Tag Archives: Notebook

Web Finds – 26 July 2017

So I hope you are having a good week.

It is time to sit back and relax and have a read of the latest blog posts and watch some of the latest videos.

We are looking to expand the blogs that we monitor  that have TN type posts in them, if you would like your blog added to the system please contact us: admin at travellersnotebooktimes dot com

  1. Inside my bullet journal. – Mademoiselle
  2. Femme Head’s video of her Rhodia bullet journal: goals, planning, and more! – Rhodia Drive
  3. ZenKraft U.S. POW-MIA B5 Diary – ZenKraft Traveler’s Notes
  4. Review: Baron Fig Vanguard – Pocket – Alt. Haven
  5. Traveler’s Notebook | Journal With Me | Travelling Notebook – Lift me Up! – Ugly Bug Plans
  6. The problem with my Bullet Journal. – Mademoiselle
  7. Follow up: Livescribe compatible planners? – Quo Vadis Blog
  8. Starting a Journaling Routine with Morning Pages – Plannerholics
  9. ZenKraft Mermaids Tale B6 Quad-Fold Pro Sleeve – ZenKraft Traveler’s Notes
  10. Outlined  – Queen of Yarnia
  11. How to save the paper from a partial unused Hobonichi – Blog – PlanCademy
  12. New product for bullet journaling: Rhodia Goalbook! – Rhodia Drive
  13. Hobonichi Unboxing – The Delightful Planner – Plan and craft a life filled with delight
  14. How Jen bullet journals in her Hebdo planner – Quo Vadis Blog
  15. Planner Girl Collective – School Holiday Planning – Plannergirl, Rose Gold obsessed, lover of all things vintage
  16. ZenKraft Norwester Snap Wrap Personal Bifold – ZenKraft Traveler’s Notes
  17. 2017 Mid-Year Planner Lineup – Blog/Content Planner Update – Lil Divette
  18. One book July…. sort of:) – MakingPlansMakingLife
  19. How to make a Traveler’s Notebook Insert with Pocket Pages + Competition! – UglyBugPlans
  20. A Badly stuffed TN – Queen of Yarnia
  21. Leuchtturm1917 Academy Pad Review – The Pen Addict

And we have found these videos for your enjoyment as well. Give them a like and subscribe to their channel if you like what you see.

  1. My new Traveler’s Notebook A5 and Cocoa Daisy Printable Never Seen Before – mysummertouch
  2. Journaling spread 15th of July 2017 / Journal With Me / Midori Traveler’s Notebook – essiku
  3. Traveler’s Notebook: July * plan with me * Goals Tracker – seemownay
  4. ZLYC Travelers Notebook Review! – Smokey Fireside Creations
  5. NAYAdori vintage rose leather traveler’s notebook cover review – msnurse2003
  6. Vintage Sewing Travelers Notebook – Jenny Marples
  7. Traveler’s Notebook: Journal with me #16 “Santa Cruz” – seemownay
  8. Military Travelers Notebook – creativeeyesx3
  9. Planners! (Traveler’s Notebook) – EmoraDesigns
  10. Handmade Transportation Themed Travelers Notebook Style Insert – Katie’s Nesting Spot
  11. Olive Edition Traveler’s Notebook Setup and Flipthrough | Lollalane | Midori Traveler’s Notebook – Lollalane
  12. Bullet Journal in a Traveler’s Notebook in a Filofax: Set-up and Flip Through – Plan with Jessy
  13. Plan With Me Week of July 17th Travelers Notebook – Monique – CountYourBlessings712
  14. 2017 Gorjuss Traveler’s Notebook – happymailqueen
  15. Stitching In Your Traveler’s Notebook : Summer View (Hannah Lemieux) – SpiegelMom Scraps!
  16. CutCardStock Project 10 – DIY Travelers Notebook + Art Journal from Vinyl Placemat – Pigmentology
  17. New Planner Inserts Digital Downloads-Travelers Notebook – The Original Designing Diva
  18. New Travelers Notebook Set-Up – Planner Set-Up – Taylor Anne
  19. How I use dashboards in my Traveler’s Notebook – Bullet Journal #onebookjuly – Little Owl Graphic Design
  20. Low Country Traveler’s Notebook Flip – skylar hand
  21. Chic Sparrow Classic Darcy Ink A6 Traveler’s Notebook – Dawn Paoletta
  22. travelers notebook setup 2017 – Mahriyah
  23. Travelers Notebook Unboxing and Comparison- Must Watch! – Carrots & Olives
  24. Traveler’s Notebook Setup: Passport Size – Plannerfulofkeyz
  25. Travelers Notebook Process Video | Little Things – My Little Journal
  26. TRAVELER’S NOTEBOOK PER LE VACANZE | SETUP ITA | ANGELASMILE – Angela Smile
  27. Il Mio Nuovo Traveler’s Notebook Della Travelers’ Company – Il Mondo Di Luna
  28. Como Funciona o Deiadori ou os Midori Travelers Notebook – Joice Gomes
  29. #OneBookJuly2017, Camp Nano, Traveler’s Notebook updates – Shannon Kaper
  30. DIY Travelers Notebook – Giigiis Creations
  31. How to make a Traveler’s Notebook Insert with Pocket Pages! – UglyBugPlans – Planner and Paper Crafter

