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2002 Spa Reviews by Julie Register The
following are reviews of spas Julie Register visited in 2002 |
2002 Nice Touch! Awards: Julie Register presents the Third
Annual Nice Touch! Awards to spas she visited in 2003 that provided something
extraordinary - a unique or outstanding treatment, a gesture, a touch, a program,
location or a feature of the facility. |
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Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires - Part
1 of 5: Preparation. Julie Register visited this destination spa in November
2002.
Part 2 of 5:
Day 1- Getting Oriented and More.
Part
3 of 5: Day 2 - My Health & Healing Service (Food Habit Management)
and More.
Part
4 of 5: Day 3 - My Spa Service (Euphoria!) and more
Part
5of 5: Day 4 - Taking It All Home and Final Thoughts
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 Julie
Register and her husbanc have a romantic Couple's Retreat treatment during a spa
getaway at The Grove Park
Inn Resort & Spa in Asheville, North Carolina. |
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has an Oconee Mud Wrap at The Ritz-Carlton
Lodge, Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Georgia. |
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Register visited New York City and La Prairie at Ritz-Carlton®
Spa at Ritz-Carlton® New York, Central Park, the only La Priarie spa
in the US, three weeks after opening. |
 Julie Register
visits the first Thalassotherapy Center in Mexico, Thalasso
Center at Paraiso de la Bonita
just south of Cancun. |
 Julie Register
experiences the Temascal, A Sweat Lodge Ritual Inspired by the Ancient Aztecs
at Ceiba Del Mar in Peurto Moreles,
Mexico, just south of Cancun. |
 Julie Register
tours Paradisus Riviera Cancun,
an All-Suite, All-Inclusive Resort in Peurto Morelos just south of Cancun, Mexico
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Register has a Beachside Massage in a Palapa at the Ritz-Carlton
Cancun then sits out Hurricane Isadore in Cancun, Mexico. |
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Register battles Hurricane Isadore to have a massage at Le
Meridien Cancun Resort & Spa in Cancun, Mexico |
 Julie
Register waits for her flight back to the US with a Manicure at The
Salon Spa at the Cancun Airport |
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visits the fabulous One Spa at the
Sheraton Grand in Edinburgh, Scotland |
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discovers links golf, a little adventure and The
Spa at The Westin Turnberry Resort in Ayrshire, Scotland |
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Register visits her second spa in Scotland at The
Gleneagles Hotel, tries falconry and the Argo and discovers Caithness
Glass. |
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Register has a tour of Stobo Castle,
a destination spa near Edinburgh, Scotland |
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Register has a Purification Ritual Treatment at the Elemis
Spa at Mohegan Sun in Southeast Connecticut. |
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has a fabulous time at The Body
Holiday at LeSPORT, an all-inclusive (spa treatments, too!) resort/destination
in St. Lucia |
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visits LaSOURCE, The Amazing Holiday™,
an all-inclusive (including spa treatments!) resort on the Caribbean island of
Granada in the Eastern West Indies |
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has a facial and body polish at The
Spa Turf Valley in Ellicott City, Maryland |
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Register visits Juvenex Spa
in New York, New York to have a Korean Body Scrub, massage and mini-facial and
experience the Glass Gem steam room and 20-ton Jade Igloo. |
 Spa Guide
has a LaStone massage, facial, and poolside spa lunch at The
Spa Four Seasons, Philadelphia, a hotel spa near the museums in Philadelpha,
Pennsylvania. |
 Julie
Register unwinds with The Cascata Experience at Cascata
The Spa, by Absolute Image in Morristown, New Jersey. |
 Julie
Register experiences "The Ultimate" at the Five
Gables Inn & Spa in St. Michaels, Maryland |
 Julie Register
visits Midtown Atlanta's Spa Sydell
at Brookwood Plaza |
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following are the more articles I wrote about spas I visited in 2002. I was writer/editor
for spas.about.com then, and the articles are still posted there. Please click
on them - I get paid by the New York Times, which owns about.com, each time you
do! |
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 Julie
Register visits The
Lodge at Chaa Creek Adventure Centre, Rainforest Reserve and Spa
near San Ignacia, Belize, Central America. Over 50 photos of the spa, lodge, San
Ignacia and the Mayan ruins at Xunantunich.
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Register 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. |
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Register 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. |
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visits The
Spa at the Old Course Hotel in charming, medieval St. Andrews, Scotland
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Register visits The Charles Hotel and Le
Pli Spa in Boston, MA |
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Register has a Romantic Spa Escape at the Sonesta
Beach Resort Bermuda |
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takes a tour of Ladera
Resort in St. Lucia, a Caribbean island in the Eastern West Indies |
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Register visits the spa at the Boar's
Head Inn in Charlottesville, Virginia. |
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Register tries an Amarillo Infusion, Vitamin C Facial and a Massage at The Spa
at the Sonesta
Beach Resort Key Biscayne in Key Biscayne, Florida |
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visits The
Body Klinic near Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
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