Unboxing the Love & Trip Traveler's Notebook | Comparisons | Red Traveler's Notebook Information
The Journal Journey
[{'start': '3.120', 'end': '8.240', 'text': 'Hey everyone! This is Phira. Welcome to the\xa0\nJournal Journey. I have finally received my'}, {'start': '8.240', 'end': '12.880', 'text': "package containing my precious Traveler's\xa0\nCompany Notebook, so let's just get into"}, {'start': '12.880', 'end': '20.480', 'text': 'it all.'}, {'start': '20.480', 'end': '28.560', 'text': "Right, let's get the small stuff\xa0\nout of the way. I ordered a couple"}, {'start': '28.560', 'end': '35.280', 'text': 'of washi tape and a sticky note pad.\xa0\nThis is from Midori and this is from'}, {'start': '35.280', 'end': '40.320', 'text': "Worldcraft. They're quite cute. I have\xa0\na couple of these sticky notes from this"}, {'start': '40.320', 'end': '45.280', 'text': "um line the Kat Katanuki Fusen\xa0\nthey're quite lovely so happy to have"}, {'start': '45.280', 'end': '53.440', 'text': 'that. Of course, any order would be\xa0\nincomplete without a couple of washi'}, {'start': '53.440', 'end': '60.160', 'text': 'tape thrown in. These are really cute\xa0\na small i believe they the 15 mm from'}, {'start': '60.160', 'end': '66.880', 'text': 'Worldcraft this has a cute um leaf embossing on'}, {'start': '66.880', 'end': '74.000', 'text': "it this one is really cute\xa0\nit's got musical notes on"}, {'start': '74.000', 'end': '87.920', 'text': "it i also got these foil transfer stickers\xa0\nfrom Midori i've never used this before i"}, {'start': '87.920', 'end': '93.760', 'text': 'was hoping I could try and use this on\xa0\nthe leather covers of some some of my'}, {'start': '93.760', 'end': '102.720', 'text': "journals but I believe they don't really\xa0\nstay on that well on leather so okay all"}, {'start': '102.720', 'end': '117.120', 'text': "right So a bit about this particular edition -\xa0\nso Love and Trip began as a Valentine's Day gift"}, {'start': '117.120', 'end': '125.120', 'text': "theme from Traveler's Factory and in 2025, they\xa0\ndecided to use Love and Trip as the theme for,"}, {'start': '125.120', 'end': '132.000', 'text': 'well for 2025. Now this collection belongs to\xa0\nthe category of limited edition TNs that I like'}, {'start': '132.000', 'end': '138.960', 'text': "to call the 'Yearly Special Editions'. These\xa0\nyearly specials are released, well, every year,"}, {'start': '138.960', 'end': '145.200', 'text': 'but unlike the collaboration special editions,\xa0\nthese are available through the official stores,'}, {'start': '145.200', 'end': '151.280', 'text': 'the websites, or the partner stores in\xa0\nvarious countries. They are limited,'}, {'start': '151.280', 'end': '156.800', 'text': "but they don't run out as quickly as some of the\xa0\ncollab limited editions. So you still have time"}, {'start': '156.800', 'end': '162.320', 'text': 'to get your hands on them. Now this collection\xa0\nconsists of the regular insert, the passport'}, {'start': '162.320', 'end': '170.320', 'text': "insert. Now with regards to the prices,\xa0\nI'm not going to add the individual prices"}, {'start': '170.320', 'end': '176.160', 'text': 'here because I do find that the price\xa0\nof travelers notebooks varies widely,'}, {'start': '176.160', 'end': '181.760', 'text': "depending upon where you get it. This is true\xa0\neven when you're purchasing from the official"}, {'start': '181.760', 'end': '189.200', 'text': 'um online TN stores. The Japanese site will\xa0\nalways be the cheapest. For example, the'}, {'start': '189.200', 'end': '197.920', 'text': 'regular Love and Trip refill is for $7.2 on the\xa0\nUS store, while on the official Japanese store,'}, {'start': '197.920', 'end': '204.800', 'text': 'the same refill is for roughly $4.2 or $660\xa0\nyen. The difference probably has to do with'}, {'start': '204.800', 'end': '210.560', 'text': 'taxes and customs, but even the prices\xa0\nbetween the partner stores are different.'}, {'start': '210.560', 'end': '216.880', 'text': 'For example, I got this regular TN from a\xa0\npartner store for about $68, but on jet pens,'}, {'start': '216.880', 'end': '222.880', 'text': "it's for $72. So keep that in mind when you're\xa0\nshopping around for travelers notebook, especially"}, {'start': '222.880', 'end': '227.680', 'text': "if you know you're going to travel soon.Do check\xa0\nand see if there is a partner traveler's company"}, {'start': '227.680', 'end': '233.600', 'text': "store in the particular country you're traveling\xa0\nto. It may actually be cheaper and especially"}, {'start': '233.600', 'end': '239.360', 'text': 'if you have a good exchange rate working in\xa0\nyour favor, you can get a pretty good deal.'