After partying in South Beach until the wee hours of the morning, a spa day may be exactly what the doctor ordered. The Spa at the Standard is Miami’s best way to spend a Sunday lounging around. But this spa is no ordinary spa—it’s more like an amusement park of a spa. The spa has 22 different parts—yes, you read right, 22 parts. You can easily spend hours here, if not days, and not get bored. Warning: You might be so relaxed, you'll never want to leave. Begin at the hammam, a traditional …More

Let’s face it—Las Vegas isn’t the kind of place we’d automatically associate with a healthy and rejuvenating vacation experience. In fact, Vegas is more widely known for its indulgences in alcohol, fatty foods, promiscuous sex, late night gambling stretches and more of the like. And while there is no shortage of booze-laden smoke-filled casinos, lacking even a single ray of natural light, there are still plenty of ways to have a healthy vacation in the City of Sin, and to return home …More

Times have changed, and so have the levels of customer service standards for cosmetic treatments in this country—thanks to the influx of new immigrants from westernized countries. Today in Tel Aviv (and certainly in Jerusalem as well), one can find many decent places to get one’s nails done, and many salons that are as sanitary as one might find in the United States, with customer service and new industry techniques to match. In the past 10 years there has been an influx of quality nail and beauty …More

Despite the chilly climate, when it comes to romance the magic of Saint Petersburg can warm even the coldest heart. Nothing will put you and your partner more in the mood for love than strolling along its scenic canals, floating in a pleasure boat past its dazzling monuments as you sip flutes of fine champagne or dining on oysters and caviar like Russian Royalty in a former Imperial Palace. To achieve maximum romantic ambiance schedule your visit during “White Nights,” the period of 80 days …More

It’s no secret that San Francisco was a slightly dirtier place in the 1960s. Video footage of hippies in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood, for example, suggests that bathing standards were significantly lower at that time. But these days, San Franciscans have taken a strong interest in maintaining their bodies. Across the city, people visit luxury spas to keep themselves limber and healthy. If you’re looking to get pampered, you’re hard-pressed to do better than the Nob Hill Spa at the Huntington …More

Where else in San Francisco are you able to attend a lecture titled “Eat, Drink and Be Mindful,” take a fitness class called “Yoga for the Inflexible,” eat a warm corned beef sandwich or a Peace Platter with hummus, falafel, baba ganoush, quinoa, feta, olives and pita, and then pick up an Israeli cell phone for your upcoming trip to Israel?  At the Jewish Community Center you will find all of this and much more. Located in the heart of the amazing Laurel Heights/Sacramento Street …More