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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.
Scarlet Jones Travels has a new look
To coincide with the launch of my long-awaited online course I have re-designed my website Scarlet Jones Travels. I have been working in Chiang Mai - a large town in the north of Thailand - which is home to probably the largest gathering of digital nomads other...
Thai cooking class
I enjoy cooking despite evidence to the contrary, I simply find no pleasure eating alone. Over the years I have done several cooking classes so when I found out that a Thai cooking class was on offer as part of the pre-TBEX activities I jumped at the chance to apply....
Tuk tuk tour in Bangkok
Bangkok or to give it its full name: Krungthep mahanakhon amonratanakosin mahintara ayuthaya mahadilok, popnopharat ratchathani burirom ubonratchaniwet mahasathan amonpiman avatansathit sakkathattiya witsanukamprasit - also know as City of Angels in its shortened...
What are the dangers faced by travellers?
What are the dangers faced by travellers? There are countless dangers faced by travellers but I suspect that you haven't yet considered the following three points. They are not up there with getting stuck in very close proximity to a bathroom for a week because you...
My next big adventure
Two and a half years ago I quit my job and I went exploring. I thought that I may be gone for no more than a year before I satisfied my wanderlust and I settled back down again. Europe 2013 How wrong was I! I really threw myself in at the deep end that first summer...
Work hard, play hard: a Catalan summer #2
Farming and Fiestas: work hard, play hard. And after all the work that I told you about in my previous article, you must agree that the Catalans certainly deserve to party. Everyday, somewhere in Catalunya there will be a fiesta happening. Celebrating the birth, life...
Work hard, play hard – a Catalan summer #1
Farming and fiestas. Work hard and play hard. That seems to be the motto and ethic of the majority of Catalans the region in Spain where I spent my summer. Fruit and nut trees grow where the River Ebro has formed plains at the foot of the mountains and the climate...
What is the Correfoc?
What is a Correfoc? The Correfoc is a Catalan fiesta which translates as Fire Run and it's certainly not an event for the faint-hearted or for those of a nervous disposition! The 'colles de diables' or groups of devils wear costumes decorated with intricate designs,...
Did you catch my article about Cuba?
Did you ever read my article about Cuba? Click here if you want to know why you should visit sooner rather than later
The ‘white coffee’ trade in Colombia
Trekking in the lush mountains ‘somewhere’ in Colombia and looking over the steep hillsides which were jam-packed with stubby glossy-green coffee bushes I asked my local friend about the money that the farmers here would earn from their beans. He told me that the...