I bought this for a 2 week tour of Italy & Greece.  When I received it, I thought it was way too big.  Boy was I wrong - it was perfect and held maps, personal items, water bottle and everything I needed.  Glad I didn't get a smaller one.  It has a good number of pockets and it was easy to find things.  The bag was comfortable to use all day and well made.  I felt comortable knowing a thief couldn't cut and run with my belongings.  The only reason I removed one star was because the decorative stitching started to unravel on the second week of use.