At Chenot Palace Gabala, a luxury retreat, we brave hunger pangs, cryotherapy, and a mud bath on a rejuvenative journey

At Chenot Palace Gabala, a luxury retreat, we brave hunger pangs, cryotherapy, and a mud bath on a rejuvenative journey

Treatment room at the retreat | Photo Credit: Alex Teuscher After finishing a small portion of mixed fruit puree in under three minutes, I wait for breakfast. As it turns out, that was breakfast. A cup of piping hot herbal tea marks the end of the first meal of the day. Tightly wrapping my bath […]

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Sleep and dine alongside wild animals at Jamala Wildlife Lodge in Canberra

Sleep and dine alongside wild animals at Jamala Wildlife Lodge in Canberra

The lodge has three categories of rooms  A tiger sits outside my bathroom. Separating us is a three-centimetre, double-laminated glass window. His gaze follows me as I gingerly tread across the bathroom floor. I brush my teeth, wash my face; our eyes trained on each other all the while. But soon he gets bored. Perhaps my grooming session isn’t […]

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