For the next 90 minutes you are not responsible for anyone or anything,” the therapist said as she spritzed a soothing sandalwood mist over me. I was at Osprey Spa at Elements resort, Byron Bay, indulging in their Pure Radiance Facial, a blissful blend of massage, facial, hair and foot treatments enlisting divine-smelling serums, gels and masks by LaGaia. Resisting the urge to book every available spa session immediately afterwards, I recalled the other things I’d planned to see and do, and at Elements that list is long and enticing.
The award-winning resort’s setting along Belongil Beach plays host to a horse ranch (for beach and forest rides), walking trails (with guided tours), a kids’ playground and fairy trail, indoor and outdoor gyms, a tennis court and lagoon pool, as…