Questions
About printing, sizes and pastingWhat size should I print a printable for an A5 notebook?
Download the A5 file and print it on US Letter at 100%. The year page is cut to exactly 148 × 210 mm, a full A5 page, and each month block is 138 × 95 mm, so it sits on half an A5 page with a 5 mm margin. Some notebooks sold as A5 are a little narrower, such as the Leuchtturm1917 Medium at 145 × 210 mm, so trim a few millimetres off one side if needed.
More: Paper sizes explained
How do I print at actual size?
In the print dialog, choose “Actual size” or a scale of 100%, and turn off any option that fits, shrinks or scales the page (for example “Fit to page” or “Shrink oversized pages”). The names differ between apps and printers. Then measure the 50 mm bar at the bottom of the sheet with a ruler: if it is 50 mm, every piece is its true size.
What glue is best for pasting in a notebook?
Use a dry adhesive: a glue stick, double-sided tape or a tape runner. They add little or no water, so thin notebook paper stays flat; wet liquid glue can make paper ripple as it dries. We haven’t tested glues side by side yet, so we don’t name a brand.
Which file fits a TRAVELER’S notebook?
Use TN Regular for the Regular size, whose refills are 110 × 210 mm, and TN Passport for the Passport size, whose refills are 89 × 124 mm. Both sizes come from Traveler’s Company’s own product pages. The calendar pieces are cut to the refill page; the info card’s full card is 102 × 202 mm for Regular and 81 × 116 mm for Passport, 4 mm smaller than the page on every side, so it pastes in with a margin.
More: TRAVELER’S notebook Regular guide
Which file fits a Hobonichi Techo?
The Hobonichi Techo Original is A6 and the Cousin is A5, so use the A6 or A5 file.
More: Paper sizes explained
What should I write in the front of a notebook?
Your name and a way to reach you, so whoever finds the notebook can return it. An email address or phone number is enough; you don’t need to give a home address. Many people add a reward, the dates they started and finished the notebook, and a volume number if they keep a series. A short index of key pages helps you find things later. Our info card has a line for each, plus optional lines for an address and a date of birth; leave those blank if the notebook travels with you.
What size is the info card?
The full card is 4 mm smaller than the page on every side, so it pastes in with a margin: 140 × 202 mm for A5, 120 × 174 mm for B6, 97 × 140 mm for A6, 102 × 202 mm for TRAVELER’S notebook Regular and 81 × 116 mm for Passport. The volume labels and the pocket if-found card are 85 × 55 mm, a business card, on A5, B6 and A6, 80 × 52 mm on TN Regular and 70 × 46 mm on TN Passport. The spine labels are 80 × 14 mm.
What is an eki stamp?
An eki stamp (駅スタンプ, “station stamp”) is a free rubber stamp kept at many train stations in Japan, for travelers to press into a notebook or stamp book. The designs usually show something from the area, such as a landmark, a mascot or a local product. They date back to at least 1931, and similar stamps turn up at airports, ports, tourist centers and roadside stations. Our stamp collection sheet has a row for each one, with lines for the date and the place.
Source: Eki stamp, Wikipedia
How many millimeters are in an inch?
Exactly 25.4. The inch has been defined as 25.4 millimeters since 1959, so 1/2 inch is 12.7 mm, 1/4 inch is 6.35 mm and 12 inches (a foot) is 304.8 mm. To go the other way, divide millimeters by 25.4: 10 mm is about 0.39 inch. Our conversion chart lists fractions of an inch from 1/16 and every inch up to 12.
Source: NIST Special Publication 811, Appendix B
How do you convert Fahrenheit to Celsius?
Subtract 32, then multiply by 5/9: °C = (°F − 32) × 5/9. So 32 °F is 0 °C, 98.6 °F is 37 °C and 350 °F is 176.7 °C, which recipes usually round to 180 °C. For Celsius to Fahrenheit, multiply by 9/5 and add 32. Our conversion chart has both, with a twin scale from −20 °F to 110 °F and a table of oven temperatures.
Where can I get a printable world map for a travel journal?
Our travel maps are free PDFs: a world map and one map for each continent, each sized to paste into an A5, B6, A6, TRAVELER’S notebook Regular or Passport notebook. Every country is outlined on white so you can color in the places you have been, with lines for notes under each map. Print on US Letter at 100%.
Which map projection do the travel maps use?
The world map uses the Equal Earth projection and each continent uses a Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection centered on that continent. Both are equal-area, so countries keep their true sizes relative to each other. Borders come from Natural Earth, which shows boundaries as they are controlled on the ground.
Source: Natural Earth, Admin 0 countries
What plug type does Japan use?
Japan uses Type A and Type B plugs, the same shapes as in the US, at 100 V. The frequency is 50 Hz in the east, including Tokyo, and 60 Hz in the west, including Osaka. Most sockets take only the two-pin Type A plug, so a three-pin Type B plug may need an adapter. Our Japan country card lists this with the other plugs and voltages.
Source: Mains electricity by country, Wikipedia
What plug does Türkiye use?
Türkiye uses Type C and Type F plugs at 230 V and 50 Hz. Type C is the two-round-pin Europlug and Type F is the Schuko plug with earthing clips at the sides, so a US traveler needs an adapter, and a 120 V US device that is not dual-voltage needs a converter too. Our Türkiye country card lists this with the currency, calling code (+90) and the emergency number (112).
Source: Mains electricity by country, Wikipedia
What should I write in a travel journal about each country?
Start with the dates of the trip and the cities you visited, then the practical facts you look up more than once: the capital, the language and a few phrases such as hello and thank you, the currency, the time difference, the plug type and voltage, the emergency number, which side of the road traffic drives on, tipping customs and the address of the US embassy or consulate. Our blank country card has a line for each and a box for stamps and tickets.
What size is A5 in inches?
A5 is 148 × 210 mm, about 5.8 × 8.3 inches. It is half an A4 sheet (210 × 297 mm) under ISO 216, and Half Letter (5.5 × 8.5 in) is the nearest US size. Our paper information card lists every A size from A0 to A7 in millimeters and inches.
More: Paper sizes explained
What is 24 lb paper in gsm?
24 lb bond paper is about 90 gsm (g/m²). Bond weight is the weight of 500 sheets of 17 × 22 in, so multiply the pounds by 3.760: 20 lb bond is 75 gsm and 32 lb bond is 120 gsm. Text and cover paper use larger basic sheets, so their pound figures convert differently.
More: Paper weight (gsm) explained
Which holidays are marked on the calendars?
The eleven US federal holidays set by law (5 U.S.C. 6103), each with a red dot. When a holiday falls on a Saturday, federal workers get the Friday before off; on a Sunday, the Monday after. Those days off have an open ring. Weeks begin on Sunday.
Are these printables free?
Free for personal use: print as many copies as you like for your own notebooks, planners and journals. Please don’t sell the files or host them elsewhere; link to this page instead.
The printable PDFs are for personal use, as above. The drawings in our guides are a separate case: they are CC BY 4.0, free to reuse with a credit (details).