No clue how you do it in the states, but in the czech republic, with AS you can go to spas for 28 days a year. the treatments are different depending on which one you choose. i was in slovakia last summer and the treatments were based on hot mineral water. veeeeeeeeery nice, i can tell. except it was over 30C outside :) in winter like this it must be even better.
and the spas were also full of germans - with the exchange rate, it must be really cheap for them i bet. so if you save up for a nice vacation, make it a spa somewhere around here - they have a great tradition, you ll love it.
Hana