Tokyo, early Monday morning, I was flipping between Japan’s news shows. Typhoon Dujuan dominated all the networks and there was...

LisbonAbout three blocks from my apartment, a new district is on the rise and my goodness, it’s going up fast....

1. The coming 24 hours are going to be one of the busiest periods for Toronto’s private aviation handlers. With the...

Are you one of those people who are prone to post-party depression? Or are you more the type who can...

Do you have a geographical fix on your happy place? Is it the end of the jetty at your weekend...

We start this Sunday with a warning or two or five. First, you’re in for a bit more from Portugal...

It has been a bit of an odyssey – partly of the Italian variety, partly on-screen. You might recall that...

It’s day three of a semi-planned, somewhat impromptu road trip that came together thanks to a little bit of direct...

You’re going to have to help me with this one. Whatever did we do before the arrival of the LED...

Here we go, crew. Here’s an easy one. You might have even heard this question posed in the Monocle orbit...

This week I’m going to tell it by numbers, which is curious because I’m not terribly good with maths –...

As lazy, sultry, summer Saturday afternoons go, today couldn’t be more perfect. The setting is the Villa Arnica in Lana,...

Do you have a steady, dependable, perhaps even a bit too predictable circuit? Or are you the type who likes...

You might have heard that it has been hot for a few days in much of Europe. Or did you...

Today we’re going to play a little word game to set the tone for this fine Sunday (at least here...

Guess where I am. Go on. Guess! Guess! Okay, I’m going to give you a hint. I’m in a pod,...

What to do with a completely free Saturday, aside from writing this column? Sleep in and get up when you...

For the record (a very public one), I love AI (artificial intelligence, in case you’ve missed it)! I know this...

It’s one of those exceptionally glorious Saturday mornings along the shores of Lake Zürich that fills you with happy thoughts,...

Today was supposed to be the day that I was going to tell you about the many Faster Lane readers...

Good morning, ohayogozaimasu, bonjour and bom dia. Wherever this column finds you today, I hope that you’re having a fresh...

If you follow this column with some degree of commitment you’ll know that I have a pretty set travel circuit....

Confirmed: 05.25 is an ugly number set of numbers – especially when it has “am” tacked on the back followed...

The week started with a pacy jolt of radio shows in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, hit the midpoint with a...

1.   It had been bubbling and gurgling for a while but I ignored it, made the best of an increasingly...

The week started with a quick dash to the UAE for a few meetings and briefings, a bit of scouting...

Is it a cold? Could it be jet lag? Have I now joined the ranks of those who suffer from...

Are you someone who spends a lot of time doing the north-south Asia circuit (mostly for work, occasionally for pleasure),...

“Shall we go for a little walk? Grab a coffee nearby?” he asked. It sounded like a perfect start to...

This week The Faster Lane touched down in Hong Kong, Taipei and Tokyo for a bit of market surveillance, cocktailing...

1.   We start this Sunday with a thank you to all those readers who took the time to drop a...

It’s that time of year (in the northern hemisphere at least) when high school graduates start weighing up where they...

As we’re already halfway through Q1, it’s perhaps a good moment to take stock, pull out the diary and do...

If you tune in to Monocle Radio, follow our weekday newsletters or were on the rooftop of Iliāna at Jumeirah...

The Faster Lane was in top gear this week as it moved westward from last Saturday, zipped eastward again on...

It’s Wednesday afternoon at Monocle’s HQ in Zürich and our café is in full swing with the usual mix of...

1.   I spoke too soon. It was all going beautifully last Saturday afternoon as Swiss flight LX160 to Tokyo Narita...

It’s Saturday midday in Zürich and it’s snowy, blustery and comfortably cosy. My mother and I just boarded the Swiss...

Happy New Year, dear reader. Is your tail bushy? Are your favourite new garments from Santa laid out for work...

There’s nothing like spending a bit of time on the shop floor to get a firmer grip on the finer...

The Christmas drive up to the mountains has its traditions, rules and tunes. The original plan called for everything to...

For the past 25 years or so, Christmas has usually been an Alpine affair. There have been dashes down to...

Let’s start this Sunday with a thank you, merci and arigatō gozaimasu to all those readers who took up the...

Greetings from a sunny, crisp and buzzy Zürich, where the first Monocle Christmas Market of the season is underway on...

I touched down in Toronto this week to meet some clients, scope out some potential business, do a little retail...

Singapore Residents and occasional visitors to the microstate might recall our little bureau/boutique/café operation in a modernist townhouse in Chip Bee...

Do you use your Sunday to look back over the past five or six days and take stock? Or are...

Were school buses ever part of your academic routine? Were you packed off to the end of the driveway with...

When I started tapping out last week’s column, somewhere high above Baffin Island, little did I know that I was...

Earlier this week I attended a conference in Tokyo and was reminded by several of the speakers on stage about...