Hot Spring Hunt

Arenal Volcano On a Clear Day

Viewing Arenal Volcano from the thermal hot springs at the base of the mountain. The peak is rarely clear but when the clouds break it's an awesome sight.

Thermal Hot Springs, Rio Negro, Rincón de La Vieja National Park

The thermal hot springs in Rincón de La Vieja at Rio Negro (Black River) may not be as well known as those in the Arenal area, but we had the pools and surrounding forest to ourselves.

From where we stayed at the Hacienda Guachipelin Rincón de La...

Blue @ the Blue Lagoon

I traveled to Iceland in September 2011 with my mother en route to Norway. I had time to visit the Blue Lagoon and experience the amazing 100 degree waters in the spa and enjoy these hyper-real blue colors. The creamy blue of the water contrasted...

Hot Springs Lodgings: Evason Ma’In in Jordan

Take in views of a hot spring–fed waterfall, a dramatic ravine, and the Dead Sea from a resort that sits more than 800 feet below sea level. A cliff-top outdoor restaurant serves organic greens from the garden.

Evason Ma’In, (800) 591-7480, from...

Do You Like Green Tea?

I love tea but never visited a place where it grew until my Japanese friend told me about Ureshino. I expected to see factories and machines and outlet stores. But hey, this is Japan, not America. Ureshino is a quiet town known not only for its...

Stay - Arenal Volacno

This is the view from our room in Arenal, which had its own natural hot spring. This was the splurge of our trip, but the views were well worth it.

Pamukkale

Thermal waters flowing from hot springs contain enough calcium that they have coated this hillside with a thick coating of white. You can bathe in the small, man-made pools, overlooking mountains.

Private. Secluded. Perfect.

Diamond Beach (playa diamonde) in Cabrera, Dominican Republic is paradise on earth. You are able to walk out into the water 200ft before it even gets above your knees. A natural hot spring runs beneath the cove and warms the sand under your feet....

Summer Sierra Snow

The night before this photo was taken, we were in the warm outdoor pool at the Sierra Hot Springs [http://www.sierrahotsprings.org/] in Sierraville (about 30 minutes north of Truckee) when a light rain turned into a light snowfall. Back at Packer...