Travelling Through... London, the World and Life

028 Be Persistent And Grind Like Crazy - SHACK BAKER talks about Being An Entrepreneur

SHACK BAKER was born in London and brought up on the Heathbrook Estate off the Wandsworth Road in south London. From the age of eight, he was determined to be rich. This is his inspiring story of becoming an entrepreneur in the clothing, design, music and now the property sector with his company The Property Shack, through sheer drive, self-belief and persistency. Shack has never been afraid to embrace uncomfortableness, to get outside of his comfort zone as he believes this is when the learning and the real growth happens.
Tune in to this inspiring podcast episode with Shack Baker. It will motivate you beyond measure to believe that whatever your circumstances, you can achieve, you've just got to want it enough and grind like crazy.
Now Shack is helping other young people within his community to find their focus and channel their energy into positive things that can give them a sense of worth and belief in themselves beyond just becoming rich or wanting money. Thanks Shack for sharing your story with us thus far - I'm sure there's a lot more to come!
GET IN TOUCH WITH Shack Baker through:
The Property Shack website: https://www.thepropertyshack.com/
Instagram: @shack_baker
CHECK OUT SHACK'S MUSIC WORLD with:
The Bakery Boys:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPF_Yuo3TEpNS3_ni_i_SHQ
Alloy and the track Moschino Shirt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElK0L4qAmL0&list=RDElK0L4qAmL0&start_radio=1&t=187
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TO KNOW MORE about your podcast host EMMA you can go to https://www.travellingthrough.co.uk/
THANKS to MARISKA Martina at https://www.mariskamartina.com/ for creating our upbeat travelling through podcast jingle!
AND FINALLY, a big thanks to Shack's Mum and Dad for looking after my bicycle during our podcast walkabout and for taking the photos!
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027 The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Architects - CHRIS COLLINSON talks about Building A House In The Indian Ghats

CHRIS COLLINSON jacked in his job as a civil servant in London and set off to India with his city-loving (internationally-travelled) partner Shobha Das to build a home in the Ghats mountains of Kerala, a State in southern India where Shobha was born but had never lived until now. Two years on, I had the unexpected opportunity to catch up with Chris on a visit to London for a podcast chat and walk along the river Thames on a gloomy November day recently.
This is Chris' frank and inspiring interpretation of how life has changed for both him and Shobha living side by side in a habitat filled with elephants, snakes, leopards, wild dogs, butterflies and birds; and, respecting and marvelling at these creatures in equal measure.
Tune in to our chat for a unique understanding of how dramatically life can change if you want it to, while putting your fears in to a perspective to suit the situation in which you find yourself. Meantime we've got the sounds of London in the background of our podcast chat just to give you that London city context too. :)
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To find out more about Chris and Shobha's home-building project in Kerala, southern India go to the YouTube link:
Shobha and Chris' Wayanad Home Building Project
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TO KNOW MORE about your podcast host EMMA you can go to https://www.travellingthrough.co.uk/
THANKS to MARISKA Martina at https://www.mariskamartina.com/ for creating our wonderful podcast jingle!
AND FINALLY, a big thanks to the River Thames "beach" foreshore for hosting this week's walking and talking podcast.
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026 Turning Your ’Not Idea’ Into An Idea - PHIL HUNTER talks about Creativity and Being An Artist

PHIL HUNTER is an artist and a qualified electrical engineer. He went to Art School to study Graphic Design although his professional life took him sideways into Electrical Lighting Design at a creatively exciting time in the development of professional lighting at rock concerts, as well as other projects.
Phil has always continued with painting enjoying the mediums of oils and acrylic. His recently postponed exhibition at Rye entitled If Eye Could Fly has been re-scheduled for 17-29 March 2021.
In our podcast chat we talk about being left-handed, the use of painting mediums, the use of colour, the four elements (earth, wind, water and fire), Cezanne, Picasso, the art of electrical engineering, what is creativity - and many other things in between. Tune in for a hit of art, contemplation, and something to enjoy listening to while out exercising, painting, or just relaxing on the sofa.
To find out more about Phil Hunter:
Website: https://philbhu.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philbhu
Phil's exhibition will be held at the Red Door in Rye - March 2021
https://www.reddoorrye.com/event/philip-brandon-hunter-2/
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TO KNOW MORE about your podcast host EMMA you can go to https://www.travellingthrough.co.uk/
THANKS to MARISKA Martina at https://www.mariskamartina.com/ for creating our wonderful podcast jingle!
AND FINALLY, a big thanks to my lovely Aunt for hosting us the other week to record this week's podcast.
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025 The Quality of Life Equation - ALAN MARSH talks about Being A Photographer

