World Travel Journal, Genuine Calfskin Leather, 6"
by Graphic Image
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Graphic ImageBrand: Italian Leather Journals
Product features:
- Genuine Calfskin Leather Cover with 320 Cream-white acid-free paper with gilt edges.
- Explores the history and beauty of the United States through the eyes of a map.
- Cream-white, acid-free paper, gilt edges. Double-faced cream satin ribbon marker.
- Smyth sewn for strength, longevity and openability.
- 240 Journal writing and editorial pages, 80 pages of full-color maps. Measures: 4-3/8" x 6"
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of World Travel Journal, Genuine Calfskin Leather, 6"
Customer Review: Best Leather-Bound Travel Journal Available
Summary: 5 Stars
I say that primarily because this journal does NOT consist entirely of blank pages. Dedicated diarists might prefer all blank lined pages, dedicated sketch artists might prefer all blank unlined pages or all blank graph pages, but the rest of us can be more than a little intimidated by all that white space, not knowing quite how to begin. This travel journal eases you into it by providing some structure along with useful information for travelers.
This useful information starts with 79 pages of maps, subdivided into a 1 page map legend, 2 pages of world time zones, 22 pages of regional maps (4 US, 18 non-US), and 54 pages of major city maps (8 US, 46 non-US). There are also 23 pages of travel information text including such things as the table of contents, a 50-year perpetual calendar, weight and measure equivalents and conversions, and US area codes and international dialing codes. (There are also 4 pages devoted to publisher information.) This leaves 214 pages for your use, subdivided into 1 page for personal data, a 9 page address book, 57 pages for travel summaries, 114 lined travel journal pages, 32 blank graph pages, and one completely blank page at the end of the map section.
Of the user entered section, the purposes of the personal data page and address book are obvious, and the graph pages and 1 completely blank page are for drawing your own maps or sketches. This leaves the travel summaries and journal pages.
The travel summary pages are divided into sections:
City
Place
Dates
Purpose/Activity:
Lodging:
Restaurants:
Purchases:
Transportation:
Weather:
Continued on
and the page number
so as to stimulate the creative juices while the journal pages include only:
City
Place
Dates
Continued from
and the page number
plus 19 lines to use as you see fit. (Personally I divide my travel journal entries up by date.) As you can see, there are 2 travel journal pages for each travel summary page, but you can use them in any combination depending on trip length, thus providing space to document up to 57 trips.
Note: Graphic Image used to publish another travel journal, uniform with this one, sold as both "The United States Travel Journal" and as "The Business Travel Journal" with a different set of maps including more US cities and more detailed maps of the states, but these have been discontinued presumably due to lack of demand and on the theory that this item can serve for both foreign and domestic travel. In addition they still publish "The Traveler's Atlas", which contains BOTH sets of maps along with a map index and 9 lined pages for Traveler's Notes.
Since this is intended to be a keepsake of travel memories, you will want to take care of it so I suggest cleaning and treating the leather before and after every trip with something like Leather Cleaner & Conditioner and during the trip, keeping it in one of these Ziploc Quart Storage Bags, which fit it perfectly. As for writing instruments, my weapon of choice is a Pilot/Namiki Vanishing Point Fountain Pen With Fine Nib, but most anything will do.
This would be the perfect gift for young men or women setting out upon their first international trip;...
however, should they ask you where the USB port is or how to sync it up with their laptops, it may be necessary to check them out on an older generation of information recording technology: "OK, this is called 'writing'; it is kind of like keying things in, except without the keyboard, and using your stylus will only work if it is also a pen."
Description of World Travel Journal, Genuine Calfskin Leather, 6"
Designed to accommodate the travel records of both the overnight traveler and a family on a multi-week vacation, this book includes world city maps with 180 journal trip summary pages and 80 pages of full color maps. Editorial information includes toll-free numbers, world weather, distances and international dialing codes. Whether you wish to remember the practical details of a business trip or recollect your summer vacation abroad, this is a keepsake for generations to come.Resources Include:
Perpetual Calendar: 1976 - 2025.
Record of Personal Data
32 Personal Map Pages / lined pages
Personal Telephone Directory
Telephone Information: U.S. and Canadian area codes, International dialing codes, Toll-free numbers.
Travel Information
International air distances, country information (capital, currency, language, religion), directory of foreign embassies in the U.S., international travel information (passports, customs, etc.), weather (international temperatures and precipitation), weights and measures (equivalents and conversions).
76 Pages of Maps Include
* World Time Zones
* North America
* British Isles
* France and Spain
* North Central Europe
* Southern Europe (Italy, Balkan Peninsula)
* Middle East
* Southeastern Asia
* Far East
* Pacific
* Caribbean
City Maps * Eight U.S. cities, 64 international cities.
Our traditional soft calfskin is considered among the finest full-grain leathers in the world. A journal bound in it will be kept a lifetime, growing more beautiful as it is handled in use. All at once sturdy, soft and supple, handling alone will impress upon the owner the inherent value of the product.
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