Our wellness travel ideas will ensure that you return home more relaxed, fit, and healthy than when you left on your wellness vacation.
My retreat on Île St. Honorat, off the French Mediterranean coast, offered the solace I sought. I learned about silence. I experienced the real meaning of sharing and togetherness. With a head full of sorrow, and a tired body, I dragged myself for a three-day...
Back in 2019, I had just started to run more regularly when I heard about the San Juan Island Half Marathon. The pictures looked gorgeous—running along slightly rolling hills with awesome sea views on an island off the coast of Washington. I signed up for the race,...
Forest bathing isn't what the name implies. Rather, it's a new way to slow down and experience the natural world around you. The first time I heard about forest bathing, I imagined a claw foot bathtub, dappled by light, under a canopy of gently blowing trees....
As somebody who is fanatical about baths and bathtubs, I had long wanted to visit Hot Springs, Arkansas. The town, also known as Spa City, began when people sought out its healing waters. I was originally going to visit in April 2020. But then Covid struck. I had...
I stumbled across rucking when I started training for a backpacking trip into the Grand Canyon. For that trip, I know I will need to walk a long way and carry my gear in a pack. I started out walking around my neighborhood with a book bag I happened to have and...
As we approached The American Club® —a Wisconsin resort part of Destination Kohler—we passed a long, brick building. Operating for more than 100 years, it housed the iconic Kohler Company, renowned for kitchen and bathroom fixtures. The American Club blends antique...
Packed schedule? Out of vacation time? When you can’t truly get “away,” don’t fret — you can always squeeze in a treatment at the W Scottsdale’s brand-new AWAY Spa. Timed to the hotel’s 10th anniversary, the new spa is part of a rolling property-wide renovation...
We had been bouncing along a dirt road for miles before finally emerging from the Mexican jungle and heading towards the Pacific Ocean. That’s when I saw La Copa (The Cup) for the first time, perched on a cliff near Careyes, roughly 100 miles south of Puerto...
Spring and fall are two of my favorite times to take a relaxing vacation. Kids are still in school, resorts and hotels are quieter, it is easy to get dinner reservations at spectacular nearby restaurants, and you don’t have to book months in advance to get a room....
I may never be satisfied with a "normal" massage again. I was hosted for a spa day at The Ritz-Carlton Dallas spa and received the ultimate in an over-the-top Texas Eight-Hand Massage. I always heard things were bigger in Texas and this treatment showed me that —...