2017 TRAVEL PLANNER
Best places to travel in 2017
Your definitive guide to 2017’ s biggest trending destinations. We think these places are going to be SO BIG, half the world will have a magnet bearing their name by December. Catch one while you can.
1. Aarhus, Denmark
As the second largest city in Denmark, Aarhus has scored itself the title of Europe ' s Capital of Culture for 2017. It’ s also bagged the European Region of Gastronomy 2017. Bragging rights include ARoS Museum, with its contemporary exhibits and rainbow-coloured skywalk, and The Latin Quarter, featuring 14th century architecture and pretty pockets of coffee shops and cobblestone streets. For X-rated platters of Danish food, including the classic‘ smørrebrød’( open-faced sandwich) venture to the Vadestedet. Fronting the river, endless cafés spill onto a sun-drenched pavement, all offering light bites and charming outdoor service. For something more flash, look for Aarhus ' dazzling harbour and savour the freshest just-caught seafood straight out of Aarhus Bay.
2. Hanoi, Vietnam
In Hanoi, you can’ t move for good food and screaming motorbikes. Both of which require a certain amount of courage to tackle. Cross the road with the same confidence you pretend to have while eating‘ unknowns’ from a roadside barbecue – it’ s all an adventure. Pho is to be consumed on little plastic stools outside family run restaurants, and eaten with fiddle-some chopsticks that will give all the locals a giggle. Circumnavigate a lap of the lake, stopping en route for mango lassi and herby noodles infused with aromatic spices. Start with egg coffee in the morning, in dinky cafés and rundown side streets, and finish at night with a five star meal overlooking a hazy, honking skyline. Hanoi is extreme; in both flavour and experience.