I've been dipping into Monocle over the last month or so and I've been really enjoying it. The writing is good, the coverage of different themes gives me something to read depending on my mood. It does remind me at times of a high class in flight magazine, but I think that is fine. I've found it great for background details for fiction too, part of my long term plan to write some shorts or a novel.
Much of the content is largely voyeuristic, in that I'm not going to buy the items or visit the places, but I read them nonetheless and I feel I could. So maybe it is armchair tourism at times too. I've now bought, but not read, issue two. I can't see myself subscribing, but I will keep buying Monocle from time to time.
