By Rebekah Thompson. Rene Zimmer, General Manager of Hotel Finca Cortesin, was featured in “Top 10 German Hoteliers Working abroad”. Finca Cortesin has received numerous awards and accolades from the likes of Conde Nast Traveller, CNN, and...
By Michelle Chaplow Everyone said to me that India is like nowhere else. It’s true, but China goes one step beyond this – it is a world of its own. This is the first of all the countries in the world that I’ve visited where I felt illiterate. You cannot read...
by Michelle Chaplow After an unforgettable introduction whilst flying First Class with British Airways, I was intrigued by the story of Lauden Chocolate, I decided to interview LAUDEN CHOCOLATES for my Hotel Essence blog. The company is co-owned by Stephen and his...
BLACK AND WHITE SPIDER AWARDS HONOURS PHOTOGRAPHER MICHELLE CHAPLOW FROM SPAIN LONDON (20/11/13) – British Professional photographer Michelle Chaplow, who resides in Andalucia, Spain, was presented with an Honorable Mention for her image “Hannah” at...
By Michelle Chaplow. The Palm, The World – the manmade islands of the Emirates. My next hotel overnight venture had one of the world’s most famous addresses: The Palm, Dubai – the world’s largest manmade island shaped like a palm tree. As I took the taxi out to...
