THINK gin and tonic yoga! Times are changing. No longer do we want just massages, facials and nail treatments.

WELLNESS retreats are tempting luxury travellers as the coronavirus lockdown eases this summer.

I'LL have the sea spaghetti followed by the seaweed tartare, s’il vous plaît. This is superfood French gastronomy.

SOMETIMES you just need to sit down and do nothing for just a little while. That's what Sardinia is for.

GODDAMN it, this isn’t going well. I’m lying face down on my hotel bed while a ‘magic man’ cracks my bones.

DON’T be put off by the black water or the smell of tar - this is Slovenian spa water, found nowhere else on earth.

I CAN feel the sweat down my neck, my heart is racing and my thighs are burning. I've reached the top of Antigua.

AS soon as I’m on board I’m off. I want adventure, excitement and romance. I'm on Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas.

I’VE made good friends with this mango tree, the sand and the sun – 4,000 miles away from rainy Britain.

SPRAWLED across two sun beds, I drop off to sleep with a racket in my hand. I haven’t even been playing tennis.