The British Airways First Class Concorde Room at Heathrow Airport.

By Michelle Chaplow The joys of flying First (it’s the journey that counts). A very wealthy friend of mine once said to me: “Michelle, right now, in your profession as a luxury hotel photographer, you are in the very best travelling space.” I was curious to know why,...

Durban, South Africa. Cops high on laced muffins!

Oh I do love to read the local news: “High Cops” and “Police eat laced muffins”. On the same muffins-in-Durban note, during my stay in South Africa, on 17 July 2013, the Daily News (delivered to my room at the curry-tastic Durban Hilton Hotel) headlined on its front...
Durban Curry Muffins

Durban Curry Muffins

By Michelle Chaplow. Curry in South Africa? Curry muffins? It’s not something that I had ever thought about. As a Brit, curry is like our national dish; everyone has their own favourite curry house. I didn’t associate South Africa with curries, but they have some of...

Quality Hunting in Helsinki with Finnair and Helsinki Airport.

Quality Hunting in Helsinki Quality Hunters 2013 is a Finnish initiative set up by Helsinki Airport and Finnair. It is a two-day workshop, bringing together frequent-flying passengers and service development professionals, with the aim of coming up with practical...

My first time in FINLAND

The closest I came to Finland was a trip to Norway and Sweden by Interail, many moons ago, during my university years. My next Finnish alert was not so much Finland as Helsinki – the Helsinki School is one of the best photography schools in the world, and leads...