Midori Traveler's Notebook

The Midori Traveler's Notebook is one of those things you end up coveting when you're into fountain pens, typewriters and other analog means of organizing your thoughts. I first saw the standard size version reviewed on Black Cover. Pictured above is the passport-sized one, in brown. It's small and handy enough to fit into any handbag. I found the larger version to be rather long and narrow for my taste.

It came in its own cheesecloth bag, with some information in Japanese and in English. There was also an extra elastic strap included, in case you wanted to add some refills to the existing one.

The leather cover is made in Thailand. It's the kind of finish that looks better and better the more used and distressed it gets. The roughly 9cm x 12.5cm refill notebook paper is thin, but fountain pen friendly (if your pen is not an overly wet writer). The orange refill in the photo is a DIY one I made out of 220gsm cardstock and 100gsm copy paper.

I tested my pens and inks on a back page. While you can see the writing on the other side, there is absolutely no feathering or bleedthrough of ink.

You can fit two refills on the existing elastic. To fit more refills/accessories in the Midori Traveler's Notebook, check out the tips on the Scription blog.

I bought the Midori Traveler's Notebook from Scribe Writing Essentials (3/F Eastwood Mall, Quezon City). I believe they are the exclusive distributors of Midori products (including refills and accessories) in the Philippines. It's a little pricey, but I think it's worth it, being real leather and handsome-looking.





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I am not affiliated with Scribe Writing Essentials except as a customer.