Tahoe because it has the best skiing in the country (that I’ve experienced) and has drop dead gorgeous views.
My favorite spot for vacation is South of France.
Provence has it all when it comes to great landscapes (think lavender fields)amazing food, good weather and that perfect frenchie attitude of je-ne-sais-quoi…
..but I’m planning our next month trip to Thailand, so, I might change of mind. :-)
ps. I would definitely rock in BKK and Samui with that gorgeous camera bag..just sayin’
my favorite vacation spot thus far would be maui. However, my dream is to vacation in Italy. I’m sure that would be my favorite vacation spot above Hawaii.
I wouldn’t have said this when I was younger, but my answer now would be Trepassey Newfoundland, Canada, where my husband’s parents own an old, old house by the sea. In Newfoundland, the sea isn’t about sunny days by beautiful beaches. You walk along the wind swept coast and you feel almost intimidated by the ocean, and yet you’re always drawn…it’s hard to explain the beauty that comes hand in hand with the power, and you feel it so strong there. I’m always daydreaming about Trepassey…
Copenhagen in the winter, just before the holidays. Everyone bundled up but smiling through their scarves and coats, small children in their snowsuits walking like legged-marshmellows, the blue fog by the water, the lovely constancy of so many bicycles, chocolate stores with beautiful displays in their windows. But most of all- the gloriousness of the lights there! Perhaps because it gets dark so very early in the winter, the obsession with beautiful lamps and lights, the warm glow from homes whose windows you can peek into or the lighting stores which feel as numerous as Starbucks here. Such happiness to sit drinking hot chocolate in some sweet cafe with conversation all around you that you do not understand but you feel warm and surrounded by goodness.
What a fantastic bag! I’d love to replace my current camera bag with something this beautiful.
I don’t get to travel much (on a student budget), so my favourite travel destination would have to be Alberta, Canada. Aside from my own province, it’s probably my favourite place. :)
my very first real vacation i remember was when i was 6, my mom and i went on a cruise to the bahamas. my mom and dad split when i was younger and my mom had just remarried which i wasn’t happy about, so it was really nice to spend quality time alone with my mom. i remember there was a salt water pool and i thought it was the coolest thing EVER! haha
By far, my favorite place is Holland, Michigan. I have been all over the world but there is something about Holland MI that holds a special place in my heart (maybe because we have tons of friends and family there) but it is such a special place!
I hope I win that gorgeous thing because the bag we’re using, my husband bought when he was in high school…and it’s pathetic.
This bag looks awesome!
My favorite place to vacation is Pienza, Italy. It is, I think the most gorgeous part of Tuscany. Very peaceful and very pretty.
I love going there with my parents and my siblings and a couple of friends… To-die-for! :)
My favorite spot to vacation is Kalaloch Beach and the Olympic National Parks in Washington. Kalaloch has wonderful wooden log cabins and a lodge people can stay in or simply camping spots. Very near Forks, Washington. The beaches, the forests, the ocean, the parks and the sounds are just amazing. Would be a perfect place to use the bag with all my cameras tucked safely away. Would love to win the bag. I am hoping to start selling some of my photography soon. Love your blog. Erin
Barcelona is my favorite vacation spot. I traveled to Spain a couple of years ago and Barcelona was absolutely beautiful and breathtaking :) I hope to return when I’m finished with school.
My favorite vacation spot is Grayton Beach, Florida. I love sitting on the beach watching the clear green waves, sand between my toes and a margarita in my hand.
My favorite vacation place is The Pinnacles Western Australia.
You stay in a tiny little town and the beaches stretch out forever without anyone on them. At sunset the pinnacles light up with this wonderful golden light that screams “photograph me!” Golden hour lasts forever because the pinnacles sit down in a basin below the horizon.
Love it!
What a fab looking camera bag! My favourite vacation spot is in Byron Bay on the NSW far north coast (Australia). It is a gorgeous little town with amazing beaches and a real bohemian vibe with organic and health food cafes, juice bars, organic fair trade coffee and an awesome pub with live bands! An amazing place to escape to enjoy the sun relax, unwind and completely rejuvinate.
Vermont. That is my favorite vacation spot. It is where I grew up, it is where my family is, it is where I feel most comfortable and free. Nothing beats the quality time I experience there along with Vermont’s charming beauty. The rolling hills, seeded with farms and old barns. Autumn is an insanely amazing time of year there. I love taking photographs there.
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I fell hard for Charleston, South Carolina. Charleston is so charming and rich with history. I must have taken a million pictures of the historic homes and buildings.
What a beautiful bag! As far as vacation spots, I’d love to go back to London–I spent a summer there in college and adored it.
Hello:
I’ve been really fortunate to be able to travel with my family to a number of fun places my entire life. We’ve traveled to Hawaii, Georgia, Florida, Arizona, Nevada, and California – and have tons of photos to prove it! Most recently, we traveled to Morocco and France – to add an international component to our adventures. That has to be my favorite vacation – probably because it’s the most recent, but also because the experience in Marrakech was truly a treat for all of the senses (e.g., the salmon-colored architecture; the glorious olives, dates and other foods sold at the Djemma el Fna; the sounds of bartering at the souk (market)).
Part of the reason why I enjoy photography so much is that it allows me to capture precious memories that would have otherwise been forgotten (that and the fact that we are a family of hams who never met a camera that we didn’t love or that didn’t bring out our inner cheese/goof ball).
Throughout the years, I’ve graduated from a film SLR camera to a DSLR camera and the technology is convenient; but the basic principle remains the same – recording our memories. Can’t wait for the next family adventure!
Thanks for the opportunity to comment/share and enter your giveaway!
Best,
Robin
My favourite vacation spot would be anywhere new, a place I havent seen before, where one can walk and take pictures and eat local food at authentic eateries, and where you are disconnected from the rest of the world.
I have wanted a functional but stylish camera bag for awhile! Thanks for the giveaway am running to their site now!
my favourite vacation spot would be to singapore. it’s sunny and the people are just lovely :)
my favorite vacation spot is my home, snuggling in bed with my husband and two boston terriers. homemade waffles and french press coffee for breakfast, thrifting in the afternoon, and snuggling on the sofa to watch a movie at dinner. maybe a friend’s rock concert at night. yes, a few days of this (even 1 day) and i’m a new person.
