I’ve had the pleasure of staying in castles in Lausanne Switzerland, Airbnbs with baths overlooking secluded bushland, and hotel rooms with gold leaf cigar cases. However, I must say, Hotel Palácio boasts the most remarkable provenance and history I’ve ever experienced. To their credit, they share the story exceptionally well, earning the ‘cap social’ on their receipt, valued at 73,078,500.00 Euros, which represents the Corporate Capital associated with Hotel Palácio. It’s a requirement in Portugal for all companies/corporations to state their Corporate Capital on bills/invoices/receipts. Hotel Palácio boasts two very famous guests: Duško Popov (the real life inspiration for the James Bond character) and Ian Fleming. However, this hotel didn’t just accommodate them during one of their casual vacations. It played a central role in the British intelligence operation Midas. Duško Popov intercepted German requests for intelligence, feeding them back prepared British disinformation. The G
Kate Branch
Kate Branch is a Chief Marketing Officer and Photographer who resides in Sydney. Kate Branch has two university degrees. A Bachelor (BFA) of Fine Art where she majored in Photography and a Master (MA) of Art Therapy (Fine Art and Psychodynamics). But her ultimate teacher has been travel. Kate contributes the photographs and videos she captures worldwide to Adobe, Pexels and Unsplash.