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 ...

There is a saying about the historic German spa town of Baden Baden - that it’s so good they named it twice. Overlooked by the enigmatic pines of the Black Forest, or Schwarzwald to locals, I most ...

If you have an ailment in Germany, you might visit something called kurort---or spa town. From basking in a mud bath to stepping into chambers set to sub-zero temperatures, Alexander Krack documents ...

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 ...

Dr Richard Russell had the brilliant idea in the 18th century of persuading people that sea water could be good for them. But there were other enterprising souls who felt that Brighton suffered ...