Edits / Health
Revitalising retreats
Be it yoga in Brazil or hot springs in Japan, these destinations won’t recharge your batteries – they’ll replace them with hybrid engines.
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Affairs / Politics
Europe briefing
Gender equality is on the to-do list in France, local food is on the table in Helsinki, and holiday homes are on the shopping list in Switzerland
Affairs / Innovation
Oceania briefing
Australia's new-generation mosque, and why Cuban doctors are being sent to the Solomon Islands.
Design / Environment
Natural by design
Those wishing to follow the growing global trend for simple, ecologically sound living could have no better example than Professor Yoshifumi Nakamura and his weekend haven, tucked away in the hills of Japan’s Nagano region…
Affairs / Politics
Oceania briefing
Australia's tough stance on climate change, and why the Chinese are putting their money on Samoa.
Design / Health
Fresh start
Austria is reinvigorating its brand and stealing some of Switzerland’s reputation for being the home of Alpine modernity and great healthcare. Nowhere epitomises the trend more than the Lanserhof.
Affairs / Environment
03 - Zürich
In Zürich, small and perfectly formed has turned out to be both a blessing and a curse.
Business / Entrepreneurialism
Baja or Bust
If you’ve had enough of the Antwerp to Brussels commute, relocate your life. Every month we’ll take you to an emerging business hub and tell you everything you need to build a new company and enjoy a better standard of…
Design / Entrepreneurialism
Room to improve
The global marketplace isn’t short of economic indicators but none’s a more rapid read than hotel occupancy rates. With many predicting 2010 will still be tough going, we look at the managers, designers and concepts tra…
Affairs / Politics
Shifting sands
When Turkmenistan’s President Niyazov died in 2006, it was the end of an eccentric personality cult. His successor promised to open the state up but today the gas-rich nation is still an enigma. Foreign journalists are…
Affairs / Government
Americas briefing
How Google navigates geopolitics, why Mexicans are set to shrink, and why Atlantic City is betting on building more casinos. Plus, our Washington column looks at Obama's recruitment drive for new US ambassadors.
Design / Retail
Design/Architecture Briefing
A revamp for the Warsaw metro, innovative bike mapping in London and a Q & A with analyst Aaron Renn.
Affairs / Society
The world's top 25 most liveable cities
Months of good-natured, frequently late-night and occasionally jetlagged debate have resulted in this: our definitive (and a little subjective) guide to the world’s most liveable cities. Here’s how we came to our conclus…
Affairs / Society
Our heroes
Welcome to Monocle’s annual round-up of 20 people who we think deserve a bigger stage. We cover diverse professions from shoe designers to politicians because we believe it’s not only the grand scale that matters, but the…
Affairs / Urbanism
The world's top 25 most liveable cities - 2009
Monocle’s researchers have spent the past months putting the world’s leading cities to the test to find the best places for you to make your base. Last year Copenhagen was the winner of our survey but in 2009 the award goes…
Edits / Travel
50 things to improve your life
Our 2009 global round-up of the people, pursuits, places and pets to improve the way you live, work, rest, commute and communicate.
Affairs / Society
The liveable cities index 2010
We've been doing our homework and crunching the numbers for our survey of the top 25 liveable cities, but we know it's not just about statistics.