Spa + Wellness
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Mashable.com | Caribbean nation St. Vincent and the Grenadines is challenging travelers to leave smartphones, tablets and other gadgets behind as a part of their new digital-detox vacation package, complete with a guidebook explaining how to function on a trip without tech, and a life coach.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines — which is made up of 32 islands and cays, nine of which are inhabited – has launched a vacation package designed to wean people off their technology. Before arriving to the islands, visitors will receive tips on how to prep and de-tech for the stay, and an on-site life coach will provide advice on how to not let tech control your life.
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Calling all globe-trotters! The 2012 World’s Best Awards Survey is live!
What tops your travel list? Click here to vote for your favorite hotels, resorts, spas, cruise lines, airlines, and travel companies—and the winners will be featured in T+L’s annual World’s Best Awards issue in August 2012.
PLUS Enter the sweepstakes! All respondents will be entered for a chance to win a $10,000 dream trip to the destination of your choice. First and second prize winners will also receive once-in-a-lifetime vacations—and all bespoke trips are planned by one of T+L’s expert A-List travel agents. Two third prize winners will each receive American Express gift cards worth $1,000.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. The 2012 World’s Best Awards Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia age 18 or older. To enter and view complete Official Rules, which govern this Sweepstakes, visit TLWorldsBest.com. Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on 12/01/11 and ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on 03/31/12. Sponsor: American Express Publishing Corporation.
Briana Fasone is an editorial intern at Travel + Leisure.
A “no-options” regimen at The Ranch at Live Oak Malibu, a
boot camp for building physical strength, endurance and discipline—this was my summer
vacation of choice.
Requirements:
- 8-10 hours of hiking, weights, yoga and other
exercise daily in the beautiful Santa Monica Mountain range
- massage (of course!)
- a
daily intake of 1200-1500 calories (no dairy, no sugar, no carbohydrates, no caffeine, no alcohol)
- living BlackBerry/smartphone-free
Milan’s latest attraction is a sauna inside an orange-painted 1928 tramcar in the garden of the TermeMilano spa. The interiors are clad in teak, reflecting the tramcar’s original traditional design.
Valeria Waterhouse is Travel + Leisure's Italy correspondent.
Somewhere off the Cote d’Azur, on a pre-inaugural cruise of the stylish 450-passenger Seabourn Quest, I indulged duo course of seabass with citrus fondue and barbeque glazed lamb shank with seared foie gras. So it was particularly weird to hear talk of people coming on Yachts of Seabourn ships and losing weight.
But an enthusiastic fitness trainer in the Quest’s fancy and sizeable two-deck spa swears that’s what happened with passengers on a recent three-month world cruise on year-old sister ship Seabourn Sojourn.
Pack your spurs: two ranches are adding a new dose of glamour to Big Sky Country. Opening this June in Wyoming, the Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek Ranch (doubles from $1,200, all-inclusive) is located on 13,000 sprawling acres. On the itinerary? Twilight tours past a roaming buffalo herd, juniper-oil massages, and plenty of relaxing in the 17 cabins with roaring stone fireplaces. Outside Missoula, Montana’s Resort at Paws Up (doubles from $820, including all meals) is unveiling a new six-tent camp with oversize tubs and butler service this summer.
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There’s no shortage of travel ideas for families looking to shake off winter this year. From camping in canvas tents in Yosemite National Park to a kid-friendly luxe resort stay in Texas, check out these smart and affordable getaways for March and April.
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From drag-racing in the desert to witnessing the Grey Whale migration in Baja, these trips offer the adventure of a lifetime.
Mark Orwoll is the international editor at Travel + Leisure.
With treatment “journeys” based on healing rituals from around the globe, Hilton’s Eforea spa concept is paving a new path in the world of wellness. Slated to open in Bangkok and Melbourne in March, it will be rolled out to 90 properties worldwide. Our favorite treatment? The Aboriginal-inspired Escape body wrap: an exfoliation with mother-of-pearl followed by a cocoon of warm pearl-and-kelp mud. At the spa’s Travel Bar, you can buy products from the treatments in TSA-approved sizes. hilton.com; treatments from $115.
Nora Zelevansky is a contributor to Travel + Leisure.
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