Another uphill trek lead us to the first media visit of the day. Ollie Davis is Head of Marketing for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It’s the largest arts festival in the world. It all started as rebellion toward the International Festival by 8 productions who turned up uninvited and performed on the fringes. This year, […]
Tag: Scotland
Day Nine: This Lassie Went to Scotland.
I’ve mentioned this once or twice – I had never flown on an airplane before this International Media excursion. The flight from Manchester to Edinburgh, Scotland was a short one on a small plane and I couldn’t help but to picture this small, rickety aircraft that we would be piling onto. I cried on takeoff […]
Day 10: Exploring Edinburgh
We started our day off this morning by getting breakfast at our hotel and preparing for our media visits. We walked to the French Embassy where we met with Ollie Davis from the Fringe Society, the charity that oversees the operation of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Ollie is the head of marketing for the group […]
Day 10: I Finally Get a Scotch Egg
Today began with our final couple of media visits. First up was the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We met with Oliver at the French Embassy on the Royal Mile and spoke with him at length about the history of the festival and what it takes to put on one like it. The Fringe Festival is a […]
Day Nine: Doddling Around Edinburgh
For most of this trip, the coach buses we’ve had were exactly what you’d expect. Today, however, the coach bus that was ordered to take us to the airport definitely outshined the others. We arrived in style to the Manchester Airport in a huge, luxury coach bus. Unfortunately for us, our trip in the luxurious […]
Intro Post: Taylor Lippke
My name is Taylor Lippke, and I am a photography major here at Point Park. I am currently in my Junior year and enjoy traveling. I have traveled to many places over the United States. However, I have only been outside of the country twice to go to Canada. Traveling over seas has […]