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Now it has finally opened, the Thermae Bath Spa Complex aims to re-establish Bath’s rightful place as Britain’s pre-eminent spa destination.
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Visitors to Byron Bay, the most easterly town on the world's most easterly continent, sometimes wonder if they are still on planet earth. |
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Soak up the waters in Budapest, a city famous for its health and thermal spas, and the only place in Europe you’ll find Turkish baths, says Karen Halabi. |
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For a truly invigorating experience, take a trip to this warm island paradise in French Polynesia. Visit the colorful Papeete markets, swim with friendly stingrays, find a deserted island or have breakfast delivered to your own over water bungalow. |
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Piestany, an authentic spa town in Slovakia once favoured as a health retreat by Austrian emperors and composers, is now frequented by international celebrities and sportsmen, including soccer teams. |
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The little Tasmanian village of Bothwell is home to one of the world's top golfing museums |
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If your idea of a holiday is hanging by the neck in a medieval style torture chamber then a Slovakian spa is for you. |
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Thai'd of Mediocrity? These Hip New Thai Hotels will leave you inspired. And not only are they super cool, they beat with a very warm heart.
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Bohemia, in the Czech Republic, has it all - ancient town squares, Gothic spires and bell towers, castles. music and lazy rivers to boot. |
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It’s hard to envisage that William Bligh stepped ashore at the very same beach that lies beyond the horizon of my villa's beguiling pool. Not known for his generosity of spirit, nor for his hospitality, Laucala Island has been declared one of the 100 most beautiful hotels and resorts of the world.
Reporting from an exclusive retreat on a privately owned island in Fiji, Fiona Harper discovers that perfection has a new name. It's called Laucala Island. |
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Buda and Pest, facing each other across the Danube, together make up one of Europe's most intriguing capitals |
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Tourist Police or policing the tourists? |
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Visitors to SW Queensland in the Australian outback are invariably stunned by the richness and abundance of nature-treasures. |
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Karen Halabi explores the palace and fort hotels of Rajasthan, royal retreats which have become upmarket historic hotels, where you can breathe the rarefied gentile air of a bygone era. |
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Visitors to Bali now have a new reason to visit with luxury spas cropping up all over the island. |
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The twin towns of Daylesford and Hepburn Springs, in Victoria, are united by the outstanding healing qualities of their natural mineral springs |
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Stressed out 21st century travellers are heading to the Swiss Riviera to restore mind and body at lavish new wellness centres that have sprung up on its shores. |
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Honey skinned therapists apply aromatic oils, soothing hands and years of experience to ease body and soul at an increasing number of sophisticated spas in Mauritius. |
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A staggering number of spas have opened in Thailand since the new millennium, where you can experience everything from rice body scrubs, organic facials, traditional Thai massage through to sublime spa cuisine. Sheriden Rhodes checks out what's on offer. |
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