When an opportunity presents itself to spend some time in Cádiz over the summer, to improve their Spanish and get a taste for life on the shores of the Mediterranean, off they head!

Good company and great craic are guaranteed, but will their lessons come from the language school or the school of life? Travellers’ tales are seldom believed at home, but some travellers are less keen to tell their stories and more inclined to hide them.

Is it a case of ‘what happens in Cádiz stays in Cádiz’ – or will their adventures follow them home? With her usual light touch, Jo O’Donoghue deals with daily teenage fears and challenges.