Wellness and World

Raspberry Alchemy on a Kent Farm On a family farm just south of Canterbury, fourth-generation grower Paul Kelsey has spent decades cultivating raspberries. The fruit, beloved on British summer tables, hold a newly discovered promise - for Kelsey has uncovered the wonder-skin properties held in their seeds and skins. "The raspberry really is an incredible gift," he explains.

Sarah Siese is a prominent British luxury travel journalist, author, and television presenter, best known for creating the Heaven on Earth experiential travel books and TV series in 2001. She is currently working on her first novel.

Yasemen Kaner-White is the founding editor of Wellness & World, a longstanding travel and wellness writer contributing to leading publications including The Times, The Telegraph, The Guardian, Nat Geo, BBC Travel, Conde Nast and more, she is the author of cookbook 'Lemon Compendium', now residing in sunny Cyprus and continuing to travel the world for cultural insights, amazing sights and gathering global wellness knowledge.

679 With white-gloved guards pushing you onto congested commuter trains, queues around the block at trending coffee shops, and crossings so crowded you move almost as much sideways as forwards to get across, the world’s third largest city can feel like its busiest. Across the 38th–43rd floors of the Akasaka Trust Tower in the bustling business district, 1 Hotel Tokyo have created a sanctuary in the sky above the city designed to rest, restore, and reassure the weary traveller.

680 I hugged a tree, almost cuddling it, feeling its strength, solid and protective. Barefoot, the earth beneath me grounded me deeply into its core. Nature is a vital healing element for life according to the resident yogi doctor at Heritage Le Telfair Golf and Wellness Resort in Mauritius.

471 In the world’s spa capital, Ottoman-era rituals and Art Nouveau indulgence converge at Anantara New York Palace Hotel, a Belle Époque landmark. Budapest took me by surprise. On paper, it felt like the perfect European postcard city: grand bridges across the Danube, burnished Belle Époque façades, ruin bars (eclectic, bohemian drinking spots in Budapest) humming with life, and a skyline shaped by empires. But what I hadn’t quite anticipated was how deeply the city revolves around rest.

446 As I look out across the Thames, I can’t disguise the fact that my quads are trembling, and my glutes are burning. I’m desperately trying to complete the eight Pliés I have left before I collapse, when a booming Australian voice cuts through the strain, “If you want a peach, don’t give up!”. One look at Paola di Lanzo, our fifty-something year old powerhouse instructor, tells you all you need to know. Giving up is not an option.

433 Cold water swimming and heat-based rituals have moved firmly into the mainstream wellness conversation. Ross from The Luxury Editor explores Scotland’s growing love affair with contrast therapy through a stay at one of its most iconic hotels, where wild swimming, sauna culture and modern spa design come together on the edge of the North Sea.

Prepare marzipan by mixing the ingredients into soft dough texture, divide into 3 parts and roll out each part to 2mm thickness • Place the marzipan as base in the cake cutter • Place another layer of marzipan and the fillings • layer of marzipan. Now remove the cutter • Make the raw ganache by mixing the cocoa powder and coconut milk in the bowl • Now glaze the cake by raw ganache • Keep in the fridge before serving.

415 Wellness & World speaks to expert Adala Leeson, Head of Social and Economic Research at Historic England to find out more. It is difficult to put a finger on a precise time and place because for me, it is the everyday heritage and the collective beauty of well-maintained historic buildings and landscapes that is wonderful. I particularly love the beautiful historic villages that are dotted around England’s countryside from the Cotswolds, to Suffolk, to the coast of Devon and Dorset.