• S3E11 Literary traveller Constance Ray (Lewis, Cruden Bay, Slains Castle and Bram Stoker's Dracula, Edinburgh's literary connections)

  • Dec 9 2024
  • Length: 44 mins
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S3E11 Literary traveller Constance Ray (Lewis, Cruden Bay, Slains Castle and Bram Stoker's Dracula, Edinburgh's literary connections)

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  • 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 literary travel writer Constance Ray. Constance is from the US but is living in Germany. She did undergraduate studies in English literature and had the opportunity to study in London for a semester. She’s currently based in Europe where she started her literary travel blog. She says she believes literature is one of the best ways to have an authentic cultural experience of places. Literary travel is a trip to places given value by a literary figure or a literary work and events centered around literature. Constance’s links: https://www.awellreadwanderer.com/ https://awellreadwanderer.ck.page/signup Places Constance took us: Isle of Lewis https://www.isle-of-lewis.com/ Hebridean Way https://www.visitouterhebrides.co.uk/hebrideanway Calanais Stones https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/calanais-standing-stones/ Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/cruden-bay-p2564811 Slains Castle https://www.visitabdn.com/listing/slains-castle Greyfriars Kirkyard https://greyfriarskirk.com/visit/kirkyard/ Arthurs Seat https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/holyrood-park-and-arthurs-seat-p914341 Literary Pub Crawl https://www.edinburghliterarypubtour.co.uk/ Food and drink: Kilmarnock Arms https://www.kilmarnockarms.com/ Afternoon Tea https://everythingedinburgh.com/afternoon-tea-in-edinburgh/ Haggis https://theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/edinburgh/articles/top-10-places-to-have-haggis-in-edinburgh Books: Bram Stoker’s Dracula Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Sunset Song by Louis Grassic Gibbon Robert Burns poetry Robert Louis Stevenson’s poetry Music: Franz Ferdinand https://franzferdinand.com/ The View https://www.theviewofficial.com/ Skippinish https://www.skipinnish.com/ Paulo Nutini New Shoes https://youtu.be/hmbUNF1Q4R8?si=CeQLC7wnH3KrElPK 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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