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May 06, 2006

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I found a notebook that is absolutely PERFECT in Europe. The brand is called Oxford, and the line of notebooks it offers if fantastic. I found their line of Office notebook great with fountain pens - or any pens for that matter. Even crappy ballpoints write like a rock star.

The paper is 90gsm (equivalent to 20lb paper), with a finish called "optik". Make sure it has this treatment by checking the back label.

Unfortunately, after much research I found that it only makes european paper sizes - A4, A5, A6, not north american letter or legal sizes. But its so good, I've asked friends who travel to the UK to buy them for me.

Pros: excellent quality paper, stiff plastic cover front and back. Spiral wire bound.

Cons: only in EU sizes.

www.pencilthings.com has the Rhodia spiral notebooks, while Blick Art Supplies has the foldback cover variety.

I like the European sizes, too.

Oxford pads are related to the Oxford University Press, iirc. Hence working well with the flowing ink (fountain) pens that the students were compelled to use. They are quite good, used thousands of pages at school!

However, my favourite all-time has got to be the Rhodia. Got one in France many years ago, and I'm about to buy this one - http://www.bureau-online.co.uk/products.asp?recnumber=1456 - which is the same as the one I had. Amazingly good paper, as stated, and the cover is sort of waxed card, so doesn't care about a little rain. It has tough perforations, so you can pull a sheet out if you really want to, but they stay put if you don't. A nice touch is that the cover has two score lines in it, so it folds back over the pad perfectly. :-)

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