}, {'start': '241.360', 'end': '246.960', 'text': 'Okay, back to admiring my latest purchase.\xa0\nAs you saw, you get a cotton bag with the'}, {'start': '246.960', 'end': '254.400', 'text': 'notebook. You also get a spare rubber band. The\xa0\ninsert the blank insert is made from MD paper.'}, {'start': '254.400', 'end': '260.400', 'text': "It's 60 pages and what's different about this\xa0\nis that you get message cards along with it,"}, {'start': '260.400', 'end': '268.800', 'text': "which you'll see shortly. I think they added this\xa0\nsheet of paper to stop the color bleeding onto"}, {'start': '269.680', 'end': '273.360', 'text': "onto the insert. I don't think I've ever gotten"}, {'start': '273.360', 'end': '277.440', 'text': "a piece of paper between the insert and\xa0\nthe leather so that's probably the reason"}, {'start': '277.440', 'end': '290.960', 'text': 'why. So these are the message cards you\xa0\nget 1 2 3 4 5 6 7, Seven message cards as'}, {'start': '290.960', 'end': '296.080', 'text': "you can see they're perforated. So you\xa0\ncan tear them out, write a small note,"}, {'start': '296.080', 'end': '300.800', 'text': 'send it to someone or maybe just, you know,\xa0\nscribble something and add into your own'}, {'start': '300.800', 'end': '305.600', 'text': 'journal. This is a nice little touch.\xa0\nI always love these perforated message'}, {'start': '305.600', 'end': '313.680', 'text': "cards. So the insert itself is made of\xa0\nMD paper. It's in the color cream. Here"}, {'start': '313.680', 'end': '319.600', 'text': "you can see the string bookmark, which I kind\xa0\nof think is quite useless. I've never really"}, {'start': '319.600', 'end': '325.520', 'text': "liked them. Here's another look at the message\xa0\ncards that are at the back and I have to say,"}, {'start': '325.520', 'end': '333.680', 'text': "I really really love this color. They seem like\xa0\nthey're letter pressed but I don't think so i"}, {'start': '333.680', 'end': '341.680', 'text': "think it's just plain printed on or maybe it is\xa0\nletter pressed i don't know feels a bit different"}, {'start': '341.680', 'end': '350.160', 'text': "from the other leather um letter pressed message\xa0\ncards that I have from Traveler's Notebook lovely"}, {'start': '350.160', 'end': '357.920', 'text': "touch okay let's get into this one i'm\xa0\nreally looking forward to the passport"}, {'start': '357.920', 'end': '376.240', 'text': 'size as for the regular insert you also get\xa0\na cotton bag for your passport you do get a'}, {'start': '376.240', 'end': '382.800', 'text': 'spare rubber band now I should mention actually\xa0\nthat the fact that the cotton bag is printed is'}, {'start': '382.800', 'end': '391.040', 'text': "actually quite rare well not not the cotton bag\xa0\nitself you get that with every every traveler's"}, {'start': '391.040', 'end': '398.560', 'text': "notebook cover but the fact that it's printed I\xa0\ndon't recall seeing that with any other edition"}, {'start': '398.560', 'end': '402.560', 'text': "i don't know if anyone actually really cares\xa0\nabout that but I just thought I would throw"}, {'start': '402.560', 'end': '409.120', 'text': "it out there now it's absolutely gorgeous\xa0\ni have to say I'm absolutely in love with"}, {'start': '409.120', 'end': '414.720', 'text': "this color the embossing is pretty deep which\xa0\nit doesn't really bother me i think it looks"}, {'start': '414.720', 'end': '427.040', 'text': 'cute the gold embossing on these inserts\xa0\nare actually really really beautiful i'}, {'start': '427.040', 'end': '436.640', 'text': "love the gold Dutch that they've added to it this\xa0\nnotebook refill has 60 pages and it also has the"}, {'start': '436.640', 'end': '443.120', 'text': 'message cards as we saw in the regular version\xa0\nalong with the annoying little bookmark in the'}, {'start': '443.120', 'end': '455.360', 'text': "middle these also have the perforated message\xa0\ncards i love the flower it's so beautiful and"}, {'start': '455.360', 'end': '459.440', 'text': "here you've got the cat and the notebook\xa0\ni think some of these were actually part"}, {'start': '459.440', 'end': '467.600', 'text': 'of the 2025 Love and Trip sticker set that\xa0\nthey released um late last year i think this'}, {'start': '467.600', 'end': '474.160', 'text': "is also on the what do you call the plastic\xa0\nfolder i think this is the motif that's on"}, {'start': '474.160', 'end': '482.000', 'text': 'there so just