1. Clark Hatch Fitness Center, Intercontinental
Easily the best facility in town! The consistently cool temperature allows you to work out every muscle on their new machines and free-weights. The aerobic room is home to punching bags and mats giving you no excuse to not jump rope or stretch. The locker room is clean and comfortable and the pool is great for relaxing, but, be warned, it is not the best lap pool.
$80-90 a month. *discounts for long term membership, off peak, and couples.
6am-10pm, Sat/Sun 8am-8pm
No. 296 Mao Tse Tung Boulevard (InterContinental Hotel)
023 424 888
I had forgotten to stop and reflect on my body and mind – the healthy routine I had back in Australia had been left somewhere back in my old life, probably in storage with the rest of my things.
I was in need of a detox, my muddled mind in need of some calm reflection.
Luckily for me, Vientiane has its fair share of 'cleansing' havens; this rambling city has almost everything you need and without the crowds.
Deputy Governer Mann Chhoeurn made the declaration at a national workshop on air pollution held Thursday in the capital.
He added that, while a study conducted by the municipality had recently found that a clean water supply was currently sufficient, the city hall will nonetheless expand the supply to seven more districts in Phnom Penh and to its outskirts.
Cambodia's hoards of tourists marvel at its temples, but shudder after an encounter with its toilets, prompting a recent rescue mission by South Korean-based World Toilet Association (WTA), Tourism Minister Thong Khong said this week.
The minister said chairman of the WTA Assembly, legislator Sim Jae-Duck, had led a recent delegation to Cambodia and extended a warm invitation to the kingdom to join the WTAA meeting in South Korea in November and discuss accession to that body.
The WTA goes by the motto of 'Toilets for health! Toilets for life! Making it happen now'.