Ah, The Amalfi Coast: that delicious and seductive stretch of Italian coastline that has lured travellers from far and (world) wide for centuries. It is also home to one of the most famous hotels on the edge of this rugged patch of Italy; Hotel Santa Caterina. Hotel Santa Caterina feels like an almost impossible structure, [...]
To say that the Matetsi lodge and game reserve in Zimbabwe is a magical place, and to truly convey the beauty of the beasts I encountered during my stay, would take a much more skilled writer than me. Nevertheless, I shall try. So let’s begin with the facts. The main lodge is situated on the [...]
Disclaimer. I have never been a fan of mainstream yoga. There, I said it. Despite trying different teachers, classes and versions, my love affair with yoga has never quite clicked… until that is, I visited the Malabar Yoga Retreat in Zimbabwe. Nestled on the banks of the Zambezi River, at the Zimbabwe-Zambia border, is a [...]
If you subscribe to the idea that “laughter is the best medicine” then you’ll find The Body Camp Majorca to be the number one tonic on the planet. From sunrise to sunset, every day is loaded with side-splitting silliness, making this a place of health, happiness and most of all, absolute hilarity. Yet beneath the [...]
If, like me, you have a fascination with both ancient civilisations and exercising in the great outdoors, then you'll immediately understand why I was so excited to head to the Peloponnese peninsula for a week of training like a Spartan warrior at the Euphoria spa resort in the sleepy village of Mystras, Greece. After all, [...]
Situated bang smack in the middle of the Atacama desert in Northern Chile, it would be easy to describe the Alto Atacama hotel as an oasis, as it offers welcome and luxurious respite from what NASA has stated to be one of the most arid climates on the planet. However, on reflection perhaps "oasis" isn't [...]
Turkey seems to have its finger on the healthy pulse. LifeCo Antalya is just one of many emerging health spas in the country and, it seems, one of the most popular. The latest offering, Antalya branch, located in Akra Barut, overlooks views of the Mediterranean or the Taurus Mountains and is quite new to the LifeCo [...]
Look up the word fusion in the dictionary and you will find this: "Fusion: Noun. The act or process of fusing or melting together; union. The state of being fused. Something produced by fusing." There might as well be a photo of Fusion Maia hotel next to it, because it explains perfectly the philosophy alive and well [...]
VIVAMAYR Altaussee may be about location location location and chewing chewing chewing but it’s about many other things too. It is no coincidence that you find the hotel perched on the edge of the wonderful Lake Altaussee under the watchful gaze of the majestic Styrian Salzkammergut Mountains. With health and wellbeing in mind, this location was [...]
Ireland. Land of the Leprechauns, the best Guinness, the friendliest people, Molly Malone, cockles and mussels and U2 to name but a few. And nowadays, home to spa hotels to rival the world's best. Being Irish I am sure you'll think I'm being biased. But if you don't agree, then we will have to roll [...]
