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When you think of wellness travel, you probably think of those fancy health retreats in faraway places the kind that are nestled in a grove of swaying coconut trees and offer daily deep tissue massages with a side of ocean breeze. Perhaps there’s an open-air yoga shala on property, with class times written in cursive on a chalkboard outside the entrance, and a cute little organic cafe serving up a plethora of rainbow-colored detox juices.
Now, don’t get me wrong: I
love places like that. They are soothing and rejuvenating and sound especially appealing after the difficult year we’ve had. But they are also a limited way to define wellness travel. To me, the concept goes far deeper than spa days and sweaty bootcamp classes under shaded palapa huts. It’s actually about traveling to places that can fundamentally change the way you think about wellness once you’re home; places where well-being is so baked into the culture, you may be inspired to shift you
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Perfecting the âNorwegian sprawl,â or lying on your side outdoors doing nothing, is easier said than done.
In an excerpt from her new 2021 book, âDestination Wellness: Global Secrets for Better Living Wherever You Are,â writer Annie Daly reflects on the healing art of doing nothing outdoors on a camping trip to Alta, Norway. share this article
We spent the morning and early afternoon alternating between hiking, eating, and taking nature photos. Unlike Bergen and Sogndal, the terrain in Alta was flat and squishy, not steep and rocky, which helped me keep my balance while wearing such a heavy backpack. Although I go camping quite often during the summer, I usually go car camping in the Catskills in New York, which, letâs be real, is the outdoorsy equivalent of training wheels. Itâs
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