Our taxi ride from the airport had been pretty hellish with our non-English speaking driver taking some very bizarre routes. But on walking into The Peninsula Bangkok all feelings of discontent were quashed. This distinctive tower, located on the west bank of the Chao Phraya river (the hotel has its own boats to shuttle guests across the waterway), is a true sanctuary in the city. We had less than 24 hours to go about exploring its inners during an overnight stop off on the way home from Bhutan. After a trip trekking through the Bhutanese wilds, the comfy confines of The Peninsula Bangkok...
Read more →wellness 9
This year Bristol launches a new festival centred around physical and mental wellbeing, with a range of fitness classes, nutrition workshops and inspiring talks, capitalising on our lust and thirst for all things wellness.
Read more →Having recently resurfaced from the Leicestershire countryside, a single statement overheard at last year's festival perfectly summarised my festival experience; ‘The thing about Noisily, is that everybody gets it.’ Aside from the epic sensory exploration that Noisily provided, the synergy amongst festival-goers could be felt in every nook and cranny of Coney Woods. The intimate, 3,500 capacity site was separated into two main parts - the Mind, Body & Soul area and Music Stages, which included a trippy disco ball-lined Treehouse Stage and a Leisure Centre that could rival a set from Peo...
Read more →The great thing about London is after years of living in the city, there's always something new to explore. Last weekend I discovered a new hidden away hotel, which made for a pretty plush staycation. If you're looking for a slice of luxury, something discreet and refined, then the St James's Hotel and Club is the place to land. For my mum's birthday, I checked us into the 60-room former gentlemen's club after hearing about its new wellness package from Perfect 10, which complements stays with healthy breakfasts and in-room massages. Mum's not a fan of massages - I'm not sure why! - so we ...
Read more →We’re a generation of globetrotters, with international travel now woven into our DNA, we’re keen to explore the many corners of the planet which are now available to us. The times of a once-a-year summer holiday in Spain are long gone and instead we’re now adventuring to the far-east, the Caribbean and Africa, places where just a few decades ago tourism didn’t even exist. But what happens when you arrive on your dream holiday to be plagued with a bad stomach or terrible jet lag? Well, the clever people at Mother Brown’s Remedy have come up with a brilliant traveler wellness kit containing nat...
Read more →Festivals, we LOVE them. We spend our summers trudging through the mud, dragging our giant rucksacks to a boggy field, drinking warm rose out of a box - all to listen to some of the best in music and performance and feast on some of the most exciting street food. However, festivals are evolving and offering much more in the way of creature comforts than they used too - now Michelin starred chefs will cook you intimate dinners, renowned yoga instructors can give you one on one sessions, you can even learn a new skill - from paddle boarding to painting, festivals these days are much, much mor...
Read more →Yoga retreats are everywhere these days, from pristine white beaches on the Maldives to rustic barns in the Costwolds, it seems like we can now spend a week or so indulging in vinyasa flow wherever we fancy, or however our budget dictates. I was after a week of yoga, yes, but I was also after a week of fun, travel and adventure and I happened to stumble across the perfect option. Voga. If you don't already know, Voga is a blend of flowing yoga and 'vogueing' fresh from the New York dance scene in the eighties. The result is a powerful energetic hour of practice which leaves you both stre...
Read more →Fitness and wellbeing have never been so much of a trend and a venue certainly scoring high on both parts is the recently launched South Kensington Club.
Read more →Smartwater has made its official UK launch, creating a big splash in the consumer drinks market. They have teamed up with various body and mind wellness practitioners along with the incredible taste experience specialists, Bompas & Parr, to host series of workshops and experiences based around the beloved H2O.
Read more →