Spa Diaries

Dark and stormy

Thunder, rain and lightning!  A calming for some immersive day spa experience in Milano takes place  in a custom designed spa room where with light rain, slowly turns into a downpour with booms, flashes and dark storm clouds.
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Your therapist has left the room

Massage robots that use scans to detect muscle and joint issues and use energy field imaging to located “blockages” are on the horizon, according to spa industry leaders who herald artificial intelligence as a potential solution for staff shortages.  However, don’t count on a first encounter all too soon.  AI robots learn rapidly, can adjust pressure and technique and, of course, target identified areas, but they’re still no match for the hands-on touch of a skilled therapist.
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100 Secrets of Blue Zones

Here’s an ideal opportunity to travel the world with National Geographic Fellow and Blue Zones founder Dan Buettner without leaving the couch. Learn more about the science and lifestyles behind longevity as you “visit” the five unique communities where people live extraordinarily long and vibrant lives. 
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Liquid Assets snuggles up inside

With snowy weather upon us, it’s time to find ways to stay warm and cozy at home. 5 Tips to get the look Bring out your soft and colourful throws. Robes and slippers will be your best friends. Stock up

Food Lovers’ Library

Last Minute Dinner Party By Frankie Unsworth Too often social occasions turn into fussy affairs, leaving you frazzled. This book offers a hassle-free approach to entertaining, championing simplicity with quick post-work dinners to deceptively simple, but nonetheless showstopping suppers. Publisher:

A shot in the arm with healthcare tech

From scrappy startups to billion-dollar businesses, innovators in the Great White North have developed cutting-edge healthcare solutions that can make a difference in our lives. While it’s so typically Canadian not toot our own horn, its become abundantly clear that

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

HF Travels

Jupiter New York City Rinkside at the Rockefeller Centre, we find a boisterous uptown vibe as locals snuggle into upholstered booths and chat at the bar counter that surrounds the open kitchen. We’ve been sent here pre-theatre by friends of

How to catch a whale

It’s not as easy as it looks. Whales are big but the Saguenay River and St Lawrence are much bigger. Way bigger. So as novices, one needs to know where to “hunt” for them so to speak. The ferry chugging