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Bethany Platanella

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As seen in: Mexico News Daily, Michelin, Medium, Flipboard, 24/7 Wall Street, Michelin Guide, Our Community Now, El Reportero
Mexico-based travel writer with an affinity for fresh tortillas, aisle seats & cultural quirks. Find me on @mexicond @theMICHELINguideUK & The MICHELIN Guide.
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Oseriez-vous tout plaquer pour ouvrir votre propre hôtel ?

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By Bethany Platanella Verified
| Michelin Guide
« Je veux m’installer dans les bois. Trouver une cabane, la transformer en hôtel et y vivre ainsi pour le reste de mes jours », déclare mon amie de plus de vingt ans, avec une pointe d’exaspération à peine voilée. « J’ai passé toute la semaine à fixer des feuilles de calcul Excel, et mes collègues me donnent envie de - ». Je coupe la citation là, moi qui mords dans mon croissant, et me demande s’il faut que je lui confie mes pensées ou que je les taise poliment.
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Remembering Vicente Fox and his greatest gaffes

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By Bethany Platanella Verified
| Mexico News Daily Verified
In 2000, Mexicans did something they hadn’t done in 71 years: they voted the PRI (Partido Revolucionario Institucional) out of power. The man they chose to replace them was a former Coca-Cola executive who campaigned in cowboy boots — a charming quirk until he wore a patent-leather pair to a gala dinner in Madrid hosted by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía — and had the unnerving habit of saying exactly what he was thinking. While that was the appeal, it was also, occasionally, the problem.
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The Classic Wine and Spa Retreat: 5 Takes on 5 Continents

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By Bethany Platanella Verified
| Michelin Guide
The world has no shortage of excellent wine and spa retreats. It’s a pairing so perennial you can picture Bacchus, the Greek god of pleasure, laid back with a bottle of wine before slipping into the hot baths. Meet a viticulture fanatic today and they’ll easily rattle off their preferred châteaux in France — with luxury vinotherapy treatments, of course — or Tuscan villas serving up Brunello by the bottle.
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