I agree with the previous posts, especially regarding weather and activities. I did 19 days out of an Aeronaut, but I wasn't doing much other than visiting friends and going to nice restaurants once...

Lines: Plain, please, so that it's suitable for both writing and sketching.

Color: Ivory or cream, so that it's easier on the eyes, especially in bright light or sun.

Size: Another vote here...

My husband and I traveled to Austria last month from Hong Kong, via Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport. We thus endured security screenings in Hong Kong, Paris, and Vienna. The only place where my...

For my 19-day trip to the UK in Jan-Feb, here's what went into my Aeronaut. After extracting what I wore for the flight, the bag weighed just under 7 kilos, which was the carry-on limit for Cathay's...

Here's my experience with (a): I live in Hong Kong, where I use Skype regularly to contact folks back home in the U.S. I call both land lines and cell phones and have had no problems getting...