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  • S3E6 Eoin Smith takes us on a magical tour (Aviemore, John Henry Anderson's grave, Applecross, Kincraig, Fringe Festival, The Tunnels)
    2024/11/04

    Welcome to Our Scotland, the podcast where we take 24 hours in Scotland, add in teleportation, time travel and anything else we please to conjure up the day of our dreams.


    My name is Alison Fraser and I love all things Scotland, the people, the food, the music and the places and my guests are people just like me.


    In this episode I’m joined by Eoin Smith. Eoin is a multi-award-winning magician and author based in Aberdeen.


    As a magician, Eoin's performances have taken him across Scotland to five-star hotels, comedy and cabaret clubs, and beyond – including the stage of the 500-seater Tivoli Theatre, Aberdeen.


    As a writer, Eoin has had short stories and humour writing published around the world, including by Popshot, Two Fifty One and SANS. Press. He has also had features published by the likes of The Guardian, Q and Magic Magazine.


    Eoin is also an Explorer Scout Leader, and has been volunteering to provide 14-18 year olds with incredible experiences across Scotland for over 15 years.


    Eoin’s links:

    https://linktr.ee/eoin.smith


    Places Eoin took us:

    Aviemore https://www.alltrails.com/scotland/highlands/aviemore

    St Nicholas Kirkyard, Aberdeen, the grave of magician John Henry Anderson

    http://www.openspacetrust.org.uk/?p=646

    Road to Applecross https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTN46Rv6DVs

    Highland Wildlife Park, Kincraig https://www.highlandwildlifepark.org.uk/

    Edinburgh Fringe Festival https://www.edfringe.com/

    The Tunnels, Aberdeen https://www.facebook.com/tunnelsaberdeen/


    Food and drink:

    Butteries from The Bread Guy https://thebreadguysbakery.co.uk/

    Harry Gow bakery https://www.harrygow.co.uk/

    Restaurant Martin Wishart https://restaurantmartinwishart.co.uk/


    Music:

    Little Kicks https://www.thelittlekicks.co.uk/

    Frightened Rabbit https://www.frightenedrabbit.com/

    Eoin’s playlist:

    https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3bHExnyMo9IigA3ovmQXI4?si=40447c9d72294ebc


    If you want to share your ideal 24 hours in Scotland with me, or suggest a future guest, please do get in touch.

    You can email alison@alisonfraser.co or DM me at https://www.instagram.com/ourscotlandpodcast/

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  • S3E5 Lindsay Bruce talks family holidays, thin spaces and a Scottish Cup Final (Millport, Harris, Motherwell)
    2024/10/28

    Welcome to Our Scotland, the podcast where we take 24 hours in Scotland, add in teleportation, time travel and anything else we please to conjure up the day of our dreams.


    My name is Alison Fraser and I love all things Scotland, the people, the food, the music and the places and my guests are people just like me.


    In this episode I’m joined by Lindsay Bruce, a features and obituaries writer for the Press and Journal, one of Scotland's oldest newspapers.


    Lindsay is a mum of two and describes herself as an avid Irn-bru drinker and crazy dog lady.


    During the pandemic Lindsay was treated for cancer and it was after that she and her family moved to Scotland, it had been 20 years since she had last lived there.


    Lindsay’s links:

    Press & Journal author profile: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/author/lindsaybruce/


    Just Such A Time https://www.amazon.co.uk/Just-Such-Time-Reconnecting-God-given/dp/1908393750


    Lindsay’s story about her Papa’s letter to her Gran after the birth of her father

    https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/opinion/6495817/aberdeen-fathers-day-letter-makes-me-love-my-papa-more/


    Places Lindsay took us:

    Isle of Cumbrae: https://millport.org/

    Harris: https://www.visitscotland.com/places-to-go/islands/lewis-harris

    Motherwell https://www.visitscotland.com/info/towns-villages/motherwell-p237201

    Motherwell FC https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/


    Food and drink:

    Chapman’s Pies: http://jameschapmanbutchers.co.uk/shops-hours/


    Music:

    The Proclaimers - Sunshine on Leith soundtrack https://open.spotify.com/album/7sfXW3fw4RHGldmx0HeLP8

    Deacon Blue - Real Gone Kid https://open.spotify.com/track/1kBTjMOQcmrI5tW94GpdYG

    Celtic Christian music: https://open.spotify.com/album/6IRrCtHJN0Wf7Amb0WjS6N


    Scunnered: https://www.scotslanguage.com/articles/view/id/5115/type


    If you want to share your ideal 24 hours in Scotland with me, or suggest a future guest, please do get in touch.

    You can email alison@alisonfraser.co or DM me at https://www.instagram.com/ourscotlandpodcast/

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    48 分
  • S3E4 Writer Patti Callahan takes us timehopping (Edinburgh, Inverness)
    2024/10/21

    Welcome to Our Scotland, the podcast where we take 24 hours in Scotland, add in teleportation, time travel and anything else we please to conjure up the day of our dreams.


    My name is Alison Fraser and I love all things Scotland, the people, the food, the music and the places and my guests are people just like me.


    In this episode I’m joined by Seattle-based writer Patti Callahan.


