I was recently reminded the benefits of spas when I remembered the spa towns I visited on my first-ever trip to Europe back in the mid-70s. Oddly enough, by a very sobering documentary on Nazi atrocities (The Einsatzgruppen, Nazi Death Squads on Netflix). When I visited Zell am See, as well as Bad Gastein, both in Austria, I don’t think I knew at the time that these places (at least Zell am See) were frequented by Nazi leaders.

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No, the reason I went to these places (besides the benefits of spas) is because they were fused in my mind with a cool “Sound of Music/Apres Ski” kind of delusion, a place where swirling, heated water would find whiskey would find roaring fires and young men with tight pants stretched over their long johns. A midwinter fantasy come true, perhaps.

I never found that particular thing, on that trip or any other, to be honest. Still, we have some spa towns here in the U.S., and they have other charms even if one’s fantasy is hard to materialize.

Glenwood Springs

I’ve been in and through Glenwood Springs, Colorado, a few times over the years and have been in the hot springs pool more than once. Including, for an encounter that somewhat reminded me of Aschenbach/Tadzio from Death in Venice, which I recount for you in my mostly true road trip diary, Wanderslut 1996: A Gay Road Trip Across America.

The Many Benefits of Spas

You may already know, but here’s a reminder as to the many benefits of spas and hot springs!

• Heat increases circulation by dilating blood vessels.
• Buoyancy relieves joint stress by reducing your weight by 90 percent.
• Jet massage soothes away tension.
• reduces pain you may be having – from skiing, yes, but also the aches and pains of normal life and aging.
• supports healing.
• social benefits – as in, it’s fun to fuck in the spa, everybody knows this.
• promotes sleep (especially if you’ve had sex in the spa).
• promotes relaxation – what could be more relaxing than a glass of wine or a blunt in the swirling mist? Or not, for those of us who are sober, author included, the swirling water works just find on its own.