The Faster Lane
from Tyler Brûlé
If Canada’s airports want to get up to speed, they’re going to need to provide a smoother landing
1. The coming 24 hours are going to be one of the busiest periods for Toronto’s private aviation handlers. With the Toronto International Film Festival in full swing, the city’s hotel lobbies, restaurants and screening…
Latest
Road-trip essentials: Alpine villas, a vintage iPod and scenery you can dive into
It’s day three of a semi-planned, somewhat impromptu road trip that came together thanks to a little bit of direct intervention from some hotel managers (I’m of the view that a hotel is never…
Don’t confuse lighting with atmosphere. Meet Thierry, your ‘chef d’ambience’
You’re going to have to help me with this one. Whatever did we do before the arrival of the LED table lamp? How did we read restaurant menus before it was possible for a…
Want to ruin a perfectly good hotel? Give it a makeover
Here we go, crew. Here’s an easy one. You might have even heard this question posed in the Monocle orbit before. What is the worst thing a GM at a favourite hotel can say…
Sometimes the good life is a numbers game – this week’s figures add up nicely
This week I’m going to tell it by numbers, which is curious because I’m not terribly good with maths – but I am very good at remembering all kinds of passcodes, phone numbers of…
Ten reasons to join us in Lisbon for sun, sea and smarter conversations about our cities
As lazy, sultry, summer Saturday afternoons go, today couldn’t be more perfect. The setting is the Villa Arnica in Lana, Südtirol. The temperature is hovering around 30C but there’s plenty of shade and a…
In praise of the routine circuit – and the occasional left turn
Do you have a steady, dependable, perhaps even a bit too predictable circuit? Or are you the type who likes to mix it up? Perhaps you reverse your morning walk or run (supposedly it’s…
The case for keeping the economy – and the office – cool
You might have heard that it has been hot for a few days in much of Europe. Or did you miss this news in Perth, Chiang Mai, Phoenix and Nagasaki? If you did, it…
Seven little luxuries that make life worth the luggage allowance
Today we’re going to play a little word game to set the tone for this fine Sunday (at least here on the Athenian Riviera) and guide us through the days, weeks and months ahead.…
SpaceX IPO, diamond smuggling and the inconvenient truth about Mars
Guess where I am. Go on. Guess! Guess! Okay, I’m going to give you a hint. I’m in a pod, far away from home and I’m staring down at a reddish surface. Beside me…
The Mercadona doctrine and how to make yourself at home part-time
What to do with a completely free Saturday, aside from writing this column? Sleep in and get up when you feel fully rested? You bet. Answer the door buzzer in pyjamas when a friend…
