| 2003 Spa Reviews |
 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.
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 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.
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 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
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 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.
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 10/19/03
Julie
Register, Your Guide to Spas, has a Dr. Hauschka Facial at cozy Spa
Holistica in
Manhattan. 4 photos.
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 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. Lots of photos of the Health Club, golf course,
lighthouse and more!
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 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. 20+ photos.
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 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. 30+ photos. |
 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.
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 8/31/03
Julie Register, Your
Guide To Spas, has an authentic Ayurvedic Massage at Saga Spa in Reykjavik
Iceland. 12 photos.
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 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.
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 8/17/03
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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
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 7/13/03
Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, Soaks her way to Soft Skin in Iceland's Blue
Lagoon. 12 photos.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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 of the spa, hotel, casino and surrounding
area. |
 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. Over 60 photos of The
Spa at Doral and the Spa Suites. |
 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. 17 photos. |
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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. 65
photos of the spa and resort. |
 4/13/03
Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, has a TIME RITUAL at the Spa at Mandarin
Oriental, Miami in Miami, Florida. 55 photos of the spa and hotel. |
 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. Over 50
photos of the spa, resort and gardens. |
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 2-23-03
Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, finds her own "Margaritaville" at Soulshine
Resort & Spa in
Placencia, Belize in Central America. Over 70 photos of the spa, resort,
Placentia and Lighthouse Caye. |
 2/9/03
The Spa Guide takes a look at spas she visited since last Valentine's Day and
highlights Spas that Inspire Romance |
 1/26/03
Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, has a Purification Ritual Treatment at
the Elemis Spa at Mohegan Sun in Southeast Connecticut. Over 40 photos of
the spa and resort. |
 1/12/03
Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, has a romantic adventure at Maruba Resort
Jungle Spa in Belize, Central America. 60 photos of the spa, resort, and the
Mayan Site of Altun Ha. |
 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 |
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