Monday 10 December
Wherever I fly to, I like to swim at. Not just because it’s a great way to slough off the cramped confines and arid air of a long haul but also because it gives me a chance to see a little more of a society. A dip is also…
Under the roof of the world's largest building by volume, the longest plane in the world has just rolled off the assembly line. Monocle travelled to Washington to check on its progress.
France, Germany and Italy’s election fallout, we look into the future of air travel, and visit Tokyo’s International Bar Show.
What your moustache says about your politics (if your Turskish), why Germany has its eyes on the Eurotunnel and why mint is flavour of the month in Finland.
A look at Istanbul’s preparations to build its third airport in a bid to become an international air-travel hub, we profile Nawaz Sharif – the man expected to be Pakistan’s new prime minister, and also talk design.
Simon Kuper of the Financial Times and Dr Henk te Velde explore the role of the Dutch monarchy after their queen abdicates, our man in Seoul – Jason Strother – brings us the latest after the US and South Korea end their…
Monocle tours Korean Air’s A380, which marks a new milestone for the company. The interior design proves that keeping things simple is best, while business and first class put the spark back into travel.
It was good news in general for the airline industry as the 2010 Farnborough Air Show took place this week – coming on the heels of the International Air Transport Association’s prediction that the industry would turn a…
Monday 16 April
When Francis Scott Key penned the words to the “Star Spangled Banner” and coined his country as “the land of the free and the home of the brave”, he certainly hadn’t envisaged how his fellow Americans would be travelling…
Saturday 19 December
Both rail and air operators are upping the ante in the coming months in a bid to lure passengers onto the lucrative route between Moscow and St Petersburg.
Saturday 13 November
Bosnia is only a short hop across the Adriatic Sea from Italy.
Saturday 7 August
It’s Act Two for the American aviation industry’s beleaguered “registered-traveller” programme.
Saturday 17 April
A proposition. The vast volcanic cloud currently shrouding Europe, rendering the continent’s airspace the exclusive province of birdlife, is wonderful.
Wednesday 14 November
I have a confession to make: until last Thursday I was scared of flying. It’s not something you like to admit somewhere like Monocle. We talk aviation a lot. We fly a lot.
Friday 8 January
Deutsche Bahn is much admired by foreign travellers and internationally renowned for its comfort and reliability.
Thursday 8 December
South America has become a great place to fly. This is a bit of a change.
Monday 15 August
Aucklanders learnt a new word yesterday: “graupel”. Halfway between snow and sleet, it forms when very cold droplets of water hit snowflakes to form a “rime”.
Tuesday 4 October
In early June next year, Berlin’s long-awaited international airport, the Berlin-Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt, opens a shiny new facility with a starting capacity of 27 million passengers (expandable to 45 million).
Saturday 4 February
This weekend’s highlights include an Australian theatre premiere in London, our favourite new cocktail bar in New York and the latest by French electro duo Air.
Monday 23 April
Travelling for business is a sure way to understand the importance of body language in the office.
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