Hobonichi uses a special very thin paper that some people hate and some people love. They can be very aesthetic if done right, but you need to be very careful with what pens you use. I don't use those sorts of journals, so I don't have the deets.

I tend to like thicker paper so I can use a lot of different types of pens. But I use a basic Sakura Pigma PN, or a pen by the same maker with the same ink, for most things. I also like a book that can take a but of rough handling, that can take the thickness of me putting in stickers or parts of labels from microbrew beers I had that week.