If I were to tell you I’d planned to attend a “wellness ritual at a bathhouse”, this would no doubt conjure a mental image of aromatic vapours wafting through steam-filled rooms coupled with an air of ...

I have always wanted to try a banya - a traditional Russian steam bath. What is the particularity of these types of spas, you ask? Besides the fact the steam rooms are much hotter than a regular sauna ...

The summer in Texas is too damn hot, and it never seems to get better. This year, some of us even celebrated the fact that the heat index dipped to 95 degrees. It’s so damn hot that none of the usual ...

The Russian Banya of Dallas is an unusual hybrid opened in 2006 in an old gymnasium by Anatoly Goldshmid, who always wanted his own traditional Russian sauna. The accompanying restaurant serves ...

You don't have to travel all the way to Boston to get the "Cheers" experience. There's one right here by the Jersey Shore, but it may not be what you expect. Bear and Birch, a BYOB Russian banya and ...

Options are few for walking around naked in Seattle, but such is the experience at one of the city’s newest spas, Banya 5 (217 Ninth Ave. N., 206-262-1234). The Russian-style spa/health facility, ...

[ { "name": "GPT - Billboard - Slot Inline - Content - Labeled - No Desktop", "component": "21721571", "insertPoint": "2", "requiredCountToDisplay": "2" },{ "name ...