comparing the two sizes'}, {'start': '483.680', 'end': '489.360', 'text': "i'm so glad they printed the name of\xa0\nthe bird on the regular insert because"}, {'start': '489.360', 'end': '492.640', 'text': 'over on Reddit that was quite a\xa0\nheated discussion as to whether'}, {'start': '492.640', 'end': '499.120', 'text': "it was a peub or a dirty pigeon so we\xa0\ncan all relax now guys we know it's a"}, {'start': '499.120', 'end': '510.880', 'text': 'piece so I got the regular insert the passport\xa0\ninsert i stocked up on some backup inserts i I'}, {'start': '510.880', 'end': '516.560', 'text': "know I will use the heck out of this i'm so happy\xa0\nwith it as part of this collection they've also"}, {'start': '516.560', 'end': '526.560', 'text': "released a a leather pen holder i'll insert the\xa0\npicture right here and in the Travelers Factory"}, {'start': '526.560', 'end': '534.640', 'text': "in Japan I believe they've also released the\xa0\nbrass pen and a little canvas bag so if you"}, {'start': '534.640', 'end': '540.800', 'text': "happen to be in Japan and you kind of want to\xa0\nget your hands on them you'll have to go to"}, {'start': '540.800', 'end': '547.440', 'text': 'the Travelers Factory or just hit up your\xa0\nyour favorite reseller whatever works for'}, {'start': '547.440', 'end': '563.440', 'text': "you so I thought I'll just do a quick\xa0\ncomparison in terms of the color I have"}, {'start': '563.440', 'end': '569.840', 'text': 'i believe all of the colors in v\xa0\nshape or form so this is the black'}, {'start': '569.840', 'end': '574.240', 'text': 'uh from the Tokyo edition special\xa0\nthis is how it looks against'}, {'start': '574.240', 'end': '589.840', 'text': 'it the embossing is actually more\xa0\nvisible on this color than on the black'}, {'start': '593.760', 'end': '602.800', 'text': "i don't have a Campbell colored TN at least I\xa0\ndon't think so i have the Ace Hotel um edition and"}, {'start': '602.800', 'end': '609.040', 'text': "I guess that should be close to the camel color\xa0\ni don't know i'm not sure but let's compare these"}, {'start': '609.040', 'end': '621.280', 'text': 'two here the embossing is more\xa0\nnoticeable on the Ace Hotel'}, {'start': '621.280', 'end': '630.000', 'text': 'version now this is supposed to be'}, {'start': '630.000', 'end': '636.480', 'text': "olive i don't think it looks olive at all\xa0\nit's It's a greenish brown I would say at"}, {'start': '636.480', 'end': '647.040', 'text': 'best the embossing is more\xa0\nprominent on the Love version'}, {'start': '647.680', 'end': '656.640', 'text': 'the leather on the red love and trip TN is\xa0\nsmoother compared to the olive and smoother'}, {'start': '656.640', 'end': '664.560', 'text': "compared to the Ace Hotel as well it's got a\xa0\nwaxy look and feel to it compared to the regular"}, {'start': '664.560', 'end': '677.920', 'text': "TN i don't have a blue TN i do have the\xa0\nKyoto limited edition TN i am assuming"}, {'start': '677.920', 'end': '681.200', 'text': "this is what the blue looks like\xa0\nso let's just compare it against"}, {'start': '681.200', 'end': '699.440', 'text': "that and this is my old brown ten i've had it\xa0\nsince 2018 probably longer than that actually"}, {'start': '699.440', 'end': '706.800', 'text': "and it's got that nice patina on\xa0\nit i don't have a fresh brown so"}, {'start': '706.800', 'end': '708.880', 'text': "we'll just have to compare it against this patina"}, {'start': '708.880', 'end': '724.880', 'text': 'one yeah this has been battered\xa0\nand bruised and much loved'}, {'start': '729.840', 'end': '736.880', 'text': 'i only have one more passport edition this is\xa0\nin the brown i used this as my wallet hence'}, {'start': '736.880', 'end': '748.160', 'text': "the very battered and bruised look but I\xa0\nlove it so let's just compare these two"}, {'start': '759.120', 'end': '763.760', 'text': "this is just the pencil board for 2025\xa0\nglove and chip as you can see they've"}, {'start': '763.760', 'end': '772.960', 'text': "continued on the theme the same dove that's\xa0\non the pencil board as well as the stickers"}, {'start': '772.960', 'end': '777.360', 'text': "the cat I think is on the sticker i know\xa0\nit's there somewhere i'm not sure where"}, {'start': '779.600', 'end': '786.160', 'text': "i'm not going to open them because it's it's the\xa0\nsame as the inserts that are available in the TN"}, {'start': '786.160', 'end': '794.400', 'text': "itself i don't think they've ever released a red\xa0\nTN i went through some of their archives and I"}, {'start': '794.400', 'end': '802.560', 