
FEATURES
- Gobi Struck
- Covering a vast area of southern Mongolia, the harsh Gobi Desert is a place of rare beauty where nomadic herdsmen eke out an existence amid extremes of nature.
- By Ewen Bell
- To Stratford upon Narrow Boat
- England’s 250-year-old system of canals was once a network of commerce, but today the canals are widely used by boating holidaymakers aboard comfortable barges.
- By Peter Neville-Hadley
- Mashiko: A Tale of Two Potters
- This year marks a century since the ceramicist Bernard Leach returned to Japan to undertake a fruitful artistic partnership that came to be closely associated with the town of Mashiko.
- By Robert Reed
DEPARTMENTS
- BUSINESS TRENDS
- Life Begins Around Forty
- Brett Bull examines the niche market of luxury goods and services for women about the age of 40.
- DOWN TO EARTH
- Justin McCurry looks at the offbeat and unusual side of modern-day Japan.
- SKYWARD INTERVIEW
- Toshiyuki Nishida
- Tony McNicol interviews the actor who portrays the strict, cantankerous chef in The Ramen Girl.
- TABLE TALK
- Persimmon Perceptions
- Steve Ford samples the subtly sweet pleasures of the persimmon and suggests three recipes.
- ENCOUNTERS
- The Milk of Mysore
- Jon Burbank discovers some interesting gourmet variations on a dairy product in a southern Indian city.
- BRAIN BUSTERS
- Some puzzles and a crossword to while away the hours on high.
- JAL'S WORLD
- FESTIVALS & EVENTS
- What’s on this month in Japan.
Cover illustration by Koji Fujikawa (Matsushima, Japan)