Portland city guide: what to see plus the best hotels, bars and restaurants
(The Guardian Travel News)

It´s famous, derided even, for hipster coffee and craft beer, but there´s so much more to one of America´s coolest cities - and there are new direct flights from London, tooAll hail Portland! The Pacific Northwest trail-blazer is a vibrant hub that celebrates the four cool `Cs` of coffee, cycling, craft breweries and (food) carts. What´s more, new direct flights four times a week in summer with Delta from Heathrow start on 27 May, making what was a torturous journey - with connections in either Atlanta, Seattle, San Francisco or Vancouver - a more bearable 11-hour trip.This is a contradictory, rapidly evolving and messy place, which for many is teetering on the brink ... of boom or bust. See, Portland is about much more than those tourist must-have buzzwords or hipster hit lists. Continue reading...