Moleskine City Project

This is a new meeting place, wanted by Moleskine and open to free participation

Posted by Editorial Staff - 27.11.2006 12h44m in moleskinecity | comments (111)

It is connected to the City Notebooks, the first guide you write yourself.
The Moleskine team, our best consultants and friends are working on the Moleskinecity blogs, which are dedicated to the city, its travellers, residents and independent and free thinking people.

Each city blog features updates, curiosities, traveller experiences and links to other blogs and communities.
The first city blogs, London, Paris, Rome and Milan are now on line.

Have a look at them! We want you to join us, know your personal points of view, exchange information, discover your urban paths, your interests, your itineraries.
Let us know your opinions and suggestions!

111 Comments:

rimateo November 28, 2006 |2:19 pm

meraviglia! aspetto notizie di Milano.Auguri.
elena November 28, 2006 |5:56 pm

Great! I’ve already visited the Paris blog!
I like it… I’m looking forward to seeing the other cities
Hugues November 29, 2006 |10:53 pm

When the blog for Berlin will be online ?
Organic Frog November 30, 2006 |5:11 pm

I love the idea, I blogged about your city Notebook:

“I’ve bought the London one this weekend! They are just brilliant, it enables you to create your own city guide; to create your personal map, to collect and keep the places you like… You can also share your stories, best places… on Moleskine City.

When you see lots of traditional brands struggling to mix their core activity and digital, Moleskine should be an example on how to develop your brand through digital without loosing you soul.”
Editorial Staff December 1, 2006 |10:55 am

Hi Hugues,
together with the other Moleskine friends, we are working to get ready all the city blogs as soon as possible. We will be very happy if you join us and help us. Why don’t you send us your personal itineraries and favourite places in Berlin?

The Editorial Staff
jorge December 2, 2006 |12:11 am

hey, bought the berlin one today, couldn’t resist. i like the concept of getting real and getting virtual at the same time.i’D like to see some tipps for my berlin visit later this year. what about cologne, there i might be able to share a lot more ahoj.
joerg
kate December 2, 2006 |2:11 am

i bought the london book last week and am going to the city tomorow for the day. i too really like the idea - a concise place for all memories of all trips. however, i was a little disapoited at the books’ quality as the tracing paper page is wonky and i’ll have to take scissors to the food tab to cut off excess plastic that is standing proud of the cover. shame i didnt undo the wrapper in the shop and irritatingly too late to do anything about it before my trip.
ale December 2, 2006 |10:37 am

notizie di berlino????
Emilie December 2, 2006 |3:07 pm

J’ai acheté celui sur Dublin hier. J’y suis allée et je retrouve tous mes souvenirs rien qu’en feuilletant ce carnet. Je ne desespère pas d’y retourner, je pourrais en fin remplir ce bijou!!! merci pour cette merveille
Marvin December 4, 2006 |2:12 pm

I would like to contribute to a barcelona blog…
Maurice December 4, 2006 |5:18 pm

Compliments for the moleskine team, great job at combining with your blogsites. As soon as I make my next trip to Paris I will post my tips!
clio December 5, 2006 |9:29 am

Io a capodanno vado ad Amsterdam e mi è stata regalata pochi giorni fa il Moleskine city notebook!non vedo l’ora di riempirla con le mie impressioni e i miei itinerari
Spero che al mio ritorno ci sia uno spazio su questo sito dedicato alla città olandese!
rimateo December 5, 2006 |12:50 pm

caro staff, ma qualcuno risponde a Kate?: Magari per sapere come è andata ai suoi itinerari debordanti i BORDI.
Editorial Staff December 5, 2006 |5:51 pm

Hi everybody!
First of all thanks for your comments.
As you can see, three other cities are now on line. We are working on the definitive release of this site and on the other city blogs, including Barcelona, Berlin and Amsterdam. They will be available as soon as possible. In the meantime, keep on sending us your ideas and opinions.
oO December 6, 2006 |9:20 pm

Just found the link inside my Paris and Barcelona citynotebooks. Both will be used in an upcoming world tour, which includes: Barcelona, Paris, Kuala Lumpur, Phuket, Bangkok, Tokyo

I really wished there was a city book available for Tokyo right now, and I’m impatiently waiting for the Barcelona portion of the site to be online…
Editorial Staff December 7, 2006 |9:40 am

Dear Kate,
we asked Modo&Modo’s customer care and this is their reply: “We are really sorry for the customer disappointment, but we hope that in any case she will appreciate the utility of the City Notebook for her tour of London.

