A dream come true. But more than that. A dream I had given up on, hidden from myself, brought to light, and then realised. And yet, the first time I saw orangutans in Semenggoh, semi-wild, it was not the experience I had hoped for. Sarawak is so much more than orangutans, and in coming here to visit them I learned so much more about their world, our world and my own world. Although I started writing these mini-guides to share the hotel, spa and the rest, the retreat in a box I dreamt of when I first began Pearl Escapes, they are also just stories... ...for the unadventurous adventurer, as well as the keen explorer, we each have our own way of experiencing life. From the Amazon Best Selling author of the "Camino de la Luna" series and the Pearl Escapes guides. "You will come away feeling as if she was sharing with you personally and will want to read more of her life adventures." They're not small, they're travel size.

As I travelled around South East Asia I kept coming back to KL, seeing it differently - after all, each time I arrived I was a different person. I started out desperately grateful to have arrived in a safe pocket of Western culture (with a rooftop pool). As I recovered I felt brave enough to explore KL, and to eventually discover a traditional villa, a pocket of an ancient city that had somehow survived "development." That little sojourn gave me the strength and the heart to continue on to my final destination in Malaysia. When I returned, for the last time, I was able to try just one more type of KL hotel; the antique colonial. Although I started writing these mini-guides to share the hotel, spa and the rest, the retreat in a box I dreamt of when I first began Pearl Escapes, they are also just stories... ...for the unadventurous adventurer, as well as the keen explorer, we each have our own way of experiencing life. They're not small, they're travel size.

I used to get extremely burnt out and couldn't even handle booking a hotel or flight when I did have time off. 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." So that's what I did. I started writing my own guide, researching each experience personally, travelling around the world. My new series of mini-guides, although part of a much longer journey, are specifically designed to give you the precise information, the recipe you need to have the adventure - without getting bogged down with too many choices or details. This guide to San Ignacio and Guerrero Negro gives you the places to stay, (no spa this time, sorry), the ways to see the grey whales up close and personal, and the rest. Despite this being one of my wildest adventures, it is also one of the simplest, because to get there the choice is simple... You either go north, or you go south. There is only one road.

For thousands of years there have been healers, some working through massage, others through meditation, it's the most natural thing in the world that we reach out and help each other through times of crisis. Whatever you are looking for, wherever you are on your journey, this book contains almost 500 definitions of types of healing that the author has tried and tested. Whether you've never even thought of having a massage or are constantly on the look out for something new, there will be something here for you. This is the Seventh Edition, expanded and edited over seven years to be the most complete resource for anyone seeking out healing, or for healers themselves. With definitions, personal accounts, safety advice, useful tips on booking, how to behave and what to wear, this book answers all the FAQ about massages and spas around the world. From Hawai'i to Japan by way of Morocco, from the ancient and bizarre to the most popular, this brings the world of healing to your fingertips.

I used to get extremely burnt out and couldn't even handle booking a hotel or flight when I did have time off. 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." So that's what I did. This is my guide to Vero Beach in Florida - a real discovery. Even if I'd just stayed in the hotel I'd have been enjoying the best of Florida - the room, the hot tub, the spa... massage, dining, view... With an unspoilt beach full of turtle nests, a shipwreck, sharks, and an old fashioned main street, it really is an exceptional place to escape to.

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." So that's what I did. I also realised, as I dipped my toe into spas, that there was so much confusing information online about massages and treatments. I started writing my own guide, researching each experience personally, travelling around the world. This mini-guide to Sacromonte is a little bit different as, for me, it was at the beginning of a much longer journey, but it still gives you the hotel, the spa, the sight, the food and the rest, the escape in a box that I dreamt of when I first began Pearl Escapes.

I used to get extremely burnt out and couldn't even handle booking a hotel or flight when I did have time off. 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." So that's what I did. I started writing my own guide, researching each experience personally, travelling around the world. My new series of mini-guides, although part of a much longer journey, are specifically designed to give you the precise information, the recipe you need to have the adventure - without getting bogged down with too many choices or details. Although there are several official "Magic Towns" in Baja, for me La Paz was the most magical of all, and when I finally arrived there it took a lot for me to leave.

The fourth in this series (or sixth including the self help manual ""free Feeling Real Emotions Everyday"" and prequel ""Japan Is Very Wonderful"") ""Camino De La Luna - Compassion and Self Compassion"" continues the journey. What is compassion? Something alive perhaps, that can only be understood in practice. So often confused with pity or the self-sacrificing impulse to take on another's burden, to make things better, to fix. It takes strength and delicacy and it doesn't mean giving away your life savings. Self compassion is sometimes the place between pushing through and giving up, the moment we can recognize our true needs, not our desires even if they're for further suffering. Sometimes the moment we find self compassion is the moment we stop and walk away. I had found forgiveness in Switzerland and now I was heading to friends in Rome before taking the leap to South East Asia, to Sri Lanka, to a new understanding of compassion and self compassion. Also available as a colour paperback.

There's a reason this place is called Phoenix. We talk about awakening, awareness and other terms in healing, they've become quite the buzz words (along with "woke,") but, for me, what I would call my awakening was a momentary death of ego and a rebirth of mind, body and spirit. Was it the firewalk, the driving, the teachers I met along the way? ...or just the Native American ritual in a world class spa? I've experienced so many types of healing - all I know is that what works for one person is wrong for another. Every body is different. Although I started writing these mini-guides to share the hotel, spa and the rest, the retreat in a box I dreamt of when I first began Pearl Escapes, they are also just stories... ...for the unadventurous adventurer, as well as the keen explorer, we each have our own way of experiencing life. From the Amazon Best Selling author of the "Camino de la Luna" series and the Pearl Escapes guides.