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Paradise found

13 June 2018

Escaping the bustle of Paris, a handful of designers and makers are setting up shop in Arles, reviving this quiet Provençal city’s fabled fashion traditions.

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Cinema Paradise

15 November 2012

When it comes to a Friday night out at the movies, we’ll be booking our seats in Bangkok, Singapore and Tokyo. Now pass the Peranakan menu and a blanket.

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Paradise aisles

17 May 2018

By turning the weekly shop into a pleasurable, plentiful and people-focused experience, German mini-chain Zurheide is foretelling the future of the supermarket.

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Visit Munich or Melbourne, Seattle or Singapore and you’ll come across ‘almost perfect’ places to live. However, at Monocle we’ve created the ideal mansion block, with nothing omitted in its design. Now, who’s going to…

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Paradise found

21 April 2022

Eclectic influences have shaped modern-day George Town to make it an attractive place to set up shop.

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The Menu - Vancouver\'s beer paradise

14 March 2014

We visit Melbourne to find some of the most excessive breakfast menus in the world, speak to Christoph Aebersold, who has come up with a successful pop-up restaurant in Switzerland and we find out how Vancouver Island is…

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Trouble in paradise

19 September 2013

The island nation of Vanuatu has had a difficult post-colonial history. Forced to watch on as surrounding Pacific nations experience a tourism boom, the country has relied on donor aid. But a new Green prime minister is…

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Paradise regained

17 May 2009

The kibbutzim may have been born out of socialist ideals but for years their appeal has been fading. Now, to survive, they’ve formed into profit-making cooperatives and Israelis are returning because of their high living…

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Paradise found

13 September 2018

Decades of uncertainty have kept this tropical island off travel itineraries. But its beguiling mix of colonial architecture, lush landscapes and a budding culinary scene have cemented its destiny as a destination on the…

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Paradise cities - part 1

17 June 2023

This year’s survey of the best places to enjoy all that life offers finds a world grappling with new urban challenges.

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Sunday Brunch - Sunday Brunch 1: The Other Paradise

13 August 2017

Find out about the otherworldly evening taking over the Royal Academy of Arts in London, hear some Pink Floyd courtesy of Carlota Rebelo and sample the delights of Dishoom. All that before we go through a huge helping of…

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Paradise cities – part 2

3 July 2023

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Changing of the tide

21 October 2021

We embark on a roadtrip around a surfers’ paradise turned blossoming art hub on the southwest coast of Mexico.

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The Menu - Food Neighbourhoods 249: Recipe edition, Malin de Silva

24 August 2021

The head chef of London’s Paradise restaurant picks one of his favourite Sri Lankan recipes.

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The Late Edition, episode 298

19 December 2012

We discuss the results of the South Korean elections with Aidan Foster-Carter, explore the teething problems of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and we look at a new book focusing on birds of paradise.

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Defence

15 September 2011

The one part of Yemen that's still paradise, plus the US creates a new naval base in Singapore.