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Inside Cinili Hamam.

Getting naked here is the best $175 I’ve ever spent

I’ve been soaped and scrubbed in bathhouses in Morocco and Spain many times, yet I’d never experienced one of the most famous types.

  • Lee Tulloch

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Soak bathhouse on the Gold Coast.

Communal bathing is finally taking off in Australia

Japan, Hungary, Turkey – all these countries love public baths. Australia is finally getting in on the act.

  • Julietta Jameson
Don’t risk it … bring medications in your carry-on bag.

Doctors who treat pilots reveal how to avoid getting sick on a plane

There’s a whole discipline of preventive health care that focuses on treating aircrew – and you can start using it as soon as you’re looking for flights.

  • Jancee Dunn
Lap up the luxury … ESTE Wategos, Byron Bay.

A health scare led two men to build their dream Byron holiday retreat

You’ll feel like a Rich Lister staying at ESTE Wategos, but bookings are only available “on application”.

  • Julietta Jameson
Eco Lodge suites have the added bonus of private pools.

Victoria’s hot springs mecca launches three luxury eco lodges

At Peninsula Hot Springs there’s a new premium accommodation experience far from the crowds, and it comes with private soaking pools.

  • Julietta Jameson
The Barn is a cosy space that sleeps four.

At this High Country retreat, Saturday morning never felt so good

Sauna is a saviour on a wellness weekend in Victoria’s High Country.

  • Belinda Jackson
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You can do nothing on beaches anywhere, but Aitutaki in the Cook Islands takes it to the extreme, with a pace so slow you’d swear time was suspended.

Forget the bucket list: 15 of the world’s best places to do nothing

Over tick-a-box sightseeing while you travel? Here are 15 places where chilling out is nothing to feel guilty about.

  • Brian Johnston
Urunga Lagoon … this beach playground is still relatively new.

Underrated beach town could be Australia’s next big thing

Urunga is a long way from being another Byron Bay or even a Yamba, but it might be about to burst free from the sleepy secret zone.

  • David Whitley
A sauna on the edge of the coast in Nesodden, Norway. On the other side of the fjord is Oslo, the capital of Norway. Outdoor, public saunas are increasingly popular in Norway. Oslo sauna story by Julie Lewis, Traveller Credit: Getty

Why you shouldn’t miss Oslo’s most masochistic pastime

Long before Wim Hof touted the benefits of ice baths, these people knew subjecting your body to temperature extremes felt good – once you got over the buttock-clenching shock.

  • Julie Lewis
Vietnam has its sights set on the booming wellness industry.

Vietnam’s new wellness resorts luring spa lovers to its shores

It’s clear that wellness has come a long way in Vietnam since my first visit more than 20 years ago. Back then, even massages were viewed with suspicion.

  • Ute Junker

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