The tracing paper is made with a particular and expressly manufacted material that will allow to stick and to remove it from the pages of the maps. They have to be very thin to allow to see through.

I’m sorry because the customer had to cut off the excess plastic of the tabs, but we are proud to say that all our products are quite entirely hand made and so we have to consider the possibility there are small defects (the products made by machine are quite perfect but, sincerely, we think that hand made ones are better).

Besides, we have a strict quality control on the notebooks but sometimes the defects are so small that it’s very hard to find them.”
Pedro Custódio December 8, 2006 |1:24 am

I would love to help with the Lisbon blog.
Jaron Shaddix December 8, 2006 |1:38 am

When does the Seattle version come out?
fenglong December 8, 2006 |2:06 am

this is yet another awesome site for Moleskine enthusiasts!
looking forward to seeing more and more posts here
Peter S December 8, 2006 |3:51 am

I loved the idea when I first heard about it and went out of my way to buy the Praha book today. A couple of suggestions … the light gray print is too hard to read (same with your calandars) in dim light like airplanes, trains, hotel rooms, etc. Please, strongly consider printing future editions in black ink. Not sure how I’m supposed to use the tracing sheets — instructions would be helpful.
Peter S December 8, 2006 |3:53 am

Calendar, not calandar — sorry
Brindilles et Moleskine December 8, 2006 |9:00 am

Moleskine City…

Un blog entier dédié aux Moleskine City Books vient d’ouvrir…
Paris figure en bonne place. Une manière originale de voyager au travers du carnet des autres…

……
Daphne December 8, 2006 |11:20 am

WOW!! Now I can combine my Amsterdam City book with this blog. I like this innovating concept….just go on with this way of working!! Exelent marketing.
Chris Meisenzahl December 9, 2006 |1:57 am

These are great, thanks!
neoex December 12, 2006 |1:50 pm

Great! Looking forward to Berlin as I’m going there pretty soon.
Anita K. December 14, 2006 |12:24 pm

Christmas came early this year. I got Moleskin City Notebook, London today, and it is just perfect!
Berisman December 17, 2006 |12:31 am

I am a moleskine user from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Is it possible for you to create an online Kuala Lumpur moleskinecity even though Kuala Lumpur moleskine notebook is not available yet?
Emilie December 17, 2006 |7:15 pm

Pensez vous qu’il soit possible d’avoir unblog sur DUBLIN?
Karen Oestergaard December 19, 2006 |11:45 am

When will a Copenhagen version be launched?
tom December 25, 2006 |9:53 am

i bought the berlin book, it’s great but i`m missing the berlin blog
john gilham December 27, 2006 |10:13 pm

When in London, just walk ! You don’t need a plan - wnadeer at random. You may not know where you are but you can’t get lost because sooner or later you will come across an Underground station or a bus route. And round every corner there is some fascinating discovery - a hidden square, a specialist shop, an elegant church, the world’s best pie shop!
john gilham December 27, 2006 |10:14 pm

When in London, just walk ! You don’t need a plan - wander at random. You may not know where you are but you can’t get lost because sooner or later you will come across an Underground station or a bus route. And round every corner there is some fascinating discovery - a hidden square, a specialist shop, an elegant church, the world’s best pie shop!
Caterina December 28, 2006 |2:57 pm

I just bought the Berlin book and will fly there in a couple of days. Hope I could post good tips for the forthcoming Berlin blog!
farfalle December 31, 2006 |4:41 pm

I just come back from Barcelona where the city notebook was a good companion… waiting for this town to join the blog list
Stefano January 1, 2007 |1:32 pm

Hi all,

looking for Wien (Vienna)!

