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Trapp door

20 February 2020

The family that inspired ‘The Sound of Music’ moved to the US to open a hotel. As Tomos Lewis discovers, even away from Austria the hills are still alive.

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The Monocle Daily - Tuesday 6 November

6 November 2018

We’re live in New York, Vermont and California for this US midterms special. Plus: Amazon’s new headquarters and why the far-right is finding friends in east Germany.

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The Briefing - Tuesday 6 November

6 November 2018

Monocle’s Tomos Lewis has the latest from Vermont as polls open for the US midterms. We also explore Japan's military strategy and ask why football in the Balkans can't escape the region’s turbulent political past.

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Monocle on Design - Richard Erdman’s studio, Jayden Ali, wool and leather

12 March 2024

We visit a sculptor’s studio in Vermont and meet UK architect and exhibition designer Jayden Ali. Plus: we discuss the benefits of wool and leather with two Canadian brands.

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The Globalist - Tuesday 6 November

6 November 2018

As millions of Americans head to the polls to vote in one of the most decisive midterm elections in modern history, we hear from our teams on the ground in New York and Vermont. Plus, the UK’s new military training base in…

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Town crier

17 October 2008

The ‘Rutland Herald’ is the second-largest daily paper in Vermont and the oldest family-owned newspaper in continuous operation in the US. Over the years it has grown more liberal and, in 2001, won a Pulitzer prize for its…

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The Globalist - Wednesday 23 May

23 May 2018

We discuss a Palestinian demand by for a full investigation into Israel at the International Criminal Court and evaluate Bernie Sanders’ next move in Vermont. Plus: we meet author Meg Fee to discuss life in New York, review…

Monocle Minute

Northern lights

5 November 2016

While quality of life surveys tend to focus on major centres, a recent study from financial company WalletHub aims a little smaller. The firm has conducted a survey in the US of the best cities and towns with populations…

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Grand plans

22 August 2016

Plans are underway to revive what was once one of the grandest embassies in Canada’s capital, Ottawa. The former US embassy, dating from 1932, was designed in the beaux arts style by Cass Gilbert, famed for his iconic…

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50 things to improve your life

17 June 2007

In search of a new architect to do something with that plot of land in northern Vermont? Keen on a new tonic to give you a little tingle when you stride to work? Want to find a place to peel off the layers for an early…

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Secret treasures

17 June 2009

These outposts may not score highly on the Monocle city metrics – they’re not very well connected for starters. But they all offer a quality of life we would recommend.

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Americas

17 March 2016

We catch up with Bernie Sanders on the campaign trail. Plus: Argentina's energy and palm oil in Colombia.

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Ski to the sea

20 January 2011

Where can you enjoy such off-piste activities as deep-sea fishing and viewing the Northern Lights? The Lyngen Alps, home of Lyngen Lodge, provide a spectacular setting to a unique skiing experience.

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Buffalo stance

19 April 2018

From their New Jersey farm, a former big-city couple have become enthusiastic advocates of water buffalo produce and discovered a lucrative business model in the process.

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Food

22 April 2014

The restaurants, cafés, dishes and produce worthy of note this month.

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Architecture

13 August 2018

The US firm moving beyond desert modernism, plus an artistic spot in the English countryside and a starkly dramatic Algarve capital.