The Best Massage In Sydney
By Peter Briedon
It’s easy to satisfy me, simply give me the best and I’m satisfied! Unfortunately it’s the task of finding the best that’s not so easy to do. I recently stumbled on what was in my experience, the best massage in Sydney.
Ok, I’ll admit it, I’m addicted to massage. I also admit that my motivation is purely one of self indulgence. I know that it’s highly therapeutic and good for you in a million different ways and stimulates blood circulation and endorphin release and joint mobility and muscular this and that and blah blah blah. But for me massage is just sheer pleasure and escapism and one of the simplest and easiest ways I can treat myself to a good time whenever I feel I deserve it, which is a lot!
I’m blessed to live near beautiful Coogee Beach and I frequently take the coastal walk all the way to Bondi Beach. Doing this every day or so keeps me fit and I simply never get tired of the views. Anyone who has taken the walk knows exactly what I mean.
Last week I was feeling particularly energetic and kept walking. I found myself in nearby Bondi Junction where I came across a massage shop I had somehow missed (and here I was thinking I’d tried them all).
This particular shop specialised in traditional Thai massage as well as sports and therapeutic massages but my feet were kind of aching so I went for the Thai foot massage. By the way, all the staff were Thai ladies who were very easy on the eyes which I didn’t mind one little bit.
Now in case you haven’t worked it out yet, I’m quite the massage connoisseur. I’ve had at least one per week for as long as I can remember and sadly, the quality you get varies enormously from place to place. If I have a bad experience, I don’t go back, simple as that, and while I do have a handful of favorite places that I go back to regularly, I still love to check out a new place when I find one.
I’ll give you an example of a bad experience I had recently. I was visiting friends in Melbourne and felt like some well deserved pampering so I ventured over to a Thai Massage shop in the eastern suburb of Box Hill. Well the girl who gave it seemed like she needed some serious training because to me she didn’t even seem to grasp the basic fundamentals of massage.
Massage is all about the soft tissues, you work predominantly on muscle, and for the most part avoid bone because having bony areas massaged is at best unpleasant and at worst painful. And yet that’s precisely what she did, most of the time was spent massaging my bony upper foot and shin bones! Err, I don’t think I’ll grace them with my good looks again any time soon.
Last weeks foot massage in Bondi Junction by contrast was simply heaven on a stick! A perfect massage given by someone who really knew what she was doing. My feet and calves got a thorough working over, the pressure and intensity was just right and the pace of the massage was superb. Top all that off with her beautiful gracious smile and the experience was complete, simply the best massage in Sydney, in my humble opinion at least. Needless to say I’ve already been back, and it won’t be the last time.
Come and experience the best massage in Sydney for yourself!