George Epaminondas

In a centuries-old rivalry, Copenhagen and Stockholm have been battling it out for the crown of Scandinavia’s coolest city. George Epaminondas umpires a match-point game.

Within medieval city walls, George Epaminondas raises a glass of Dalmatian white in Croatia’s exquisite seaport city of Dubrovnik.

LAX’s smart new terminal gives everyone the star treament.

The over-caffeinated Duane Sorenson has added three restaurants in Portland to his Stumptown Coffee empire.

Cowboys and honky-tonks have long defined the Tennessee capital, but Music City is in the throes of a hipster revival that now sees its art, food and drink scene get equal billing.

Qantas’s reborn “Falcon route” via the Gulf means that travellers looking to break up their journey are turning afresh to Dubai. George Epaminondas shares his picks for where to eat, drink, stay and play in the UAE’s shimmering megalopolis.

Move over, Manhattan: the borough of Brooklyn is where it’s at. George Epaminondas rambles from Bed-Stuy and Bushwick to Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens in our essential guide to New York’s new capital of cool.

George Epaminondas heads to Portland, USA, and discovers that the cloud-bound city has upped its hip quotient with vibrant bistros, sleek bars and quirky stores. It’s now the perfect balance of outdoor pursuits and urban pleasures. Get packing.