All about you

Welcome to the All about you podcast and todays guest is Lynette Carveth, who is a singer and singing teacher. Born in Cornwall in the UK she had a family background of drama and music, she had the opportunity to play musical instruments as well as take ballet classes which put her on the path to her future career of being on stage. At 16 she was singing with an orchestra and then off the the Roya...

In this conversation we talk about how he got into podcasting, how the world of podcasts and podcasting is changing. Have  you ever wondered what is involved in making a podcast? Also we cover making money or not from having a podcast is that a good thing or not? How and why people listen to podcasts and the listening benefits of podcasts and sleep allaboutyoupodcast@yahoo.com ...

Vicki came to Spain for a holiday and never went back, she has written books about learning Spanish as well as  “Confessions of a Spanish teacher”. We talk about the experience of adults learning another language and not comparing yourself to others as we all learn at a different rate and you are not in competition with anyone else go at your own pace. It’s important to look back at what you...

A notice at work about Operation Raleigh in Keyna was the first clue of adventure for Sue, but having to raise £1500 in 1988 was not that easy but ducks came to the rescue. However another advert appeared for 10 novice Artic explorers led by expedition leader David Hempleman Adams, however this time £15,000 had to be raised to secure a place but Sue’s belief of "If It’s meant to be I will find a w...

Christine talks about why she began her podcast Flourish in the Foreign, what she has learnt about herself being a podcaster and connecting with her guests. She says "Living abroad is a catalyst for evolution of a person if you are open to that experience". We cover who we need to become to enjoy living in another country and how to be accepting of what you have been used to and how she is develop...

What is your perceptions of Tarot? My guest Daniela guides us through the world of Tarot, how the cards tell a story of your past as well as giving perspective and guidance on a particular question in your present or future. How a card may show the end of something but also the beginning of something better, and how we need to create the space for something new to enter.https://www.facebook.com/Fr...

 After leaving her music studies at Nashville University Malena began studying in the Berkley school of music in Valencia, and has taken the opportunity to get involved in music production. During the Pandemic she built her own home studio and continued to work on her passion for music as well as writing very personal songs for Songfinch (instead of giving a gift of a sweater give the gift of...

Focusing on what we want to attract by practicing manifesting and making that muscle work hard for us and to manifest our dreams we have to take control of our thinking and open our minds to other possibilities. Victoria takes us through the steps to manifest what we want and the life we want to lead, we can choose how things impact our lives by staying focused on all the good stuff in our life by...

John talks about how we can move forward in our thinking, using our mind to cut the cord and pull the plug on our limiting beliefs. The story of “the little pill” a lesson to us all and how coming back into the present, being grateful and practicing gratitude can break the patten and help with our emotions.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4LdtyFjqvaCIzwukQxXfjQ allaboutyoupodcast@yahoo.com YouTub...

It all began during a trip to the theatre seeing an advert for open auditions for a future play, however it didn’t go well, but led to a better option however with only two weeks till opening it was a challenge. We talk about learning lines and how being an actor is sometimes easier than being yourself and his roles in Expecting Carol and 12 Angry men. Taking on roles made famous by well known act...

Some Facts  - gaming has taken over the film and music industry combined  in revenue. The game Fortnight makes more than USD 130 million a month and it's a free game, but they make revenue by players buying skins or a monthly/annual premium subscription which increases the rewards so with 1000 million players that can add up We talk gaming from a parents perspective, and how streamers wh...

An interesting story about the building of the Panama canal and it’s rich history and settling into the rhythm of retirement. Climbing the tallest Volcano Baru 3474 metres high and joining the Orchid club to pursue his passion as there are 1200 different species in Panama alone and a story about another friend Harry from back in the Shell Oil days. Cycling to the local airport and hoping on a plan...

