Feel-good fish treatment or fraught with dangers?

If you’re tempted to put your feet in a fish spa,read this first

Have you ever been tempted to have one of those fish pedicures that are offered in backstreet spas in many Asian cities? Don’t be.

  • Lee Tulloch
The retreat is near the town of Jaco.

You don’t have to live here to have a long life,but it helps

In one of five zones on Earth where people live longest,the outside world hardly seems to exist – so visiting adds a few months to my expiry date,surely?

  • Craig Tansley
The pool deck on board Oceania Riviera.

I desperately needed to de-stress. This ship helped me do it

It is possible to get away from it all,even while you have it all – and more – at your fingertips.

  • Jill Dupleix
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
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
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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
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