In the last decade, people have come to associate airports and airplanes as places of stress and inconvenience. Moreton Binn, however, remembers a time when air travel was enjoyable, even glamorous. Call him nostalgic, but he aims to bring back the allure of travel. He can’t control security lines and flight schedules, but he can make your layover comfortable, relaxing, and even luxurious. Introducing XpresSpa, an airport spa service — founded by Moreton and his wife, Marisol — that offers massages, reflexology, facials, waxing, and mani/pedis while you wait for your flight. Globetrotters in their own right, Marisol and Moreton designed the XpresSpa experience to accommodate various travel scenarios — from quickie foot rubs for short connections, to indulgent 60-minute massages/facials for long layovers.

Besides a pampering at one of XpresSpa’s twenty-six airport locations, how else does Moreton travel in comfort and style? Find out in our interview below.

• What is your favorite city in the world and why?
  My hometown, New York City. It’s an international cultural city with everything you could possibly want.
• What is your favorite dining spot in the world?
  New York City with its 15,000 places to eat. An offbeat favorite is a Shanghai Chinese restaurant called Evergreen on East 38^th Street. They have the best soup dumplings  (Xiao Long Bao) with hairy crab. A few others that stand out are the Four Seasons on 52^nd Street, Daniel on East 65^th Street, San Pietro on East 54^th, and La Bernadin on West 51^st.
• What’s your favorite vacation spot?
  Two favorite vacation spots: first, Marisol’s and my 22-acre animal sanctuary in Ridgefield, CT. We rescue animals mostly from farms and make them healthy and happy. The sanctuary is their home for life.  We have approximately 170 animals from goats, sheep, alpacas, llamas, chickens, peacocks…the list is endless, and the number never stops growing! Second favorite vacation spot is the Amanpuri Resort in Phuket.
• Can you offer an insider tip or recommendation for your favorite vacation place?
  Phuket in Thailand, the Four Seasons in Milan, and the Cipriani in Venice.
• When you travel, what is the one item you always take with you?
  The XpresSpa Liquid Light-Up Pen so that I can get work done when the lights are turned off on international flights, and the XpresSpa Ultra-Soft Gel Mask with a cooling Gel Pad for those occasions when I get the opportunity to nap.

Introducing  Dr. Enoch Choi, a Family Medicine partner in urgent care at Palo Alto Medical Foundation. In his spare time, Enoch is a prolific blogger, a clinical instructor at Stanford University School of Medicine, a volunteer at the Community Pregnancy Center of Mountain View, a member on various boards including the Menlo Park Presbyterian Church Medical Missions, an advisor for venture firms, a doting father, a dedicated husband, and a fantastic  karaoke singer. This is far from an exhaustive list of all the things that make up Dr. Enoch Choi. That’s why “Renaissance Man” is an apt description for him.

Recently, Dr. Choi spoke  about the H1N1 virus (“swine flu”),  emphasizing the importance of getting vaccinated. Even if you rarely get sick and don’t usually get the flu shot, he says, this year is the time to do it. People who are  most vulnerable to H1N1? Pregnant women, those with already compromised immune systems, young children,  and travelers.

That’s right, you globetrotters! Even if you’re as  healthy as a horse, get vaccinated because on the road, you’re exposed to a considerable amount of germs, including H1N1. To listen to Dr. Choi’s entire chat, please click here.

Meanwhile, we delved into one of Enoch’s many pastimes: traveling. Here are a few of his travel tips:

1. Is there a gadget you can’t live without?

The iPhone.

2. When you travel, what is the one item you always take with you?
I always pack a corkscrew.

3. What is your favorite city in the world and why?
Singapore because it’s multicultural, clean, affordable, accessible, and a gateway to Southeast Asia.

4. What is your favorite dining spot in the world?
The hawker stalls in Singapore.

5. What book is on your nightstand?
Testosterone for Life by Abraham Morgentaler.  

6. What’s the most surprising/unexpected place you’ve ever visited?
Poyang hu, in the Jiang Su Province of China.

7. Can you offer an insider tip or recommendation for your favorite vacation place?
Get unlimited data / wi-fi access for wherever you’re going. I confess: I’m a big Boingo Wi-Fi fan.

Thanks, Dr.  Renaissance Man! Keep saving the world!