Under the Waterfall at Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa
At Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa in Tropical North Queensland, Kris McIntyre discovers a unique spa treatment and an authentic Aboriginal eco-tourism experience.
By Kris McIntyre
Categories Australia, Cultural, Pacific, Queensland, Spa breaks, Type of Travel
Boutique Backpacking in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a great city to have a spa-rty in. And it’s an amazing place in which to ignite all the senses if you have loads of money
By Sue Ostler
Categories China, Hong Kong, Spa breaks
Bath, England
Britain’s only natural thermal waters allows the opportunity to bathe as the Celts and Romans did over 2000 years ago
By Sue Ostler
Categories England, Spa breaks
Body and Soul Escapes in Southern Africa
if you are looking for a less traditional route to explore this vast continent, we’ve discovered our own ‘Big Five’ for the body and soul
By Kris McIntyre
Categories Africa, Destinations, Exotic Destinations, Great Escapes, South Africa, Spa breaks
Bali’s Como Shambhala Estate
Kris McIntyre road-tests an upmarket health and wellness retreat in Bali that is well and truly Goddess-ready.
COMO Shambhala Estate is the flagship property of COMO Shambhala, a holistic health retreat concept developed by Singaporean entrepreneur and goddess of good taste, Christina Ong. Voted as one of the best spas in the world by the [...]
By Kris McIntyre
Categories Bali, Indonesia, Spa breaks
My Head Trip in Mumbai, India.
“India has a hair fetish” writes ABC broadcaster Sarah Macdonald in her subcontinent travelogue, Holy Cow (Broadway Books). “Every Sunday the parks are full of girls sitting in a circle massaging oil into each other’s scalps, and the salons buzz to the sound of hair dryers.” On the streets of Mumbai, India’s financial and glamour capital, there are makeshift barber shops on the footpath and girls in bright kurtas push past with liquorice locks.
By Felicity Loughrey
Categories India, Mumbai, Spa breaks
American Spa Treatments – Good Enough to Eat?
Julie Moline tries tomato paste under the heat lamp – and a spritz of red wine.
Bored with traditional Swedish massage? Tried the hot-rocks massage, Reiki and reflexology, all of which seem to be hurtling down the far slope of the fad curve?
The latest trend at upscale spas involves the use of whole foods in skin [...]
By Holiday Goddess Editors
Categories Spa breaks, USA
Taking the Waters at Therme Vals
Donna Wheeler explores Peter Zumthor’s Therme Vals – more than just a spa.
By Donna Wheeler
Categories Spa breaks, Switzerland
Arizona Spas
Felicity Loughrey tries underwater music at one of Arizona’s best spas.
In a prim uniform and wedge espadrilles, spa director Dzeneta Arslanovic, pads around Spa Avania. Attached to the Hyatt Regency at Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale Arizona this spa is a relatively new addition to North America’s spa capital.
As she moves through the US$9 million facility [...]
By Felicity Loughrey
Categories Arizona, Scottsdale, Spa breaks, USA
