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Book and Magazine Reviews
06/09/98 - Book Review:The Royal Treatment: How You Can Take Home the Pleasures of the Great Luxury Spas
Steve Capellini tells you how to recreate the "secret" spa treatments of great luxury spas at home.1/31/98 - Magazine Review: Getaways - Your Guide to America's Great Escapes
UPDATE: Great photos, interesting articles, spa info, and a chance to WIN A FREE SPA GETAWAY! Originally online 11-15-97.10/11/97 - Book Review: Transformative Getaways for Spiritual Growth, Self- Discover, and Holistic Healing, A Guide to Hundreds of Destinations for Life-Enhancing Adventures, Vacations, and Retreats
A somewhat hard-to-use reference with good information and unusual destinations.09/20/97 - Magazine Review: Spa finder Magazine Worldwide Directory of Spas 1997-1998, 10th Anniversary Issue
Another really helpful spa reference.08/23/97 - Book Review: Fodor’s Healthy Escapes - Spas * Fitness Resorts * Cruises
A must-have reference for serious spa-goers.
Chat Transcripts
05/04/98 - CranioSacral Chat Transcript
Informative chat with Roy Desjarlais, LMT, from the Upledger Institute.
Contests
07/09/98 - The First Spa Site Contest!
Contest to Win a Bath and Body Works gift pack from Wyndham Hotels and Resorts is over. The winners are listed.
Day Spa Reviews
09/07/98 - Sierra Spa
Your Guide visits a Gold Rush Country day spa in Jackson, California.05/27/98 - Women in Motion Health Club and Day Spa
UPDATE: Pictures added. Women in Motion has a new web site. Originally featured 8-30-97.10/18/97 - Stress Busters Spa, Inc.
Your Guide visits a local day spa.
Employment
09/22/98 - Job Opportunities at US Day Spas
Leads to help you find the right spa to work at.
Evergreen Features
09/14/98 - Limited Time Special Offers
Current spa contests, giveaways, workshops, special packages, rates,etc.
Golf Spas
06/26/98 - Golf Spas - Wyndham Resort & Spa
Check out this newly remodeled Ft. Lauderdale resort.05/26/98 - Golf Spas - Loews Ventana Canyon Resort
Golf and enjoy this wonderful spa in high Sonoran Desert adjacent to the Sabino Canyon Recreation Area near Tuscon, AZ.05/12/98 - Golf Spas - PGA National Resort and Spa
Award-winning Florida resort with a comprehensive spa and five championship golf courses. Headquarters of the PGA.04/18/98 - Golf Spas - Château Élan
A full-service resort and winery offering a first-class spa, golf, equestrian center, and more 30 minutes north of Atlanta, Georgia, close to Lake Lanier.04/11/98 - Golf Spas - Sonnenalp Resort at Vail
Bavarian style hotel in the heart of Vail Valley in the Colorado Rockies. Enjoy mountain golf and two world class spas.04/04/98 - Golf Spas - Doral Golf Resort & Spa
The Blue Monster Course, home to the Doral-Ryder Open and a 148,000 square-foot out-of-this-world spa beckon.
Guest Articles
09/23/98 - Las Rosas Hotel & Spa
Barbara Pirie, a Spa Site regular viewer, reviews her favorite spa in Ensenada, Baja, Mexico.08/27/98 - The Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa®
Barbara Pirie, a Spa Site regular viewer, reviews her favorite spa in CA.08/12/98 - Hot Sulpher Springs Resort
Madelyn Miller tells us how to soak our way to serenity at this spa in Colorado.07/22/98 - Water Walking
Guest author Marybeth Pappas Gaines tells us how to do this water aerobic exercise - great for summer!07/10/98 - Las Ventanas al Paraiso
Guest article by Madelyn Miller, The Travel Lady, about her experiences at this fabulous spa in Los Cabos, Mexico.06/27/98 - Gleneagles
Guest article by Madelyn Miller, The Travel Lady, about her experiences at the Gleneagles Spa in Scotland.06/25/98 - Partnered Meditation and Massage
Guest article by Margaret Doner, LMT co-author of The Wellness Center's Spa at Home.05/13/98 - Solace, The Spa at Banff Springs Hotel
Guest article by Madelyn Miller, The Travel Lady, about her experiences at this superb spa.05/01/98 - Spa Day
Guest article by Jyl Steinback. How to create a full spa day within the privacy of your own home with exercise, body treatments, and delicious food for under $25.04/18/98 - Five Simple Meals
Guest article by Jyl Steinback, author of the Fat Free Living cookbook series. All you need for a week of healthy living dinners.04/11/98 - Dehydration and Exercise
Guest article by Skip Gagnon, Exercise Physiologist and Nutritionist at The Next Level Spa at The Peaks at Telluride, CO about how dehydration affects us when we exercise.04/04/98 - World Class Spas
Guest article by Madelyn Miller, The Travel Lady, about her experiences at 7 superb spas all over the world.03/21/98 - Reduce the Stress of Your Day - Immerse Yourself in Water
Guest Article by Phylameana lila Desy, The Mining Co.'s Healing Guide.03/14/98 - Energy!
