The Escapist

In 2021, travel restrictions caused by the pandemic stopped Monocle from producing The Escapist just as it was needed the most. But last year, I bought the 2024 edition as we were about to head down to Portugal with the kids and - ever the dreamer - I could of course not stay away this year either. As often before, Monocle has this ability to tie together the different threads of this blog, from The Great Southern Land to perky Seoul coffee shops. 

Though SAS is indeed opening a new route to Korea in September, Anna and I were able to snag two award seats with Air France from Johannesburg to Gothenburg right around the time for the Cape Town Marathon in October so that we will now be our big international trip of 2025. For tonight, I am sticking closer to home (or Südtirol at least) with a glass of the same Müller-Thurgau wine that we had at Tavolo last Sunday. Selling for 99 SEK at Systembolaget, I am surprised that I had missed it in the past as it is a wine that I can really recommend.