My own personal experiences with spas are limited to massage ‘parlors’. That’s probably an archaic word, but somewhere along the line many establishments have decided to slap the name ‘spa’ on their signs and crank up the prices and those lines have become a bit blurred. Since coming to Southeast Asia, I have a greater […]
Teratai Reflexology
Overwhelming spa choices within a small community always make me apprehensive, because they can’t possibly all be good. I usual prefer to cut to the chase by taking word-of-mouth recommendations from a good source and so far my sources haven’t led me astray. But most recently, Teratai Reflexology was recommended as the place to go […]
5 Elements Natural Medicine
On a recent trip to Bali, I took full advantage of the multitude of inexpensive massage establishments. Unfortunately, one such establishment did such a good job on me that two days later I could barely move. On returning to Langkawi, I knew that the only place that could fix the problem would be 5 Elements […]
Fishy Business in Langkawi
When I first heard about ‘Doctor Fish’, a couple of years ago, the thought was a bit disgusting to me. But last year a friend of mine was taking her sister to Langkawi Anjung Spa (in Oriental Village) and raved about it. There’s safety in numbers so I went along. What can I say? I […]