WANDERINGSRefillable A5 Leather Binder Journal - 6 Ring Binder Organizer with Pockets - Hand-Crafted Genuine Leather Folio - Filofax Compatible. Mixed Loose Leaf Pages 22cm x 15cm

After having a Filofax Personal for many years, which gave great service, I decided a change, in size as much as anything, was overdue. I have leather A4 binders and folders, so wanted something smaller than A4, but perhaps a bit bigger than the Personal.At first I considered another Filofax, but when I spotted the Wanderings A5, I was intrigued. I went for it, and I’m delighted with my choice! The Journal is very nicely made, with soft, supple leather, solid fittings, and a delightful aroma. The size is perfect for my needs, the supplied inserts very versatile, and the method of closure works so well. And the price was just right too!So I can definitely recommend this for anyone who wants a journal/organiser/diary which looks great, smells great, and isn’t too big to lump around!

Promised in October, arriving today in Denmark. My future companion journal. A true A5 in a wonderful, rich chocolate color, darker and less red than in the picture. Opens 100% flat. The stitching is nice and evenly done. And the smell is gorgeous :) The pen loop holds a thick pen, so my Lamy fountain pen has found it's soul mate :) . Scratches can be rubbed away, if you don't like those (I do). A really good quality, at an affordable prize. I'll recommend this journal for anyone looking for a life-lasting "companion".I love the combination between the retro Traveller's Journal (elastic closure) and the modern binder.The paper is pretty smooth, ivory, thick (100g). Holds up to my fountain pen and liners, but not Sharpies. No ghosting or bleeding from normal liners/markers.

This is intended as my one and only notebook to replace the excessive number of ordinary card-backed notebooks I have.So far I am very pleased: it looks and feels very nice, opens flat, and takes FiloFax-style A5 inserts. (The A5 inserts are very important to me because I can slot in the types of page I want. Curiously the perpetual calendar inserts had a minor misprint: the tab for October is printed as "Otc".)I'm not rating the durability or sturdiness just yet as I've only had it for one day so far.About the pen loop: I feel it ought to be closer to the page edges because if you put a pen in it now, the bulk of the pen is resting on the surface of the binder and protrudes slightly. Possibly this might interfere with protruding page tabs, but that would not matter too much in my opinion. And maybe the loop should be elastic instead of leather to hold a thin pen.

This organiser has a very soft distressed leather look, hold a diary, but those who want to add extra items eg notes, address book, organiser etc it does not have a large ring binder. It is great for those who are looking for a decent diary holder without too many extras it is perfect, looks good and is great value

I was taken by the idea of a Leather A5 Traveller's Notebook with Rings and an elastic closure. It is good for travelling and meetings and seems fairly robust. It is ideal to swap in a months worth of desk diary, maps, notes etc. without risking damage to the binder that lives on the desk. It comes with good quality paper in a secure box and there were no flaws or damage that I could detect. There was a piece of cardboard beneath the ring plate to protect the binder from the rings. I've replaced it with a piece of plastic for the moment, but for the price it would have been nice to have a piece of leather in there to do the job. I'll probably do that unless someone reads this review and is kind enough to put a 180 x 80 mm swatch in the post... Recommended!

This was very scratched. The stiching for the pen holder shows on the other side and is very untidy.

I’ve been using a Filofax (personal organiser size) for about 35 years - it’s still in excellent condition (and has some sentimental value). I’ve looked on several occasions for an A5 organiser of similar quality and never found one. This looked like the ideal solution and so I bought it with relatively low expectations about the quality because it’s so much cheaper than the Filofax equivalent which I think is only ok from a leather quality perspective. I’m so happy I took the risk - it’s absolutely superb. I didn’t pay too much attention to the inserts because I treat them as a consumable but they are very high quality and a bonus. But the real point of the purchase is the leather organiser - it’s just great. Feels great, looks great, smells great and I suspect it will wear very nicely.

Lovely product! Leather nice, size is good.. enjoying using it!