Travel test

WHAT: Kipling Spontaneous S carry on, £195, kipling.com

- BY NIGEL THOMPSON

WHERE: A two-night trip from Gatwick to Sal island, Cape Verde, with pre-and post-flight airport hotel stays.

EXPERIENCE: This stylish premium cabin bag from the Belgium-founded brand comes with the signature crinkled nylon water-resistant build and playful monkey symbol.

It weighs in at a lightweight 2.8kg, with a decent 37.5 L capacity and measures 53 x 33 x 21 cm, so suitable for the larger cabin bag size in the overhead bins for many airlines.