This was a really easy bag to travel with.  It holds much more than it looks like it can, and is comfortable and lightweight. The only drawbacks are the water bottle pouch is pretty small, and if you are of short stature (I'm 4'11&#34;) the bag strap doesn't adjust quite as small as I would have liked. Overall it worked well, I took it on a 10 day trip through Israel and it handled it great!