ALAN MARSH has had a career as a commercial photographer since the late 1970's. From a young age, Alan was entranced by the chemical techniques involved with photography which was then considered one of the science study options at his school in Dover. Having completed a degree at Medway College of Design, Alan spent some time working abroad photographing hotels and seeing parts of the world from an unusual travelling perspective, witnessing many places and countries in their early stages of development and transition.
He returned to the UK and moved to London where he began a commercial career in food photography amongst other things. The digital age and, more recently, the smart phone era have brought many changes to photography. From the commerical photography of still life subjects, including food, Alan has been experimenting in the photography of flowers, vegetables and fruits in their naturally decaying and most decayed forms. He is currently transitioning towards a new project using cyanotype paper.
Alan has exhibited in London, the UK and France and is the food photographer behind many a cookbook and magazine. Currently, he is finding his creativity through allotment gardening and composting. Tune in to hear Alan's fascinating perspectives on London, the world and life.
TO KNOW MORE ABOUT ALAN GO TO...
Website: www.alanmarsh.com
Instagram:  alandmarsh   /  alanmarshphotography
 
Alan has recently exhibited his photography at...
La Plus Petite Galerie du Monde,(ou presque): www.lapluspetitegalerie.fr
ECAD Gallery, Peckham: https://ecadgallery.photography
 
Alan suggests contacting here for more information into photography...
Association of Photography: www.the-aop.org     
 
And to know more about allotments...
National Allotment Society : www.nsalg.org.uk
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TO KNOW MORE about your podcast host EMMA you can go to https://www.travellingthrough.co.uk/
THANKS to MARISKA Martina at https://www.mariskamartina.com/ for creating our wonderful podcast jingle!
AND FINALLY, a big thanks to Alan and Patricia for hosting this week's podcast.
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024 Try To Be A Bit Less Ordinary - NAADU ASHUN talks about A Bag Less Ordinary

NAADU ASHUN is of mixed heritage and she is proud to have created a brand of bags and accessories that reflect both her Ghanaian and British heritage. A Bag Less Ordinary collections bring together Ankara west African fabrics with Liberty or William Morris prints to create beautifully handcrafted accessories and gifts.
In this podcast interview recorded under a bright November sky in Brompton Cemetery, Naadu talks about juggling life as a single mother with developing her design business; being of mixed heritage; and the importance of getting out in nature.
NAADU'S CONTACT DETAILS ARE...
INSTAGRAM: @abaglessordinary
WEBSITE A Bag Less Ordinary: https://abaglessordinary.com/
BUY Naadu's accessories from Etsy here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/abaglessordinary
FOR CHRISTMAS Naadu is currently part of the Small, Indie & Mighty Christmas guide which features over 100 indendent brands, collated by Sarah from Pip and Lil Original https://pipandliloriginal.bigcartel.com/
THIS WEEK, Naadu is involved in a week long instagram project called #meetthemakerweek
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KNOW MORE about your podcast host EMMA you can go to https://www.travellingthrough.co.uk/
THANKS to MARISKA Martina at https://www.mariskamartina.com/ for creating our wonderful podcast jingle!
AND FINALLY, a big thanks to Brompton Cemetery https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/brompton-cemetery for hosting this week's podcast.
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APOLOGIES FOR THE LATE UPLOAD OF THIS PODCAST. I'LL BE BACK TO MY USUAL TUESDAY UPLOADS FROM NEXT WEEK. HAVE A LOVELY WEEKEND OF PODCAST LISTENING EVERYONE!
 

