Atlas Obscura Explorer's Journal: Let Your Curiosity Be Your Compass

I got this as a gift for a good friend’s birthday. She travels a ton for work and for pleasure so I thought it was the perfect companion. I like that the cover is soft as I personally found that hard covers are not as good for on the go notes, jotting things down on your lap is easier with a soft cover for bending.Mailed it out days ago so we’ll see what my friend thinks, but I thought it was a neat idea.There are fewer pages to write, that is true, and for that I give it 4 stars instead of 5.

Nice journal, but the one I received looked like it had already been through the mill, which leads me to believe it would quickly wear if I carried it around, as I had intended. The cover is pretty much just poster board material, and the paper doesn't seem to be great quality. All said and done - kind of neat, but would not buy again.

I am very disappointed in this "explorer's journal'.It is a very basic softcover journal, with different styles of blank pages in the beginning of the journal - page styles include lined, graphed, hexed, and dotted.Note that the description here lists this journal as 176 pages .... be aware, though, 58+ pages of that total are taken up with "guides" and other "useful information" ... The "guides" and "useful" information on these pages is available for free at the Atlas Obscura website, and on other websites.( Speaking of which, the Atlas Obscura website is excellent!! I love it and use it frequently. I even have the Atlas Obscura hardcover book -  Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders  which features travel destinations )Basically, this "journal" is banking on the Atlas Obscura name. You can get the guides and other information for free, I don't understand the point of taking up journal writing space.If you want a travel journal, buy a blank journal and fill it with your thoughts. Simple. Easy.This journal is simply a branded over-priced item. Disappointing.FYI the included "mini" City Guides:Berlin, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Cairo, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Moscow, NYC, Paris, Shanghai, and Tokyo

Bought it on the hopes that it was a journal like the book.It is a journal, but only the back 25% is the City Guides.

Page layout is pretty basic and nothing special. Get a regular journal and save money.

Got this for a friend for Christmas along w the book and he loved it

Sirs:Very nice, very handy, very good quality!!!

It's worth every penny. I plan to buy another once this one is complete.

Plenty of pages to fill with plans and ideas for your trips past or future.Added bonus of 8 cities around the globe and ideas of hidden gems to find in each

Good quality; lots of cool little additions in the index of the book (maps, conversion tables, etc...). Atlas Obscura usually puts out good books/articles and this is no exception

Esta libreta de formato francés es muy linda. El papel es de un tono amarillo estilo antiguo y contiene páginas ralladas, cuadriculadas he incluso hexagonales. Incluye algunas notas como el libro completo del Atlas Osbcura. Recomendado.

Ottima davvero, oltre a tantissime pagine (a righe, quadretti, puntini e esagoni!) ha pure alla fine una serie di mini guide dedicate alle principali città del mondo, con schede dei luoghi più interessanti e cartina!

My son can't wait to put it to use