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Body & Soul Escapes (Footprint - Lifestyle Guides)

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If you want to just 'get away' for a while, and wonder where's a great spot, perfect to clear out your head, to breath lovely fresh air, swim, eat delicious food, and not always need to pay luxurious prices (although there are such choices), then here's a superb selection from which you can begin to make your choices. This time, should you take off to Tuscany, or Greece, or the desert in Jordan, to Thailand, or to an island off the coast of Africa? A lot of the best places all over the world, for yoga, for pilates, or tai chi or ayurveda, even where to go for a cleansing detox are here. Beautifully written. Informative (without the greatest index but it's not a big problem). And if your friends hadn't recommended a perfect place for you, now you'll be able to recommend at least one perfect place for them to go to. Once in a while it's also possible it could cost you less than ten dollars a day, yes, (if our dollar doesn't continue dropping in value quicker than it's been doing). This lady already checked out where you can go -- and then she wrote the book she wished she herself had before her departures. Buy it. Then, have a great trip.

I bought Body & Soul Escapes off e-bay two years ago after doing my first detox in Thailand at Kamalaya, a holistic wellness resort reviewed in the book. I then planned a trip around the world, stopping at destinations in the book. I went first to Fatuma's Retreat on Lamu Island off the coast of northern Kenya, and it was exactly as Caroline described. I then went to Ulpotha in the Sri Lankan jungle. Again, Caroline captured it to a T. Her book is a wonderful way to travel around the world and stay at places that you know will benefit your health, of body, mind and spirit. It has the added benefit of being factually correct, well illustrated, and fun to read.