The Wonder Fish

When most people come to visit Hong Kong I take them to the typical tourist attractions:
1. The Peak
2. The Markets in Mong Kok
3. High Tea at the Peninsula or Four Seasons
4. A Trip to Stanley Market and the surrounding beaches
5. A stroll through the different neighborhoods like Central, Soho, and the Mid-levels via the worlds longest escalator.

And the list goes on......

When my friend P told me she was coming to visit me (2 weeks before she hopped on the 16 hour plane ride) I knew she would be up for deviating from the "typical" tourist activities.

P is one of my more adventurous friends. I know many of my friends would be up for a massage and a pedicure at a spa any day. P's spa day, however, was on a totally different level.

Last week we took a trip to a spa called Wonderfish. When we arrived at the spa the assistant first prepped P for her pedicure.


Now this wasn't your typical pedicure preformed by a trained technician. This pedicure....was preformed by hundreds of Garra Rufa fish.


Garra Rufa Fish, also called doctor fish, nibble fish, and little dermatologists, suck at the hard, dry skin on your feet. They leave your feet feeling soft and smooth. I was told it feels like hundreds of fish giving you a foot massage. P would beg to differ. If you happen to be ticklish on the bottoms of your feet, like P, this may not be your thing.

After a few minutes of squealing and a few tight squeezes of my hand, P looked like she was in paradise. Actually, she looked like she was ready to kill me for telling her this was a great way to spend 20 minutes.

Never the less, P stepped out of the pool with silky heels, toes, and calves. Now that was some healthy looking skin!

My next visitors are arriving later this week. The spa day is has already been added to the itinerary.