If you're considering an all-inclusive resort for your next holiday, chances are you’re after all-inclusive pampering as well. With many hotels typically charging for spa treatments outside of their package rates, it’s a rare discovery to find resorts who open up their spas free of additional cost. Kate Farr test drives one such gem in Cam Ranh, Vietnam’s burgeoning … [Read more...]
Wellness in Notting Hill
On your next trip to London, be sure to check out Notting Hill’s Westbourne Grove to find out what’s happening in the world of wellness. With more than 60 direct flights per week from Hong Kong to Heathrow airport, London is a staple destination for Hongkongers, who work, shop and sightsee in the British capital in droves. If you love health and wellness, however, sidestep … [Read more...]
A Tasting Tour of Okinawa
Forget the beaches and military bases - it’s Okinawa’s food that’s the stu of legends, not least because of its purported links to wellness and longevity. Carla Thomas samples the goods in Japan’s deep south. Ever the outsider on Japan’s archipelago, Okinawa is proudly distinct as the country’s youngest and farthest flung prefecture. Located about 1,500 kilometers … [Read more...]
Wellness Travel in China: Best Hikes
Zhangjiajie, Hunan autumn landscape. Amazing lake with azure crystal clear water among colorful fall woods in the Shuzheng Valley, Jiuzhaigou nature reserve, China. Submerged tree trunks are visible in water. If Zhangjiajie National Forest Park looks familiar, you might recognise it as the inspiration behind the floating Hallelujah Mountains in the blockbuster film … [Read more...]
Join The Club
Need a short-haul post-holiday retreat? Stacey Marcelo heads south to Club Med Bintan Island, Indonesia, to check out their Body & Soul programme for all things wellness. A quick 45-minute ferry ride from Singapore, Indonesia’s Bintan Island is surrounded by raw natural beauty and sparkling turquoise water. Popular with Singaporeans as a weekend getaway, the island and … [Read more...]