The Weekend Opener
from Andrew Tuck
There she blows: How an erupting Mount Etna sent us sailing
Here’s the scene. We’re spending the day in Mallorca with two friends from California before they set sail on a handsome yacht which they charter for one week every summer. It’s a proper sailing…
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AI might Botox your writing but wrinkles are the lines that matter
A writer who I like a lot sends me a pitch for a story that he would like to report on for Monocle. But there’s something off about it. A funny smell. His usual…
Screwing in the sand, ‘croquetas’ on the loose and other scenes from a Mediterranean beach
I am always surprised that there are not more one-eyed people in Mallorca. On Sunday, we drove to the east of the island, parked under the shade of a pine tree and made our…
Good cities point the wayfaring stranger in the right direction
Wayfinding is an art form and one too often neglected. There is a whole industry built around this craft that seeks to manoeuvre us around airports, hospitals and cities using signs, graphics and clever…
Cities are like theatres, we the actors. What part do you want to play?
Ask not whether your favourite city placed in Monocle’s Quality of Life Survey, ask what you can do for your city (and friends).
How one intrepid iPhone kept a cabin entertained from Madrid to Montevideo
Now, I wasn’t going to tell you this but I have to be honest with you, even if this tale does underline my reputation for misplacing just about anything. Here goes. As the flight…
Want to know why São Paulo is so vibrant and ambitious? Here are 10 observations
There has been a Monocle tour of South and Central America over the past 12 days that has seen two colleagues and I journey from Montevideo in Uruguay to Guatemala City, where we are…
Montevideo might be small but it knows how to appreciate good architecture
Runners are heading along La Rambla sporting jackets and leggings to keep out the chilly wind sweeping in off the Río de la Plata. On the beach, dog walkers are letting their hounds play…
Electric bikes are handy but why must they be used as garbage bins on wheels?
When did city dwellers decide to turn the lime bike into a garish waste disposal unit?
Life can seem like a wild goose chase until you take a stroll in the park
Friends suggested that we meet for a Sunday morning walk around Regent’s Park. They live close by and we must have done this walk with them hundreds of times over some two decades. It’s…
‘Don’t get too friendly with the wine waiter at lunch’ and 14 other public-speaking tips
If you have a speech to give or a presentation to make, you might want to consult these hard-won pointers.
