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"  My vinyl oversize Marni day bag is less accessory and more so a chapter in my sixth grade astronomy class. The inconspicuous carry-all is more of a vacuous black hole, with a immeasurable gravitational pull that attracts any pen, lip gloss, loose change, pastel colored pills, etc. in its orbit. The more practical fashion maven may prescribe a smaller hand accessory but subconsciously I am attracted to the carry-on sized luggage because I am ready to get on a plane at a moments notice. Call it the gypsy in me, but what I love about working at ELLE is all of the exotic locales that I have been able to travel to. There were certain departed employees that would come back from 5 days in Cabo San Lucas and complain about how exhausted they were from traveling. Not until my return from Egypt this week did I understand that it is possible to be hospitalized for exhaustion. Functioning on 2.5 hours a night, nursing a crew who became intimate with the loo because of some parasite laced Babba Ganoush, all while spending two days in the basement of the Cairo airport trying to convince them to give me my 14 trunks of clothing back otherwise the photo shoot will be a submission for French Playboy and not ELLE. Inshallah! If God wills it, is what they say to give hope for the aforementioned. Cleopatra must have been looking from her sarcophagus and liked my Balenciaga studded sandals because despite all intestinal disruptions we made it out alive with amazing pictures. Not even a week back, I have my airport regulated toiletries bag and passport on hand for the next adventure. Just this time, I would prefer if it were a 5-star beach resort bathing suit story. Check out our Egyptian adventure in ELLE&amp;#039;s September issue. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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