• Our Scotland: A Fantasy 24 Hours in Scotland

  • By: Alison Fraser
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Our Scotland: A Fantasy 24 Hours in Scotland

By: Alison Fraser
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  • If you could design your perfect day in Scotland what would it look like? Where would you be? What would you do? What food, drink and music would you enjoy? My name is Alison Fraser and I’m on a quest to find the best places to visit Scotland, from the eyes of the people who have experienced them for themselves. Our Scotland is a podcast about Scotland for people who love the country, regardless of where they live. Use this show to help plan your Scottish itinerary, whether you love islands, cities, history, myths, legends, wildlife or fine foods, you will get holiday tips galore.
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Episodes
  • S3E7 Writer AJ Merron on falling in love with Scotland (Edinburgh, Inverclyde, Loch Fleet, South Rona, Harris)

    S3E7 Writer AJ Merron on falling in love with Scotland (Edinburgh, Inverclyde, Loch Fleet, South Rona, Harris)
    Nov 11 2024
    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 writer James Merron, aka AJ Merron. James lives in Edinburgh but is originally from Lancashire. James describes himself as a hopeless romantic at heart who tends to live in a fantasy world of his own making. He writes poetry, has a YouTube channel of video essays delivered like letters of the romantics era, and a podcast where arts, media and philosophy collide. He’s currently working on plans for a creative retreat in a Highlands castle and researching the history of female monsters and demons for a fictionals book. James’s links: Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ajmerron_writes Instagram: instragram.com/ajmerron_writes Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ajmerron_writes Website: ajmerron.co.uk Places James took us: Edinburgh Waverley Station https://www.networkrail.co.uk/who-we-are/our-history/iconic-infrastructure/the-history-of-edinburgh-waverly-station/ Greenock, Gourock, Inverclyde https://discoverinverclyde.com/ Loch Fleet https://www.nature.scot/enjoying-outdoors/visit-our-nature-reserves/loch-fleet-national-nature-reserve South Rona https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Rona Shiant Isles https://www.shiantisles.net/ North Harris Eagle Observatory https://www.visitouterhebrides.co.uk/see-and-do/north-harris-eagle-observatory-p530121 Huisinis https://www.visitouterhebrides.co.uk/see-and-do/huisinis-beach-p523511 Food and drink: The Cove, Gourock https://thecovegourock.co.uk/ Eteaket https://www.eteaket.co.uk Music: Nina Nesbitt: https://ninanesbittmusic.com/ Seals singing: https://youtu.be/WYlLPyIeapg?si=MtFDUinWQOFGMW49 Machair Machair is a Gaelic word meaning fertile low lying grassy plain. This is the name given to one of the rarest habitats in Europe which only occurs on exposed western coasts of Scotland and Ireland. There are Machair habitats on the western shores throughout the islands. Here sand, largely made up of crushed shells, is regularly blown ashore by Atlantic gales. Over time the calcium rich shell sand and traditional Outer Hebrides crofting land practices have led to the development of a mosaic of fertile Scottish grassland habitats renowned for their Outer Hebrides wildflowers, Western Isles birds and insect life. https://www.visitouterhebrides.co.uk/see-and-do/wildlife/machair 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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    53 mins
  • S3E6 Eoin Smith takes us on a magical tour (Aviemore, John Henry Anderson's grave, Applecross, Kincraig, Fringe Festival, The Tunnels)

    S3E6 Eoin Smith takes us on a magical tour (Aviemore, John Henry Anderson's grave, Applecross, Kincraig, Fringe Festival, The Tunnels)
    Nov 4 2024

    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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    57 mins
  • S3E5 Lindsay Bruce talks family holidays, thin spaces and a Scottish Cup Final (Millport, Harris, Motherwell)

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

    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 mins

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