• Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Jill Robinson

Writer, Photographer, Adventurer

Header Right

  • Home
  • About
    • Awards
    • Interviews
    • Speaking & Teaching
  • Writing
    • Articles
    • Books
  • Blog
  • Subscribe
  • Contact

Spa Day

April 3, 2011 By Jill Robinson

I’m not particularly into gyms, but I can spend hours in a spa. Even if I’m visiting for the occasional massage, I’ll carve out time to sample the sauna, read a magazine in the lounge and extend my stay for a little longer. Spas aren’t a huge part of my lifestyle, but they fascinate me nonetheless.

Part of the fascination is that I feel like it’s a club to which I don’t belong, so I’ve always got to peek behind the curtain and see what’s going on. The bigger reason is that there are so many interesting practices from different regions of the world on a spa menu. I feel like I’m traveling even by perusing the list of treatments.

One of the best spa experiences I’ve had was in the Riviera Maya. I’d been to the region once before, but focused on visiting the Mayan ruins in Chichen Itza, Tulum and Cobá—so any kind of spa experience was not on the agenda. But last fall, I was able to slow down and see how Mayan tradition is an essential part of the area’s spas.

Check out my feature article in the San Francisco Chronicle about the trip, and see if it doesn’t make you want to hit the spa—anywhere.

Filed Under: Mexico Tagged With: mexico, riviera maya, spa, spa travel, tulum

Get Jill’s updates by email!

Primary Sidebar

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
  • Twitter

Spotlight

An Overdue Update

John Muir, National Parks and Civil Rights: An Interview with Shelton Johnson

How are you holding up? We're eight months into the pandemic in the United States, and many aspects of our lives have … [More...]

Get a Look at My New Book!

As quickly as it came, summer’s nearly gone. While I’d love to say I’m finally coming up for air from a hectic period of … [More...]

Epic Summer

7 Epic Trips

Summer Solstice was just yesterday, and yet it feels as if it's been summer for a while now. At least, I've been … [More...]

More Spotlight

Jill’s Updates

Jill’s Work

  • Writing
  • Books
  • Awards
  • Interviews
  • Speaking & Teaching

From The Blog

  • An Overdue Update
  • Get a Look at My New Book!
  • Epic Summer
  • Pop the Champagne!
  • Announcing @tinylittlevictories
  • Farewell to Winter
  • A Fresh Start for 2018
  • Passports With Purpose 2014: Win Icebreaker Clothing
  • Passports With Purpose: Win Icebreaker Clothing
  • 2012 in Travel Awesomeness
  • Home
  • About
  • Writing
  • Blog
  • Subscribe
  • Contact

Copyright © 2023 · Jill Robinson · All Rights Reserved.