I’ll admit that I rarely use notebooks or pens anymore, but these smartly designedВ mini notebooks charmed me.
I loveВ the city street grid and Chrysler building on the NYC notebooks…
…and the lucky cats on the Tokyo ones!
There are also Seoul and Osaka notebooks; check them outВ here.
(Images via Poketo)
Even though it’s kind of last-minute, Mal, Peter and I are planning a quick getaway for mid-May. Since we’re only going for 4-5 days, we’re thinking of somewhere pretty close—like the Caribbean. While researching destinations, I stumbled upon Cat Island, one of the Bahamas’ Out Islands. Besides its appealing name, it’s also home to gorgeous, white sand beaches. Like this:
But this discovery also led me to another Cat Island—which is appealing in a very different way!
Tashirojima is a tinyВ Japanese island that’s better known as Cat Island. It reputedly only has about 100 human residents—but hundreds of feline dwellers. Apparently, in the 1800s, the fishermen who lived on the island believed the cats would bring them good luck and fortune, and cared for them accordingly. Hence their population!
Today, the island has a number of cat-shaped buildings…
…in addition to their many real cats!
For me, a trip to that Cat Island would be an allergy attack waiting to happen…but I’d still want to go, if only for a few hours!
Which Cat Island would you prefer?
(Top photo via My Out Islands, middle photos via Tofugu; bottom photos by Fubirai via Buzzfeed)
