The Guide to Tuscany With Teenagers (Livorno, Florence, Viareggio and Pisa - the Hotels, the Duomo, the Pool, the Pizza, the Passiagata, the Beaches, the Beach Club, the Plane, the Trains and the Taxis) from Pearl Escapes 2015

By Pearl Howie

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, patient and more grown up than most grown ups (although those eyes looking up at me on the delayed British Airways flight begging "will we actually get there" will haunt me for a bit).

I started writing these guides because 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 (I could never have planned this trip!) So, I thought "wouldn't it be awesome if someone would write a guide that just gave you one perfect escape; the perfect hotel, spa, flight and restaurant."

So that's what I did.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Sep 29, 2016
• ISBN: 9781326803018

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The Guide to Tuscany With Teenagers (Livorno, Florence, Viareggio and Pisa - the Hotels, the Duomo, the Pool, the Pizza, the Passiagata, the Beaches, the Beach Club, the Plane, the Trains and the Taxis) from Pearl Escapes 2015

The Guide to Tuscany With Teenagers (Livorno, Florence, Viareggio and Pisa - the Hotels, the Duomo, the Pool, the Pizza, the Passiagata, the Beaches, the Beach Club, the Plane, the Trains and the Taxis) from Pearl Escapes 2015

By Pearl Howie

Copyright © Pearl Howie 2016

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ISBN 978-1-326-80301-8

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Introduction

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, patient and more grown up than most grown ups (although those eyes looking up at me on the delayed British Airways flight begging will we actually get there will haunt me for a bit).

This year (2016) the staycation has become increasingly popular and this summer I've not been able to travel abroad for one reason and another, and there are some years when it is the only option (it was the only option for me until I was 20 years old) but I am so glad that we took this trip together.  Travel, and especially travel in new countries, with new languages, customs and geography, especially travel with adversity and adventure, allows you to get to know your friends and family like few other things, and if you are very lucky you get to know just how intelligent, responsible, impassioned and just downright wonderful your family is.

I started writing these guides because 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 (I could never have planned this trip!)  So, I thought wouldn't it be awesome if someone would write a guide that just gave you one perfect escape; the perfect hotel, spa, flight and restaurant. 

So that's what I did.

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