I would love to take a vacation on an island, maybe Hawaii, just someplace I can relax with my husband and take some great pictures.
Picturing myself using this bag in …Greece. *sigh*
Great bag, would love it! While we live in a beach town, I still have to say the beach in general is my favorite vacation spot — Hawaii, Tahiti, New Zealand, they all have them!
My favorite vacation spot is Mackinac Island…take the ferry to the island and rent a bike. Leave your cell phone in the hotel room and bring your camera and a lunch…lose yourself in the beauty of the nature that surrounds you…ahhhh…love it!
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My favorite vacation spot is definitely Maui. I’ve only been there twice…once when I was younger, and then again on my honeymoon. I definitely am itching to go back again! The water was just gorgeous and crystal clear! I loved it!
My favorite vacation spot….well, that would have to be split between the island of Ios in Greece and Phi Phi island in Thailand. Besides the beauty of both places, the people were so generous and kind that it made the experience of visiting that much more special. I hope I get a chance to go back one day…..
My fave vacay spot is Charleston, SC. I went to college there, so going back to visit gives me so many fun memories!
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Awesome bag…puts my vinyl one to shame! My favorite vacation spot has got to be a cottage on the water in Key West, Fl. With or without Jimmy Buffet!
Laugh but my favorite vacation spot is The Big Apple — New York City. We get to enjoy what the city has to offer and don’t have to live there anymore.
My favorite vacation place is definitely sunny Florida…who doesn’t love the vibrant colors of the palms and sandy beaches!
What a wonderful giveaway, thanks for the chance to win! :)
One of the best places I have ever vacationed was the little town of Orosei in Sardinia. I stayed there with a couple of my girl friends in a cottage that we rented from an Italian family. We were the only tourists in the whole town it seemed. It was so beautiful to see the Italian culture preserved and untouched tourism. I would do anything to go back there and photograph its people again.
My favorite place to vacation is Europe! I can’t be more specific because I’ve loved everywhere I’ve traveled there. Florence, Nice, Paris, Interlaken….all gorgeous
That bag is gorgeous!
My favourite place to vacation is a tie between Rome and Salzberg. I went in winter about 5 years ago and was swept up by the architecture, culture and food of Rome; the magic of Italy present in every sight and smell. Salzberg is my other choice because the people were just so lovely and accommodating (that and the Sound of Music tour – twee but great).
My favorite vacation spot is Yosemite.
Vacation spells a family trip down to Colombia in South America to visit my family! :)
Favorite vacation spot?….anywhere with a beach and my hubby and kids….that is happiness to me!
I would really love to go back to Dublin Ireland! It’s so magical with lovely people.
This is most brilliant!
My favourite vacation spot is Risoul in the Alps. It’s a small skiing resort but with a ski pass you can ski in the whole Risoul and Vars domain which is one of the biggest in the Southern Alps. It’s our family spot for Christmas and I wouldn’t change that tradition for anything in the world. We pretty much know everyone there and it’s fun to catch up every year.
(it must be a French thing, going to a place and enjoying knowing everyone, for a great example of how that works there is a film called “Camping” and it’s brilliant!)
So, so beautiful! I could really use this for my upcoming trip to Mexico.
So far my favorite place I have been is Panama. It is an amazing place with a very interesting history. We were able to visit some of the different indian tribes and see how they are still living off the land and living incredibly simply. Very inspiring to see how happy they were.
Awesome bag.
My favorite spot is in Brittany in France. I used to go there as a child and it is beautiful, with old villages and beautiful seaside.
My very favorite vacation place is Vieux Boceau in France on the Atlantic coast… it’s simply beautiful. A whole summer of sun, sand, saltwater and nothing but fun :-)
My favorite vacation spot is St. George’s Parish in Bermuda, during Cup Match. So much fun.
I’m a sucker for the beach, any beach!
My favorite vacation spot has got to be the north shore in hawaii, I’d take that tropical small town surf culture anytime!
a yurt on the oregon coast :)
oh wow! this is an amazing giveaway. my favorite getaway is a little ocean-side town on the olympic peninsula in washington. nothing better than falling asleep to the soothing sound of waves.
i love the bag! my most favorite vacation is sailing down the coast of croatia. the coastline is breath taking, the water clear, no tourists, and no noise. that makes for a perfect vacation! hope you pick me, regards erika
My favourite place to visit is definitely the Drakensberg in South Africa….beautiful landscape and a sense of tranquility and seclusion second to none!
I’ve lived in London, Oxford, Jerusalem and New York. Now I live in Paris. I’ve travelled all round Europe, in south America and Asia. I love Petra, Rome, Granada, Jaiselmer in Rajasthan, the Sri Lankan coast, the Lost City in Colombia. I adore New York and Vancouver Island. Best vacation? I honestly couldn’t choose between any of these places. But the best vacation I ever took was at home in Paris, two summers ago. The kids were with my parents in London, my husband worked all day and I wandered around this city I now call home with my camera, seeking out side streets and hidden parks and unexpected views.
When you’ve got used to a city and learned to call it home, getting to know it in a different way is like falling in love all over again.
My favorite vacation spot is my home: San Francisco! It’s a little weird because SF is my home, I just don’t live there anymore! Any chance I get to get out of LA, I like to take a trip back to my city by the bay. :-)
Favourite holiday spot is in Kerry, Ireland. First place I ate mussels and got to go surfing and wind surfing but in a nice relaxing (body turned blue from the cold) kind of way. Ahhh….
Gorgeous giveaway
My favorite vacation spot is San Antonio, (where my immediate family resides) which I visit at least once a year to relax and recharge. Of course the food is divine and I find the local arts scene inspiring. It has proven itself as a fantastic backdrop to some of the finest photos I have taken.
My favourite holiday spot is Ooty(India). I love to spend my time there. It is such a nice place to relax. Full of blooms and a nice temperature.
