Moleskine City Notebooks by Moleskine

At BEA back in March, I noticed that Moleskine was showing their new line of City Notebooks, a do-it-yourself city guide. I want one of these So Bad.


I have a friend whose husband was born and raised in Paris. It's terrible, but for some reason I find Chinese people who live outside of China or California a fascinating and exotic breed, worthy of great study. Compounding this mental disconnect is that he does not speak a word of Chinese, but is fluent in French. On top of that, I had already fostered a romantic vision of anything Parisian, giving him an irresistable appeal. I love him to death and think he's the perfect match for my good friend.

A few weeks ago, I had a brilliant idea. I asked him innocently, "Do you visit your parents often?" He said, no, but was in fact thinking about making a trip in the Fall. I pounced. "Great! Can we come with you?" Happily for me, he thought that would be a lot of fun, and we are trying to plan a convenient time this fall for our "double-date" to Paris. Seeing the city from a native's point of view will be a far cry from my first trip there as a tourist with my nose stuck in a guidebook (and turning around at one point to find a waif with his hand stuck in my shoulder bag-- he scurried off without any treasures). But because my friend is not much of a foodie, I will be in charge of hunting down the best patisseries, boulangeries, chocolateries, and bistros.

So please, Moleskine, I beg you! Please have your Paris City Notebook released before our trip! I will love you forever! Oh wait. I already do.

Moleskine City Notebooks by Moleskine

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