A Journey Down The Royal Mile The Royal Mile The Royal Miles is a stretch of history located in the country of Scotland that connects the Edinburgh Castle to the Holyrood Palace. The mile stretch, which is actually about 1. 12 miles–a Scots–mile makes this street one of the busiest tourist street in the Old […]
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Thoughts from the Airport: Day 12
Reflection on the Past Weeks Upon arriving at the airport, we learned that our flight was going to be delayed by a few hours. After doing some shopping around, I decided to sit down with a coffee, look through my pictures, and just reflect on the past weeks. Honestly, the last thirteen days felt like […]
A Bitter Sweet Ending: Day 11
Goodbye for now Edinburgh Our last full day in Edinburgh was a memorable one, to say the least. We had the morning to do whatever we wanted before we met at 5:30 p.m. I decided to spend my morning exploring the city a little bit more by myself before meeting up with everyone. First, I […]
Media Visits, the Scots Edition: Day 10
The Fringe Festival Society Our first full day in Scotland was spent at media visits, the first being at Whitespace. After a quick breakfast that consisted mostly of cheese, bread, and jam we departed by foot to the French Embassy where we met with Oliver Davies, Head of Marketing and Development, at the Fring Festival […]
Scotland Bound: Day 9
It’s Pronounced Edin “Bruh” not Edin “Burrow” Early Tuesday morning, we left on a bus and traveled to the airport where we would get on to a flight that was Scotland bound. After the short 45 minute flight, we arrived in Edinburgh, Scotland. After checking into our hotel in the Grassmarket, we left for a […]
BBC and Media City: Day 8
Welcome to Media City The next morning, we departed for Manchester, a.k.a. Media City. Manchester is the current home of the BBC which is located right next to Salford University. The university is located in Media City, which is one of the biggest media hubs in Europe. The University is full of different TV and […]
Finding the Real Strawberry Field: Day 7
Exploring Liverpool and the Beatles The next day we had the morning to ourselves before heading out for a Beatles Tour at 1:00 p.m. I spent the morning at a cute little pastry shop where I just reflected on the trip so far and just enjoyed a quiet morning to myself. Around 1:00 p.m. the […]
To Be Real or Not To Be Real, That is the Question: Day 6
Stratford-upon-Avon We woke up the next morning and departed for a walking Shakespeare tour around Stratford-upon-Avon. Stratford-upon-Avon is known for being the birthplace of famous English poet William Shakespeare. Shakespeare was known for being a poet, playwright, an actor and was widely regarded as the most excellent writer in the English language. The tour took […]
My Birthday at Windsor: Day 5
Windsor Castle We woke up early the next morning and left for the city of Windsor where we took a tour of the little town before heading into the castle. The castle itself was very beautiful and very elaborate. The Windsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire. It […]
My First Encounter with the Infamous Nando’s: Day 4
Hearst UK Day 4 of our trip started bright and early with a very quick breakfast before heading out to Hearst UK. Hearst UK is a publishing company in London that publishes 23 brands including ELLE, Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, and many other well-known magazines. Their brand reaches over one in three UK women and one […]