Wherever I go, I will almost always have a notebook with me. I always have several on the go, some for particular areas of work, others personal. When travelling I usually have a small A5 or A6 hardback that sips into my coat pocket. I prefer plain paper so that I can mix drawings with notes.
I say this simply to put the next couple of posts in context, which are more or less straight transcriptions from my notebook of various street vignettes observed on a recent trip to Dublin.