Straight from the mouth of the Isle of Arran’s strangest musician, teacher, international development worker, activist, artist and travel writer, Scott Harwood brings you strange tales of travel and whimsy. With twenty-three countries under his belt and rising, Harwood is becoming renowned across the world simply for not being at home. Oh, and he has also written a few books. Fàilte air a bòrd!
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S2 E3: Madness, Macro-Engineering and Beautiful Women
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With tales about seshing in the Hebrides, kids who understand complex macro-engineering, ignorant Danish people and encounters with beautiful women, it’s all going down here on the Avant-Garde Travel Podcast!
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S2 E2: Space-Rock, Stirling and Random Hash Pipes
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This episode comes to you from sunny Stirling! In this one, I discuss how good space-rock is, as well as the strange events that have happened to me on this, my first trip to Stirling. Enjoy!
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S2 E1: Bothies, Idiot Bus Drivers and Getting Lifts in Electric Cars
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Season 2 is finally here! In this episode of tall tales, where you can find me on the road (or can you?), I discuss: *The logistics of reaching the Taigh Thormoid Dhuibh bothy on the Isle of Raasay *Why you should avoid travelling with Shiel Buses (if you can, that is) *Why you should travel on the railway from Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh *Old du…
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Yes folks, this is the final episode of the first series. In this one, I discuss my plans for Series 2, which is due to take place from the second of May 2019 onwards... Enjoy!
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Episode 8: Craig the Collie and Other Tales
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EXPLICIT EPISODE So, I didn’t go up to the Scottish Highlands in March 2019, as I describe in this episode. Instead, this episode comes from the good old Isle of Arran! In this episode, Shelli Brennan (the infamous Lewis’ mum) and I discuss: · The legendary White Stag of Arran · The interesting tale of Craig the Collie, and his connection with the …
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Episode 7: With a Little Help From My (Weird) Friends
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EXPLICIT EPISODE Come and take a drive with the Avant-Garde Traveller! In this episode, as I drive the twenty-five kilometres or so from Brodick to Pirnmill on the Isle of Arran, I ramble about: Re-branding my social media accounts, and how I managed to get over a thousand 'likes' on a Facebook post! How I have made over twenty albums and only mana…
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In this episode, I leave Arran for the first time in four months, and go on a trip to Glasgow! So, come and ramble with me along the Forth and Clyde Canal as I ramble about: · Things to see and do in Glasgow · The practicalities of hiring a nextbike · The life and times of my good friend Hamish, along with Bòidheach the dog · The practicalities of …
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First off, apologies for the bad sound quality. I'm still figuring out how to use my new microphone... In this special version of the Avant-Garde Travel Podcast, recorded live at an ‘Eco-Savvy’ event at the Corrie & Sannox Village Hall in front of 40 or so people, I discuss: · My time in Nimbin · Living off the grid · How to siphon electricity from…
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Episode 4: An Update, A Good Party & Some Interesting Ideas
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In this, the first episode in about two months, I briefly discuss: The potential directions that I, and the show, could take in 2019 Raving at a posh venue on Hogmanay My upcoming travel plans! SHOW NOTES: My Eigg '17 writeup: https://virginsexgod.wordpress.com/2017/07/03/the-twentieth-anniversary-of-the-eigg-community-buyout/ Celtic Connections: h…
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Episode 3: The Slow 'N' Sexy Edition
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EXPLICIT EPISODEIn this slow 'n' sexy edition of the Avant-Garde Travel Podcast, I travel to a secret location to partake in a game of Cards Against Humanity with a few of my fellow Arainnich! In the episode, in and around the card game, we discuss:• Music.• Albania (does anyone else see a pattern emerging here?).• How hot the lowlands of Nepal are…
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Episode 2: Discussion with David Peace One Love, Part 1
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A look back to my very first appearance on the radio! Much of this episode was first broadcast on Nim-FM 102.3 on the 28th of April 2015. In this revised repeat of The Magic Carpet: Adventures in Communication with David Peace One Love, I discuss:• How good the town of Nimbin is, including the then-upcoming MardiGrass festival • The origins of Krau…
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Episode 1: Who The Heck Is This Guy Anyway?
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Well, this guy recorded this episode with a heavy cold, so bear with him.In this, the very first episode of the Avant-Garde Travel Podcast, I explain:•Who the heck I actually am.•Why I started travelling.•Why you should go to Albania instead of Brunei.Enjoy!Recorded 30/10/2018. All music by Scott Harwood.…
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