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Always With Honor

Travel and restaurants

Monocle travel guide

This month our selection of destinations includes a French countryside retreat, a Norwegian bakery on the Med, a New York-style café in Paris and an egg-obsessed restaurant in Singapore.

  • Issue #36
  • 7 min read
La Maison
Design

Fashion

Everything that's new and noteworthy in fashion, including a sportswear line from Japanese brand Tools, and ties with a twist from UK label An English Hand.

  • Issue #36
  • 7 min read
Fashion
Affairs

Africa/ Middle East

Angola has a stab at press freedom, Nigeria's internet speeds up and we look at the upcoming elections in Egypt and Libya

  • Issue #36
  • 5 min read
Africa/ Middle East
Affairs

Defence

The french army's new laser dubbed "the finger of death" and Spain's flight school for Afghan pilots.

  • Issue #36
  • 5 min read
Defence
Design

Rebuilding America

These 10 creative ventures – online, community-focused and commercial – are remaking American cities. They include museum-hotel founders, an Art Walk organiser and an entrepreneur creating websites for socially conscious citizens.

  • Issue #35
  • 7 min read
Rebuilding america
Affairs

Africa/Middle East

Why leopard skins and white trainers are de rigueur for South African president Jacob Zuma, and the first stirrings of a spa revolution in Saudi Arabia.

  • Issue #32
  • 4 min read
Illustration of Jacob Zuma in traditional Zulu wedding attire with leopard skin, shield, spear, and white trainers.
Affairs

Americas

We look at the vehicles of choice of Chile's president, Sebastián Piñera, and ask whether President Obama's reluctance to schmooze may actually be good news for the US.

  • Issue #32
  • 8 min read
A man in a dark jacket points to an energy sales chart during a presentation.
Affairs

Wing and a prayer

When Liberia's main airport failed to meet US security standards, it faced global isolation. The solution was to bring in American experts from the TSA to train staff and overhaul operations. Monocle reports.

  • Issue #32
  • 9 min read
Wing and a prayer

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