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12/7/03 Julie Register, Your Guide To Spas, experiences Delphi Mountain Resort & Spa, an adventure spa in a beautiful, remote valley in Co. Galway, Ireland. Reflexology, a boat trip on Killary fjord, a facial, a sunrise hill walk, a relaxation class, yoga, ear candling, tai chi, watching the sunset from an indoor whirlpool, fabulous food and more - all designed to create a finely tuned balance between mind and body by combining fitness and activities with relaxation and spa treatments. Lots of photos.
11/30/03 Julie Register, Your Guide To Spas, tours Denovo Spa & Therapy Centre, a day spa on St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
11/23/03 Julie Register, Your Guide To Spas, visits the impressive Spirit One Spa at the Radisson SAS, Galway, Ireland and relaxes in the fabulous Thermal Suite (sampling the Sabia Med, Hammam, Rocksauna, Laconium (her favorite!), Aroma Grotto, Tropical Rain Shower, Cold Fog Shower, Ice Drench and Heated Loungers) before having a lovely Elemis Musclease/Cellutox Ocean Aromaspa Float.
11/16/03 Julie Register, Your Guide To Spas, has a neuromuscular massage at The Spa at Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida
11/9/03 Julie Register, Your Guide To Spas, has a tour of Planet Reykjavik, a day spa in Reykjavik, Iceland
11/2/03 Julie Register, Your Guide To Spas, has a one-on-one session at The Self Centre at Caneel Bay on St. John in The U.S. Virgin Islands
10/26/03 Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, visits the five-star Park Hotel Kenmare in Ireland and their new spa, SÁMAS, just three weeks before opening. Lots of photos of the luxurious hotel, "before" photos of the spa and photos of the nearby town and countryside. New spa photos will be added when the construction is complete.
10/19/03 Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, has a Dr. Hauschka Facial at cozy Spa Holistica in Manhattan.
10/19/03 Miette Hot Springs in Jasper National Park, the Hottest of all the Canadian Rockies Hot Springs: The Views are Worth the Drive for a Heavenly Dip, A Spa Site Guest Article by Tamara Nowakowsky
10/12/03 Julie Register, Your Guide To Spas, attended the four-day Preston Wynne Success Systems' Spa Director's Management Intensive in Philadelphia, PA and got an eye-opener on the responsibilities and skills set of a spa director.
10/12/03 Pleiades Massage and Spa at Radium Hot Springs in the British Columbia Rockies, A Spa Site Guest Article by Tamara Nowakowsky
10/5/03 Julie Register, Your Guide To Spas, practices walking meditation on the Rockland Breakwater and has a massage at the Health Club in Samoset Resort on the Ocean in Rockport, Maine
9/28/03 Julie Register, Your Guide To Spas, Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, and her husband sneak away to Atlantic City for a romantic mid-week escape at the new Borgata. A Toccare Touch for Two couples spa treatment in the luxurious Spa Suite is the highlight of the trip.
9/21/03 Julie Register, Your Guide To Spas, stays in a luxurious Doubloon villa on Mermaid beach and has a fabulous massage at The Hideaway Spa at The Buccaneer on St. Croix in The U.S. Virgin Islands
9/14/03 Julie Register, Your Guide To Spas, has a fitness evaluation, a personal training session, a hydrotherapy treatment and body wrap at Spa Internazionale at Fisher Island while visiting Miami, Florida. 24 photos.
9/7/03 Body Scrubs - Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, evaluates skin exfoliation products to use at home.
8/31/03 Julie Register, Your Guide To Spas, has an authentic Ayurvedic Massage at Saga Spa in Reykjavik Iceland. 12 photos.
8/24/03 Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, has a Waldorf Salad at +1 Spa at the Waldorf=Astoria on Park Avenue in Manhattan. This Waldorf Salad, however, is not spa cuisine! This Waldorf Salad is a skin-smoothing body treatment - a gommage - at the hotel's new, 19th-floor spa using ingredients inspired by the classic salad - walnuts and apples. 20 photos.
8/16/03 Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, celebrates another anniversary - this one at Daufuskie Island Resort & Spa on Daufuskie Island, just south of Hilton Head Island, in South Carolina. 90 Photos of the spa and resort.
8/10/03 Saratoga Springs Spas: Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, makes an unplanned stop in Saratoga Springs, NY and has tours of two spas - one historic and one modern: The Lincoln Mineral Baths and The Crystal Spa. 16 photos.
8/3/03 Julie Register, Your Guide To Spas enjoys two body treatments and two unique hydrotherapy treatments at Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa in Whitefied, New Hampshire - a Chroma Bath and a soak in a Japanese-style Ofuro Tub high in a colonial revival observation tower offering a 360 degree view of tens of thousands of unspoiled acres and 57 mountain peaks. Over 90 photos of the spa, resort and area.
8/3/03 The ISPA 2003 Spa-Goer Study - Key Results Read the key results of the ISPA 2003 Spa-Goer Study prepared by NFO Plog Research and presented by Jeff Kohl, ISPA President, at the ISPA Media Event on July 24, 2003. Topics explored were men and teens as spa-goers, how often people are going to spas, treatments and spending.
7/27/03 Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, enjoys the exotic flair of Elemis' first day spa in the US - Elemis Spa at the Village of Merrick Park in Coral Gables, Florida. 20 photos.
7/20/03 Do you like Pina Coladas? Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, does and experienced them inside and out with Pina Colada spa treatments at Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort & Spa's Journeys Spa on St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Over 60 photos.
7/13/03 Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, Soaks her way to Soft Skin in Iceland's Blue Lagoon. 12 photos.
