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Follow the adventures of Scarlet Jones.
Follow the adventures of Scarlet Jones.
Travelling the world, attempting to learn Spanish and volunteering in various different projects, Scarlet never simply travelled, but she took the time to interact with people and she did her best to discover what made them tick.
In this blog you can read about the unusual and the different, the funny and the sad. Travelling solo for the most part, the blog documents a journey of personal discovery, adventure and the most fantastic experiences prior to that fateful time at the beginning of 2020 when the world became a much smaller place for most of us.
As things have evolved in Scarlet’s life and travel, for now, plays a lesser role but the lessons are still there. Building self confidence, healing from pain and abuse and learning about one’s self – these things are still important and have played a key part in moving Scarlet Jones into her role as Jane Clements Life Coach.
I hope you enjoy these travel stories.
Cadiz and Jerez: Road trip south of Spain: Part 4
Our entrance into Cadiz was quite spectacular. We drove over the brand new bridge (just 14 months old) with a brilliant blue sky above and the sea sparkling a storybook Mediterranean blue below us. There was hardly any traffic on the road as we parked the car up and...
Discover Granada and Ronda in Spain
There is so much more than the Alhambra and in this, the third in the series of our road trip around the south of Spain we set out to discover Granada. (click to catch up and read part 1 and part 2) Granada is like any other modern city in the world with all of the...
Exploring the Sierra Nevada and Granada
Exploring the south of Spain on a Road Trip - Part 2 Leaving the small seaside town of San Jose behind we set off in Betty the Berlingo to continue exploring the south of Spain - our next stop was the Sierra Nevada and Granada. We were now in the National Park of Cabo...
Road Trip around the south of Spain (Part 1)
I had been static for far too long since my return from S E Asia so when my friend suggested a road trip around the south of Spain I didn't hesitate - I was in! I decided not to research too much into any of the destinations on the road trip because I wanted to...
Make 2017 the year that you change with this free draw
How would you feel with greater self-esteem? Would you like to believe in yourself and your own abilities again? Would you like the confidence to travel the world or to stand up in the office and make that presentation or to go and see that show in the theatre on your...
Photo tour of Hanoi, Vietnam
Let me take you on a photo tour of Hanoi, Vietnam. I spent nearly 3 weeks in the city. It is chaotic and polluted, noisy and huge but at the same time there are pockets of quiet and green, temples and lakes. I used a compact Panasonic Lumix camera and my mobile phone...
6 countries where recent events shouldn’t put you off
Around the world, tragic events occur. As a result, international visitors are often put off visiting those countries – but, a lot of the time, this hesitation is unfounded and it is in fact safe to travel. So, rather than shy away from such places, I want to set the...
Ho Chi Minh to Hanoi by train – in 33 hours
We could have taken a series of night busses to get from Ho Chi Minh to Hanoi, but my friend Debs and I decided to go by train. It would take 33 hours! Two months previously Gosia and I had entered Vietnam overland at the middle point from Laos and we had headed...
Top 10 Travel Tips from Scarlet Jones Travels
...or what you will learn when you travel with me! Join me on one of my 1 to 1 fully accompanied tours and you will experience so much more than a holiday. We will get under the skin of a region or a country but you will learn much, much more. During your trip we...
Things to do and see in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam is a country of contradictions and contrast; possibly more so than many other countries that I have visited - and here in Ho Chi Minh City the differences really stand out. In the beginning I took some time to warm to Vietnam, but as soon as I acknowledged...