WORLD TRAVELER Eccolo Red Embossed Heart Writing Journal Notebook, 256 Lined Pages, Flexible Faux Leather Cover, 5-x-7-inch

A well-made simple journal
I couldn’t find specifications on this journal initially, so I ordered it and came up with the below information:COVER – The cover is made of red leather with a very simple embossed heart on the front. The actual color is fairly close to the color in Amazon’s picture. If the cover appears a little brown on the product picture, the actual color does not look brown at all, but more of a garnet. The cover does not seem to scratch easily or hold marks on it. It should hold up to some abuse.PAGE LENGTH – 128 pages or 256 leaves if you write on the front and back + 1 blank prelim page at the front, and 1 blank trailing page at the back.18 lines per page (not counting writing on the top line)MATERIAL – The paper is ivory and goes well with the red cover. It is acid-free (meaning it will not deteriorate or turn yellow easily) and made of heavy stock. The paper is not very thick and in my hands it feels about the same weight as standard American 20lb weight copy paper. The lines on the paper are a somewhat light color. They are the perfect shade in my opinion and don’t stand out too much, but are dark enough for ease of use. There is some light bleeding through to the pages in areas where I pressed the pen down too hard, or when I’ve used a heavy fountain pen. It is enough that you can easily read what is written on the back of the page. Unless you have a light hand or are using a light ink, I would probably recommend against using both sides of the page. You could certainly do it without a mess, but it just depends on how clean of a look you want on each page. I cut a piece of a manila envelope to the same size as the journal pages, and put it underneath the piece of paper I’m writing on each time so that it doesn’t bleed through to the next page.SIZE – 4.75″ x 6 5/8″ (not quite 5×7 as the description says)Actual writing space (length of the lines inside the margins) = 4.25″ x 5.25″THIS IS EXACTLY HOW MUCH SPACE U HAVE PER LINE| (if you were to write in 12 point Times New Roman font). So expect not to get any more than 162 words per page unless you handwriting is very small. The margins are the perfect width to ensure you get enough use out of each sheet and no room is wasted.BINDING/CONSTRUCTION – the binding is sewn in, and separated into 8 sections. This way you don’t have to worry about too many pages being held by one thread, and the threads can actually break and only 1/8 of the journal will separate. This method of binding is also very useful because it means you can easily open to any page in the journal and it will naturally separate along one of those sections, so you don’t have to break the binding too much to lay the journal flat like you would have to with a paperback book. The binding and threads are also secured on the back with a strip of adhesive. The binding is very well made and the threads seem tight, but strong. I do not have any qualms about the binding breaking and would think this journal should hold up to daily use for awhile and several decades of storage. After heavy use, I do not see any noticeable creases on the spine of the journal where you can tell it has been opened many times. It still appears new. There is no bookmark built into the journal.I find this to be a very nicely-made and simplistic journal and think it would satisfy the requirements for anyone who wants something small and nice-looking. It is not something I would write my Presidential memoirs in, but satisfies my requirements for regular daily use.

Nice presentation
Pretty

Great Journal for Quick Notes
This journal is great as a notebook, or a keeper of reminders. The leather covers are soft and smooth, as well as pliable. They are sturdy enough to withstand being bent and rolled up, and thin enough to make that easy. The paper inside is of heavier stock than most journals, and is a nice color. The lines are prominent, even in dim light, which is nice for late night entries. Both sides of the pages are lined, and there are no margins. The size is nice to fit easily into a bag or purse for notes on the go.This one is actually a bit smaller than I expected. It does not do so well as a journal used for long entries. The pages are short and narrow, which means that you will be flipping to the backs of pages after only a couple hundred words. I find that I fill about 8 pages in one entry, due to the size. The binding is a bit tight, so pages must be bent quite far back for them to stay in place (open) while writing, which also means that the covers stay ajar when the notebook is closed. Also, since the covers are soft, it is difficult to write in any other position other than on a flat surface. If trying to write in bed, or on a lap, it is difficult due to the whole journal bending, especially when writing on the backs of pages.The paper’s heavier weight is nice, because Sharpie pens and similar writing implements don’t bleed through it. The pages also don’t tear or wrinkle very easily. The surface of the pages is smooth, so some pens may have difficulty on it, but all felt-tipped pens I have used have been fine. The tight weave of the paper means that the ink stays sharp, and doesn’t bleed across the grains.Overall, I recommend this journal to anyone who is looking for a good gift for a young adult starting a journal/diary. Once they get older though, the annoyance of writing long entries in this journal will lead them to something with stiffer covers.

My little red heart jounsl
Been ordering this journal for 20 years and putting down my thoughts as I live optimistically!

I was hoping to replace my journal notebook which is also and Ecolo Traveller, but this is a small notebook, not a journal.

Been buying these for years and they are geat journals – Love them

This is a pretty, nice quality notebook.I have several fron the same Eccolo range which have worn well over the years.This one looks and feels good, nothing amazing but that’s reflected in the price.The gold foil lettering on the front is perfect, classy rather than garish.The pages are lined and again good quality. They might not stand up to much ink, but for general notes and sketches the book is perfect so far.