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Spa gifts and vouchers – Santa’s little helpers
Are you tired of the omnipresent tinsel tat that pervades UK high streets every winter? Are your ears tired of listening to those infernal festive tunes tra la la-ing in the background in shopping malls across the country? If you find such premature manifestations of the impending festive season simply too depressing, filling you with anything but cheer,
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Spa breaks – for once it is all about you
Sara Cox certainly wasn’t far wrong when she wrote in a column in She magazine recently, “It’s not all about me anymore”. She was referring to the experience of becoming a mother and to the realisation that she now had to put others before herself – which, I suppose, must be even more of
Spa sale heaven – bring your best friend for free
It’s good to indulge oneself occasionally with a little pampering, but sometimes it’s even better to treat a friend to some of the finer things in life – such as spending time in one of the country’s most luxurious spa resorts. Ragdale Hall, nestling in the rolling countryside of deepest
Chill out this summer – at award-winning spa hotels in the UK
When it comes to luxurious spa hotels, the UK is a leading player on the world spa stage – so it’s no surprise that some of the top UK spas make regular appearances on the international spa prize-winners’ podium. With money belts the length and breadth of the UK having been tightened on several
Spas – why the “s” word is so much less stressful than the “a” words
“S” is for summer, sunshine, sport, sipping (long cool drinks), sitting (down with a good book) and smiles (of sheer bliss). Perhaps it’s no coincidence that “s” is also for spa, an idyllic place where all these elements combine to create the ultimate stress-free summer holiday in a haven
Like mother, like daughter – a spa break you’ll both enjoy
Tempestuous mother-daughter relationships are well documented in the press, with Charlotte Church and Britney Spears being just two examples to have hit the headlines in recent years. Yet, although most of us mums experience the inevitable ups and downs in our relationship with our darling daughters,
Weekend breaks are the winners as UK travellers opt for staycations
Never before had the UK travel industry seen anything like it. And with the dust still far from settled on the great British travel fiasco of spring 2010, it looks almost certain that thousands of Brits will eschew the delights of foreign travel this summer rather than risk dipping a toe in foreign waters
Happiness is… a romantic spa break
A recent study by US researchers concluded that simply being happy and remaining generally positive in life, may help to ward off heart disease. Meanwhile, another study – this time conducted by scientists at Tel Aviv University – has revealed that happily married men are 64% less likely
Sleep easy during spa weekends
Good news has emerged for anyone who occasionally has to face a sleep-starved period of frenetic activity on the home or work front, as a recent study in the US scientists has revealed that it is possible to “stock up” sleep in advance. Researchers at the Walter Reed Army Institute split
Could “rational thinking” solve the nation’s weight problems?
Glance at any photo taken during or after the Second World War and you’ll rarely see a chubby-cheeked cherub gazing out at you. And there’s an easy explanation for this: war rationing meant that people simply didn’t have the opportunity to overeat. This simple truth has recently led
