2002-06-30 04:00:00 PDT Bad Bertrich, Germany-- I was standing in my underpants and a T-shirt, facing a man in a white suit holding a hose. When he blasted my legs with cold water, I gasped. I pivoted ...

With my intense travel schedule, I savor detours where I put away the schedule and notes and simply enjoy the moment. And for ...

When looking at a map of Germany, you might notice many cities with the word "bad" in their name. It translates to "bath" or "spa," and it indicates a spa town in Germany. There are over 350 of these ...

Woman entering thermal pool at Baden-Baden's Caracalla Spa - Slim Aarons/Getty Images Nestled at the edge of the Black Forest in southwestern Germany, Baden-Baden has earned a reputation as "the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For two centuries now, people have been coming to German spas famed for peat baths. This 19th century spa trend promises ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you go to the spa, all you want is to feel relaxed and rejuvenated. Unfortunately, though, relaxed is the opposite of how ...

Matthew Yglesias is on vacation. Using an infamous atrocity as a marketing peg never works. Holidays? Of course. What would Presidents’ Day be without discounted mattress sales? But, days ...