Amansala Bikini Boot Camp

Yesterday, I was whining to a friend of mine on the phone.

"I just don't get it.  I'm working out, and not losing any weight.  My butt?  It's getting its own gravitational pull, it's so big."

"Oh please," my friend responded.  "Don't even talk to me.  I can't seem to stop eating.  I'm apparently on a mission to inhale everything in sight."

The unfortunate whining continued, and when I got off the phone, I didn't feel any better.  I wish I could just get a sign of what I'm supposed to do, I thought to myself.

The sign came this morning, as I was on the treadmill.

I was leafing through my copy of MACO Destinations (which, by the way, is one of the best magazines out there when it comes to great recreational travel in the Caribbean and Central America), and I came across Amansala Resort,  an "eco-chic resort in Tulum, Mexico."  Located on the Caribbean side of Mexico, Amansala's claim to fame is the Bikini Boot Camp -- a six-night package guaranteed to make you look better in your bikini.  The no-phones-no-television-no-computers resort boasts all fresh, organic meals, a wonderful spa, and the boot camp comes with six hours a day of exercise -- but since it comes in the form of yoga, long beach walks, snorkeling, and visits to Mayan ruins, guests will hardly mind.  The resort has also been visited by many of the rich and famous:  Jude Law, Sienna Miller, Cindy Crawford, Jade Jagger and Benicio del Toro, to name a few.

As of the time of the printing of MACO, the package cost $1575 for the six night camp, and includes all meals, drinks, activities, plus two massages and a Mayan clay treatment.  Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to tell my friend we need to call our travel agent.

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