Chiang Mai’s Four Seasons Hotel, Thailand, Is Perfect For The White Lotus Season 3

As I arrived at the spa for that 4:30 appointment, I realised I’d been booked in for a traditional Thai massage. Not knowing what that meant, it didn’t take me long to realise that this wasn’t going to be one of those relaxing, aromatherapy-oil laden massages I was used to.

I was handed a white cotton uniform to put on before my therapist began the ancient massage technique; stretching the muscles with applied pressure along the body’s main energy lines via acupressure and assisted yoga postures.

When she climbed onto the bed and knelt on the back of my thighs I was definitely surprised, but she proved once again that the staff at this place knew me better than I know myself, as the way she pulled my arms up, arched my back and lifted my entire torso off the bed with her strength, my post-long haul flight body loosened up…