7/6/03 Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, visits The Spa at the historic Wentworth by the Sea Hotel and Spa in New Castle, New Hampshire less than a week after it opens. Over 60 photos.
6/22/03 Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, has a Mango Raw Sugar Body scrub on a day spa visit to the Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne. Over 30 photos.
6/15/03 Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, tries Le Renovateur, a sunflower body treatment at The Ritz Carlton St. Thomas' new Boutique Spa on St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands. Over 50 photos.
6/15/03 Secrets of the Super Spas Revealed, A Spa Site Guest Article by Polly Johnson, Hydro Spa Consulting with Scenes from a Dream Team of Spa Consultants, Designers and Contractors Working Together and Spa Wet Room and Dry Room Set-Up Charts
6/8/03 Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, tries a Bellissimo Stone Massage at Bellissimo Spa & Salon at the Grand Casino Biloxi on the Gulf of Mexico in Biloxi, Mississippi. Over 60 photos.
6/1/03 Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, attends the grand opening of the Nordica Hotel in Reykjavik, Iceland and enjoys a massage at the new spa and fitness center. Over 80 photos of the hotel, spa and fitness center, and area sights.
5/25/03 Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, stays in a beautiful Spa Suite, watches a spa cuisine demonstration, has a Non-Diet Approach consultation with the nutritionist, a tarot card reading, a Traeger Therapy Massage and an ACE Antioxidant Facial at Doral Golf Resort & Spa
5/18/03 Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, experiences Soft-fascia Release & Cranio-Sacral Rhythm, a Southwestern Sizzler massage, and Energy Balancing at The Massage Center in Wilmington, Delaware
5/11/03 Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, has a Lavender Waves treatment and tries the RevZen Spinning Class at Eden Roc on Miami Beach, Florida
5/4/03 Spa-Inspired Ideas for Mother's Day: A terrific way to show Mom just how much you love her and appreciate all she's done for you and her family is by giving her the gift of spa. Whether it's a gift certificate at a local day spa, a trip to a resort, hotel or destination spa, or gifts to make a spa experience at home, Mom will love it!
4/27/03 Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, has a Royal Javanese Lular Ritual and sees the holistic hotel room of the future at Turnberry Isle Resort & Club
4/20/03 International Congress of Esthetics Northeast 2003: The Spa Guide visits the International Congress of Esthetics Northeast in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on a snowy April 7, 2003
4/20/03 Energizing Your Practice: 10 “Gifted” Ideas for Creating Positive Energy Flow Between You and Your Clients A Spa Site Guest Article by Robin L. Silverman, President, Creativisions Consulting
4/13/03 Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, has a TIME RITUAL at the Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Miami in Miami, Florida
4/6/03 FRESH: Healthy Cooking and Living from Lake Austin Spa Resort, a Book Review by Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas
3/30/03 Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, has fairy tale dreams come true with a Barnsley Rose Body Treatment and a Swept Away Facial at Barnsley Gardens in Adairsville, Georgia
3/23/03 Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, visits The Lodge at Chaa Creek Adventure Centre, Rainforest Reserve and Spa near San Ignacia, Belize, Central America
3/16/03 Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, Catches her Breath at Lake Austin Spa Resort in Austin, Texas
3/16/03 The Alternative Spa, A Spa Site Guest Article by Sara Firman-Pitt of AquaEst Retreat in southeastern Missouri
3/9/03 Guess Which Spa! How well do you know your spas? Match pictures to the spa names. See how well you do.
3/9/03 Guess Which Spa 2! How well do you know your spas? Match pictures to the spa names. See how well you do.
3/9/03 Guess Which Spa 3! How well do you know your spas? Match pictures to the spa names. See how well you do.
3/2/03 Notes from The Spacifically 2002 Keynote Address, "From Indulgence to Wellness & Wellbeing," by Barbara Kaplan of Yankelovich, Inc.
3/2/03 Spacifically 2002: A summary of the conference and exposition for spa, resort and hotel executives held at the Georgia World Conference Center in Atlanta, GA. October 6-8, 2002
2-23-03 Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, finds her own "Margaritaville" at Soulshine Resort & Spa in Placencia, Belize in Central America
2-16-03 Spas, the Sense of Community and Current Spa Trends. Julie Register, Steve Capellini, Nancy Griffin, Lisa Starr, Caren Thornburgh and other spa experts share their observations.
2/9/03 The Spa Guide takes a look at spas she visited since last Valentine's Day and highlights Spas that Inspire Romance
2/2/03 Opening a Spa a Book Review by Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas
2/2/03 Sybaritic Scotland - Scotland Spas, A Spa Site Guest Article by Madelyn Miller, the "TravelLady"
1/26/03 Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, has a Purification Ritual Treatment at the Elemis Spa at Mohegan Sun in Southeast Connecticut
1/26/03 Health and Beauty Detox at the Greenhouse - The Art and Science of Detoxification, A Spa Site Guest Article by Madelyn Miller, the "TravelLady"
1/19/03 The Canyon Ranch Guide to Living Younger Longer, A Book Review by Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas
1/12/03 Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, has a romantic adventure at Maruba Resort Jungle Spa in Belize, Central America
1/12/03 Spa Moana at the Hyatt Regency Maui, Hawaii, A Spa Site Guest Article by Madelyn Miller, the "TravelLady"
1/5/03 Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, waits for her flight back to the US with a Manicure at The Salon Spa at the Cancun Airport
1/5/03 Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires - Part 5of 5, Taking It All Home and Final Thoughts
1/5/03 Hotel Spas 101, A Spa Site Guest Article by Melinda Minton of Minton Business Solutions
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