San Francisco has a special place in my heart. It’s the perfect getaway and it makes me so happy whenever I am there.
I moved to Italy in 2008, so every day is like a vacation for me, however, I am particularly fond of Cinque Terre and that smell of sea breeze!
my favorite vecation spots are going out for a trip in the nature with my family!
i think my favourite vacation spot at the moment would have to be the little isle of tasmania. i flew there not so long ago to see the birth of my new little nephew – unfortunately though, he was born while i was flying back home! so if i were to go anywhere, it’d be to see him and my sister and her husband – and just because it really is a wonderful, magical place to be.
Any gorgeous island in Malaysia would be my fave vacation spot! They have so many, like Sipadan, Pulau Perhentian, Pulau Tioman, Pulau Pangkor and more!!! The water’s crystal blue and the sand is oh-so-fine!
I love to travel in northern Italy: pristine lakes , great architecture and the best food and wine. My favourite vacation spot there is Verona, the most romantic city in the world !
I would have to say Disney with my family.
lake tahoe california – miles upon miles of desolate forests surrounded by beautiful mountains nestled next to a lake so blue its almost indescribable? Heaven
My favorite vacation spot is just about anywhere with sun and sand but my favorite beach is at St George Island, Florida. A sun bleached little cottage with wood floors and white cotton curtains floating in a sea breeze, sea oats growing on the dunes, cool white sand, emerald water=perfection. The emera bag looks like the bag of my dreams and I have been searching high and low for just such a creature!
My absolute favorite vacation spot is sunny Croatia! Beautiful beaches and beautiful people. Great pictures! This is a lovely bag, count me in.
I love this bag, my favorite vaction spot is Santa Fe, and Charleston,SC
My favorite vacation spot is Napa Valley. We were married there and return every chance we get. The landscape and the wine are enchanting!
My favorite vacation spot is… San Francisco with my husband. We both love San Francisco. Paris is the favorite for me alone.
That’s the camera bag I’ve been missing all my life!!! My most favourite vacation spot is the beautiful Lough Ine in West Cork, Ireland. Serene dramatic, dark and deep…gorgeous.
My favorite it visiting Cape Cod, MA. Special sentimental value for me because I was born there :)
My favorite vacation spot is a small island in Brazil called Arraial D’Ajuda. It’s a small beach comunitity that welcomes visitors with open arms.
Northern Lake Michigan, quiet beaches and lots of inspiration. Can’t wait ’til it warms a little here!
wandering the narrow winding streets of Cortona, Italy.
Beautiful bag! What a great idea! I’ve been on a search of a camera bag for ladies. The sling camera bag I have now isn’t working for me since it is uncomfortable right between the boobage :) (can I say that?)
If I had to choose just one relaxing vacation it will have in Wailea Maui… its the first place where my husband and I travelled together, its where we got married, and we’re actually celebrating our 5 year anniversary in Maui in April.
We have such fond memories of Saint Simons Island, Georgia. It’s not too far away, but it’s still one of our favorite places to relax and spend time with each other. Now we just need to find time to relax!
My favorite vacation that I’ve ever been on, was going to Morocco. We spent a week traveling from Tangier, to Marrakesh, to a Berber village. It was so amazing. The market in Marrakesh is so amazing and full of life. The colors, sounds, and smells of that city are amazing, vibrant, and glorious. I can’t wait to get back.
Favorite vacation spot, Paris! Beautiful architecture, amazing museums and art galleries and the most charming cafes with delicious food and wine! I could walk around that city for days…i LOVE it!
My favorite holiday:
Sailing through the British Virgin Islands….
Would love to win the bag:)
Banff Springs. Such a beautiful place.
I am in Puerto Vallarta right now and would love to win this bag. Have the older one with me and love it too
there’s a small island off the coast of northern sweden, norrbyskär; in the summer the sun shines all day and you take the ferry over and bike over the island and visit your friends across the yard.
I can’t pick one so I’ll pick three. San Francisco, NYC and Paris. Give me a big bustling city and I am a happy girl!
My favorite vacation spot is Big Sur, California! The bag is gorgeous!
I would love to say that my favorite vacation spot is somewhere on the Mediterranean, but alas I have never been. So I will say Carmel, CA where I met my husband and return every so often to celebrate that fact.
mmmmm….hands down, Barcelona, Spain – the color, the textures, the food, the history, the architecture…
There is so much beauty there and people watching is the most amazing pastime. I would love to spend a week there with my camera and this gorgeous bag…
My favorite vacation spot is anywhere with a comfy bed, wonderful linens, and a view of water (I’m not picky about what kind of water-river, ocean, whatever). Throw in a few good books, and it’s all shiny.
just hitting the road with our camper… final destination not as important as the journey…
Bermuda as of now!.. but next week it could change to Turks and Caicos! ;-)
My favorite vacation spot isn’t that far from home — it’s Acadia National Park in Maine. I prefer to go in the fall or winter when it isn’t overrun with other vacationers — it’s so beautiful and so quiet!
Thanks for the opportunity — the tote is lovely!
My favorite vacation spot is definitely New York City. But I hope it will change and other favorite spots will come, because the best part is to “try” new spots!
My very favorite place to visit is right in my very own country; I absolutely adore visiting Southern California. The sun, the beaches, the laid-back attitude…. In case it didn’t come through, my email is faithtowers@gmail.com. Thanks for offering such a beautiful bag!
Currently my favorite place to visit is my hometown of Long Beach, California. Im living over in the UK with my husband and only get to go home about twice a year. I find myself wandering around familiar neighborhoods in the shore and soaking up the unfamiliar sun!
just back from balboa island which is one of our favorite spots, but if we’re dreaming here, i would head back to rome (no kids in tow) with my husband… and my new camera bag, of course.
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LOVE this giveaway!
My favorite vacation spot is Fiji. LOVE it there!
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My favourite vacation location is Paris, and I am heading there next month. This bag would make me and my Nikon was stylin’ pair on the bohemian parisian streets…..
