EP 15: "Touring Scotland" with Owen Innes from the Scottish History Podcast

08/22/24 • 36 min

63 Percent Scottish: A Scotland Appreciation Podcast

Go to Scotland and you're bound to see tour buses on even the narrowest of roads. What kind of person becomes a tour guide? What are the major challenges of the job? Which tours would an experienced guide recommend?
We've asked Owen Innes from the Scottish History Podcast to give us a rundown of his day job. In this episode we cover:

How he became a tour guide
A day in the life of a tour guide
The best tours he gives

Have thoughts? Connect with 63 Percent Scottish on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram or contact us at 63percentscottish.com.
Music by RomanSenykMusic from Pixabay.

How he became a tour guide
A day in the life of a tour guide
The best tours he gives

Have thoughts? Connect with 63 Percent Scottish on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram or contact us at 63percentscottish.com.
Music by RomanSenykMusic from Pixabay.

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EP 14: "Scottish Community - Everyone Welcome" with John Sawyer from the St. Andrew's Society of Toronto

If you're a listener of 63 Percent Scottish then I have to imagine you have *some* interest in Scotland, Scottish things or the like. If you don't live in Scotland - and most people with Scottish heritage don't! - and even if you don't have Scottish genetic heritage, you may be interested in joining a Scottish Community.
Scottish Societies and St. Andrew's Societies can be found all over Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand, and they provide unique opportunities to connect with Scottish culture, as well as connecting with other people who love everything Scotland.
To tell us more about Scottish communities, we're talking to John Sawyer - the President of the St. Andrew's Society of Toronto. We discuss:

The relative unimportance of Scottish genetics
His own entry-point to Scottish culture
What a St. Andrew's Society is and how he found himself leading one
The benefits of joining a St. Andrew's Society

Want to join a Scottish community? Here are some groups you could check out:

Have thoughts? Connect with 63 Percent Scottish on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram or contact us at 63percentscottish.com.
Music by RomanSenykMusic from Pixabay.

Next Episode

Five Fast Questions with Owen Innes: Part Three

We asked podcaster and professional tour guide Owen Innes five questions and challenged him to answer each in one minute or less. Here are the questions:

What is one place every visitor to Scotland should check out?
What is your favourite uniquely Scottish word or phrase?
Who is one person from Scotland’s past or present that you’d like to have a beer, whisky, Irn Bru or coffee with?
What is one popular misconception of Scotland that you’d like to dispel?
Is there anything you’d like to know about Canada?

Have thoughts? Connect with 63 Percent Scottish on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram or contact us at 63percentscottish.com.
Music by RomanSenykMusic from Pixabay.