Inspiring Travel Writing from Amy Rosen
Amy Rosen is the author of Spatopia and two cookbooks. She has visited over 70 spas, has experienced over 100 different treatments, and her skin has never looked better. Shes also eaten her way across Canada twice for enRoute magazine. Visit her at amyrosen.com.
Articles by Amy Rosen
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Before You Die: Float in the Dead Sea
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Amy Rosen
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Israel
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Israel and the Palestinian Territories
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Dead Sea
Float in the warm, supersaturated waters of the Dead Sea and learn for a few moments what utter weightlessness feels like.
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Before You Die: Hong Kong Harbour by Night
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Amy Rosen
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China
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Hong Kong
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Hong Kong City
Take the Star Ferry across to Kowloon side and watch the fireworks display that is the Hong Kong skyline by night. Amy Rosen
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Before You Die: Fly Down a Luge in Canada
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Amy Rosen
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Canada
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Alberta
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Calgary
Try luging at the Canada Olympic park in Calgary, where you fly down the icy chute, feet forward, toes tipped in, shoulders flat, chin tucked into chest, traveling at speeds of up to 65 km an hour. You may not be an Olympic athlete, but at least for...
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A Better Canadian: Ice-Fishing
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Amy Rosen
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Canada
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Ontario
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Toronto
Today, I feel a deep sense of shame. I am a bad Canadian, for I have never been ice fishing. Yes, I've caught fish before, from Arctic greyling on the banks of the Yukon's Ruby Range to a sweet little eastern brook trout while fly-fishing on...
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Concierge Heaven
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Amy Rosen
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United States
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Florida
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Miami
In an era of extreme specialization, it was only a matter of time before the hotel concierge upped the ante by honing in on tasks so situation-specific they make ear, nose and throat docs seem like first-year residents. Need surf lessons? A...
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Hip Hotels in Old Montreal
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Amy Rosen
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Canada
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Quebec
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Montreal
About a decade ago, Montreal was looking a tad down at heel. The once-vibrant rue Ste-Catherine was beginning to look like a ghost town, as shops went bankrupt, their windows boarded up for good. Even the Super Sexe clubs were struggling. Old...
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Bunking Down with the Monks
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Amy Rosen
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United States
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California
Temple retreats have become the latest “it” holidays for South Koreans seeking solitude and serenity within the confines of nature. Indeed, about three dozen Buddhist temples offer such stays in the country. While I have no desire to...
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Ladies of the Wine
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Amy Rosen
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Germany
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Rhineland-Palatinate
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Rheinhessen
I had never been to Germany. Never wanted to go there. Had some big personal issues with the country. But when I was invited on a tour focusing on the power of women in the German wine industry, I thought this might be the time to put my sour...
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At Home on the Range
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Amy Rosen
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Canada
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Alberta
You see, since the beginning of this trip, my speech has slowed some. But, that's what happens when you become a cowgirl: you're so at peace with the wilderness that you just can't muster the effort to quicken your vowels. Folk out here do things...
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Boston Uncommon
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Amy Rosen
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United States
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Massachusetts
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Boston
When one considers Boston, one tends to think in terms of cliches, as in a history-altering tea party, musket-toting revolutionaries and the Gahdens' fanatical baseball fans. But behind every cliche lies a certain truth, and behind that, a story....