    Patti has been a student, hairstylist, cocktail waitress, corporate professional, and small business owner. She’s also an expert multitasker who has pursued a lifelong love of travel, completed her MBA, and raised two sons. Patti maintains a blog on Medium - @novelsandtravels - and lives in the Pacific Northwest with dreams of an apartment in Europe to use as a home base for wandering the world.


    You’re going to hear a tale of two cities where Patti would love to spend her perfect Scottish day.


    Patti’s links:

    Blog: https://novelsandtravels.medium.com/

    Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Patti-Callahan/author/B006QB1ZXI?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

    Linktree: https://linktr.ee/novelsandtravels

    Places Patti took us:

    Edinburgh: https://everythingedinburgh.com/

    Writers Museum: https://www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk/venue/writers-museum

    Grassmarket: https://edinburgh.org/neighbourhoods/grassmarket/

    Inverness: https://www.visitinvernesslochness.com/

    Culloden House: https://www.cullodenhouse.co.uk/

    Culloden Battlefield: https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/culloden/

    Music:

    Loreena McKennitt: https://loreenamckennitt.com/

    Our Scotland Season 3 playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7eCdQdEKOJbMtNQvScvVc3?si=k9r6TsvkQsmiVgfmwaD-qw


    If you want to share your ideal 24 hours in Scotland with me, or suggest a future guest, please do get in touch.

    You can email alison@alisonfraser.co or DM me at https://www.instagram.com/ourscotlandpodcast/

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    43 分
  • S3E3 Professor Donna Heddle and great Scottish stories (Fife, Papa Westray, Iona, Lochindorb, Elderslie, St Margaret's Chapel, St Magnus Cathedral)
    2024/10/14
    If you had just 24 hours in Scotland where would you go? Add in teleportation, time travel and even the magic of pausing time you can conjure up the day of your dreams. That is what Our Scotland is all about, highlighting the places and people that are memorable. My name is Alison Fraser and I love all things Scotland, the people, the food, the music and the places. In this episode I’m joined by Professor Donna Heddle who is going to take us on a historic 24 hours around Scotland and share some fascinating stories with us, some you may know, and some you might not. Professor Donna Heddle is the Director of the Institute for Northern Studies at University of the Highlands and Islands. Based on the UHI Orkney campus, her research interests include Scottish and Northern isles cultural history, small island studies, Scottish language and literature, and Old Norse. Donna’s links: Links to papers and talks https://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-enterprise/cultural/institute-for-northern-studies/staff/donna-heddle/ UHI Profile https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/persons/donna-heddle Email: donna.heddle@uhi.ac.uk Places Donna took us: Cluny in Fife https://www.welcometofife.com/ Papa Westray, Orkney https://www.orkney.com/explore/papa-westray Iona http://www.welcometoiona.com/visiting-iona/ Lochindorb Castle https://www.scotland-inverness.co.uk/Chatelaine/LOCHINDORB.HTM Elderslie https://paisley.is/visit/wallace-monument/ St Margaret’s Chapel, Edinburgh Castle https://www.edinburghcastle.scot/see-and-do/highlights/st-margarets-chapel Leith for seafood https://www.timeout.com/edinburgh/restaurants/edinburghs-best-seafood-restaurants Milnes Bar, Rose St, Edinburgh https://www.belhaven.co.uk/pubs/midlothian/milnes-bar St Magnus Cathedral https://www.stmagnus.org/ Torvhaug Bar https://www.kirkwallbid.co.uk/business/torvhaug Stories she mentioned: Wolf of Badenoch https://hiddenscotland.com/journal/the-wolf-of-badenoch-and-the-burning-of-elgin-cathedral Archie the Grimm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald_Douglas,_3rd_Earl_of_Douglas Bell the Cat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald_Douglas,_5th_Earl_of_Angus Robert Henderson, Testament of Cresseid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Testament_of_Cresseid Neil Gunn, Highland River http://www.neilgunn.org.uk/works/forewords/highlandriver.html Anon, Sir Patrick Spens https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/sir-patrick-spens/ Hugh McDiarmid, The Bonnie Broukit Bairn https://www.poemist.com/hugh-macdiarmid/the-bonnie-broukit-bairn Rögnvald Kali Kolsson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B6gnvald_Kali_Kolsson Music: Simple Minds https://www.simpleminds.com/2024/01/27/global-tour-2024/ Runrig - Loch Lomond (Live) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzQ1pNfbe3Q Dougie McLean - Caledonia https://www.dougiemaclean.com/ Flower of Scotland as sung by the Tartan Army https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClLLJc16Rzk The Proclaimers https://the.proclaimers.co.uk/ Johnny Cash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOpafs_mwpo ACDC - Problem Child https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOpafs_mwpo If you want to share your ideal 24 hours in Scotland with me, or suggest a future guest, please do get in touch. You can email alison@alisonfraser.co or DM me at https://www.instagram.com/ourscotlandpodcast/
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  • S3E2 Travel influencer James Campbell takes us on an epic adventure (Dumfries, Loch Goil, Sango Bay, St Kilda, Skye, Loch Fyne)
    2024/10/07

    If you had just 24 hours in Scotland where would you go? Add in teleportation, time travel and even the magic of pausing time you can conjure up the day of your dreams.


