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...West Indies. Accommodation in all locations is plush, and no more than 10 participants are accepted at one time. So why did my husband and I consign ourselves to this exclusive penitentiary? An old friend and retreat veteran bamboozled us into joining her by making it sound like a spa. "It's lovely. Lovely walks, lovely yoga, lovely massages," she said. In retrospect, her eyes were suspiciously bright as she added: "And you'll love Lisa." Love is a many-splendored thing. Day 3 and my husband has a new refrain: "If you really loved me, you'd take...
...With its cool and uncompromising minimalism, the new Mavida Balance Hotel & Spa (mavida.at)?located 98 km from Salzburg in the lakeside hamlet of Zell am See?has set out to prove that there's more to Austria's high-altitude resorts than knotty wood paneling and endless chintz. "Having traveled the world, I wanted to create something that would eventually bring it back here to me," says proprietor and native son Herbert Bren of his $11.4 million brainchild. A collaboration between Munich-based architects Niki Szilagyi and Evi M?rklstetter, the Mavida comprises 47 sparse but tasteful rooms, each with open...
With its cool and uncompromising minimalism, the new Mavida Balance Hotel & Spa mavida.at - located 98 km from Salzburg in the lakeside hamlet of Zell am See - has set out to prove that there's more to Austria's high-altitude resorts than knotty wood paneling and endless chintz. "Having traveled the world, I wanted to create something that would eventually bring it back here to me," says proprietor and native son Herbert Bren of his $11.4 million brainchild. A collaboration between Munich-based architects Niki Szilagyi and Evi Märklstetter, the Mavida [an error occurred while processing this directive...
...boned interiors of the adjacent Giessereihalle, another of the area's ex-factories. Browse its pr?t-?-porter boutiques, like DUETT, tel: (41-43) 818 2814, before taking herbal tea at the newly opened TEEPUNKT, tel: (41-43) 540 4233. Giessereihalle also features a state-of-the-art spa in SKIN, tel: (41-43) 818 4343. For gastronomic rejuvenation, head to the ZUPPAMUNDIAL RESTAURANT, tel: (41-43) 818 2391?designer soups are the specialty and the wine list is one of the city's best...
...from bird watchers to honeymooners, can take Aboriginal art classes, buy pieces on exhibit by local Aboriginal artists or listen to a didgeridoo demonstration by one of the indigenous staff members. Traditional smoking ceremonies?believed to have spiritual cleansing properties?are held when new staff join, and in the spa, a traditional blend of lemon myrtle leaves and gum leaves is burned before each treatment. Local plants and Aboriginal remedies are featured throughout the treatments, which are based on the Australian-made Li'Tya product line. Ocher, highly valued by indigenous tribes in ceremony and art, is plentiful...