Outlander Connections in Edinburgh – Tobias Smollett

Diana Gabaldon Tobias Smollett

What was Jamie Reading?

I’ve been looking at some Outlander Connections in Edinburgh.  The Outlander series is a the historical/science fiction saga by author Diana Gabaldon which has recently been sparking a lot of interest due to the Starz Original television show based on the books. Read more

Edinburgh Literature – Alexander McCall Smith

Literary Edinburgh

One thing which I love to do on holiday is to read literature about where we are visiting.  Not guidebooks, but fictional literature set in a particular city or county.  Think EM Forster’s “Room with a View” when visiting Florence, or Patrick Gale’s “Notes from an Exhibition” when in Cornwall, and you’ll understand what I mean. Read more

Inspired by Outlander? Trips to Outlander Filming Locations

Outlander location Blackness Castle

Visit Outlander Filming Locations

In the early 1990s, the author Diana Gabaldon started to publish what would become a long-running series of novels which are initially set in Scotland, which would introduce her readers to different periods of history; to romance and time travel. Inspired by Outlander  Read more

Outlander Exploring on the Royal Mile

Canongate Tollbooth Edinburgh

Where is Carfax Close?

Since the release of the Outlander Starz Series 1 version of Diana Gabaldon’s tales of the adventures of Jamie and Claire, I’ve been returning time and again to the well-loved books to refresh my memory of the stories and complete the reading of the series (currently 8 main books, and many side tales).

I began to realise the power of Ms Gabaldon’s storytelling to attract visitors to Edinburgh when, back in 2013, Craigwell Cottage hosted the author and chef, Theresa Carle Sanders, known for cooking her way through the stories in her Outlander Kitchen. Read more