I was invited to Thailand this spring by the Tourism Authority of Thailand to celebrate Songkran (Thai New Year). I was lucky enough to see the Joe Louis Puppet Theatre perform (the country’s “only troupe that still performs the Hun Lakhon Lek Thai traditional small puppet play and remains the sole guardian of this...
I just don’t think there are very many better places to see your first opera than in Budapest*. So when I knew that I would be going to the Hungarian capital, I immediately did some research into what opera would be on during my visit. The Hungarian Opera Puccini’s Tosca was on at the...
I just might start calling myself an expert in Scandinavian-style spas. In January I went to Le Nordik Spa in Gatineau, Quebec; this spring I made it out alive of the coldest sauna in North America at -110°C; and this week I spent the afternoon at the Scandinave Spa Whistler (co-owned by ex-NHL hockey...
The -110°C air shocked my system and seeped into my bare arms and legs like a feast. The fuzzy headband I was wearing kept my ears warm but the mask couldn’t stop my nose hairs from freezing. Welcome to the coldest sauna in North America, found at Sparkling Hill Resort in Vernon, British Columbia....
Going to a regular spa is a lot different than going to a health spa or a wellness spa. They all have beauty treatments and pampering, sure, but a place like Sparkling Hill Resort, where I stayed as their guest last week, has expanded on the whole spa concept. Perched on a ridge beside...
The best way I could think of to heal my bruised knee from today’s horseback riding incident, was to head to the mineral pool at the Fairmont Banff Springs hotel, in Alberta, Canada. I hopped into my swimsuit and headed to the pools that I hoped would cure me ($69 CAD a day for...
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