Guest article by the Claremont's nutritionist, Linda L. Prout - what to eat to get more energy.03/07/98 - LaStone Therapy
A Spa Site Guest Article written by Mary Hannigan, LMT, originator of LaStone Therapy (erroneously known as Hot Stone Therapy).
Holiday and Special Occasion Spas
05/03/98 - The Spa Shopping Guide
Pamper your mom for Mother's Day with a spa gift that she will really enjoy.05/02/98 - Mother/Daughter Spa Programs at The Oaks and The Palms
Share a spa experience with your mom for Mother's Day.04/25/98 - Banff - A Cool Summer Spa Getaway in Alberta, Canada
Escape the summer heat in Banff. Experience all the great outdoors has to off then recuperate in Solace, The Banff Springs Hotel spa.04/25/98 - Miami - A Hot Summer Spa Getaway in Florida
Bask in the summer heat of Miami. Experience all this city has to off then recuperate in The Spa at Doral.2/07/98 - Romantic Two Bunch Palms
The best Valentine's Day (honeymoon, anniversary, birthday, or any romantic occasion) gift - romance spa treatments at this spa for couples in Desert Hot Springs, CA.12/27/97 - Lake Austin Spa Resort's 1998 Resolutions Packages - A Fitting Start for the New Year
Lake Austin Spa Resort has designed four terrific packages to help you start your new year on the right foot!11/22/97 - Holidays and Everyday at The Claremont Resort, Spa and Tennis Club
Have Thanksgiving brunch at Jordan's overlooking the San Francisco Bay and enjoy the spa in a weekend getaway. If not this Thanksgiving, how about Christmas or New Year's Eve or next Thanksgiving?
Instruction
03/28/98 - More Questions for the Spa Guide
More answers to some of the questions sent to the Spa Guide via email, phone, fax, and classic mail. Questions about hot stone therapy, Enchantment Resort, spas for 90 year-olds, smoking cessation spas, spa demographics, and more.03/21/98 - Questions for the Spa Guide
Read the Spa Guide's answers to some of the questions sent to the Spa Site via email, phone, fax, and classic mail including: How do I start a spa business?, How can I find travel agents specializing in spas?, How can I find spas in specific states, and more.2/08/98 - How to Use This Site
UPDATE: Find out how to access the 100+ Web pages and 2,300+ links of the Spa Site. Know where to go to find spa-related information efficiently. Originally online 12/20/97.09/27/97 - A Mini-Spa Experience at Home
Your Guide shares her routine to revive and reenergize at home.
Misc. Spas
10/25/97 - Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa
Learn about this 80 acre resort and full service spa overlooking San Carlos Bay and Sanibel and Captiva Islands in Florida.
Museums
01/17/98 - Pennsylvania Museums Near Delaware and Spas
While you're in the Wilmington area, be sure to stop by the Brandywine River Museum and Longwood Gardens in nearby Pennsylvania.01/13/98 - Another Great Delaware Museum
Relax while combining a visit to the Delaware Art Museum and spas in the Wilmington, DE area.01/10/98 - Northern Delaware Museums and Spas
Spend some time relaxing while combining a visit to the Delaware Toy & Miniature Museum, Hagley Musem, The Massage Center, and Women In Motion Health Club and Day Spa in the Wilmington, Delaware area.
