Pearl Howie: 51 books

Hi there, I'm Pearl Howie (aka Pearl Escapes) and this is my guide to two incredible day trip escapes in Cozumel. If you have just one day to spend in Cozumel (for example, you're on a cruise) you have a really, really tough decision ahead of you. Normally I only recommend one sight or escape in each...

Hi there, I'm Pearl Howie (aka Pearl Escapes) and this is my guide to Clearwater in Florida. It's a wonderful place, with dolphins galore and also my base for my first time seeing a manatee (for a bigger guide that also includes the Safety Harbor and Crystal River escapes, check out my guide to swimming...

Hi there, I'm Pearl Howie (aka Pearl Escapes) and this is my guide to the Orlando Convention Center aka the OCCC, that's the Orange County Convention Center. Why not the whole of Orlando? Well I arrived, went straight to my hotel and the Convention Center, spent the next six nights bouncing like a...

Hi there, I'm Pearl Howie (aka Pearl Escapes) and this is my slightly sleepy guide to Las Vegas. I used to get extremely burned out in my old job and couldn't even handle finding and booking a hotel and flight or finding what to do when I did take time off. So, I thought "wouldn't it be awesome...

Hi there, I'm Pearl Howie (aka Pearl Escapes) and this is my guide to travelling around Tuscany with teenagers. People often think of teenagers as difficult or complaining, well I have to say that we had more travel snarl ups on this trip than I've had on the rest put together and the girls were uncomplaining,...

Hi there, I'm Pearl Howie (aka Pearl Escapes) and this is my guide to Beijing (but not The Great Wall of China). I used to get extremely burned out in my old job and couldn't even handle finding and booking a hotel and flight or finding what to do when I did take time off. So, I thought "wouldn't it...

Hi there, I'm Pearl Howie (aka Pearl Escapes) and this is my guide to Huangshan or Yellow Mountain, one of the most incredible sights in China. The cloud seas that drift in across the peaks of the mountain have inspired and been featured in many films, but there is nothing like seeing these in real life,...

Hi there, I'm Pearl Howie (aka Pearl Escapes) and this is my guide to Hong Kong, an incredibly diverse place and one that really taught me that trudging round working down the list of the top ten things to do in many cities is a recipe for disappointment and disaster. I hope this book can help you to...

Hi there, I'm Pearl Howie (aka Pearl Escapes) and this is my guide to Shanghai. When I visited, in 2010, which is some time ago it was a city in flux, rapidly reinventing itself and, I felt, having a little identity crisis. But I eventually found its heart, right in front of me, on the Bund and I'm not...

Hi there, I'm Pearl Howie (aka Pearl Escapes) and this is my guide to Yangshuo, one of the most beautiful places in the world and this guide also includes one of my favourite hotels ever; YSMR, a true find and one you may not find on booking sites as it tends to fill up so quickly from direct bookings....

I used to get extremely burnt out in my old job and couldn’t even handle finding and booking a hotel, flight or finding out what to do for a break. I thought “Wouldn’t it be awesome if someone would write a guide that gave you one perfect escape; the perfect hotel, spa, flight and restaurant.”...

Not just another guidebook. There's no shortage of travel information; guidebooks, the internet, tour firms... This book provides something different; travel wisdom. Pearl Escapes brings you a detailed first hand review of one recommended hotel, one spa, one top restaurant, and one exceptional sight,...

Not just another guidebook. There's no shortage of travel information; guidebooks, the internet, tour firms... This book provides something different; travel wisdom. Pearl Escapes brings you a detailed first hand review of one hotel, one spa, one restaurant, and one sight as well as invaluable information...

Not just another guidebook. There's no shortage of travel information; guidebooks, the internet, tour firms... This book provides something different; travel wisdom. Pearl Escapes brings you a detailed first hand review of one recommended hotel, one spa, one top restaurant, and one exceptional sight...