Stefano
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(noou) - electronic + music
www.myspace.com/noou
Astrid January 1, 2007 |9:34 pm

Ola tudo mundo! je peux aussi aider r le blog de Lisbonne, posso tambe ajudar para o blog de lisboa, I canhelp for Lisbon’s blog…. j’ai un nouveau petit ami dans mon sac qui ne me quitte plus. même en habitant Lisbonne…. obrigada
Astrid January 1, 2007 |9:35 pm

Bonne année tout le monde!!!!!!!!!
Hemingway January 6, 2007 |4:01 pm

Still waiting for the Barcelona Blog…
vns January 7, 2007 |10:40 pm

Hello! I have Praha notebook and I have a lot information about this city. But…where’s the blog?

Hola!Yo tengo la de Praga, y puedo dar bastante información, pero donde esta el blog?
Editorial Staff January 8, 2007 |3:29 pm

Hi everybody!
First of all: Happy New Year!
Thanks for your great interest. We are working on the other city blogs, they will be available as soon as possible. Please keep on sending your suggestions and have a look at the available cities!
johannes January 8, 2007 |6:37 pm

Dear editorial staff!
thanks for the perfectl idea and the well done book. i live in berlin and it is a brilliant give away for friends and visitors. but when i checked the map i realised that it is not up to date, specially the area surrounding the former lehrter bahnhof, i think it is on page 6. a lot of new streets are not on the map at all. please check for the new update to put in correct maps. stay improvable johannes
Rachael Eldritch-Boersen January 8, 2007 |10:58 pm

My Amsterdam Moleskine arrived on Saturday, and it really is the business! I am flying out to Schipol 20 January so I will leave feedback accordingly later. Does anyone else have the Amsterdam edition and feels willing to share?

Best wishes, all,

Rachael….
Rachael Eldritch-Boersen January 8, 2007 |11:00 pm

Also, I would like to help with the Amsterdam and London blogs if needed.

Best wishes,

Rachael….
Editorial Staff January 9, 2007 |10:09 am

Hi everybody,
once again, thanks for your interest.
As you already knew, we are working on other city blogs. Paris, London, Milan and Rome are already online: they wait only for your suggestions and experiences! In the mean time keep on sending
your opinions.
H January 9, 2007 |9:39 pm

A friend bought me a London one in anticipation for me moving to London next year — it’s perfect ! I only wish that the detailed map stretched a little further east!
Doug Lucas January 17, 2007 |2:17 pm

Love the city book idea , would love to see some US cities like Philadelphia , DC , Baltimore , Seattle.
Keep these great book coming!
Pedro Rebelo January 19, 2007 |10:36 am

Go for the Lisbon Blog… I’m sure that it will have a lot of content… Count on me to participate.
I was born in Lisbon and living in Lisbon… Also a Moleskine “power user” so…
lol January 19, 2007 |5:01 pm

eccezionale idea. aspetto di avere informazioni su Parigi.
Yiannis January 20, 2007 |4:30 pm

PLEASE, don’t forget GREECE ! Je vais tous les ans en Grèce. S’il vous plaît, MOLESKINE, faîtes-nous un MOLESKINE CITY NOTEBOOK sur ATHENES !
Merci beaucoup pour ces formidables mini espaces de création…
Conny January 30, 2007 |2:19 am

http://www.moleskinecity.com/wp-content/plugins/emotions/images/em02.gifjust came back from bcn and now waiting for the Barcelona http://www.moleskinecity.com/wp-content/plugins/emotions/images/em03.gifblog to share my feelings about this cityhttp://www.moleskinecity.com/wp-content/plugins/emotions/images/em07.gif
Conny January 30, 2007 |2:23 am

just came back from bcn and now waiting for the Barcelona blog to share my feelings about this city
Conny January 30, 2007 |2:27 am

just came back from bcn and now waiting for the Barcelona blog to share my feelings about this city
Conny January 30, 2007 |2:27 am
Conny January 30, 2007 |2:28 am

just came back from bcn and now waiting fo r the Barcelona blog to share my feelings about this city
Pia March 2, 2007 |12:17 pm

