We asked Sam, a fellow TN enthusiast, about using Traveler's Notebook. We hope you enjoy reading this little sneak peek into someone else's love of Traveler's as much as we did.

What Traveler’s Notebook(s) do you have?
A fair few! My main use notebook is a camel passport (and the first one I got), but since then I have gathered a Kyoto, Travels Hotel, Tokyo, a Blue starbucks passport, and a blue standard sized one too. 

How did you get into it?
I've always enjoyed writing and drawing, but found it hard to keep up with journaling and writing in separate journals, but there was something about the portability, adaptability, and of course the aesthetics of the TN (especially the passport size for me) that made me stick to it, and have grown my collection from there.  

What’s your current set up?
I use my camel passport as a travel / weekend journal and sketchbook. I find writing weekends and holiday days up is much easier to keep motivated to do and it has really made me progress with the ease of putting thoughts onto paper and improving my drawing. Always more to learn! 

The starbucks passport I use as a wallet with a fabric zipper case (although I'm looking at getting a leather wallet insert eventually), and a daily note taker for shopping lists, random thoughts etc.

And my other main one is the Kyoto standard sized, which I use as a work journal for keeping on top of things (I use the weekly free diary insert alongside a dot grid).

My other notebooks I change round depending on what is going on, my standard blue I mix between a watercolour journal when travelling or a house task record (me and my partner recently got our first home so that's a big help currently), and Tokyo to help plan trips abroad in the future.

Do you have any accessories?
A fair few, some charms on the cover, the plastic pencil boards for slotting behind while writing, a Traveler's Notebook fountain pen and brass pencil for writing and drawing. I'm always on the hunt for more but really love the fountain pen and that's started a mini collection of fountain pens too 😆

What do you love most about using it?
I really like taking the time to just sit back and reflect on the day, and having a few notebooks filled with memories and drawings has made looking back at past holidays and weekends away in the van with my partner and dog a fun pastime. I do a lot of rock climbing, so making memories and drawings of the areas visited is a great way of remembering the days.

What's your favourite place your TN has visited with you?
One of my favourite places I have been with my Traveler's Notebook is in the ice caves in the Mer de Glas above Chamonix, as well as dotted around the crags from the forest of Fontainebleau in France (a truly magical area), as well as to some of my favourite local moorlands in Yorkshire.

What tips would you give someone starting out with a TN?
Don't be afraid to use it and get it looking worn, I always seem to be ultra precious with the covers when I first get a new TN, but as soon as I start to use them properly that's when the true character of the notebooks show!

Thanks so much to Sam for sharing with us and for the beautiful images too (image credit: Sam Mawson). You can follow Sam's rock climbing adventures on instagram: @mawsonsam

If you're interested in sharing how you use yours, please do get in touch at hello@allthingsanalogue.co.uk