Travel Stationery: How to Pack for a Two Week International Trip (!?!)

Consider this the first post in my “Japan” series, because in less than two weeks I will be on the road to Japan for a two-week stationery adventure with my friends Lisa Vanness, Matthew Chen, and others. First order of business: what to pack, because - obviously - I don’t want to travel too heavy on the way over there. The goal is for the pen case to be empty going over, and full coming back! Yes, I know that you can use your phone, but I want to be OFF my phone as much as possible on this trip, and I love being able to mark up a physical map, etc. Therefore: Guidebooks. Purpose of this Trip: 75% Business, 25% Vacation, 100% FunThe main event of our trip is nominally the Naniwa Pen Show in Osaka Japan. While we have additional business events and meetings scheduled over the course of two weeks, there will be plenty of time to roam, and I’m looking forward to spending two weeks nearly entirely devoted to stationery while learning more about a country I’ve never visited. For a trip…