Our spot is Khao Lak, Thailand – an area on the mainland that was hit the worst from the Tsunami. We have a lovely resort we stay at (the Haadson), in which the owners can tell you an amazing story of surviving the Tsunami (but losing their dog). The white sand beach goes on for miles with few tourists, the water is clean and warm, the local restaurants serve up good food, so good Royalty stops in for lunch sometimes. A quick ride on a motorbike takes you into the nearest town Tacquapa. We loved it so much that we got married there. :)
My favorite vacation thus far has been the Lagos del Atitlan in Guatemala. It’s a magical place, a mountain lake nestled in the shadow of 3 volcanos. The water’s so blue, the mountains are so green. We stay at this hotel called the Casa del Mundo which has windows that overlook the water and the nicest staff you’ll ever find.
Love the bag and I love to vacation in Virgin Gorda.
My favorite vacation spot is Chamonix France. It’s surrounded by mountains and is a picturesque alpine village that draws you back many times!
Oh wow, what cute bags! I only have an SLR right now but I’m saving up for a digital one… but I really need a way to carry my camera around!
Erm, my favorite vacation spot… would have to be a place called Little Bear Bay, north of Campbell River, BC, Canada! My mom took me and my best bud camping there when we were younger, and it was amazing! The bay lead right to the ocean, and there were huge rocky cliffs where we could climb and watch the boats go by. The sunsets were absolutely mind-blowing!
My favorite vacation spot (so far) has been Quebec. It was so beautiful, the people were so nice, and it was fun to try to use my very rusty college french :)
I recently went to Mendocino and it was beautiful!
A stylish camera bag?! Love it!
I’ve only been there once, but I have to call Paris my favorite vacation spot: My now-husband proposed on our second day there, which made the entire city even more beautiful than it already was!
Favorite vacation spot is The Red Woods in California. The most beautiful big old trees ever. Lovely beaches and wildlife as well. One of my most favorite spots in the Red Woods is Fern Canyon. The walls of the canyon are lines with Maiden Hair Ferns. Amazing!
My favorite vacation spot would have to be Orlando, FL. Just typing it out brings back memories upon memories. I’ve not been to many places, but for those that I’ve been blessed to experience, Florida was my favorite. :)
Luckily, I was born & live in my favorite vacation spot – San Francisco! When we were kids, my parents would say, “Let’s play tourist..” and we would take the cable car down to Fisherman’s Wharf and get ice-cream sundaes at Ghirardelli Square. When landing at SFO from a long trip, I am never sorry returning to SF even if my vacation is over. There is no place like home!
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I am quite fond of fresh water spring swimming at Balmorhea State Park in west Texas. You can see the mountains when you come up to take a breath. It’s overwhelmingly beautiful.
My favorite vacation spot has been Italy-I loved Venice and Florence!
I bought a large slouchy handbag two summers ago and it somehow became my “incognito camera bag” and it got much more worn than such a lovely bag should have to. Plus my camera got a little beat up too. This line of camera bags is brilliant. Favorite vacation spot probably has to be Cinque Terra… fantastic sea food to eat and warm salty sea to swim in.
Love this bag! My favorite vacation spot would be in Missoula Montana
I didn’t even know there was a cute camera bag to be had!!!
Vermont in the Fall or the Grand Canyon in Winter. Gorgeous.
I love La Jolla, California. It holds a special place in my heart because it was the destination of my favorite family vacation. Also Colorado Springs in the Summer.
That bag is gorgeous!
Hooray for hip camera bags! Portland is super fun and a foodie paradise! Also Big Sur and it’s winding roads and lovely beachy trails.
picking only one spot is rather difficult…so many beautiful places to discover and revisit. Here in South Africa I have definitely 3…then I got 2 at home in Switzerland– not to forget france, italy and Turkey…. sigh what to chose: at the moment I am dreaming of going to muscat! so thats my choice
the bag is a dream- and vacationing with it… will make it a fab vacation!!
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Vacationing in wine country is relaxing and yummy :). That bag is so perfect!
Perfect bag for my DSLR!! Favourite place is in Cornwall, England – its a rented house on the beach – we can’t always afford to get there with the boys but when we do its pure magic – at night you can see thousands of stars as we are so far from the City lights!
My favorite place to vacation is Seaside, Florida! You can’t beat the blue water, sparkling white sand and quaint, small town feel!
My favorite vacation spot? I can’t pick just one. I have 3. Savannah, GA, the desert of New Mexico, and Saint Augustine, Florida.
My favorite vacation spot is Topsail Island, North Carolina. We spent a week there nearly every summer of my childhood, hanging out on nearly empty beaches, collecting the bizarrely large number of shark teeth that had washed up on the beach. We would eat hushpuppies and soft shell crabs at a local dive, where a trio played covers of country songs.
Thanks for the giveaway – these bags are unbelievably gorgeous!
My favorite vacation spot so far has been Costa Rica. We spent a week on a remote black-sand beach on the Caribbean side, and it was magical!
My favorite vacation spot is in northern wisconsin – Door County. Camping, beautiful views, time to relax. LOVE it.
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Oh I want a vacation RIGHT NOW. Anywhere with a nice, warm beach where I can just sit back and relax :).
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I loved “The road to Hana” in Maui, Hawaii. The black beach there was stunning and all the beautiful waterfalls on the way was a bonus.
I love to visit my hometown – Kennett Square, PA. After leaving to go to college, I spent my breaks at home re-discovering the town and surrounding picturesque countryside. Every fall there is a mushroom festival (Kennett Square is the mushroom capital of the world!), and being able to photograph the local produce, piles of portabellas, is so refreshing.
Italy. I am in love with every part of that beautiful country. I am going back this summer and this bag would be perfect for the trip.
Paris in the summertime. You just can’t beat it.
Definitely Las Vegas! I just got married there in October, so it’s very near and dear to me.
One of my favorite spots to take a vacation is in the White Mountains of NH, such gorgeous scenery, especially in the fall months!
My favorite place to spend a leisurely week is Newport, Rhode Island. It can be a bit too touristy in the summer months, but it is an undiscovered gem of a getaway in the fall or winter. Something about a frigid, icy beach feels like home to me. There are dozens of adorable shops, countless restaurants, beautiful old homes and mansions, and wonderful people.