023 The Importance Of Knowing What You Don’t Know - CHRIS BECKETT talks about Poetry, Haiku and Ethiopia

CHRIS BECKETT was born in the UK and during his early childhood was brought up in Ethiopia. Ever since, he has had an ongoing cultural relationship with the country and its people through poetry. This year, Chris has published a book of poems reflecting his childhood and his perceptions of the country at this young age entitled Tenderfoot. He has also, in collaboration with exiled journalist and poet Alemu Tebeje, published the first ever anthology of Ethiopian Amharic Poetry entitled Songs We Learn From Trees.
Chris and his artist partner Isao Miura collaborated on a wonderful project entitled Sketches from the Poem Road which is their visual and poetic interpretation of Matsuo Basho's classic The Narrow Road To The Deep North of which they were shortlisted for the Ted Hughes award in 2015.
Enjoy the wonderful podcast chat I have with Chris about poetry, translation, Ethiopia, Japan, haiku, food and everything else in between!
You can reach Chris at https://www.chrisbeckettpoems.com/ and also http://www.tamratbooks.com/
He is published through Carcanet Press https://www.carcanet.co.uk/index.shtml
Chris' partner, artist Isao Miura is at https://www.isaomiura.com/
Some of the POETS/WRITERS Chris refers to: Tamar Yoseloff, Alemu Tebeje, James Baldwin, Ephrem Seyoum, Daljit Nagra, Karen McCarthy Woolf, Kenji Miyazawa, Shuntarō Tunikawa, Ted Hughes, Ezra Pound, Honore de Balzac, Voltaire Linton Kwesi Johnson, John Agard, Ben Zephaniah, Lemn Sissay, Zewdu Milikit; Jack Kerouac.
Musician and Singer: Haymanot Tesfa: @haymanottesfamusic.
To find out about your podcast host Emma you can go to https://www.travellingthrough.co.uk/
A big thanks to Mariska Martina at https://www.mariskamartina.com/ for creating our wonderful podcast jingle!
And finally, a big thanks to Chris Beckett and Isao Miura for hosting this week's podcast - and for the delicious Ethiopian coffee :)

022 Take Criticism From Your Trusted Friends - STEPHEN MARRIOTT talks about Being Independent

STEPHEN MARRIOTT is an author, a traveller, public speaker and an investment analyst. He strives to be independent and believes in cultivating several life skills because the world around us is changing and evolving and it is important to have a few strings to your bow.
 
Stephen is currently writing the third and final book in his Reluctant Pilgrim Series of books which follows the life of Diego as he leaves his village in northern Spain in search of his dreams and more by accident than design, he ends up walking the Camino Frances to Santiago de Compostella.
 
In our podcast chat today, we talk about walking, travelling, writing, London, and life's current challenges.
 
To find out more about Stephen check out his website: https://stephenrmarriott.com/
and on instagram @stephenrmarriott
 
To find out about your podcast host Emma you can go to https://www.travellingthrough.co.uk/
 
A big thanks to Mariska Martina at https://www.mariskamartina.com/ for creating our wonderful podcast jingle!
 
And finally, a big thank you to Steve for jumping in to be podcast interviewed on Monday, 19th October 2020.

021 Dream, Dream Big - RENEE RILEXIE talks about The Adventures of Lucinda Dumpling

Renee Rilexie is an artist at Make Space Studios in Waterloo, London SE1. Her art is influenced by her specific type of synesthesia.
During the London 2020 lockdown period Renee pulled out a children's book she had written many years previously and decided now was the time to publish it, and in this process she has also decided to animate it. This is the story behind the creation of The Advenutures of Lucinda Dumpling and why it is important that we should all dream, in fact dream big and put it out there. This is her story about being an independent author and finding a team of creatives to help her dream come true.
 
To reach Renee Rilexie and/or support the Lucinda Dumpling project please contact Renee at lucindadumpling@gmail.com
Sign up to learn more on instagram at @lucindadumpling
Or bookmark the website page http://www.lucindadumpling.com/ as more will be uploaded shortly.
Renee is collaborating with the following key figures...
David Meigh of Morf Studio https://morf.studio/
Jose Almeida https://www.animuz.co/
Music by:  Joshua Kashdan https://www.kashdanmusic.com
 
Website by: Gavin Foulger - Full of Beans Studio
 
To find out about your podcast host Emma you can go to https://www.travellingthrough.co.uk/
 
A big thanks to Mariska Martina at https://www.mariskamartina.com/ for creating our wonderful podcast jingle!
 
And finally, a big thank you to Renee Rilexie at Make Space Studios for hosting this podcast interview on Tuesday, 6th October 2020.