I’m always forgetting which foods contain which nutrients that are supposed to do what for my health? So I was particularly pleased to scoop this nutritional info up during my stay at the Boulders Golden Door, Arizona.

Golden Door is almost an iconic name in the spa industry so if my travels taken me to a Golden Door destination, you can bet your bottom dollar that I’ll include a visit there. The Boulders in Arizona is one of my favorite Golden Door spas, largely because it’s an anomaly … a desert oasis.

With its eco-ethos and design, Mision del Sol in Cuernavaca, Mexico has long been ahead of its time. More than other spa, this is one of my favorite retreats because it offers an innate understanding of ancient wisdoms, cultures and services in a very authentic way.

Looking back to a special New Year’s gift -- taking time out to spa gives you the gift to dream ..... personal reflections

Trends are always fun to look at and when it comes to spaaing, evolution is the name of the game.

The ancient fish-nibbling pedicure is now a popular novelty spa treatment that's usually found in sunshine-locales but in recent years, doctor fish services are becoming a worldwide phenomenon

Although Conde Nast readers have voted this an award-winning spa, New Zealand’s Polynesian Spa in Rotorua doesn’t quite meet the expectations of its hyperbole.

Perched on the cliffside edge of Kangaroo Island off South Australia, the Great Ocean Lodge is an anomalous find in what the Aussies like to bill - rather misleadingly in my opinion, as their answer to the Galapagos Island.

This is the fourth article in a series of pieces about today’s anti-aging treatments. This week, I’m writing about more radical approaches: chemical peels and laser ‘facial lifts’.

This is the third article in a series of pieces about today’s anti-aging treatments. This week, I’m writing about Microdermabrasion – one choice for a gentler, more radical facial.