Retiring to Aruba was the plan but it did not quite work out as planned….Having maintained a house in Aruba for more than 20 years the plan was to retire there and then a phone call from Shell international changed all that and he went back to Egypt for a while. However back in Aruba boredom soon set in as he missed culture as it was a holiday island so what was Pier going to do?

Living and working in Egypt gave Pier a great opportunity to enjoy history that’s dates back more than 6000 years. Emjoying to the full his passion for scuba diving and enjoying the delights of a cruise on the Nile.  

Being accepted as the poor Dutch boy as he was driving a 2nd hand car in Houston, however he enjoyed the annual rodeo event the Nasa Johnson space centre and the theatre district. We talk about the lifestyle in hurricane season, and visiting San Antonio with its canals and The Alomo. Also New Orleans along the Mississippi river and the famous French quarter with the annual Mardi Gras and drinking...

Having to complete a course on Bear management if you want to go hiking and coping with daily earthquake tremors while living in Sakhalin Island Russia. Living in prefabricated houses made in Canada to withstand the extreme winters with entrance doors on two levels so there was always access despite the snow piling up outside in -23C. Also how do you part a Russian worker with his Vodka with a no...

Due to strikes in Venezuela Piers possessions took three months to arrive so he stayed in a hotel in the centre of London ideal for visiting theatres and museums before settling in Gerrards Cross and working on a project with Russia Enjoying Windsor castle, Bath, Brighton,Stratford upon Avon and Stonehenge and visiting York during the Viking festival as well as taking the Eurostar to Paris before...

Pier talks about the festival of Loy Krathong an offering to the Goddess of Water and his passion for growing Orchids. He tells the story of the construction of the Death railway and the famous silk industry 

If the tree trunks don’t get you the Hippos might! Pier is now in Gabon but no swimming in the sea due to the huge tree trunks below the surface, because the trees were waiting to be collected by the tug boats to be taken to the main port and if you are swimming in the esturies watch out for the Hippos. Also an amazing story of Nobel peace prize Albert Schweitzer for his hospital work. Dr Eif...

Driving on the river bed of a lake that had shrunk by 90% complete with boats that had sunk and were just left there, the vacant city of Abuja and some floors of the Hilton hotel was built but the forest took over so only a few floors could be used. Finding gin bottles from a slave trade ship, timekeeping and using glass beads from Venice as currency allaboutyoupodcast@yahoo.com https://www.youtub...

Pier learns making business decisions is not such an easy process, being a trailblazer by starting up afterwork social activities for the employees and their families which made the working day so much easier and while the house movers were unpacking his items Pier received a phone call to go to Nigeria so the movers stopped unpacking. allaboutyoupodcast@yahoo.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/U...

Living and working at Shell international in Oman, stories include going to a Bedouin village asking the local elders about employing the local people in the company and they were chosen my using a process using matchsticks. Also Pier's daughter was the first baby to be born in the Shell clinic in Oman. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4LdtyFjqvaCIzwukQxXfjQ allaboutyoupodcast@yahoo.com

In this episode we begin with Pier working in the Merchant Navy as a ships engineer, we cover transporting tea, a very special bar in Malaysia, Christmas at sea and so much more. We then have a further 12 mini episodes covering his travels which will be published over the next 12 days so while you are on holiday or commuting lets travel with Pier. I want to say what an absolute pleasure it was to...

Exploring Venezuela driving over the bridge of Lake Maracaibo which is one of the largerst bridges in the world. Being there for 41/2 years gave Pier ample opportunity to explore this amazing country, including taking a cablecar to the Bolivar Peak at 4978 metres high, however making stops along the way to adjust to the air density. We talk about Colonia Tovar a place that was created by importing...

“If you are in your comfort zone then you are stuck” a chance comment from a friend caused Paul & Bea to look at their life differently and decide to make changes. We cover Paul getting into wedding videography, and his first job editing music videos for MTV. Being pushed out of his comfort zone in a big way led him to filming and editing wedding videos in his business and starting a YouTube c...