Hi,

What a great initiative - and I LOVE the City Notebooks, Berlin being my favourite. Please also create City Notebook for Copenhagen!
giacomo March 21, 2007 |9:19 am

secondo me sarebbe perfetto anche un moleskine city di VENEZIA, la città più bella del mondo!!! se vi serve una mano…
IF! March 22, 2007 |2:17 pm

Moleskine Creates A London Blog…

Londonist points us to a new set of blogs by swanky day book company Moleskine. The blogs offer local guides to London, Milan, New York, Paris and Rome. …
Pedro Reis April 9, 2007 |9:34 pm

I vote for Lisbon, too.
Since 3 years ago I moved to New York, but I still miss “my city”.
Lisbon is one of the most beautiful cities I know.
There’s a charming decay that contrasts with the new developed areas.

It’s still one affordable place to go if you’re short on budget and full of History - there’s Roman, Greek, Arab, Renaissance, Manuelino, Baroque… it’s like an open book.
Pino April 23, 2007 |1:18 pm

I would like to help for the Berlin blog
lucee May 6, 2007 |7:10 pm

I’ve enjoyed moleskine notebooks for many years and I look forward to the new city notebooks!

However, I must point out 2 major errors in the article “Walking with Pessoa in the discovery of Lisbon” in the Words&Writers section.

Firstly, the name of the Portuguese author mentioned in the article is incorrect. The author’s name is “Fernando Pessoa”,… not “Ferdinado Pessoa”.

Secondly, “Bernardo Soares” was a semi-heteronym of Pessoa, a concept much richer in nature than the simplistic description of “fictional author”. To describe it as such neglects the depth, complexity, creativity and originality of Pessoa himself.
beatriz May 16, 2007 |11:33 am

i like the notebook but i came to the website to get more info on other editions and found nothing…this website is not easy to navigate.
Howard May 26, 2007 |12:47 pm

I LOVE this online community. I have posted several items under “hfreeman17″ - how do I get listed under “Authors” if possible at all?

Keep up the great work!

-Howard
*****
http://surfcountry.blogspot.com
Paul June 8, 2007 |4:31 pm

Love the City moleskines. When is the wien page likely to appear?

I have spent many years travelling to Vienna, just wish I’d had the Citybook at the start.

Paul
guillermo rivero June 12, 2007 |6:41 am

I’m up for the Mexico City Blog.
I keep a blog and when off line my moleskines have been my companions for 4 years, and counting.

i love this idea, please start a Mexico blog or at least a Latin America one. Count me in.

Ephedra. July 27, 2007 |8:33 am

Ephedra….

Ephedra products. Connecticut ephedra attorneys. Ephedra….
chiara July 30, 2007 |5:52 pm

(please please please)

ma come si fa a scrivere per voi? sto per fare un viaggio a berlino e ho appena comprato un moleskine city berlin…
Stephany August 14, 2007 |2:21 am

I love, Love, LOVE this concept! Since at some point, you will cover the world, how about giving us some blank ones in the meantime? I love the ‘city file’ and personalizable tabs, some ruled/some blank pages, big pocket, measurements and conversion charts, ‘travel planning/memo’ pages, ‘before going’ page — maybe a ‘Remember to pack’ page? Basically, give us everything without the maps.
Gudrun August 16, 2007 |1:17 pm

I love the city guides and I love the idea of it. But when it comes to cities you really want to describe yourself it is Istanbul - one giant, chaotic, functioning city right at the edge of Europe. So, why isn’t there a guidebook for Istanbul yet?

Hope to see one soon.
rod August 22, 2007 |7:13 am

I’m going to Moscow in a few days but without moleskine noticebook since it does not exist yet. You should create one for every big city around the world, at least capital cities.
woody August 28, 2007 |5:36 pm

Please make City Notebooks for:
SEATTLE, WA
PORTLAND, OR
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
MOSCOW, RUSSIA
BEIJING, CHINA

Enhancement Ideas:
Include bike routes or bike maps for those of us who travel on 2 wheels.

