![]() I also find my old journals very useful in recording details, such as a guide’s name, the duration of a hike, or which restaurant we ate in during a trip which may not be something I can tell from a photo. They bring back a lot of memories, and help me remember all the little things that happened that I may have forgotten, the good, the bad, and the hilarious. We have both been keeping travel journals on most of our trips ever since.Īlthough I don’t do it often, I love re-reading my old travel journals. I bought my first travel journal back in 2012 for a trip to France. Laurence bought his first travel journal in 1999 to use on a trip to Namibia. ![]() Since the pens are on loan, I won’t be inking them up and will only use them for comparison purposes.A travel journal can be a great way to record one’s memories and experiences while traveling. As there are already many articles out there on the various Sailor models, sizes and nibs, I will instead focus on this particular release. All 3 pens are slightly pointy, cigar-shaped pens, as opposed to their flat top Pro Gear counterparts. There are 3 models of the Kyomachi Legend Blue pens: Medium (what is more commonly referred to as 1911S), FL (aka 1911L), and Large (aka King of Pen or KOP). It is the first in the “Kobe Affection” series and is called “Kyomachi Legend Blue”, named for the Kyomachi area where the Kobe City Museum is located. There are stories behind the names of their pens and inks like “Koikawa Ipe” (their exclusive Decimo), which is named for Brazil’s national tree that was planted along the Koi River or “Tarumi Apricot” (Kobe ink #25), which is the color of the sunset when viewed from nearby Tarumi’s hills. They are most known for the pen collaborations with brands like Platinum and Sailor, as well as their line of Kobe inks which are made by Sailor. Nagasawa is a retail stationery company with several shops located primarily in Kobe, Japan. Act I - Background & Introduction to the Characters Darn it, Joe! I couldn’t decide between the 1911S and the 1911L, but Lisa Vanness was kind enough to loan all 3 of them for a comparison review to help me decide. And Joe Crace, The Gentleman Stationer kept posting pictures of the pens all weekend and tempting me with these beauties. which meant that I saw the pens again at the Dallas Pen Show. I found out that Nagasawa partnered with Vanness Pens after the SF Pen Show to sell their products in the US. And since Nagasawa wasn’t attending any other US pen shows after SF, I and my wallet were safe. Wallet saved! Then I saw them a few weeks later at the SF Pen Show and reminded myself that I already have a 1911 and that I didn’t need any more because, you know, #teamflattops. It is a beautiful blue pen with gold sparkles, but I’m on #teamflattops, so I was good and passed on them. I first saw the Sailor x Nagasawa Kobe Affection Kyomachi Legend Blue pens (phew, say THAT 3 times fast!) at the DC Pen Show a few months back. ![]() She can be found on Instagram because there really are many, many hobbies!.) ( Kimberly (she/her) took the express train down the fountain pen/stationery rabbit hole and doesn't want to be rescued. Want to catch the rest, plus extra articles, reviews, commentary, discounts, and more? Try out a Pen Addict Membership for only $5 per month! Ready, set, plunge! How graphic design and coffee mix at the World Aeropress Championship (It’s Nice That) Notebook Review: Daler Rowney Pocket Sketchbook (Notebook Stories) Tibaldi Infrangible Fountain Pen Review (SBREBrown) Year in Review: 2023 Stationery Highlights (A Gathering of Curiosities) Diamine Inkvent 2023 Days 11-15 (Mountain of Ink) Pen review: Etturning Birdseye Maple (electrocuted) (idipbananasintocoffee) What Makes a Drawing a Drawing? (Hyperallergic) Quality Urushi for Under $400? The Ensso Piuma Urushi (Figboot on Pens) Inkmas #4: Kobe City Museum Gray (The Well-Appointed Desk) Diamine Inkvent 2023, Day 15 (Cheryl Lindo Jones) Aurora 88 Blue Mamba Fountain Pen Review (Blake's Broadcast) Joshua Smith Serves Up Slices of Main Street in Meticulously Detailed Miniature Buildings (Colossal) Lennon Tool Bar Hui-Kim-Koo (Inkcredible Colours) Diamine Inkvent 2023 Day 16 (Writing at Large) My 2023 Brand “Discoveries” (Rachel's Reflections) And each week, after 10 to 15 links, plus my added commentary on each, I'm left with many great items I want to share. Each week in Refill, the Pen Addict Members newsletter, I publish Ink Links as part of the additional content you receive for being a member.
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