Spa Diaries

Aufguss World Championships Each year, sauna masters from around the world gather to express their unique stories using aromatic infusions, music, lighting and costumes. This year’s competition at the Netherlands, Thermen Bussloo named Italy’s Michael Niedermair the winner. For those unfamiliar, Aufguss is a German…

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Favourite Things

Re-inventing holiday decor Seamlessly blending traditional and modern elements, Teresa Sapey’s ‘Chrismy’ trees spread tidings of joy. vondom.com Bridge to a united planet Identical“Art-tech” sculptures placed in public locations connect people and places in real time using 24/7 unfiltered live stream from rotating places on…

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Towards longevity: A recipe for change

By Caroline Tapp-McDougall With a one-of-a kind reputation for it’s integrative medicine practices, Spain’s SHA Wellness Clinic has brought its leading-edge approach to preventative health, wellness and longevity to a purpose-built destination on the coastline in Costa Mujeres. After 15 plus years of transforming the…

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Overheard

Trendy Pig café The Mipig Café in fashionable Harajuku is among 10 such pig cafes the operator has opened around Japan. The first one opened in Tokyo in 2019. Two more are in the works for later this year. The animals, known as “micro pigs,”…

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HF Spa Diaries

Digital free pleasures Go offline with a phone-less experience at Secret Bay. Indulge in farm-to-table cuisine, nature’s finest soul soothing vistas while your tech tools are safely stored away in a purpose made signal-blocking lockable box called a yondr home tray. Secretbay.dm/villas Float on 400…

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