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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.
Coffee and Tourism in Colombia
What do you know about the coffee industry in Colombia? Do you want to explore a region which is steeped in the little brown beans that so many of us crave each morning? An innovative project has been set up in a small mountainous region of Colombia which enables the...
Cat Fishing in Catalunya
When I was in Catalunya I was offered the chance to go cat fishing on the River Ebro. Click here to read about my experience A week later when I was chatting to a random man on the Metro (as I tend to do) and asked what cat fishing was, the word association prompted...
Does Travel Change You? (Part 3)
She left pieces of her life behind her, everywhere she went It's easier to feel the sunlight without them, she said - Brian Andreas I have covered the ‘what’...
Does Travel Change You? (part 2)
Change, like laughter lines can creep up slowly when we aren’t looking. One day you look in the mirror and things are different. My previous article which asked 'Does Travel Change you?' (you can read it here if you missed it) showed WHAT some of the external...
Does travel change you? An unexpected side effect of travel (Part 1)
A rolling stone gathers no moss There is a saying - ‘Travel changes you’. Any search for a one-liner relating to travel will turn up hundreds of quotes. Since people began writing down their feelings and thoughts it seems that anybody worth their salt has had an...
Exploring the Ebro Delta in Catalunya
My time in Catalunya, Spain has been spent in some diverse places. I have climbed mountains and I have relaxed on beaches. I have eaten countless tapas from the smallest backstreet bars and I have dined in a Michelin Star restaurant. Contrasting totally with all of...
Lloret de Mar and Platja d’Aro
Do you remember the Spanish beach resorts? Maybe it's time that you revisited them The beach resorts of Lloret de Mar and Platja d’Aro The Spanish beach resorts attract millions of tourists every year. Visitor numbers are influenced by the global economic situation,...
Temps de Flors; The Girona Flower Festival
This year was the 60th anniversary of the Temps de Flors - the Girona Flower Festival. Arriving early in the morning there was little evidence of any sort of a festival as I made my way towards the historic city centre from the bus station. Passing a large building I...
Pla de l’Estany, Catalunya
History and archaeology in the lakeside town of Banyoles If the first day of our Live the History tour in Pla de L’Estany was all about the lake at Banyoles and food and wine, our second day was jam packed full of history. Our first stop was at the cave complex of...
A pairing dinner and a Michelin star restaurant
An engineer turned artist; an artist turned chef We were driven to an industrial park on the outskirts of Banyoles for dinner. The itinerary told us that we would be attending a ‘pairing dinner’ with the strambotic painter Quim Hereu. In the golden evening sun we...