    That is what Our Scotland is all about, highlighting the places and people that are memorable.


    My name is Alison Fraser and I’m on a quest to discover as much of Scotland as possible,


    In this episode I’m joined by James Campbell, a travel influencer from Glasgow.


    It’s a bit longer than normal as James has filled his day with so much, we are definitely bending time here!


    James’s links:

    Instagram: Discover-Scotland

    Youtube Channel

    Places James took us:

    Castle Creavie

    James’s video from Castle Creavie

    Sango Bay

    Atholl Arms, Dunkeld

    Learn more about John Coe and Aquarius

    The Kitchin


    Music:

    Beluga Lagoon

    Gerry Cinnamon

    Have Mercy Las Vegas


    If you want to share your ideal 24 hours in Scotland with me, or suggest a future guest, please do get in touch.

    You can email alison@alisonfraser.co or DM me at https://www.instagram.com/ourscotlandpodcast/

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  • S3E1 Scottish travel blogger Gemma Armit says Hiya Scotland (Aberdour, Glencoe Lochan, Stac Pollaidh, Applecross Inn, Cairngorms, Signet Library, Isle of Skye)
    2024/09/30

    If you had just 24 hours in Scotland where would you go?

    Add in teleportation, time travel and even the magic of pausing time you can conjure up the day of your dreams.

    That is what Our Scotland is all about, highlighting the places and people that are memorable with a fantasy 24 hours.

    My name is Alison Fraser and I’m on a quest to discover as much of Scotland as possible.


    In this episode I’m joined by award-winning travel blogger Gemma Armit from Everything Edinburgh, Two Scots Abroad and Hiya Scotland.

    Everything Edinburgh, is a a digital resource for locals and visitors and is hyper-focused on areas, things to do, accommodation, food, and activities by season.

    Hiya Scotland is a Scotland wide travel planning blog where you can get personal recommendations and join Gemma’s community to plan your trips.



    Aberdour Silver Sands, Fife

    Kingsbarns sauna

    Hel’s Kitchen, Rosyth

    Glencoe Lochan

    Stac Pollaidh (Stack Polly) at Ullapool

    Applecross Inn for langoustines

    Ski-ing in the Cairngorms

    Afternoon tea at the Signet Library, Edinburgh

    Live music at either Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh or Barrowlands, Glasgow

    Stargazing at Carbost, Isle of Skye


    Music:

    Paolo NutiniBelle And Sebastian

    Barry Can't Swim


    If you want to share your ideal 24 hours in Scotland with me, or suggest a future guest, please do get in touch.


    You can email alison@alisonfraser.co or DM me at https://www.instagram.com/ourscotlandpodcast/

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    47 分
  • S2E10 Laurie Goodlad's pick of the Shetlands
    2024/06/19

    This past season has taken us from Orkney to Glasgow, Edinburgh to the north coast, around the highlands and islands and many places in between.

    This is our final episode for season two and joining me to share their perfect day is Laurie Goodlad.

    Laurie has written for the Lonely Planet and featured on travel shows, blogs and tourism campaigns.

    Laurie is on instagram as Shetland with Laurie, and that will give you a clue as to where we will be.


    Laurie’s links:

    Shetland With Laurie

    https://shetlandwithlaurie.com/

    Buy the Guidebook

    https://shetlandwithlaurie.com/guidebook

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shetlandwithlaurie/ Links to places Laurie mentioned:


    Hermaness

    Jarlshoff

    Mousa Broch

    Eshaness

    Rowin Foula Doon by the North Ness Boys


    If you want to share your ideal 24 hours in Scotland with me, or suggest a future guest, please do get in touch.

    You can find me on instagram at ourscotlandpodcast https://www.instagram.com/ourscotlandpodcast/ or email alison@alisonfraser.co

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    47 分
  • S2E9 From New Zealand to Skye with Sonja Bolger
    2024/06/12

    Joining Alison Fraser on Our Scotland in this episode is Sonja Bolger.

    Ten years ago Sonja, who is a New Zealander, moved to Edinburgh on her overseas experience.

    She now lives on the Isle of Skye with her husband and two children.

    Sonja blogs about her adventures and she also runs the Scottish Scran facebook community and website.

    As well as hearing about Sonja’s perfect day in Scotland you will hear some Skye visiting tips.


    Sonja's links:

    www.migratingmiss.com - original travel website and where you can find all her Scotland content

    www.scottishscran.com - recipe/food site

    www.facebook.com/migratingmiss - social for MM

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/isleofskyetravel - their Isle of Skye Facebook Group


    Sonja's day:

    Rose Leaf https://www.roseleaf.co.uk/

    Dark Skies https://forestryandland.gov.scot/visit/forest-parks/galloway-forest-park/dark-skies

    Andy Murray’s hotel: https://www.cromlix.com/


    If you want to share your ideal 24 hours in Scotland with me, or suggest a future guest, please do get in touch.

    You can find me on instagram at ourscotlandpodcast or email alison@alisonfraser.co


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    42 分