Navigate the thriving capital of the world’s fourth most populous nation with Nolan Giles. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

Episode 10: Jakarta

Monocle's editors and correspondents are your guide to the world's most exciting and dynamic emerging cities. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

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Unesco has just declared Budapest a ‘City of Design’, recognising its status as a regional leader in the creative industries. Monocle’s Guy De Launey sets out to explore its flourishing start-up scene, vibrant nightlife and the Christmas markets. Monocle's editors and correspondents are your guide to the world's most exciting and dynamic emerging cities. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

Episode 20: Budapest

Monocle’s Nolan Giles explores Kuala Lumpur, a city with immense cultural depth and a sparkling future. Monocle's editors and correspondents are your guide to the world's most exciting and dynamic emerging cities. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

Episode 19: Kuala Lumpur

Ethiopia has one of the world’s fastest-growing economies and with civic ambitions to match, Addis Ababa is certainly a capital on the move. Zoe Flood reports. Monocle's editors and correspondents are your guide to the world's most exciting and dynamic emerging cities. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

Episode 18: Addis Ababa

Bucharest has a turbulent but fascinating history. In recent years, the city has seen plenty of developments in business, culture and cuisine. Meet the people who know Bucharest best. Monocle's editors and correspondents are your guide to the world's most exciting and dynamic emerging cities. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

Episode 17: Bucharest

This week we head to Jordan to visit a city that’s always been a centre of calm in a fractious region. As the area’s major cities struggle to contain a multitude of crises, we hear why business is booming in Amman. Monocle's editors and correspondents are your guide to the world's most exciting and dynamic emerging cities. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

Episode 10: Jakarta

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