Original Articles by the Spa Guide
09/08/98 - Discovering California Gold
Your Guide visits California Gold Rush Country.09/08/98 - Nissan Pathfinder
Your Guide drives a Nissan Pathfinder throughout California Gold Rush Country. Find out how it handled.09/08/98 - Sutter Creek Bed and Breakfast
Your Guide's first visit to a B&B and is surprised to find a massage treatment room. Find out about this historic B&B in California Gold Rush Country.09/08/98 - Yosemite National Park
Your Guide visits California Gold Rush Country and takes time out to see Yosemite National Park.09/08/98 - White Water Rafting
Your Guide white water rafts down the historic south fork of the American River.09/08/98 - The Sterling Hotel
Your Guide stays at The elegant Sterling Hotel in Sacramento, California.09/08/98 - Golf Rush Country Cuisine
Your Guide samples the cuisine of Gold Rush Country in California.09/07/98 - Sierra Spa
Your Guide visits a Gold Rush Country day spa in Jackson, California.08/11/98 - The Spa Guide's Original Spa
A spa is where you make it.07/21/98 - The Spa Guide Visits Chateau Elan
Your Guide's been pampered and and treated like royalty at this spa in Georgia.06/11/98 - Coolfont
Your Guide's weekend at this casual spa resort in the mountains of West Virginia. UPDATE: New web site. Originally featured 9-13-97.03/21/98 - Enchantment Resort
UPDATE: Your Guide's experiences at a fantastic spa resort nestled in a spectacular red rock canyon of Sedona, Arizona. Updated with pictures. Originally featured 8/16/97.
Ski Spas
03/14/98 - Ski Spas - Gold Lake Mountain Resort
See "What lies between Heaven and Earth" at this away-from-it-all spa retreat in the heart of the Colorado Rockies.03/07/98 - Ski Spas - Banff Springs Hotel
Ski and spa in the majestic Canadian Rocky Mountains in Banff National Park in this historic hotel reminiscent of a stately 19th century Scottish Baronial castle.02/28/98 - Ski Spas - The Cliff Lodge at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort
Ski and spa at this all-season resort in Utah.2/21/98 - Ski Spas - Resort at Squaw Creek
Ski-in/ski-out and spa at this luxurious, 4 diamond resort at Lake Tahoe in the California Sierra.2/14/98 - Ski Spas - Grand Geneva Resort & Spa
Ski and spa at this midwestern resort in the Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.1/31/98 - Ski Spas - Coeur d'Alene Resort
Ski and spa at this outstanding four-season resort in the heart of North Idaho's Rockies.01/24/98 - Ski Spas - Mountain Green Ski & Golf Resort
Ski and spa at this resort in Killington, Vermont which posts the longest ski season in the East.01/03/98 - Ski Spas - The Equinox
Enjoy winter sports and other unique activities at this historic, 2300-acre, four-diamond spa resort nestled in the spectacular Green Mountains in Manchester Village, Vermont.12/13/97 - Ski Spas - Topnotch at Stowe Resort and Spa
A truly outstanding resort and spa in Vermont's Green Mountain ski country. This is the first of a series of articles that focuses on spas and skiing.
Spa Shopping
05/03/98 - The Spa Shopping and Gift Guide
Find terrific gift ideas from super spa stores.
Special Interest Spas
02/23/98 - Weight Management Spas
Spas that offer weight control programs.11/29/97 - Kid-Friendly and Family-Friendly Spas
Spas that offer something for everyone in the family - supervised programs for children, getaways for adults, and family activities.11/08/97 - Spas and Cruises
Did you know that many cruise ships have great spas on board? Find out more as the Spa Site takes to the sea!
Spa Quizes
11/01/97 - Spa Terminology Quiz - Part 4
A continuing test of your spa term knowledge.10/04/97 - Spa Terminology Quiz - Part 3
A continuing test of your spa term knowledge.09/06/97 - Spa Terminology Quiz - Part 2
A continuing test of your spa term knowledge.08/09/97 - Spa Terminology Quiz - Part 1
A test of your spa term knowledge. This week focuses on the different kinds of massage.
