Xander Brett

Writer/Broadcaster

[The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes]

David Hockney: a sublime artist — and the life and soul of every party https://t.co/EjJDEatZ3R

[Xander Brett @XanderBrett]

Fun to be at the 🇫🇷 AKTEM Breeze-Up in Maisons-Laffitte last week, and to travel on to Germany for my annual visit to 🇩🇪 Iffezheim.

Today I’m at my first 🇩🇰 Folkemødet on Bornholm.

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Nice to write about Greenlandic experiences for Scan Magazine...

…and interesting to examine statistics around 🚬 smoking in Sweden for Monocle Radio (less than 5% of the population now smokes daily).

My report is available on catch up in this episode:

https://t.co/d5CeGfVmER

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It was lovely to spend a day at 🇨🇭 Dielsdorf, just outside Zurich, during a trip to various Swiss cities last weekend.

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Always nice to see Karen during my annual pre-Royal Ascot visits to 🇸🇪 Strömsholm.

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It was nice to take a trip to ⛴️ Heligoland, and to write about its history and tourism.

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A while until the sales, but Scandinavia’s racing season gets started soon…

Swedish jump racing has faced a 30% cut to its prize money and my interview on that with Anders Herlin of Skandinavisk Hindersport, recorded in Malmö, formed part of yesterday’s Nick Luck Daily episode.

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On @Monocle_Radio twice today.

My piece on 🇳🇴 🚘 EVs in Norway, where last year nearly 96% of new cars sold were electric, formed part of The Globalist.

And as 🇩🇰 🗳️ Denmark went to the polls, my piece on its election aired in The Monocle Daily.

Election results are arriving…

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🏔️ Fascinating visit to Greenland.

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🇸🇪 I enjoyed attending the Sweden International Horse Show in Stockholm a couple of years ago, and am at the Gothenburg Horse Show this weekend. 🐴

@FEI_Global Jumping World Cup sänds nu på SVT2.

[The Olympic Games @Olympics]

The words the world waits for…

Italian President, Sergio Mattarella declares Milano Cortina 2026 OPEN! 🔥🇮🇹

LET THE GAMES BEGIN! 🎉

#OpeningCeremony | #MilanoCortina2026

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I’m looking forward to taking @RacingBreaks customers to 🇸🇪 Stockholm for a fourth time in September.

This year’s trip is exclusive to @IJF_official members.

More information below. 👇

https://t.co/HtC7dpCnIx

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The ⛷️ ski slope in a capital city built partially of construction garbage…

I enjoyed my time on 🇸🇪 Hammarbybacken last year, as my Monocle article explains. 👇

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Fun to be at ‘Tolvslaget på Skansen’ in Stockholm tonight. Live on SVT1 from 23:25 local time. 🎆

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It was nice to do some sightseeing in Hong Kong, and to pop over to nearby Macau and Shenzhen, alongside attending the @HKJC_Racing IJC and HKIR.

🇭🇰 🇲🇴 🇨🇳

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After a trip to the ⛰️ Harz Mountains in July, my article on the Harz Border Trail is in the latest issue of Discover @GermanyMagazine.

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🇩🇪 I received a tour of Cologne’s Gestüt Röttgen in January, and it was fun to attend the Cuxhaven mudflat races further north in August. You can read my piece on the latter via the @TRCommentary website…

https://t.co/lwWd15MbOR

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It was lovely to attend the 🇫🇷 Arqana Arc Sale in Paris last weekend and I’m looking forward to another trip to 🇩🇪 @BBAG_Sales next week. Before that, I’m delighted to be reporting from today’s 🇸🇪 Swedish Yearling and Horses in Training Sale…

[EBN @bloodstocknews]

🇸🇪 We’re delighted to be at Bro Park’s Swedish Yearling and Horses in Training Sale…

🗞️ Read the report in tomorrow’s EBN.

#scandinavianracing | @swehorseracing

[Horse & Hound @horseandhound]

A ‘shining light’ has gone out: farewell to national treasure Dame Jilly Cooper, aged 88 https://t.co/6GbC6aT7Ji

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It was nice to catch up with former Norwegian prime minister Kjell Magne Bondevik, founder of the @oslocenter. My interview with him is in this month’s edition of Scan Magazine.