Affairs / Travel
Monocolumn
Wednesday 7 July
The politics of holidays
An interesting email message was sent the other day to a senior Israeli journalist by the press office of the Greek embassy in Tel Aviv.
- 297 results for holiday
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Monday 7 May
How to do holidays
For a country whose workers prefer not to inconvenience their colleagues by taking a vacation, Japan does remarkably well when it comes to public holidays: 15 a year.
Culture / Arts
Wish lists
As the days get shorter and gift lists grow longer, we asked some of our favourite bright minds to think up the perfect holiday night in with film, music and books.
Culture / Music
Summer hit wave
Monocle’s summer catalogue of culture aims to arm even the most outdoorsy with enough books and records, cinematic suggestions and art events to make you pray for rain. Almost.
Culture / Film
Monocolumn
Tuesday 1 January
Five films for the holidays
Enjoy our New Year round-up of the best cinema, DVD and film events for the coming weeks.
Edits / Travel
Monocle travel guide
A defence-themed round-up includes rooms for hire in former forts and citadels everywhere from the West Indies to Portugal, airlines run by the military and the hotels favoured over the years by the world’s most well-tra…
Edits / Monocle
Monocolumn
Thursday 25 October
Make use of your long trip home
For the long-haul expat, the holiday season is not as relaxing as one would hope.
Culture / Society
Monocolumn
Friday 21 December
Festive failings
There are just four days until Christmas. And while many of my colleagues and contemporaries are anticipating the big day with relish, I am a little uneasy. The reason? My fear that many of the certainties I have long…
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Wednesday 2 February
Holiday madness, Chinese-style
Tomorrow the sun will rise on the Chinese Year of the Rabbit.
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Thursday 7 January
Russia’s holiday hell
I’m writing this from a hot and sweaty Mumbai because, like pretty much everyone else in Russia who can afford a plane ticket, I saw little point in being in the country for the first 10 days of the New Year.
Design / Interior design
Isolated state
On a trip to the northern Swedish archipelago, with just a few essentials, Monocle discovers an island bolthole perfect for recharging depleted batteries.
Edits / Travel
Stow and go
Now you’ve chosen the ideal bag for your summer sortie you’ll be wanting to fill it with some new seasonal staples. Here we suggest a few articles for your perfect summer packing. Bon voyage, buen viaje, gute Reise, buon…
Business / Luxury
Up for sail
No sailing royals, an antipathy to ostentation and an unwillingness to take holidays has left Japan’s recreational boat market in the doldrums for years. But the ‘nation of rice farmers’ is finally finding its sea legs:…
Culture / Music
Monocolumn
Thursday 27 December
Five albums to listen to over the holidays
A collection of some of the year’s best records you might have missed, seasonal selections and new sounds to bring in the New Year.
Culture / Books
Monocolumn
Monday 24 December
Five books to read over the holidays
Five books to curl up with over Christmas, including refreshed winter classics, a masterclass in creative thinking from David Ogilvy and the world’s best photography.
Edits / Travel
Expo 55: Turin
Although no longer the industrial powerhouse it once was, Turin has developed into a significant social centre in the afterglow of the 2006 Winter Olympics, adding a discreet modern confidence to its momentous and varied…
Design / Fashion
…and relax
There’s no need to rush your Sabado in Madrid – potter around the apartment, tuck into ‘El País’, and then take to the streets for a market trawl and some antique book buying.
Design / Fashion
Thriller looks
Prepare for long hot days on the lounger with a good page turner and our selection of sunglasses and summerwear.