As I said in my last post I belong to several groups on Facebook.  These groups are a great source of inspiration, community of interests, and information.  One thing I have noticed in many of traveler’s notebook groups is people asking for comparable sizes.  Now it is important that what one maker may call a wide another maker may call extra wide. It is important to read the descriptions of the products before purchase.   This is a short post on some of the sizes, common terms, and abbreviations about traveler’s notebooks.

Sizes

1. A5 (5.5×8.25)–May books, Moleskine large, Hobonichi Cousin
2. Standard (4.33×8.5)–Midori regular, Moleskine Chapters large
3. Personal size (3.75×6.75)–Le Petit (Foxy Fix), Moleskine Chapters medium (see note)
4. A6 (~4×6)–Hobonichi
5. Pocket (3.5×5.5)–Field Notes, Moleskine Pocket
6. Passport (3.5×5)–Midori passport, Scout books

*Note–while the Moleskine Chapters medium will fit in a personal size notebook, they are 3.75×7, so they are taller than most personal size  inserts.

Foxy Fix Le Petit in Licorice

Moleskin Chapters medium in Le Petit

Terms and Abbreviations

There are some common terms and abbreviations you will see throughout the traveler’s notebook communities.  This is not an exhaustive list, but if you are new to the world of traveler’s notebooks, hopefully this will help.

Midori–Midori is a maker of traveler’s notebooks and they are the company that set of the recent rage about this amazing product.  While the concept has been around a long time, its popularity has exploded in the recent past thanks to the Midori Traveler’s Notebook (MTN).  Midori has changed their name to Traveler’s Company.  They continue to offer a variety of products and traveler’s notebooks in two sizes.

Cahier–Cahier is not a size, it is a style of notebook (see Webster’s definition below).  Sometimes it is used interchangeably for A5 notebooks, but not all A5 notebooks are cahier and not all cahier notebooks are A5.  Moleskine offers their cahier notebooks in three sizes: XL, large, and pocket .

Ca`hier´ Pronunciation: kå`yã´ or kå`hēr
n. 1. A number of sheets of paper put loosely together; esp. one of the successive portions of a work printed in numbers.
2. A memorial of a body; a report of legislative proceedings, etc.

–dori–This is a traveler’s notebook made by someone other than the Traveler’s Company.  It is a play on the name Midori.

Every Day Carry (EDC)–EDC is the traveler’s notebook or planner that you carry with you always.  Often it includes your wallet, but this is not essential.

Traveler’s Notebook (TN)–A traveler’s notebook is a cover with straps to hold notebooks and inserts.  Traveler’s notebooks can be very versatile and the options for use are endless.

Until next time, have a beautiful week!

Danyel