Animals? In spa treatments? Really? Yes, really. In some cases it’s too bizarre to be believed. At other times they’re effective and celebrities love them. The bird poo dilemma Would I use bird poop in my facial as they do in Japan? Yes. I mean, it’s clean poop and the enzymes are supposed to add radiance […]
Spa review: The secret Isle of Women
Remember the floating palace on the island filled with beautiful women in the James Bond flick Octopussy? Yes, well, right here in Toronto a secret Isle of Women really does exist. And sorry, guys, no men allowed. Body Blitz – health by water, is on 471 Adelaide and right from the moment I got to […]
A tip for the single man – take your mom to the spa for Mother’s Day – here’s the spa etiquette to help you
Men, here’s a thought. Now that you’re okay with going to the spa as a couple (you are, right?) take it one step further and accompany your mom to the spa for Mother’s Day. Trust me, if you’re single you’ll be hitting a prime demographic of nice-girls-who-pamper-their-mothers and you’ll be one of the very few […]
Is it a mystical experience or is that the sun in my eyes?
On my last day in Wales our sparkly red bus tour stops at St. Non’s Well and I’m hell-bent on finding some potent Celtic/Catholic mysticism. Our group troops off to the spring, a small covered well said to have miraculous curative properties. Nearby are the remains of St Non’s chapel built in the 6th century. Non was the mother […]
Ste Anne’s Country Inn & Spa review
Looking for an Ontario spa getaway? Check this one out. Here is my Ste Anne’s Country Inn & Spa review While I’m having my Aveda Botannical Resurfacing Facial at Ste Anne’s Spa just outside Grafton, Ontario, various thoughts are flitting through my mind, like: For a petite young thing, this therapist has seriously strong fingers. […]
It’s official: travel writer cannot stop travelling
Even when I make a conscious decision to stay in one place, a trip appears out of the blue. In this case it’s a weekend getaway to Ste Anne’s Country Inn and Spa in Grafton, Ontario, 90 miles east of Toronto. It’s a birthday gift from my boyfriend (Yay boyfriend!) and I am too too excited. Not my […]
Why spend on European spa resorts?
It’s 4:30 in the morning and I’ve got jet lag bad. No, I’ve never found a remedy for it except time. And I’ve tried everything. Right now I just rummaged through my cupboard to find some melatonin, the sleep hormone, and am waiting for it to kick in. If it kicks in. And while I wait […]
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