Statistics prove that cinnamon is the second most popular spice after pepper in western history.

Although many wine producing countries, even those in Europe plant French, Italian and Spanish grape varieties, Portuguese have only now started experimenting with a few. They implicitly believe that their indigenous grapes are every bit as good as their world-famous brethren, albeit less well known, and probably more difficult to pronounce by English and French consumers.

Copenhagen is dubbed the “happiest” city in the world and one wonders whether the saying corresponds to the truth. It turns out that it does. The citizens of this calm, well-laid out, clean, flat, and flawlessly functioning city are polite, helpful, and charming.