'text': "believe this is the only red travelers notebook\xa0\nthat they've released so that's probably why it's"}, {'start': '802.560', 'end': '807.840', 'text': 'pretty popular i actually do want to compare\xa0\nit to another journal that I got recently let'}, {'start': '807.840', 'end': '815.200', 'text': 'me just get back to you quickly now red is\xa0\nactually one of my favorite colors probably'}, {'start': '815.200', 'end': '822.400', 'text': "my favorite colors so I I couldn't pass on this\xa0\nwhen it was first released now I want to compare"}, {'start': '822.400', 'end': '830.720', 'text': "this to another notebook that I purchased\xa0\nrecently i've put it in this Panam canvas"}, {'start': '830.720', 'end': '838.400', 'text': "um canvas bag which is also from Travelers Company\xa0\nbut this is actually the what's it called paper"}, {'start': '838.400', 'end': '849.440', 'text': "Republic this is the Grand Voyer Voyager or is\xa0\nit Voyage i'm not sure in XL and I got this in"}, {'start': '849.440', 'end': '858.640', 'text': "red i received this last month I believe and I\xa0\nI wanted it because you know as you can see it's"}, {'start': '858.640', 'end': '867.440', 'text': "much broader than the traveler's notebook and\xa0\nI use this mostly as my you know for my brain"}, {'start': '867.440', 'end': '874.240', 'text': 'dumping exercise for my productivity exercises\xa0\nbecause for me I find that the the size of this'}, {'start': '874.240', 'end': '881.120', 'text': "is it's just not conducive for me if you've\xa0\nseen my previous video you'll know the reasons"}, {'start': '881.120', 'end': '891.120', 'text': "why I've listed it in detail but I used this um\xa0\nnotebook from Paper Republic for that so Paper"}, {'start': '891.120', 'end': '896.160', 'text': "Republic also has a couple of special inserts that\xa0\nthey've released this is in collaboration with a"}, {'start': '896.160', 'end': '903.200', 'text': 'studio I believe in Copenhagen so these are some\xa0\nbeautiful prints oh this is me just practicing my'}, {'start': '903.200', 'end': '910.560', 'text': 'my Mandarin um I brought this out because I want\xa0\nto compare the colors this is more of a true red'}, {'start': '910.560', 'end': '919.360', 'text': 'and this is more of a I would say a blood red or\xa0\na maroon red one thing I did want to note is that'}, {'start': '919.360', 'end': '929.520', 'text': 'the reason I packed my Paper Republic journal\xa0\nin this um canvas bag is because I know okay'}, {'start': '929.520', 'end': '938.400', 'text': "I know that the leather journals will scuff over\xa0\ntime but I'm pretty surprised at how quickly the"}, {'start': '938.400', 'end': '946.000', 'text': 'Paper Republic journal scuffed and this was just\xa0\nplaced in my bag with not a lot of sharp things'}, {'start': '946.000', 'end': '953.680', 'text': "um poking around it so I'm kind of surprised\xa0\nto see all of these indentions i do see that"}, {'start': '953.680', 'end': '959.280', 'text': "with my traveler's notebook as well i mean\xa0\nlet's take this this is a classic one where"}, {'start': '959.280', 'end': '964.480', 'text': "it's been really bruised and that's it it's not\xa0\nthat obvious on this but it is pretty obvious on"}, {'start': '964.480', 'end': '970.080', 'text': "on this journal from Paper Republic and again\xa0\nI don't know if it's got to do with the color"}, {'start': '970.080', 'end': '975.360', 'text': "because maybe it's lighter therefore you can\xa0\nsee a lot more of this it doesn't bother me"}, {'start': '975.360', 'end': '981.440', 'text': "but I just wanted to put it out there in case\xa0\nthis is something that you're interested in"}, {'start': '981.440', 'end': '988.880', 'text': 'purchasing but you kind of want to compare the\xa0\ntwo together and see how it see how it works for'}, {'start': '988.880', 'end': '997.440', 'text': 'you so there you have it this was my quick\xa0\nunboxing quick cuz I actually have to rush'}, {'start': '997.440', 'end': '1003.600', 'text': "off now i hope to help you make a decision on\xa0\nwhether to actually purchase this or not you don't"}, {'start': '1003.600', 'end': '1010.080', 'text': "really need to but if you do at least you have a\xa0\nviewpoint so that's it i hope you had fun watching"}, {'start': '1010.080', 'end': '1018.160', 'text': "the unboxing i know I can't wait to use up these\xa0\njournals i'm trying to think of ideas on how to do"}, {'start': '1018.160', 'end': '1024.320', 'text': "that and I'll probably post that on YouTube soon\xa0\nso thanks everyone for hanging out with me bye"}]