Travel and restaurants
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Observation
As summer comes to a close, our editor-in-chief turns a fresh page by taking to the road across Europe and rethinking four-wheeled travel.
School of thought
Inspired touches of service separate good from great and make bricks-and-mortar retail sing. From suit presses to gift wrapping, Monocle attends to the best in retail hospitality and finds lessons in courtesy.
Lobster spot
If you’re in Maine for any amount of time, leaving without tasting a lobster roll is tantamount to sacrilege. Pay homage at the Eventide Oyster Company…
Food
Our tasty round-up includes tomatoes from the Isle of Wight and a café in Bangkok
Total hotel
The new Ace Hotel in east London offers rooms for guests and provides a gathering place for local residents, as well as opportunities for creative businesses.
Monocle travel guide
Restaurant firm Monsoon Group is turning Tehran into a feast for the senses with its latest effort, Divan. Elsewhere, discover a Slow Food classic in Milan and a private island in the Maldives.
Sound and vision
The words, noises and images we ingest shape our day. Here, we present a 24-hour itinerary of our favourite sources of deep thought and distraction, from breakfast TV to late-night reading.
Expo 65 – Part 02: Colombo
Five years after its civil war, Sri Lanka’s capital has undergone an incredible transformation. While there’s still plenty to do, a burgeoning arts scene and youthful optimism are signs of good things.
Play grounds
The role of parks and other green urban spaces as quality-of-life improvers cannot be underestimated. Monocle takes a leafy stroll.
Expo 65 – Part 01: Palermo
Much of its complex history is dark and overshadowed by the Mafia but Palermo’s citizens have fought back and reclaimed their seductive city as a centre for art and gastronomy.
