Word: goldens
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...becomes a saint, so a nice place, once quit, becomes an Eden. As the years slide by, the places we have visited are steadily pushed back to an enchanted distance, and memory, the mind's great cosmetician, begins to remove wrinkles, soften edges, touch up the past in a golden glow. The 26-hour bus trip, the simultaneous swarm of hucksters and mosquitoes, the revolutions of the stomach are all forgotten or, better yet, transfigured into the unforgettable adventures with which we can impress our friends. Paradise's loss is our gain. Small wonder that Proust, great poet laureate...
...Mother's account of her honeymoon or Grandpa's homesickness for his youth. The tug and ache of nostalgia pull even at the hardiest of travelers. The caustic Evelyn Waugh introduces his collection of travel essays, When the Going Was Good, with a heartbroken valedictory to a vanished Golden Age of travel that is, in effect, a valentine to his own lost youth. In every traveler's eulogy there is a strain of elegy, and every traveler hearkens to the raven's knelling cry of "Nevermore...
...towels. "It's not primitive. It's rustic," declares Co-Founder Jill Adzia. "Primitive is sleeping in the woods without any indoor plumbing." California's spas are leaders in changing the image of fat farm to fitness | farm, and three in that state demonstrate the similarities and diversities: The Golden Door, which has been in business for 25 years, specializes in judicious cosseting of its 40 guests. Exquisite rock gardens, waterfalls and a pond with lazily swimming pink, black and red koi decorate the landscape. The Japanese-inspired setting in Escondido, 40 miles north of San Diego, may be serene...
...shower, then a rewrapping, this time in aluminum foil for another 20 minutes, after which they shower again and stagger off to rest. The spa stresses elegance. Fresh flowers are ( everywhere, and gourmet, though low-cal, meals are served on china. Clients, however, dine informally in sweats. Like the Golden Door, Cal-a-Vie tries to send guests off on the right foot by providing a picnic with appropriate menu for the trip home...
...addition to following somewhat different approaches, spas are turning up in unlikely spots. A few cruise ships offer programs. The Golden Door runs a popular one aboard the Queen Elizabeth 2. And there are a growing number of so-called urban spas for time-pressed, cash-short city dwellers. Georgette Klinger's two-month-old Total Care Program in New York City features half-day and full-day schedules. At Le Pli, located by the Charles Hotel in Cambridge, Mass., weekend guests stay at the hotel, get a fitness evaluation, nutrition advice, massages, facials and body wraps. Kathleen Keady...