Fishy Pedicure

Something else I did just to able to say “been there done that”… a pedicure, expertly conducted by a shoal of fish.

Here’s a step-by-step guide, in case you feel like one too:

1. Decide to spend a morning at “Wild Wadi,” a water-theme park with rides on tubes, swimming pools with fake waves etc.
2. After some fun in the sun and a thrilling ride down the “Jumeira Scarer” you will probably be thinking, “gee I would love to have a pedicure round about right now” (as one does).
3. Marvel at how they seem to think of everything here in Dubai as you walk up to “Fisho” – the home of the fishy pedi – right in the middle of Wild Wadi.
4. Pay the entrance fee and wash your feet with the special soap provided.
5. Sit at the edge of a fish tank and slowly dangle your feet and calves into the water.
6. Try not to totally freak out as hundreds of inch-long little fish attack your feet and begin feasting on dead skin cells.
7. Do not embarrass yourself by shrieking loudly at the excruciating ticklishness inflicted by the fish as they suck and nibble away at your feet like they haven’t eaten for a week.
8. Fight the feeling that that this is more than a little creepy.
9. Do not let your mind wander to thoughts of piranhas. Or leeches. [shudder]
10. After a while, you will get used to the feeling.
11. Concentrate on not thinking about leeches.
12. Do not look at your fish-festooned feet.
13. Seriously. They are not piranhas. They’re too small. Really.
14. After twenty minutes, you will be unceremoniously evicted from the fish-tank area.
15. But, as you slip your feet back into your slops, they should feel silky smooth-ish.
16. Go home to ease your bewilderment.
17. Book your next pedicure with your usual lady at “Feet First” in Mall of the Emirates, where there are no fish tanks to be seen anywhere.

For more information AND pictures go to:
http://www.jumeirah.com/en/hotels-and-resorts/wild-wadi/Services--Facilities/FISHO/