Daily Archives: 02/12/2016

Van der Spek Touch Me Nomad

Van der Spek in the Netherlands have just released their Nomad Travellers Notebook in the Touch Me range. These along with their organisers are ready made and available now with no waiting time.

The Touch Me Nomad comes in five colours and in the standard size to take 210mm x 110mm booklets.

Touch Me Colours

L-R Black, Grey-Blue, French Blue, Tabac, Menthe

The Nomad is made in nice durable buffalo leather made in France.

Left hand side: 1 full height slip pocket | 2 vertical creditcard pockets | 2 horizontal slip pockets. Right hand side: 1 secretarial flap | 1 horizontal slip pocket | elasticated leather pen loop. 

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For full details on prices and availability please go to the Van der Spek website.

Come and join in the conversations on the Van der Spek Fans Facebook group.

My favourite Travellers Notebook – Nolwenn

Today we continue this new series with Nolwenn 

Hi, my name is Nolwenn and you may know me from the Youtube channel John Sparegrave.

I am both a collector and user of TNs which I use in many, many ways from work to personal.

Ok so this one is personal.

Q1. What is your favourite Travellers Notebook cover (Make/model/size)?

My favourite TN of all time (among many that I love) is a TN that my parents offered to me for my birthday. It is a Mr Darcy Chic Sparrow in the color Buttered Rum size wide (to accomodate Moleskine notebooks).

Q2. How long have you owned it?

I’ve had it for just a few weeks since my birthday was in October but I wanted it for months and months.

Q3. What is it that you like about it so much?

I just really love the finish and the leather. It is an intimate type of notebook, very delicate. I dedicated it to pain poetry. I have a severe form of AS (Ankylosing Spondylitis). It makes it hard to sleep, provokes debilitating fatigue and pain. Now everyone has their own ways to deal with it, poetry is one of mine. On the photos I shared, there are poems by authors but also two I wrote myself. For some reason, despite being French, writing in English soothes me more. I needed a delicate leather to hold my thoughts but also one that felt like true skin. I needed a TN that would show scars easily the way my brain takes scars from being constantly hurt and exhausted. Many poets endured debilitating pain, either physical or mental. I really feel Mr Darcy is the perfect place for my pain poetry.

Q4. Do you use it all the time?

Every week but not all the time because I have to work and due to the disease all my strength goes there most of the time. Whenever I’m down, can’t do much and have to rest, I’ll read and write poetry and then go to this notebook to soothe my mind.

Q5. Do you think the design could be improved in any way? How?

I really do think the design of that notebook is superb. It is close to perfection. Now since I don’t use credit cards in it, maybe allowing the customers to choose the inside options would be great.

And here are some photos of my Chic Sparrow

Thank you Nolwenn be sure to check out their channel at: John Sparegrave.

If you would like to share with us your favourite Travellers Notebook, please contact Steve admin @ travellersnotebooktimes.com