Sa Riera, Catalunya, Spain is my favorite spot. It is a small fishing village and holiday resort situated in a secluded bay of the Costa Brava. Just beautiful and the local food is great.
Fun reading everyone else’s favorites — it’s inspiring some more vacations! I can’t say I have one favorite place, but I do love Sevilla, Spain and would go back in a heartbeat. And Big Sur, where my hubby and I eloped!
anywhere with a beach, and I’m happy!
My favorite vacation spot is Napa Valley, CA. It’s close to where I live but far enough away to feel like a vacation. That’s a place with many great memories. You can’t beat all the great restaurants and wineries!
These are SO cute! I really need something like this!
St. Petersburg all the way.
We LOVED Playa del Carmen, Mexico but I always love visiting new places.
I don’t think I’ve ever wanted to win a giveaway like I want to win this one… fingers crossed!!! Thank you!
I love to vacation in the mountains and I’d LOVE to win the camera bag. Thanks for a great blog.
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My favorite vacation spot, Sea Ranch, CA. The beautiful scenery clears my mind and relaxes my soul. Why haven’t I seen a bag as beautiful as this for my camera before?
I do love to explore my home town – Melbourne. I recently did a camera course and one of the shoots was in the city at night. I would have never done this on my own, but as a group it was safe and comfortabe. You also see your familiar spots in a different light.
Kerry
Paris, Paris, Paris.
Peter Island in the BVI… not a lot to do but lie by the pool, or on the beach, visit the spa, eat really yummy food! Perfect for a relaxing vacation!
New York City! I would love this bag. I just got a new camera for my birthday. Thanks for the amazing giveaway!
My favorite vacation spot was Grand Cayman island. I have been dreaming of getting back since we left! Also the Disney Cruise that took us there! Thanks for the giveaway
Prague, Czech Republic. I lived there for two years and have been dying to get back for a vacation. The whole country looks like a fairytale. (And I mean that in the best possible way!)
My favourite vacation spot? New York City.
Where I’d like to visit? London.
My favorite vacation spot changes, I love to travel and each new place becomes a favorite I want to go back to. Most recently Prague, Washington DC and the Bahamas.
My absolute favorite vacation spot is Venice. I had heard all the nightmare stories about it being too touristy, too crowded, too dirty, but I went in November a few years ago on a solo trip and it was heaven. It was like stepping into another world. Everyone was kind and friendly, and I fell in love with the people and the city. I can’t wait to return.
I have been admiring these bags for a while, while I wait for my current camera bag to fall apart. Right now my favourite place to vacation is Nova Scotia, Canada!! One of Canada’s quiet treasures, so pretty it made my head explode. I highly recommend a road trip though the province, you will not regret it. Can you tell I’m Canadian? eh?
I wish I could say “Paris,” but I haven’t had the pleasure yet. I used to live in NYC and honestly I love going back down and visiting. So much to see!! I would LOVE to carry around my camera equipment in such a fabulous bag!! GREAT giveaway!!
My favorite vacation spot is Shanghai. The energy, the shopping, and the fabulous food! I’d love to take this bag there on my next trip!
I have to pick just one?! Impossible. NYC for New Years. Palm Springs in March. Martha’s Vineyard for Memorial Day. Oregon’s High Desert in the summer. A cozy house with friends for Thanksgiving. Home for Christmas. And my camera comes with me to each and every spot.
One of my favorite places to vacation in the summer is Seward, Alaska. I am fortunate to have a father in law who owns a sea kayak tour company and is also a mountaineer. For a week or two I get to leave the city I love (portland, OR!!), and am able to reconnect with a part of myself that thrives seeing sea otters, glaciers, humpback whales, bears (yikes!), and mountains that project directly out of the ocean. It puts me in a place where I am a guest, it’s humbling, it’s breathtaking, and it’s fragile. I can’t welcome those feelings enough. every time i leave alaska i feel appreciative of a planet i sometimes take for granted.
Love the bag!!
I’m traveling this weekend to one of my favorite places, Laguna Beach for my 30th birthday. My boyfriend and I live in the LA area but it’s such a beautiful place and a great weekend getaway… I was named after the beach so how could I not want to stay there for this huge milestone b-day.
Now.. My favorite vaca spot I’ve never been to? Barcelona.
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My very favorite vacation spot is a tiny coastal town in southern Oregon called Brookings, my daughter and I have vacationed there since she was a baby and she will be 23 this year! Brookings owns a little piece of my heart. AND this bag is great!
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Paris, Big Sur, Calistoga, and up North in the Redwoods, near Meyers Flat. They all recharge my life-batteries.. I just can’t pick just one.
Wow – what great bags! Hard to choose just one place since I love to travel, but I like to get away to the North Coast near Mendocino, CA at least once a year. It’s quiet, relaxing and a great place to go spend time with family or get away as a couple. Many photo opportunities, too!
My favorite vacation spots are homes nestled on lakes. Or campsites! Great summers spent in my childhood sitting on a dock watching the water lap up against the boats. Being from VA originally, a couple of my faves are Smith Mountain Lake and Philpott lake.
I would have to say the desert. It is always sunny and so dramatic with many things hidden to find. I also like its photogenic potential.
Believe it or not…. I love Vegas baybee! And I love this bag
The beautiful island of Kauai…quieter than Oahu, with pristine vistas everywhere you look. I went exhausted, stressed and pale and came home rested, at peace and tan. :)
My absolute favorite place is Venice. It’s like walking through a fairy tale.
My favorite vacation spot is maui (got married there), and my second fav is san francisco (where he proposed). LOVE the emera bag, thanks for hosting another great giveaway!
I need need need one of these!
My favorite vacation spot is in the garden of the house I grew up in. I’ve spent all the past summers there digging and planting and growing. Flowers everywhere, fresh currants and beetroots and carrots to munch on. And endless summer nights.
I especially love having a sauna in the middle of the night and sitting outside in the swing in my towel and listening to the silence.
my favourite vacation spot is Prague… absolutely inspiring!
Disney World, it was magical.
