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Monocle’s Quality of Life Survey 2022
Monocle’s 15th annual Quality of Life Survey charts 25 outposts on the up and ranks the best places to put down roots. Did your city make the cut?
Meet the photographers: John Balsom
The Jogos da Lusofonia are an Olympics-style sporting event for people from the world’s Portuguese-speaking nations. We dispatched John Balsom – a photographer known for his powerful portraits – to the 2009 games in Lisbon.…
New kids in town
Thousands of Americans have decamped to the Lone Star state over the past two years: Dallas-Fort Worth’s population grew by more than 97,000 residents between 2020 and 2021. Meet the city’s latest arrivals.
Changing tides
Dallas has gone from a deserted downtown to a place where people want to be – but it didn’t happen overnight. Here we look at how this urban turnaround was made.
Urban upswing
Dallas and Fort Worth are booming as global companies relocate for affordable space and job opportunities, revitalising downtown districts with acclaimed restaurants and galleries while shedding their buttoned-down image.
Running the city
The CommentFitness — MumbaiRunning the city Prasad Ramamurthy on the joggers stretching their legs in congested Mumbai. It’s 05.30 on a Thursday. The sky starts to turn purple and Mumbai begins to stir. In…
Cities, slicker
Neglected industrial parts of cities, from Rome to Istanbul, are in the throes of thrilling regeneration.
Above the waves: e-foiling lifts off in Hong Kong
An exciting, high-inducing watersport that helps you escape the lockdown blues has finally arrived in Hong Kong.
Taking to the waters
The Swiss city of Baden is named after its baths but only recently has it embraced its curative waters and revived the riverfront. We dive in to find out how.
25 things to make you happy
From sun-soaked Mexican neighbourhoods to Athenian hat-makers and uninhibited dancing, our curated selection offers practical wisdom for cultivating joy in everyday moments.
