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What could be better for the jet-lagged, stressed-out traveler than a spa visit? When you are finally prone on the massage table and your face is nestled into the cradle, you know you can safely “turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream,” as John Lennon sang.

If the treatment happens to be a massage at Kupu Kupu Barong Villas and Tree Spa in Ubud, Bali, your last vision before drifting into semi-consciousness is a perfect bowl of rose petals in water that is placed beneath the face cradle. Not bad after flying 8,000 miles.

The world has a delicious menu of spa treatments. In a new slide show on Bing Travel, we explore the classics. Blue Lagoon Spa in Iceland encourages you to soak in geothermal brine. Les Bains de Marrakech in Morocco is the place to experience the hammam, a particularly vigorous massage that will leave your skin as soft as a slow-cooked tagine. Tanjung Aru resort in Borneo serves up a green tea scrub and volcanic mud wrap along with your massage and facial.

Relaxation is a beautiful thing, but you can also visit a spa to get your life back on track. Places like Canyon Ranch in Tucson, The Ashram near Malibu, Calif., and The Ananda Spa in the Himalayas focus on wellness and lifestyle changes. Visit them, and you might take home the best souvenir of all: a new you.

Have you enjoyed a classic spa treatment in an exotic locale? Share your blissful experiences with other spa aficionados in the comments section.