Trying out the Traveler’s notebook

I have been eyeing Traveler’s notebooks on and off for a few years. I haven’t used a notebook in that size, and I was curious if I would like it. Most of my notebooks are A5, so the Traveler’s size being tall and skinny would be different for me. Traveler’s size notebook (left) vs. A5 notebook (right) The Traveler’s system is a leather cover with elastic bands in it to attach notebook refills. I didn’t want to go all in on that system (about $60) when I didn’t even know if I liked the notebook size. I needed to do a test on a small scale. The test JetPens carries Traveler’s notebook refills. They are $5.50 each at the time of this writing. I can justify that for a test to see how I like the notebook format, and that’s more reasonable than investing in the whole system up front. I wanted to see how the page types I use in A5 notebooks looked in the Traveler’s notebook size. Here’s what I tried and how I felt about it. Long-form journal entry The narrow page felt cramped and too…