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LIVE-streamed and Virtual Travel Events with Expert Guides

See the world through our window! Join us for interviews, walking tours, classes and virtual travel with our local experts from around the world. Some events are free, others must be reserved and paid ahead. Check listings for details and links. Tour costs must be paid directly to guides. All times are PACIFIC STANDARD TIME (ie Seattle/Los Angeles) but confirm time with your guide.

Live-Stream Events: These are events in the wild, where guides roam naturally amongst their habitats, streamed live on Zoom, Facebook Live, or YouTube Live, with active participant interaction.

Virtual Tours: These events are prerecorded video and images combined with live commentary and active participant discussion.

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GCBC Special: Setting the Scene, The Isle of Lewis
Nov
22

GCBC Special: Setting the Scene, The Isle of Lewis

Join Liz Lister of Scottish Blethers Podcast in this Special “The Black House” event.

In this member-exclusive Zoom presentation, Liz will introduce you to the island location in which The Black House is set and explore some of the specific places featured in the book. From the acres of white sand on Uig beach to the standing stones of Callanish and Stornoway itself, capital of the island. We’ll explore whether, as Fin suggests, little has changed on the island for generations.

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GCBC Special: The Guga Harvest
Nov
8

GCBC Special: The Guga Harvest

Join Liz Lister of Scottish Blethers Podcast in this Special “The Black House” event.

The Black House revolves around this question. The rock is An Sgeir, lying fifty miles north of the tip of Lewis—three hundred feet of storm-lashed cliffs rising straight out of the sea. For four hundred years, the men of Ness have made a two-week trip every August to harvest gannet chicks, or guga as they are called in Gaelic. What started as a necessity for food has become a tradition – a rite of passage for young men.

In this presentation Liz will take a closer look at what is involved in this annual pilgrimage: how supplies are transported to sustain the men on an island without food, water or power; the black house in which they live; how the guga are culled, preserved, and transported back to the island to be eaten as a delicacy; and the controversy generated by this tradition.

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Guggenheim Bilbao
Oct
28

Guggenheim Bilbao

October is Architecture month here in Guide Collective, with this excuse Fran Glaria of Traveling Steps will show us the amazing Guggenheim Bilbao Museum, designed by Frank O. Gehry .

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The Story of Glasgow through its Street Art
Oct
23

The Story of Glasgow through its Street Art

Glasgow through its street murals!

Helen of Scottish Blethers will introduce us to the story of Glasgow through the work of local artists adorning many of its buildings.

The fortunes of the city have ebbed and flowed like the mighty River Clyde on which it was built. From the story of Saint Mungo, the city’s patron saint, to the technological innovations emerging from its universities, Helen will guide us around the city’s mural trail introducing us to the artists and explaining the relevance of their work.

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GCBC Special: Where the adventure takes place
Oct
18

GCBC Special: Where the adventure takes place

Join Helen Houston of Scottish Blethers Podcast in this Special “Kidnapped” event.

In this zoom presentation Helen will take us round the route of the adventure and introduce us to the places that feature in the book.

She will explain the facts that happened in history, and which are woven into this fictional adventure.

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GCBC Special: Historical context of “Kidnapped”
Oct
11

GCBC Special: Historical context of “Kidnapped”

Join Helen Houston of Scottish Blethers Podcast in this Special “Kidnapped” event.

Kidnapped is set in mid 1700s Scotland, a time of great political unrest and conflict. Although Robert Louis Stevenson was writing some 100 years after the setting of Kidnapped, people in Edinburgh and Scotland were still very aware of their fragile identity. In this presentation Helen will explain some of the events happening in Scotland which give context to the story.

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The Basque Matriarchal Society
Sep
20

The Basque Matriarchal Society

Join Spanish tour guide Fran Glaria of Traveling Steps as he introduces us into the Matriarcal Basque culture. A tradition that started with mythology, love of nature and unfortunatelly some witchcraft.

This time it will be a PowerPoint presentation.

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GC PRESENTS: IS Scotland on your Bucket List?
Sep
18

GC PRESENTS: IS Scotland on your Bucket List?

Join Helen Houston and Liz Lister of Scottish Blethers Podcast in a Live Virtual Tour of Scotland.

Ever thought of a trip to Scotland but not sure where to begin? Let Liz and Helen– the Scottish Blethers – give you some suggestions and travel tips to kick-start your planning.

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GC Book Club Bonus: Edinburgh’s New Town
Jul
21

GC Book Club Bonus: Edinburgh’s New Town

GCBC BONUS!

Edinburgh’s New Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site covering one and a quarter square mile of stunning Georgian architecture. Tune in to Guide Collective’s FB Live with Helen Houston as she takes you through this beautiful area via a live PowerPoint presentation. Explore the beginnings of the New Town and meet some of the people who have lived there, including the current residents of 44 Scotland Street.

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GC Book Club Bonus | The World of 44 Scotland Street
Jul
14

GC Book Club Bonus | The World of 44 Scotland Street

GCBC BONUS!

Join Helen Houston as she walks in the footsteps of the residents of Alexander McCall Smith’s 44 Scotland Street, the July 2021 selection for Guide Collective Book Club . Visit the places these characters frequent: from the art galleries and gardens to the coffee shops and pubs—we will visit them virtually via a live PowerPoint virtual tour and enjoy the experiences of the wonderful characters in Alexander McCall Smith’s book.

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