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I have visited numerous spa and massage facilities around Asia for many years. Surprises I had a few. Disappointments; many. Shock; one or two. Star quality; almost nil…until this surprising discovery in Hong Kong.One of my key passion in wellness therapies is foot spa or reflexology. I must have visited tens of foot reflexology shops ...
Here’s something interesting for fellow spa enthusiasts in a bargain hunting mood … a spa promotion online search directory.This is how it works - supposing you are in the mood for a spa or massage session, and you jolly well know that spa establishments run promotions all the time - you look up on ...
I would not have come across this small but friendly spa boutique in Bangkok if I did not have a bad experience with another local spa. (See earlier article)Relaxation Massage & Spa is a small spa boutique located on the 6th level of Big C Complex in Bangkok. The spa is located on ...
When I last visited Hong Kong more than ten years ago, there were hardly any spa/massage or reflexology establishments. If there were any, they were mostly high-price spas hidden in high-class hotels. Today, you see them everywhere in the city, especially in areas where tourists tend to congregate.Due to high rental costs in Hong Kong, ...
I was in Beijing, China, for some work recently and I had web-surfed for Beijing massage reviews prior to my trip as I had a very packed work schedule and yet did not want to miss out on good spa and massage opportunity in Beijing, China.One name that constantly popped up in my web-engine search ...
Thailand is well-known around the world for it’s polite people and good customer service standards. Spa and massage services are extremely popular among locals and tourists alike and there seems to be a small or large massage facility in every street in Bangkok offering the ever popular foot massage or Thai body massage.Spa business is ...
Have you ever been to Ximenting (???), Taipei in Taiwan? Well, this is a pure shopper’s paradise with streets upon streets of both Taiwanese and International clothes, fashion accessories, shoes and cuisine. Shopping and dining here can be fun and of course, tiring, especially if you have bags and bags to carry about especially late ...
You can literally find 20 to 30 foot massage shops side by side, floor by floor, at the People’s Park Complex in Chinatown, Singapore. Can this be the world’s highest concentration of foot massage shops?People’s Park Complex has been around for nearly 30 years but remain a very popular shopping mall in Chinatown, Singapore. It ...
I have been to Xiamen, China, several times but I had missed the chance to visit this well-known Riyuegu Hot Springs Resort in Xiamen each time due to one reason or another.Riyuegu Hot Springs Resort is very famous in Xiamen and had been extremely well-reviewed in travel and spa magazines.Hence, in my recent trip to ...
Fullerton Hotel is one of the grandest hotels in downtown Singapore. It was formerly the General Post Office, a grand and imposing British colonial-era building, before it was retrofitted to become a hotel. It is now a swanky 6-star hotel right smack in the middle of CBD and by the Singapore River and hosts daily ...
I was in Hong Kong for a week recently to attend a conference and trade exhibition at the Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Centre (HKECC), Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island.I have not been to Hong Kong for nearly 10 years. Hong Kong, and in particular, the business district of Wan Chai remain as busy, bustling ...
I don’t exactly know when it happened but I realized that my left shoulder was painful whenever I worked out at the gym. It wasn’t a obvious pain that I am physically aware of all the time but a sublime sort of pain which was only obvious when I worked out on certain gym equipments ...
Back pain is a very common ailment for moms, gardeners, blue-collar workers, weekend sports warriors and sedentary office workers. Most back pain sufferers have tried traditional pain relief like muscle rub creams, muscle relaxant pills, chiropractors, and even physical therapy. If your pain is still nagging you, massage should be something you are willing to ...
There is nothing but waves and waves of economic bad news worldwide nowadays. Open the newspapers and you read nothing except well-established companies collapsing, mortgage sub-primes, government bail-outs, onset of recession, credit crunches, job retrenchments,etcI’m sure you see it around you in daily life too. Friends and relatives worried about jobs, bonus or …
I practise Yoga regularly. Yoga music adds a soothing and calming effect when you are doing your Yoga postures and I like it so much that I even play Yoga music when driving or when trying to sleep at night.Yoga music is also suitable when you’re having a spa session or when you’re self-meditating. ...
I met Liu Lu when I went for a foot massage in a small shop near my house.Liu Lu was my assigned foot massage therapist and it was soon obvious that she was a notch better than most local foot massage therapists I had experienced in Singapore. I struck up a conversation with her…Liu Lu ...
One of my best friend is a pure vegetarian; not for religious belief but because she believe in a all vegetarian healthy and natural diet.I have also many other friends who subscribed to a vegetarian diet for either religious or health considerations.In the gym that I visit, many members are also swapping stories of raw ...
I have been asked many times about how does one go about to become a massage therapist. I shall do my best to provide a balanced answer.Massage therapy is a field that is growing by leaps and bounds in today’s stressful society. There is a perpetual shortage of professional massage therapists especially in many Asian ...
A personal home massage chair has suddenly become a vogue item to have at home.A few years ago, some people would have purchased a massage chair at home because they may be suffering from back pain, neck pain, buttock pain, headaches, and even leg pain and stress and hence would want a chair to release ...
Bangkok has always been a popular holiday destination for tourists from all over the world. Bangkok is the ideal holiday city because it has great shopping bargains, wonderful food, excellent nightlife, pleasant people, fascinating culture and history, awe-inspiring temples and palaces, great massages and many more enticing features.Tourists from all over Asia tend to make ...
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