I bought a Leuchtturm 1917 classic hardcover note book when the bullet journal craze arrived in Germany. It has the essentials, numbered pages, hard cover, back pocket, sewn binding, bookmark, elastic closure and comes in a plethora of colours and some extra fun styles – metallic, Bauhaus and some others. In a genius twist of Genius, with the demand for coin and stamp albums dropping somewhat, they switched to producing well designed notebooks and calendars and have a good reputation in Germany for good design and quality. Leuchtturm (meaning lighthouse) started in 1917 as a manufacturer of stamp collecting albums and is to this day family owned, with all manufacturing in Germany. Having been a staunch fan of Moleskine notebooks since the 1990s, I decided to champion German design and switch to Leuchtturm. The Sustainable German One: Leuchtturm 1917 bullet journal and lined A5 medium hardcover journalsĪs with many other manufacturers, Leuchtturm notebooks come in many sizes and colours. As soon as I was out of university and made some decent money and travelled further afield, – you can see a certain type of note book taking over… but more on that later. My travel story in a bunch of note booksīasically, everything brightly multicoloured in my notebook drawer is one of those own-brand stationary show note books. They often come in pretty or one-off designs, and often you get a multi-buy deal, letting you purchase great quality A5 hard cover notebooks for about 5-10 Euro apiece. I have some linen bound WH Smith note books that go back to the 1990s and still look pristine despite heavy use. Over the years, I have bought them on sale, and almost always the quality was exceptional. You can see the tried and trusted Muji gel roller-Moleskine combo in this 13-year old picture Cheap and cheerful: WH Smith and Paperchase own brand notebooks I have stuck to this for years, as some old pictures can tell! I remember this one well as it was taken on my first trip to the Beelitz Sanatorium, then the pinnacle of socially accepted and easy Urbex, taken in the lecture theatre. Sometimes I take a slim basic Parker Vector Pen on a trip, too, but usually stick to the single-use pens because they have a finer tip and it’s easier to write on trains and airplanes. Both are really fade-resistant, too.Īt home I use fountain pens, but become increasingly lazy, reaching for the gel pens, too. I also use the Pilot V5 Hi-techpoint which is a great pen unless you take it on an airplane when more often than not, the ink oozes everywhere. My favourite was a Muji refillable ink roller that I have had trouble finding refills for, so now it is plain old Muji fine gel pens – I bought a bunch in Japan and am still using them up. I tend to use the same type of pen for my travel journal, essentially a gel pen or a fine ink roller. If it is fairly and sustainably produced, that will be an extra bonus.A pocket for postcards and tickets, a table of contents, lined pages and a small section for practicalities and budget.A strong classic non-leather cover that will look good after years (as a vegetarian, I try to avoid leather).Durable binding, the bench mark being the Moleskine hard cover binding.Durable yet reasonably thin lightweight paper that does not make the ink creep out or bleed through to the next page.For the best notebooks for your travel journal, I look for With my favourite fountain pens, blotters and rulers at home, often stuffing the notebook in a picket of my backpack or my hand bag, often bringing the book out to sketch something randomly, or jotting down a few notes with my coffee, the travel notebook has to undergo mor rigorous testing. However, there is a difference whether I try to jot down some notes on my desk at work or at home, or whether I am trying to write something while away. They include the best notebooks for your travel journal. Best notebooks for your travel journal: Some to tryīest notebooks for your travel journal: My prerequisites for a good travel note book.The understated British Classic: Letts of London Icon Book Travel Journal.The Popular one: Moleskine Classic hardcover journal.Value for money: Black ‘n Red Medium hardcover notebook.The Sustainable German One: Leuchtturm 1917 bullet journal and lined A5 medium hardcover journals.Cheap and cheerful: WH Smith and Paperchase own brand notebooks.Best notebooks for your travel journal: My prerequisites for a good travel note book.
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