Pearl Travel with The Pearl Girls, Pearl Adventures and The World of Pearl! India loves traveling the globe in search of pearls. And she is happy to bring you along with her! If you cannot join her, no problem! Follow along on this Pearl Travel blog to hear about international pearl destination. Here are all of India’s insights and images from her Pearl Travels. Enjoy!
As many of you know, I am fascinated with American mother of pearl and its use in the international cultured pearl industry. While researching old images, I found these great pictures and info from The Gazette. This photo shows an old pearl button factory in Guttenberg, Iowa! Fun fact: this building is now a historic …
Introducing Pinctada Mazatlanica! In my next chapter of all the awesomeness I am learning here on my Mexican pearl farm trip is the burden of being a mollusk that lives in shallow water. The species of mollusk in shallow water that I am referring to is the Pinctada Mazatlanica. This species of mollusk loves warm, …
South Sea Pearls in the Philippines Hello Pearl Girls! I just arrived in China for my annual treasure hunt… and I am exhausted! Fortunately it is 10:30 at night so I have an excuse to go to bed. I will spend exactly one day here in China before heading off to the Philippines to tour …
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I get this question a lot, and it is an important one to consider: Do the pearl farms kill the oyster? A Visit to Perlas del Mar de Cortez, a Pearl Farm in Mexico Quick fact: They are not really oysters. After visiting this pearl farm in Mexico (which marks my 8th unique pearl farm …
So recently, we were on an atoll (a donut shaped island) in French Polynesia. The calm lagoon on one side of the land and, on the other, the rocky and turbulent ocean. One day we took the boat to a place further down the atoll and rode a jeep along the shore to the ocean. …
Conch Pearls Look at this beauty! In recent blog posts I have been discussing non-nacreous pearls. Do you know what they are? Well, I previously called them pearls without the luster. Which, is so not true!! Look at this pink conch pearl and tell me it doesn’t have its own bit of shine! Well non-nacreous …
Here are some travel tips for The World of Pearl’s upcoming trip to French Polynesia!! A few of us got together for lunch in Athens, GA to discuss the trip, ask questions, share ideas, and to get excited about our upcoming Pearl Adventure!! We are heading way into the South Pacific, an 8 hour …
The Color of Akoya Pearls – Cranberry?! “Look … it’s a very rare cranberry pearl!” A young girl exclaimed into my screen, “You are so lucky!!” Granted, she wasn’t talking to me. She was talking to Susan who, a short time before me, had selected an oyster for her to open. I admit, I had …
Watch the growth of an akoya oyster from 1 day old to 2 years old! This little oyster is all grown up!!! (although still pretty small!) ***I filmed this in Japan!*** Best, India India RowsI am a modern day treasure hunter who travels the world for gorgeous pearls and amazing adventures. I own a pearl …
One of the great things about jet lag is I have ALL NIGHT to work on my videos!! 🙂 Here is my first video from my most recent trip to Fiji! I learned so much and got so many wonderful pearls! It was amazing!! I cannot WAIT to share everything with you! Here is my …
Do you know about the first pearl farm on the planet? We all know about Mikimoto as the father of commercial cultured pearls. He basically made cultured pearls what they are today. But, today, as I sit staring at the waters of the Sea of Cortez, I understand that the Japanese pearl farm was not the …
Have You Ever Heard of a Mexican Pearl Farm? Recently, the JCK website featured a blog post with some (possibly?) unknown facts about pearls. There was not much surprising info in the post however I was surprised that the author decided to mention Cortez pearls. Since I was only a few weeks out from my trip, …
