This is episode 4 of the little series I filmed with my mobile phone in Zanzibar.

It’s not a big production.

But I made it with simplicity and great pleasure.

For me, my travel journals are like fine wines.

They increase in value as the years go by.

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This is perhaps the most "experimental" episode of the Zanzibar travel journal series.

When I travel in exotic countries, there are always plenty of flowers and leaves that I would like to include in my journal.

And I don’t really know how to do it.

But will they last over time?

I have no idea.

But I jumped in.

I had the experience of my very first travel journal in Guadeloupe.

I had taped a bunch of flowers inside.

6 years later, they are still there!

You will see them in the second part of the episode.

My 100% homemade travel journal

I think this is the first "real" journal I’ve made without giving up.

I put zero pressure on myself.

I think that’s part of the explanation.

I cut the cover of this journal from a cardboard box I had just received in the mail.

The inside consists of packaging, wallpaper sheets, and all sorts of knick-knacks sewn together.

You will see this journal in today's episode, as well as my collages of flowers and leaves.

The bonus in Guadeloupe

I think the very end of this video requires some explanation... It’s family archive footage.

It’s very... how should I put it... experimental.

I made it with a Lomokino. It’s the same technology as the first films by the Lumière brothers! They are photos taken on a film roll. I developed the film, then scanned the negatives of each photo and edited them into a video. Hence that very vintage and silent feel!

Here is your episode for the week!

 

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Which journal do I use when traveling?

The journal I use for my road trips is the Louise Carmen Roadbook in chestnut vegetable-tanned leather.

I love it very much because its leather is fantastic. As the trips go by, it takes on a unique patina. It is very practical because it contains 3 independent paper notebooks: one for drawing, one for keeping a logbook, and a third for noting interesting addresses. Since each notebook is removable, I can swap them out.

You can insert your Moleskine© brand notebooks. They are the same size.

Find Louise Carmen Paris roadbooks here

I have a passion for vegetable-tanned leather, which I have offered in quite a few colors.

Discover the entire collection of vegetable-tanned leather journals here