Digital diaries are handy, but there is nothing quite like the luxurious feel of a pen nib gliding slowly and intentionally over a smooth page and the wonderful scent of a fine leather cover to launch bright ideas and energize plans. Famous innovators, adventurers and thinkers like Leonardo da Vinci, Marco Polo, Frida Kahlo, Winston Churchill, Marie Curie, and even rock icon Courtney Love kept journals. Technical plans, speeches, letters, keepsakes—all these kept for posterity, to instruct and inspire. Whether it’s for note-keeping or for recording one's adventures, ink on paper will always be a cherished tradition for those who appreciate a slower pace and a more lasting space for ideas and memories. Add to that the beautiful, warm patina that premium leather covers develop over time, as a well-loved notebook becomes part of one’s history. Here we suggest some beautifully-crafted journals for the discerning. Smythson of Bond Street: Portobello..
