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Forget hygge and Sarah Lund’s star-patterned jumper: climate-driven wine is the next big Scandi trend, writes Mike MacEacheran

Often overshadowed by its “bigger sibling” Amsterdam, Rotterdam has suffered from the “PR problem” known as “second city syndrome”, said Lilit Marcus in Vogue. Amsterdam lite? Hardly. Each city has “distinctly positive attributes”, not to mention “a totally different vibe”. Heavily bombed during the Second World War, Rotterdam has had…

With new daily flights from London Heathrow to Portland, it’s worth a trip to this feel-good Oregon city that’s jam-packed with stories and trivia about Homer and co, writes Mike MacEacheran

With its rugged coast, “sugary” beaches and pretty fishing ports, Nova Scotia is a “magical” place for a “go-slow” road trip, says Mike MacEacheran in The Sunday Times. Although named after Scotland, this province in the far southeast of Canada is closer in size to Wales, making it easy to…