J`tame Paris! That is my favourite vacation spot! Also those bags are amazing! Who says camera bags have to be ugly;)
my favorite vacation spot is chicago! it’s my favorite city and i’ve wanted to live there for years. seems crazy but that’s just my favorite place to visit. thanks for the giveaway!
I love to vacation in Northern Michigan on the beaches of Lake Michigan and lake Huron. There is no other place quite like it to take your family and your camera! Blue-green, crystal clear waters, beautiful forests, waterfalls, trails, lighthouses, wildlife, sand dunes, limestone quary’s, and so much more! It is amazing!
My favorite vacation spot is Cape Cod–by the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea….
Crescent Beach, Florida. Shh…
LOVE THE BAG!!
I vacationed to the Dominican Republic in October (a booked international wedding) it was paradise…
aqua water , white sand, we stayed at a 5 star resort totally built of marble, it was heaven on earth…to be on an all expenses paid trip dpoing what I love:)
hmmm…vacation spots…Isle of Palms, SC…beach by day…the streets of charleston by night. with a margarita by your side=heaven.
Last year I took a vacation away from family. A girlfriend and I went to Positano in June for 5 days. I’ve never been a morning person but with there I was up at 5:30 every morning watching the sun rise and the locals operating the pier start their day. It was so simple, so incredibly beautiful.
My favorite vacation spot is Sorrento…more specifically, Capo di Sorrento…sunning on the rocky Mediterranean shore just below the ruins of a roman villa. Magical.
Haven’t been many places & nothing exotic, but I LOVED Nova Scotia – wild and beautiful! I went there twice! In my dreams, the favorite spot? Paris of course!
I just went skiing for the first time at Whitetail and it was amazing! It happened to be snowing at the same time too and I don’t know what it is, but a thin layer of snow on everything just makes it look prettier.
absolute favorite place to vacation is Maui, I could lay on those beaches forever :)
Such a wickedly cool bag! My favorite vacation place is Denver. The sky goes on forever.Downtown is alive and robust, with lots of great art, food and people.
My favorite vacation spot is Florence! I love it’s immense artistic and cultural richness!
I just got my first DSLR! I’d love to carry it around in such a great bag! Thank you for the giveaway!
What a stunning bag! I love it!
The best vacation spot I’ve visited was Taormina, Sicily in June. Sunny and warm, but not without the torrential downpour either. Great!
Out of all the places I’ve been I am torn between the northern Cali coast, think Redwoods, and southern Utah red rock country, think Arches and Canyonlands! They are both so beautiful in their own ways and I love the endless photo possibilities in both places :)
I love to be around the water, and I love my home state of Texas, so, I would have to say that my favorite vacation spot is most definitely Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas. Its so beautiful there and the locals are really laid back. Its the type of place you would want to retire to. It’s my little piece of heaven.
ah, i love!! as cheesy as it is, my favorite vacation spot is wherever my fiance is. we don’t see each other very often, and every time we do, we’re on vacation. it is so nice!!
I first have to start off by saying how great that bag is!
Now, to answer your question, my favorite vacation spot so far was Malta. Blue sky and sea, lovely town houses and old school busses for public transport, snorkeling… Because the island is so small, my holiday there felt like a city trip and relaxing beach holiday rolled into one. I would love to go back some day and recommend it to all my friends as a vacation spot.
My favorite vacation spot dwells in the depths of my mind…there I can go anywhere, for however long. There nothing is constant, but always true. Where joy ignites me, peace fulfills me and beauty surrounds me at every turn. No cares, no worries, nothing but the splendid effervescence of my own my imagination.
Oh my goodness, this would fix my problem that I’m facing! How to travel with my camera and still look trendy and hide the fact that I’m carrying a camera!
Favourite vacation spot that I’ve been to is so hard to pick…ummm Los Angeles. Favourite holiday spot I haven’t been to… New York or San Francisco. We just know San Fran would mesh with us very well.
I love these bags. They are so cute.
My favorite vacation spot would have to be New York City. I live in Alaska and we kind of live our lives here in vacation mode. I swear that life gets more and more relaxed as you come west. I love the hustle and bustle of NYC. I love the shopping, sites, restaurants, shows, all of it. It is so different from here, and I love it here, but NYC is absolutely divine.
Oh wow – this bag is gorgeous! Thank you for the wonderful giveaway!
i have been in search of a function, feminine camera bag for years. the emera is just what i am looking for, thank you.
i have quite a few vacation favorites, from the Hawaiian islands to Italy. the most magical moments were in the quaint and romantic town of Verona, (watching the opera Aida at the Arena di Verona) and swimming inside the Blue Grotto on the gorgeous island of Capri, Italy. scuba diving with sharks at sunset, off the mala wharf in maui, was pretty amazing as well!
This is making me realize just how much I do need a vacation. I love visiting Europe and just outside of Florence in a tiny village called Marradi, was one of my most memorable vacations. Staying in any of the beautiful farmhouses surrounding Florence, and visiting the tiny villages in the vicinity = perfect.
And the bag = also perfect. Thanks Victoria!
My favourite vacation? That’s difficult. I have many: Austrua because of the mountains, Ireland because of the emptiness and the beautiful nature and Venice because it is Venice :)
The camerabags look gorgeous. What a wonderful give-away!
My favorite vacation was a road trip down to Santa Cruz. My girlfriends and I visited cute shops, walked on the sunny beach, ate delicious food (there’s a lovely crepe shop in Saratoga!) and had a wonderful time.
Paris France, tons of history, lots to see and shot. Just writing this makes me want to go their.
Hi! My favorite vacation is ocean shores beach in Washington. It’s so beautiful there and peaceful.
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My favorite vacation destination is Zanzibar, Tanzania. It is absolutely beautiful with tons of photo opportunities. I especially love the super warm ocean water. Just thinking about it makes me wish I was there now!
love it! would love to be able to use one!
One of my favorites is Death Valley in the spring, when the wild flowers push up through the dust and rocks to add their bright jewel tones to the earthy mountain tapestry.
Also London in the early fall when it isn’t to stuffy or cold and I can walk around and find treasure spots, like beneath the Indian Bean tree in the courtyard of St James on Piccadilly.
