The Travelling Miquelrius

[mboschm]

Ok, so I'm going to start another "Travelling notebook" project, in this case a Miquelrius, one of the best catalan paper brands (there's Guarro, but it's extremelly expensive), something like this one.

I'd like to keep it organised, so I'll be doing in batches of six people. Once the

You could write whatever you want in it, no more than five pages per person (I'll do the first two/three ones): stories, poems, thoughts... Languages other than English will be appreciated! I intend to use it for educational purposes, so we can keep it easy.

 

Who's in?

[atamantara]

From where will the journey begin? You mentioned "catalan paper brands", are you from spain? I'd like to participate, but I don't know how to send a notebook abroad: will it be in a big envelope? a package? :hmm1: There're so many questions, but so little answers...

[mboschm]

Whoops sorry about this.

 

Yes, the quest will start in Barcelona, and I'd send the notebook in a big envelope by tracked post. You are very welcome to participate.

[mboschm]

Suggie and Atamantara are in. ANyone else before it starts travelling?

[Ondina]

Made in Spain paper is very often wonderful for fountain pens. Applauding your travelling notebook project, let me point out those flexible 70g MiquelRíus notebooks are not the best for fountain pen inks. The gramage is too low for the quality of the paper and it will bleed, and show-through. A real shame given the better paper used by them in the spiral student notebook line.

Liderpapel, (Comercial de Papelería del Sur in Granada, Andalucía), manufactures a Moleskin clone with a 70g paper that is very fpfriendly and keeps the weight cost also "post-frienly".http://www.copiamaster.es/images/thumbs/0004429_300.jpeghttp://tienda.suministrosmayber.com/WebRoot/StoreES2/Shops/ec1299/4E5E/7A77/9FFA/E0D2/D73F/AC10/1418/2569/36106g.jpgPapelerías Carlin and others carry them, and prices are much more reasonable than MiquelRíus, Moleskins or Rhodias. Made in an old fashioned cream color, they are lined or checkered in an original terracotta burnt orange that works surprisingly well and is easy on the eye.

 

If weight is not a concern, FORAY notebooks http://www.forayproducts.eu/SP/ have hardcovers, 80g numbered, microperforated, dotted line 96 pages in ivory FSC paper, but prices go up quite a bit.http://www.viking.es/speciallinks/es/vkg/images/cuadernos_off.png

 

If you want to have a MiquelRius one, I suggest the Cartoné line, in 70g and marble carbdboard covers, with the "extra opaque paper" that can take ink and broad nibs.http://tienda.suministrosmayber.com/WebRoot/StoreES2/Shops/ec1299/4E5E/7CAE/36A3/3044/8D41/AC10/1418/253F/02555g.jpg

 

Guarro makes very reputed papers of highest quality but aimed to art, not writing purposes. Has this changed, 'cause I would be very interested in trying them if so. Arpapapel makes a similar line but all manual linen paper, but also has a stationery line that is unique.

Best of luck.

Edited November 11, 2012 by Ondina

[Cepasaccus]

I would write a bit into it.

[hsianloon]

I'd certainly be interested in this...never heard of a concept like that before, sounds fun ! I might end up using google translate for anything besides English though :roflmho:

[English John]

I would like to participate , but it would be in English from me !

I would enjoy translating the other languages with the help of my family.

On holiday in Mallorca, I bought a diary which shows the days of the week in six languages:

Catalan,Basque,Galician,Portuguese,Castillan and English -so this idea would be very entertaining !

Please let me know

John

[DonaSang]

Interesting!!!, I would like to participate too.

 

[mboschm]

Hello everyone!

 

I had forgot about this project until now. I'm going to start it right away! If you think it's OK, I'll start with the spanish members, and then move on to Europe.

 

How about an order as such?

 

*Donasang.

*Atamantara.

*English John.

*Suggie.

*Hsianloon.

*Cepasaccus.

 

I hope to get this moving on by next week.

Donasang, You've got a PM.

[Cepasaccus]

Doing it country by country is probably the cheapest and quickest. So starting with the Spanish members makes sense.

[DonaSang]

Waiting the notebook

[mboschm]

http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o565/mboschm/DSC_0248.jpg

 

 

http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o565/mboschm/DSC_0249.jpg

 

 

http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o565/mboschm/DSC_0250-1.jpg

 

And this is my contribution. A draft for an article and one of my favourite poems in catalan.

I'll post it tomorrow morning.

[Anitropius]

I'd love to participate, these sorts of projects are extremely cool and I've always wanted to be part of something like this.

[mboschm]

You're welcome to participate! I'm sorry but I have not been able to post the book. By the way, since it's not a Miquelrius, I'd better change the title.

[Cepasaccus]

A pitty that it's not a book but a spiral pad.

[mboschm]

I posted the notebook on friday (I'm sorry, I would loose a tortoise if asked to look after it). List is as follows, with the incorporation of Anitropius.

 

*Donasang.

*Atamantara.

*English John.

*Suggie.

*Hsianloon.

*Cepasaccus.

*Anitropius.

[laureat]

I'm tempted to paticipate...

Could you explaine more about its purpose or goal? What educational purpose will it serve if I (for example) would write 4 pages in Dutch and no one can read what I wrote? Will photo's of the content appear in FPN?

And me, on the other hand can't understand any Catalanic or Hispanique scribbles of my previous participants.

And does one write about something specific? Something cultural?

Please inform me if you can because I am intruiged by the idea. :clap1:

[Cubane]

This sounds like a very interesting project, I'd love to participate!

[mboschm]

^^^ Added after cepasaccus, for reasons of vicinity.

 

 

*Donasang.

*Atamantara.

*English John.

*Suggie.

*Hsianloon.

*Cepasaccus.

*Cubane.

*Anitropius.