Include WiFi hotspots such as libraries, public administration offices, established cafes, schools, etc…

Include more bus pass/ID card/subway card/coffee punch cards/etc… pockets to hold stuff.

Include one big envelope sewn into the binding of the notebook.

:) Thanks!
Ron November 5, 2007 |6:54 pm

Are you going to have a guide for Moscow?
Diana November 8, 2007 |7:07 am

My vote is in for a Portland guide! Yes: Portland, Oregon and Tokyo, Japan.

Thanks much, and keep it up!
Cornelius November 8, 2007 |2:35 pm

You could attach a little rubber band to hold a pen. And some tiny stickers with numbers on, to mark things on the map and write a comment to the number
megan November 19, 2007 |11:31 pm

Please tell me there will be a notebook for Athens!! Going there in June!
jurgen k November 30, 2007 |4:21 pm

Just got my Moleskine notebook today and came across your city blog project. Really exciting, a great initiative. Any place to include cities in Asia ? I have been living in Taipei for many years and would love to contribute.
sandra December 11, 2007 |1:57 pm

I love the new city notebooks and blogs. So, when the Amsterdam blog will be online? Please tell me.
foued December 25, 2007 |1:30 pm

Hello, I want to create a blog for Tunis by moleskinecity? help me please, thanks
Sarah December 30, 2007 |6:37 am

I just got my very first city notebook and am eager to start filling it up. Please start a San Francisco blog ASAP!!
D.Z. Bodenberg December 31, 2007 |1:53 am

Is it only the Berlin “blog” which seems to mainly consist of text and pictures copied or plagiairism from other (personal and commerical) blogs? Or is the policy for the entire site? Just wondering.
B Adams January 2, 2008 |4:14 am

I would love to see a Denver-Metro City Notebook.

I don’t live in Denver, but I’m an one and a half from there. And, each time I go, I do something new.

Or at least, a Colorado (State) Notebook.

There are so much outdoors and inner-city activities that can be inked into an artistic paint-by-words journal–just begging for someone to read and discover the adventures.
Jeremy January 2, 2008 |11:27 pm

I third the motion for a Tokyo city notebook.
The trains, subways and monorail system there scream to be put in a moleskine. If you need someone to help with design, content etc. I would gladly volunteer. I have several moleskines that have pages and pages already done for Tokyo that I would love to share.
Rob January 4, 2008 |6:24 am

Hi This is a great concept…
It is a shame it only covers cities in the Northern Hemisphere ….
I’d love to see this blog and the city guide for Melbourne Australia, and other Sth Hemisphere citites
Robin Claire January 9, 2008 |9:12 am

I know that Calgary (Alberta, Canada) isn’t exactly the most exciting city in the world on the surface…but there are a lot of interesting little shops and spaces here, and I really wish there was a city notebook for it!!
Octavine Illustration January 14, 2008 |10:25 am

would love to tell you all about my hand-colored moleskines silkscreened with original illustrations. they can be purchased at octavineillustration.etsy.com. beautify your life.
kris January 19, 2008 |11:10 am

Are there any plans for a Tokyo citybook?
In december 2008 i’ll be heading to Tokyo. I would love it if there would be a Tokyo citybook available by then!!
kartini January 26, 2008 |1:57 am

Hi!
I live in Los Angeles and frequently travel to South East Asia as I used to live in Singapore. I would love to contribute to moleskinecity blogs! Let me know when my cities need writers! Thanks!
Richard Bonomo January 31, 2008 |8:55 pm

When is the Montreal section coming? I just picked up the Moleskin City of Montreal.
Adderall. February 2, 2008 |8:21 am

Adderall.

