Learning loss

Avoiding the summer slide It is hard for me to believe that another school year is coming to an end. As we look ahead to the summer, it’s important for parents and students to think about ways they can continue their learning over the summer break to ensure that we are all prepared for the … Read more

Advertorial: Beauty before age

Consider these nonsurgical ways to lift, tighten and tone skin… With the advance of new high tech beauty solutions, the phrase “turn back the clock on your skin” is no longer just a saying. New nonsurgical treatments are claiming to reverse the natural aging process. Oi discusses new skin rejuvenation technology with Dr. Ho Xuan Vuong … Read more

Alba Spa Hotel opens

A new luxury hotel and spa has opened in Hue – Alba Spa Hotel.

In addition to spa treatments designed in collaboration with renowned spa guru Florence Jaffre (founder of famed Ytsara of Thailand), the 58-room hotel offers a 16.5 sqm Jacuzzi flanked on three sides by vertical gardens and partitioned into hot- and cold-water sections.
The Alba Spa Hotel‘s Jacuzzi is filled with natural mineral water that originates deep inside the Earth.
Heated by volcanic magma and enriched in magnesium, calcium and phosphorus while traveling through layers under the Truong Son Mountain Range, it springs out in a natural crater 30 kilometers north of Hue, where it is carefully  harnessed before being transported to the hotel.
The Alba Spa Hotel was designed by French Vietnamese Architects, whose use of bamboo, granite and tile is artfully woven into a variety of spaces including the airy lobby and bright restaurant.