Thanks for the lovely giveaway, it looks like it will be well used by the lucky winner.
My absolute favorite place for vacation is Hawaii! During our last time there we went to all the islands. Incredible! Favorites were the Big Island, Molokai, and Maui. But what we loved overall was how each island was so incredibly beautiful and different from one another. Ah, we dream of that place all that time and enjoy looking at all the photos. Next time we go, I’d love to have a brand new emera bag to bring with me. Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!
In the past few years, the mountains of California have easily become my favorite vacation spot. Particularly, Yosemite, which is the same distance from the Bay as Tahoe, but completely underrated. My partner and I like to go backpacking through the high country where there are fewer people and many scenic spots for taking pictures, like the fields of flowers in Tuolumne Meadows. My DSLR is a veritable weight to add to a backpack with only life necessities in it, but the pictures are always worth it!
Right now, my favorite vacation spot is Savannah.
What an awesome bag and what a great giveaway! It’s been said before, but Paris is my current favorite city where I love to pass a few weeks in October. I rent an apartment and enjoy a different pace of life.
GREAT giveaway…thanks for the chance!! When I was younger, my dad took us on many trips to the west coast. My most memorable trip was when we loaded up all 7 of us kids into our mega motor home and drive there. One stop along the way was the San Francisco bay area. I loved the creativity and talent that thrived there…musicians lined the streets with guitars or saxophones, playing their hearts out, and playing for money. We were a family who loved to sing (think the Von Trapp family), so we schemed a lovely scheme. We all dressed up in our matching Sunday best and sang our hearts out on the streets of San Francisco. Our innocent looking 4 yr old brother walked around with a tin can getting “donations” to help fund our trip…all $50 of it went to our dinner that evening. We quickly learned that we needed a permit in order to sing for money, so it was a short-lived moment, but one I will never EVER forget. Someday I will go back to San Francisco and take my own kids. (no singing this time)
For our honeymoon (just this past August!), my husband and I went on a 3 week excursion all over Italy…it was insane. Insanely AMAZING, that is. The most relaxing, rejuvenating and vacation-like part was Cinque Terre, Italy. We spent almost a full week there (kept adding more time!) laying on huge rocks in the warm sun and swimming in the warm, perfectly clear ocean. It was incredible…
Greece. The food, the beaches, the history, and I even love the tourist traps.
Thanks for coming up with this fabulous giveaway! It’s just the sort of thing my DSLR longs for but would never buy for herself.
And thanks, too for all your wonderful postings–it takes the edge off my San Francisco longings. Odd how once you live there you never get over it, no matter how long you’ve left or how many promises you’ve made to return one day.
So, here’s my vacation vote:
In the summer in Waupaca, Wisconsin I sleep in a tiny round trailer that perches on tiny round wheels in the backyard of my family’s lake house. Crafted in the ’30s, its round, port-holed cuteness is straight out of a Disney cartoon, with fold-away, stow-away, hide-away everythings and beds that transform into tables and chairs. On summer mornings I stumble forth from my cartoon sleeping spot and yank my still-damp swimsuit off the line–it smells of cold water, a limp weight of lake in my hand–and shiver into it, anticipating my swim out to Esther Williams Island and back, anticipating even more the sunny afternoon when I will retreat to the screened porch of the boat house, bright in its crisp blues and yellow, cheery as children’s book illustrations. There I will read all the books of my past–follow Will Stanton’s quests, thrill to Trixie Belden’s most mysterious case ever, swoon over Betsy Ray’s excursion to the Great World…and then I may nap, lulled into drowsy contentment by the wind come over water and through leaves. But I’ll not rest long, looking forward yet to barbecues and miniature golf, canoeing and sailing the Chain O’Lakes: twenty-two cold, clear, spring-fed siblings connected by channels, set bright in a setting of thick twisty woods. Convinced more and more each day that the harshest cost of adulthood is when your endless summer’s reduced to two weeks, but grateful that this magical place can turn a grown woman into a ten year old kid again. And while the rest of the year I long to visit all the nooks and crannies of the Great World, every July I circle the calendar in red and wait for a return to my childhood heart’s home.
The Greek Isles!! There’s this place tucked into one of the isles where a cave is jutting out of the water about 20 feet in the air. The perfectly blue water is VERY deep but so clear you can see the bottom. The game is this: Jump. Dive. Make an impressive splash. It’s absolutely FABULOUS, and I only wish there were more getaways like it.
But Beijing, China isn’t too shabby either. :-)
Panama City Beach, St. Andrews State Park. With crystal blue water and man made jetties. We take the kids and camp there several times a year on weekends.. The water is great for snorkling and my children have such a great time, looking at all the beautiful fish. THey offer scuba lessons and people surf there on the other side. There is also several nature trails that include alligators and deer. Great family time spent enjoying what nature has to offer. Total trip cost us about 250 which includes food, camp site and gas and we live in Tennessee.
My favorite vacation spot that I’ve ever been to is Cinque Terra in Italy. It was so beautiful, fun and relaxing all at the same time. And had the beach and the mountains because I don’t like to choose. There are many more places in this world I’d like to go and see too!
Salt Spring Island in British Columbia. Not only is the landscape stunning – the island is home to a large number of artists and you can tour many of the studios. Also, there is an amazing Farmer’s Market where I bought hand-rolled vegetarian sushi. And there are sheep all over the island and you know what that means: yarn!
I’ve never been, but I’m dying to take a trip to Paris. I spend too much time looking at other people’s lovely photos of their trips there, I want to go and take some photos of my own!
Other than that, I’d have to say my husband’s grandparents’ house in Florida. The live right on the beach, and I love spending an afternoon reading on the porch, just enjoying the breeze and the sound of the waves.
my favorite place in the world so far is malaga, spain. amazing beaches, sangria and paella!
my favorite place to go is Germany, specific Bamburg, Germany, amazing culture and views!
My favorite vacation spot is a little piece of heaven here on earth… anywhere in Spain.