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Locally sourced A5 notebooks

For a while now I’ve been using a Filofax A5 Flex leather notebook cover. Obtaining replacement A5 notebooks though was expensive. So I started to look around for suitable replacements. How difficult could it be??

For a while I have used the Moleskine Cahier size notebooks, but they are quite expensive, not in my local shops and also the paper quality isn’t very good. They are also not A5 size.

I looked around my local stationery supplier and I was surprised that A5 notebooks were not available. Lots of 17x22cm exercise books, yes I could cut them down to size I suppose. But the other issue was they are all quadrille square graph paper type pages. None were just simple lined paper.

Then by chance I was in our local supermarket and they have an aisle of stationery and office supplies. And I came across these two A5 notebooks

The left hand one is a simple coil bound notebook with sturdy plastic covers front and back. The right hand one is a more formal hard backed notebook with elastic closure. It has an envelope pocket in the back cover and a ribbon book mark too.

I bought both because I thought it would be a good idea whilst they were in stock. They had them in some different coloured covers too. The label on the cover peels off easily as well, leaving a plain cover.

And they are lined paper too… the paper is very smooth to the finger touch.

The coil bound one slips in to my Filofax Flex leather cover nicely and of course it is the correct size as well, were as the Moleskine ones are 18mm narrower than A5.

So I’m very pleased with finding these locally. I know if I went on Amazon I could have something delivered to my door the next working day, but that does seem a little extreme and silly when there are these available locally.

The Pocket Notebook Book by Ray Blake

I have never been the biggest user of notebooks over the years. As you know I am more of a ring bound organiser user.

That said I have been using small notebooks as Travellers Notebooks in the last few years with mixed results, so this book I thought might hold some clues as to how to make better use of them.

And Ray Blake didn’t disappoint. Ray sent me a free copy of the book to review it and this post is the result.

According to the page on Amazon, the book if it was printed would be 90 pages in length. I did wonder at first what can you write about notebooks that would take 90 pages! How wrong was I.

Ray eases us in with the history of notebooks and buying a pocket notebook, this includes information about sizes and types, things to look out for, paper types etc. All very useful stuff for people who want a comprehensive guide.

The book then continues about how to set up your pocket notebook so you get the best from it.

The next few chapters cover different uses of pocket notebooks and Ray includes plenty of examples and drawings to illustrate the methods and examples shown.

Ray also goes in to the detail about how to index and archive your notes and notebooks. I know he is writing from experience as he explained this process to me in a podcast interview about how he uses his own pocket notebooks.

Whilst it isn’t a long read by any means, I can really recommend the book to anyone who uses a Pocket Notebook or like me has tinkered with them in the past, but never got the full benefits from them.

The book is available on Amazon for the Kindle, although you can get Kindle apps for most devices these days even if you don’t own a Kindle.

Thank you Ray for the chance to review your book, I will be digging out some unused pocket notebooks myself to put in to use soon.

Check out Ray’s blog (My Life All In One Place) for lots of other useful information.