Editor’s letter / Global
World of opportunity
The best journeys are shared with a loyal companion – and you need look no further than the 2024/2025 edition of ‘The Escapist’. Our correspondents report from far-flung corners of the world to explore everything from northwestern Greece’s high-altitude appeal and the charms of the Albanian Riviera to the perfect packing list for your next sojourn and the right set of wheels for a roadtrip. Ready to go yet? In the driving seat is our editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, who starts us off with an adventure to the Aegean.
After The Monocle Quality of Life Conference concluded in Istanbul in October, we took a crack team of readers on an adventure south. Everyone was a little depleted from a series of too-fun dinners, some dancefloor exuberance and taking in the joys of being in the boisterous city.
The delayed departure of the Istanbul to Bodrum flight wasn’t exactly what we had hoped for. But, secluded in the lounge, people started introducing themselves to one another and began revealing elements of their lives. We were a globally disparate pack – from Dubai,…
