26 May 2016
Posted by BonnieF 
The weather is getting better and the holidays are in sight, which generally means most of us feel a little more inclined to get fit and embrace exercise and wellbeing with renewed vigour. However, one man or woman’s blissful morning run is another’s idea of cruel and unusual punishment, so what...
Read more → 04 Jan 2016
Posted by BonnieF 
There are certain things you expect from a spa break… massage oils, candles, manicures, pedicures, that sort of thing. And then there are things that turn the whole experience on its head… things like this… Surfing indoors Yep, you heard us! Retallack Resort in Cornwall is home to FlowRider – a combination...
Read more → 25 Jul 2014
Posted by BonnieF 
I have always wanted to learn how to surf, but had never quite got around to it, so when the opportunity came up to test out the surf and spa situation at Fistral Beach Hotel, I leapt at it, and cajoled three of my colleagues into joining me. Having secured the company of one person who has a serious...
Read more → 23 Jun 2014
Posted by BonnieF 
Right on the beach within a stone’s throw of the surf, the Spabreaks.com girls went on a road trip and discovered the ideal group getaway at Fistral Beach Hotel! First Impressions It felt a little bit like a scene from The Waltons rocking up at Fistral Beach Hotel and Spa with a car full of girls...
Read more → 04 Apr 2014
Posted by BonnieF 
I am no fun. No really, I never have been, and I am totally happy with that. I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, and I don’t understand why dinner parties are ever an opportunity for someone to suggest playing charades. I was the child who went to pantomimes and hid under my chair when they...
Read more → 09 Aug 2012
Posted by BonnieF 
From Blue Crush, to Surf’s Up! Many a movie has been made about the challenges, perils, benefits and ultimate cool factor of surfing, a sport characterised by washboard stomachs, healthy tans and sun-streaked hair … but for all the silver screen awe that the sport attracts, the reason for its long...
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