Your journal collections are absolutely delightful! Ever since I started using Neorah's journals, I've developed a fondness for journaling. The designs and quality of their journals are truly admirable. I've been consistently using their products since 2021, and my journaling experience has been consistently wonderful. I encourage you to give them a try - you're sure to appreciate their journals as much as I do.

I love the form factor of the pocket sized Moleskine, but the equivalent notebook from Rhodia has Clairefontaine paper that is simply sensational for most fountain pens.

Nice collection there. I too love my Leuchtturm 1917 but like the practicality of a Moleskine Pocket.

I love my galen, I think it's one of the best journals available.

Hi journaljoy, thanks for another great video. 👍🏻 May I ask you to make another video with your top 5 notebooks with best paper for fountain pens?

I keep coming back to the Rhodia A5 Webnotebooks. They make a pocket version with the same excellent paper, and Baronfig makes a nice pocket version, too, though I am a fan of the Lochby fieldnotes size notebooks (soft cover) with Tomoe 68 gsm paper and beautifully sewn. The cover is paper, but very durable. It is worth a try. Thanks for another great video.

@journaljoy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Ed!! :)

Loved your top 5!

My favorite is definitely the Nanami Seven Seas Writer (lined). I have one of the Gfeller leather covers for it. I adore the paper - cream paper with pale grey lines, my very favorite combination. I'm totally with you on the cream paper - it's much easier on the eyes. The reason I haven't purchased one of the Galen Leather notebooks is that they use the ivory Tomoe River Paper (some people call it "white," but if you put it next to bright white paper you can see that it's slightly off-white). I really prefer the cream TRP. It looks and feels beautiful.

@journaljoy

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Sharon, yes the cream Tomoe river paper is fantastic, I just never wanted to bother buying a cover for the Writer, since I use so many different journals. I wish Galen leather would make a version with cream colored paper cuz I absolutely love their leather cover.

Great video! My favorite notebooks are Nanami standard and writers notebook, Galen Leather everyday notebook too

@journaljoy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!! :)

Great video! I really loved it and your top 5, that is so similar to mine ❤ thanks

My faves are the B6 slim and A6 Midori MDs and the B6 Stalogy. Honorable mention goes to the Clairefontaine My Essentials notebook.

Thanks for sharing!

your a strong writer When ever I try to write in a journal I get to lazy and never finish it.

your voice is so nice and calming. thanks for your opinions on these notebooks.

@welpiguess

3 жыл бұрын

thats what i was thinking , i live in the UK so im not used to the American Accent to Americans they all sound the same but looking from the outside in certain accents are really attractive and calming like this one

Those are some beautiful colors. Omg so gorgeous 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

@journaljoy

2 жыл бұрын

They are!

@daytime2189

11 ай бұрын

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

@daytime2189

11 ай бұрын

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

@daytime2189

11 ай бұрын

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

Interesting to know your top 5. Nanami and Pebbles are great as well, especially for fountain pens.

@ellelala39

3 жыл бұрын

My heart belongs to Nanami.

@journaljoy

3 жыл бұрын

I enjoy Namami as well, as I said it was a really tough call to narrow it down, I just prefer the Galen leather cover over Nanamis stock paper cover.

@stephenstrader1577

Жыл бұрын

@@journaljoyTrue. My journals get handled a lot throughout the day, and for that reason the paper covers (for me) would get wet or dirty. That would annoy me. A perfect example of the phrase “perfect for me, but maybe not for someone else”.

Rhodia makes a notebook with cream paper the same size as a Moleskin.. smaller than the a6 Leuchtturm - it is available in hardback as well.

@journaljoy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nancy, I will take a look! :)

@iyzabel

3 жыл бұрын

I was just going to suggest the same!

You might like the A6 Midori MD, it has cream paper that’s beautiful to write on, it’s a proper A6 so it’s wider like the Moleskine rather than a skinny pocket size like the Leuchtturm. The paper is really sturdy too, can handle quite a bit. You can get lines, grid or plain. And there’s a good amount of pages, but not a lot. Or you try the Stalogy in A6, but there’s a ton of pages, but still less than your Galen leather book.

