I’m just back from another trip where I used a Moleskine City Notebook, this time for Lisbon. I really enjoy using these on trips, as it’s handier than having to tote around a full guidebook. I stayed in a very central location, and the maps covered most (but not all) of the areas I visited around the city. It can be a pretty complicated place to get around, so the maps were essential! I just wish the transit map had gone beyond the Metro, as the buses and trams and trains were what I used more.
I used the indexed pages to jot down hotels, restaurants, shops and sights that I wanted to see or had visited. I used the blank index sections in the back to add additional info on other parts of Portugal I visited outside of Lisbon. And as always, I came back with the expanding pocket full of ticket stubs, extra stamps and other little mementos.
One other Moleskine note about Portugal– wow, were Moleskine notebooks expensive there! I saw pocket size notebooks for sale for as much as €16.50, which is almost $22!
And in a non-Moleskine aside, I of course bought lots of notebooks during my trip! Emilio Braga, Serrote and some other brands. I’ll show them off soon!