Monocle 24: The Road Ahead

To round off our travel show, Dan Richards has written a roadtrip-based short story about hitting the US highways. We are taken on a vivid Kerouac-inspired trip through the Cascades, where it’s rumoured there might be bears...

After a trip to Bangkok we are inspired to head north and traverse the tricky roads that link Chiang Mai to the backpacker haven of Pai. Along the way we meet festival organisers, chefs and other locals who tell us their experiences of travelling around the country.

A city-wide trip around the French capital to talk fashion, urbanism and architecture with Laulhère CEO Rosabelle Forzy, architect Franklin Azzi and urban explorer and writer Nicolas Le Goff.

We travel north on the Shoreline Highway from San Francisco to Marin County to meet a wealth of Californian characters, from counterculture heroes to oyster farmers.

We head from the Highlands to the islands to learn about the mystique of these Scottish lands and the abundance of dramatic natural beauty on the Isle of Skye.

Robert Bound heads to Honolulu to learn about this beguiling state – a sort of halfway house between the US and Asia. We then take in the breathtaking scenery of Maui’s Hana Highway.