@journaljoy

2 жыл бұрын

thank you for the recommendations Amy!! :)

You did say Moleskine right? Really? You said it? 😂 (Just messing) They were the first kind of book I really started carrying and I want to love them more but can’t. The whole idea of them is superb. The original rear pocket, elastic type book there will ever be but it’s a shame they don’t want to spend any time finding a paper for anything other than a ballpoint. 🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ Thx for the top 5 books! 😃👍🏻

@journaljoy

3 жыл бұрын

Haha I know. Moleskine would be perfect if they only upped the paper quality a bit. But then I wouldn’t have started this channel because my search for the perfect notebook would be over. Lol.

What size is your epica!!!

Very cool 😎

Nice

How is the Epica journal made? How are the pages put together? Are they sewn and glued or just glued? And on their website, it would specify refillable or refillable?

@journaljoy

9 ай бұрын

They are stitched and bound, made in Italy. Yes the website specifies if they are refillable or not. I’ve done several reviews of Epica on my channel, feel free to check those out. There’s also a discount code in case you are interested! :)

@spacecat7715

9 ай бұрын

@@journaljoy The code will still work? Sweet! Might need that. I've been eyeing so many journal brands, but I keep coming back to Epica. It has that magical feel to it, like something from royalty or a wizard's secret library. Does the journal lay pretty flat when opened? I cannot wait to get one for myself. I am super impressed by their packaging.

@journaljoy

9 ай бұрын

@@spacecat7715Yes the code should still work. The journal doesn’t lie super flat from the get go, it will need some breaking into. But since it’s stitched and bound that’s not a problem. Yes the journal and packaging have a very premium feel. 😃

Does the Quo Vadis open flat?

@journaljoy

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it does :)

Any chance of actually looking inside these notebooks????

@journaljoy

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve done a review of every single one of them on my channel. Feel free to check those out!

I never know what to write when i attempt to journal....i would love to anonamously read other people's journals to see what to what depth they write about

@journaljoy

2 ай бұрын

There’s plenty of journal entries of famous people on the Internet- but I guess that’s setting the bar pretty high. If you don’t know what to write about I recommend ‘The Artists Way’ by Julia Cameron. There’s also journals out there with daily prompts on a certain topic. Good luck!!

Can only see the covers. Didn't save a blank page. I get it that your writing is private, but got no idea why I should buy it.

@journaljoy

2 ай бұрын

I have done depth reviews with writing samples on every single one of those notebooks. If you are interested in any feel free to check out the videos on my channel.

Did you try any Nuuna (120 gsm uncoated paper) notebook?

@journaljoy

8 ай бұрын

No haven’t tried that one yet…

@mauriciolacruz

8 ай бұрын

@@journaljoy Should you try one, please tell me. 😊👍🏻

@mauriciolacruz

8 ай бұрын

@@journaljoy *Disclaimer: These notebooks can be tremendously addictive (design, binding quality, paper quality, material and tactile feel of the covers...) *EDIT: I did test the paper quality after posting the comment above. So I posted a new comment (below)...

@mauriciolacruz

8 ай бұрын

@@journaljoy Do *NOT* even bother yourself in ordering one unit. The 120 gsm Swedish uncoated "Munken" paper on these notebooks performs terribly *BAD* (lots of feathering + ghosting + bleeding, even using an F point nib fountain pen = it swallows more ink than a drunk swallows beer or a truck swallows petrol.)

I don’t like the leuchturm. It feeels cold/ boring? Moleskine feels better

I miss X17 and X47! But perhaps it is notavailable in your Country. I you like to test it - write an E-Mail to us.

Your German pronunciation was great! Is it a language for you?

@journaljoy

11 ай бұрын

Yes it’s my native language:)

so basically you showed a bunch of book while not showing us how its organised or the content. I understand you've noted down you personal info i care nothing about it. What would have been nice is to see what its like inside. Just all blank pages?

@journaljoy

Жыл бұрын

This video is about the quality of the notebooks and the enjoyment of using them - not a ‘how to’ guide. I have other videos for that. Feel free to check them out.