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New York Times - Travel Spring 2008

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No orca-mating-call soundtrack here. The ultra-modern, white-on-white Spruce Body Lab concentrates on medi-spa therapies like acupuncture face lifts, hot-stone reflexology, teeth whitening and Botox (you can also just get a massage or a waxing, too). Go for the customized Sea Flora Facial (60 minutes, $95), which uses organic seaweed indigenous to British Columbia, and finish with an infra-red sauna session — infra-red rays penetrate the skin up to four centimeters deep, which is said to eliminate toxins. 1128 Richards Street; (604) 683-3220; sprucebodylab.com.

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