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TRAVEL
& Beauty
Raise your hands way up (feel that stretch) if you need a little R&R for your tired body, and mind.
We’ve taken all the hard work out of selecting some of the finest spas, and restaurants that will pamper, coddle, and appease your every need.
FREE YOUR MIND & BODY
Beauty + Wellness: Rudra Spa Mumbai
The urban day spa of Rudra, is designed to take spa treatments, literally, to new heights. Himalayan treatments and natural scrubs are
de rigueur in its 22 spa suites that enchantingly capture local décor. Reserve the Beautiful Day Package that includes massage, facial, manicure and pedicure, and refreshing spa cuisine. There’s even spa treatments for your crowning glory, which is guaranteed to leave you looking and feeling like royalty.
FREE YOUR TASTE BUDS
Bebek Bengil (Dirty Duck) Restaurant, Ubud, Bali
Holistic Healing: Nurture Spa Village, Tagaytay, Philippines
Feeling stressed, bedraggled, or ill? Then Nurture Spa Village, an hour from Manila in the highlands of volcano country, may offer the perfect antidote. Here, famed Dr. Sam Dizon prescribes rejuvenating spa treatments, detoxification, alternative medicine and health programs. Guests include frazzled urbanites to medical patients, including cancer sufferers. It’s ideal if
sambal. A long guarded family recipe, the ducks are marinated for 36 long hours in secret Indonesian herbs and spices, steamed and deep-fried for that inimitable crispiness.
There’s also the Bebek Bengil fried
chicken served with yellow rice,
stuffed chicken with shiitake, sprouts,
and spinach, barbeque pork ribs, and
bebek betutu (smoked duck stuffed
with Balinese spices, and wrapped in
banana leaf. Requires a day’s notice).
Sarong Restaurant, Kerobokan-Kuta, Bali
Kitchen maestro, Australian Will Meyrick, after famed stints at Jimmy
you need an intensive program that doesn’t cost the earth.
Food for thought: Six Senses Destination Spa Phuket, Thailand
At Six Senses Destination Spa off the east coast of Phuket, relieving stress starts from the inside. Its specialty chefs feature healthy organic offerings at ever meal. From gluten free spreads to an exciting pescetarian menu
to salads that surprise with every mouthful. The menu changes daily, and so will the way you feel.
Liks and Long Grain, two of Australia’s hottest bar/restaurants, helms Sarong. Having lived and worked in Asia, Meyrick draws inspiration from the eclectic street food of Southeast
Asian countries, and is famous for his innovative takes on some old favorites.
Named after a flock of ducks which flew into the restaurant and made
a mess, Bebek Bengil, is famous for its crispy fried duck served with Indonesian vegetables and delicate
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