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After my first post about my Moleskine notebook fetish, I’ve learned there’s a whole world of obsessive-compulsive moleskiners. Despite the exhibitionistic and voyeuristic pleasures of blogging, some of us still crave the pleasure of a reflection or doodle inscribed in a sensuously appointed PRIVATE volume that’s ours alone.

So, I’m thrilled to let you know that Moleskine will be launching a fabulous new line of City Notebooks. It’s absolutely brilliant! You will now be able to create your own touring guidebooks to major cities of the world. Each book comes equipped with a key map and numerous smaller neighborhood maps. There are 76 blank pages for your original commentary, pockets for saving tickets, mementos, etc, tabs to help organize your travels, removable sheets and sheer overlays so you can trace your route. Whether your City Notebook becomes a memento you re-read years later with fond recollection or share with friends and family to help them discover some of your great finds, the Moleskine notebook takes travel writing to a whole new level. Watch out Frommers, Fodor’s, Lonely Planet, et al…you don’t have the travel market to yourself anymore.

Or you won’t for long! Because, Mesdames et Monsieurs, I regret to report that books are launching first in Europe this fall and won’t be available in the U.S. until 2007. However, should you be visiting Europe, snap them up. You, too, can become a Bruce Chatwin, a Dr. Livingston, Amelia Earhart or any other wild adventurer by designing your own uncharted (well nearly) itinerary for travel

Mimi

p.s. Thanks to Cool Hunting, a blog I follow avidly, whose post first brought the City Notebook to my attention.