Adderall alcohol. Adderall.
Chris February 4, 2008 |8:20 pm

When will other cities be added?
ktn February 14, 2008 |5:26 pm

Hello all,
maybe you should also add two other major areas: (1) the Ruhr area in germany, competing Berlin in size, *afaik* having more gross income than Scandinavia as a whole, and (2) Tokyo.
And, why not cooperate with www.japanesepod101.com regarding Tokyo
Best regards.
ktn / トマス
Alejandro Tapia February 26, 2008 |11:16 am

Well, this is just a suggestion to “Moleskine City Notebooks”. If they show the Metro System ON/OVER the map of every Key Maps it would be the most clear, practical and usefull experience. Moleskine: Can you put it on it, please? Thank you Moleskine…
Jim Schoster March 7, 2008 |4:11 pm

Hello!
Please!! Write a book for PHILADELPHIA!!!!!
I live in MN but work in Philly every other week and I would love to have a city book about Philadelphia that would help me travel around the city.
Valérie March 8, 2008 |10:02 am

hello bonjour ni hao
sawadee..
an absolutly fabulous idea !
as Kartini, a moleskine book about Bangkok ? I’d love to do it …. Valérie.
mariadoceu March 13, 2008 |7:51 pm

Voglio anchío mostrare i miei moleskine…come faccio?
David Polinchock March 15, 2008 |3:59 pm

Just wondering when the Copenhagen book will be available. I’m getting ready to travel there on the 25th of March and would love to have it with me! Thanks for any updates.

David
Shokelui April 15, 2008 |4:13 am

This site was introduce by one of my colleague. He knows that i love to travel around. I wish to have a job like you guys too. Reading the blog, realized how a travelers travels rather as a tourist. Am still learning…

One question: Wonder you guys do feature any Asia countries? Like Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, or Bangkok?
goso May 5, 2008 |10:28 pm

I use this note.

Amsterdam is grow up for future and many talent living there for starting to next.

Please check this vision.
http://www.geocities.jp/goso555/ams9/
Nobuko Schmidt May 22, 2008 |3:31 pm

Columbus,
Urielo May 29, 2008 |4:58 am

Vamos, debe existir un Moleskine City Project de la Ciudad de México ¡Hagámoslo ya!

C‘mon, there must be a Moleskine City Project of Mexico City on Internet. Let us do it now!
Marisa May 29, 2008 |10:23 pm

Hi there:
I would like to know:
1 - How is the process for a city to be elegible/choosen; For instance Brazil is the biggest country in Latin America and São Paulo city the gateway to it..
2 - Is there any projects for Latin America cities?
Many thanks.
BrklynGirl June 9, 2008 |5:47 pm

So far I really like your new LA blog. I love the concert suggestions and some of the food hints. I can’t seem to comment on it and it would be nice to be able to write back to the people who are posting- I went to the Santa Monica music thing because of the posting and LOVED it and wanted to share that. THANKS!
jialin June 16, 2008 |5:09 am

do create a city notebook for sydney or melbourne or any other part of australia! =D
RAQUEL June 26, 2008 |1:41 pm

Hi
My name is Raquel and I’m from Madrid. I was wondering if there are any plans of creating a Madrid’s cityblog. I’d love to give a hand with it!!!
xxx
qimet888 July 6, 2008 |3:25 pm

Please add Moleskine City Notebooks for
SHANGHAI, CHINA
XI’AN, CHINA
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

谢谢 & muchas gracias!
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alfredo July 23, 2008 |5:46 am

Love the notebooks, but I really hope you consider doing one for Cuzco, Peru. Don’t forget about Latin America!
Mae August 3, 2008 |6:17 pm

How disappointing there’s not one for Melbourne, Australia yet. It’ll be torture if they pick Sydney first!
Whole foods market cooking classes. August 4, 2008 |1:34 am

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Cooking classes in nashville tn. Cooking classes nh. Virginia cooking classes.
Daan Noppen August 12, 2008 |7:40 pm

Great stuff here. I am a contemporary artist and have been using Moleskine all my life. I’ll be waiting for the Amsterdam blog Let me know when it hits of. Will be contributing!
Daan
xoa August 14, 2008 |5:18 pm

I have been waiting for the Tokyo blog and moleskine for so long!! It would make my dreams come true for real… and I could be a contributor for the Tokyo blog too ; )