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:
<a href="https://www.awellreadwanderer.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.awellreadwanderer.com/</a>
<a href="https://awellreadwanderer.ck.page/signup" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://awellreadwanderer.ck.page/signup</a> 

Places Constance took us:
 
Isle of Lewis <a href="https://www.isle-of-lewis.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.isle-of-lewis.com/</a> 
Hebridean Way <a href="https://www.visitouterhebrides.co.uk/hebrideanway" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.visitouterhebrides.co.uk/hebrideanway</a> 
Calanais Stones <a href="https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/calanais-standing-stones/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/calanais-standing-stones/</a> 
Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire <a href="https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/cruden-bay-p2564811" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/cruden-bay-p2564811</a> 
Slains Castle <a href="https://www.visitabdn.com/listing/slains-castle" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.visitabdn.com/listing/slains-castle</a> 
Greyfriars Kirkyard <a href="https://greyfriarskirk.com/visit/kirkyard/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://greyfriarskirk.com/visit/kirkyard/</a> 
Arthurs Seat <a href="https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/holyrood-park-and-arthurs-seat-p914341" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/holyrood-park-and-arthurs-seat-p914341</a> 
Literary Pub Crawl <a href="https://www.edinburghliterarypubtour.co.uk/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.edinburghliterarypubtour.co.uk/</a> 

Food and drink:
Kilmarnock Arms <a href="https://www.kilmarnockarms.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.kilmarnockarms.com/</a> 
Afternoon Tea <a href="https://everythingedinburgh.com/afternoon-tea-in-edinburgh/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://everythingedinburgh.com/afternoon-tea-in-edinburgh/</a> 
Haggis <a href="https://theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/edinburgh/articles/top-10-places-to-have-haggis-in-edinburgh" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/edinburgh/articles/top-10-places-to-have-haggis-in-edinburgh</a> 

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 <a href="https://franzferdinand.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://franzferdinand.com/</a> 
The View <a href="https://www.theviewofficial.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theviewofficial.com/</a> 
Skippinish <a href="https://www.skipinnish.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.skipinnish.com/</a> 
Paulo Nutini New Shoes <a href="https://youtu.be/hmbUNF1Q4R8?si=CeQLC7wnH3KrElPK" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/hmbUNF1Q4R8?si=CeQLC7wnH3KrElPK</a> 

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 <a href="mailto:alison@alisonfraser.co" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">alison@alisonfraser.co</a> or DM me at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ourscotlandpodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/ourscotlandpodcast/</a>

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