Healdsburg, California…in the heart of wine country and a beautiful short drive away from the ocean and Tomales Bay, for fresh oysters right on the water…
my favorite trip I ever took was to the Normandy region of France… it is so beautiful there, especially the little town called Dinan, with it’s cobbled streets and stone walls around the city. and just to make the trip perfect, we spent time in Paris on the way home. :)
door county, wisconsin. lake michigan! friday fish boils! beer! cheese! family! every single summer as a child my family would go to door county. there are no holiday inns or mcdonalds, all small businesses and beautiful state parks. oh, the memories. :)
I love traveling, but right now I am still glowing after my honeymoon to Panama- 9 months ago. Adventure, coffee, rainstorms, oh my. An amazing place to visit.
My favorite vacation spot – is honestly the city I’m living in now!! I love taking a “Staycation” in San Francisco, because I always discover new areas, there’s amazing food and you can walk everywhere! ;)
Beautiful bags! Of the places I have been, my favorite vacation spot is Hawaii for relaxation and scuba diving. I always have a really great time there and it is beautiful!
My favorite vacation spot is camping in the Rockies. Boy do I miss them.
My all-time favorite vacation spot was Wild Spring in southern Oregon. It’s where I photographed (and saw) my first whale in the wild, visited Redwood trees, and wound my way through the most beautiful, woodland labyrinth. What an incredible giveaway!! Good Luck,Everyone!!
oh my what an amazing giveaway!
My favorite vacation spot is camping in up north michigan. We went every summer growing up and I plan to continue that tradition with my little one. It’s such a beautiful place. Lots of forests, lakes and wildlife. And only a few hours from home.
Guanajuato, Mexico…it was on the cover of National Geographic many years back and I instantly fell in love, come to find out, it was also where my great grandparents were from. So I had to go. Over the last 10 years I have gone back 5 times to live in the land of my ancestors. I will post some photos on my blog so you can see.
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My very favorite vacation spot is not only ONE place. The best is, to BE on vacation. For me to travel means getting new impressions and experience. Traveling is like a never ending source of inspiration. But surely I never ever will forgot me trip in the tarot garden of Nici de Saint Phalle, which is located in the region Tuscany of Italy. This place is like walking in a dreamworld. :)
i have no one favorite vacation spot, because when i travel i am not necessarily on vacation. i love to look into every palace, museum, church, villa, house, library, graveyard, or wherever i might find some great decorative art for inspiration, and having my camera with me a large part of that experience. would love to get back to budapest soon.
My fav vacation spot is Paris! I’ll be heading there in May and would LOVE to have this bag for my big ol’ camera.
i loved vacationing in chicago. great food, transportation & city life. can’t wait to go back.
My favorite vacation spot is South Lake Tahoe, CA. The lake is beautiful and the people are gracious and friendly. There are so many activities to do for both children and adults. South Lake Tahoe in the summer is perfect – you can wear a swimsuit and relax on the beach, or go boating in the pristine lake. All the while, the snow capped mountains of the Sierra makes the scene even more surreal. And, it is very affordable. Plan well and you will have a splendid time on a budget. =)
First, I have to say I love comment #675 by Jess. What a great description!
Second, I have had many countless adventures and seen many beautiful places, but it is the coast and culture of Northern and Southern California that I have loved to visit since childhood. I have fallen in love with San Francisco & Oakland where I have family; Steinbeck’s industrious Salinas Valley; and the beaches of Ventura, Malibu, and Santa Monica, where I go when I visit my brother and his family.
There’s something about the dreamy light (air pollution, perhaps?), the salty air of the Pacific, and a seeming magic about the land of In-N-Out Burgers that California holds for me. I could never live there, as the spell would be broken (as would my wallet). But I always, always love visiting.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Though I no longer own a car, i would have to say my favorite vacation spot is in the car. Even now when we’re too overwhelmed with the city, we rent a car and run away in one direction or another and with no particular destination in mind. We try to get lost and away from anywhere we recognize and then set up camp somewhere before returning back to our normal lives.
My favorite place that we have vacationed to was actually Montana. We slept in a cabin in the woods, and even though we were there for a beautiful island wedding (in the woods! Gorgeous!) it was still a great vacation. The air was crisp and clean, and the trees smelled so good, plus being by the water was so great, even though we went in March, so it wasn’t swimming season. I’d go back in a heartbeat.
My favorite place to vacation to would be Siena, Italy…it’s fairly low-key, not too many tourists, and very close to Florence and lots of other little Tuscan hill towns. I spent two months there and it was pure heaven…
new zealand! went there for my honeymoon :)
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Favourite place is Port Macquarie, I always taken there by my parents when I was smaller and now we take our 4 kangaroos. But really, anywhere with family is nice.
i’m gonna go with monterey, ca. <3
My favorite is Cuba. You don’t need any luggage there, only your eyes, a camera and your emara-bag!
This camear bag is absolutely gorgeous. I can see carrying my laptop along with my camera and lenses when I am going tot he ocean or to the mountains. Love,love,love it!
Mary
My vacation ideas are not always well received. We checked into Calistoga Spa Hot Springs on a raw March evening after a long drive. The family grumbled at the well used 70′s decor, the hard but squeaky beds and the modest TV. I escaped and shivered down the dark path to check out the mineral pool and exhaled to sink myself into the depths of the thick and steamy goodness. When it started to snow, I felt like I must be a snow monkey.
My fav vacation spot is at the cabin. Just sitting back relaxing by the fire and enjoying delicious meals there with my family and friends. Love taking walks down through the woods in the trails with my camera going on an adventure snapping pics of whatever I can. There is an awesome junk yard in the woods filled with really old cars. It’s just amazing down there! Thanks for the chance to win! I’ve been searching online for a nice camera bag for my new DSLR and fell in love with this one! Happy New Year!
Our family loves to vacation in Colorado.
My favorite place to vacation is Paris. So many cool things to see and experience. Plus a special place for my family memories!
This bag would be perfect for my family. We take our camera EVERYWHERE to capture moments while our children are so young and growing quickly. My favorite vacation place is where my husband and I married, Playa del Carmen, Mexico. We can’t wait to take our two littles there someday.