Pearl Howie is a writer, filmmaker, PowerPoint guru and also the Explorer In Chief for the website pearlescapes.co.uk.

The website is dedicated to showcasing the best ways she has found of healing physical injury, mental stress and emotional damage, and includes all kinds of therapies. Most importantly she tries all the treatments, spas, hotels and experiences herself so that readers know exactly what to expect from them all.

Her interest in healing was sparked when she gave a kidney to her brother in 2002. Her experience of the donation is being published in autumn 2010.

If you ever visit Morocco (or Barcelona for that matter) then enjoying a hammam is an essential tourist experience, but for the newcomer the words hammam, gommage and rhassoul could leave you c...

Yesterday a terrorist struck at a landmark cafe in Marrakech's famous Night Market square, but it wasn't just a landmark, it was also my favourite restaurant in Morocco, and the place where my sister ...

Once upon a time flying was magical. It was the stuff of dreams. A magic carpet ride could take you thousands of miles away to a different world. Even when holiday travel began, the idea of arr...

With so many people on transplant waiting lists and so few organs available, the fact that it is possible for a person to donate one of their two kidneys, or even a portion of their liver, to anot...

Sex is everywhere, on billboards, in magazines; you can’t walk into supermarkets without seeing some kind of weird entanglement barely hidden on the cover of a man’s magazine.  As a society, we’...

Meditation is a small word for a huge range of practices – from mantra meditation to mindfulness, each of which has its fans.  In this series of articles I talk about the exercises that I have found m...

Meditation is a small word for a huge range of practices – from mantra meditation to mindfulness, each of which has its fans.  In this series of articles I talk about the exercises that I have found m...

Meditation is a small word for a huge range of practices – from mantra meditation to mindfulness, each of which has its fans.  In this series of articles I talk about the exercises that I have found m...

Meditation is a small word for a huge range of practices – from mantra meditation to mindfulness, each of which has its fans.  In this series of articles I talk about the exercises that I have found m...

Meditation is a small word for a huge range of practices – from mantra meditation to mindfulness, each of which has its fans.  In this series of articles I talk about the exercises that I have found m...

Meditation is a small word for a huge range of practices – from mantra meditation to mindfulness, each of which has its fans.  In this series of articles I talk about the exercises that I have found m...

The resolve to wear a bikini can be seriously shaken by the actual process of buying one - so here are three simple tips to finding the one that is right for you.  (The margarita is optional.)

If you've ever felt the bikini fear… the "I'm too old", "I'm too fat", "I have stretch marks"… fear then it's time to "feel the fear and do it anyway".  It's time to ditch the one piece and make the m...

As someone who gives advice on travelling I think that it’s very important that I have a comprehensive, well thought and realistic eco policy.  I just don’t know what it is yet.  Here are the some of ...

Whether you're visiting a spa for the very first time or just trying something new (at home or abroad) here are a few tips on how to prepare for your spa relaxation time, to make sure you get the very...