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 […]
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Day Ten: This place isn’t real
It’s day two in Scotland and as I’m mentioned in my last blog post, I truly am not convinced that this is place is real. In describing Edinburgh to my friends, I’ve described it as “something out a storybook.” If you think of a old time town that’s extremely picturesque, you’re probably thinking of Edinburgh. […]
Edinburgh Day 3: The Ghost Realm
Today is our final day in Scotland, and the last day of our trip, which is upsetting, to say the least. It certainly has been a bittersweet day. I took the morning as a self-care day because I desperately needed to recharge after roughly two weeks of pretending to be an extrovert. I took some […]
Day Six: Stratford-Upon-Avon.
I spent the previous night dying from, what I assume (or am just writing it off as because I cannot recall a time that I felt so crappy) was hayfever. I thought my allergies were bad back in the States. No amount of medication could have prepared me for the hell I suffered throughout the […]
Edinburgh Media Visits
Our first meeting today was with one of the people that works to organize the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Oliver Davies. The Festival is so involved. There are hundreds of venues featuring a range of groups and performers. Audiences can find performance art, ballet, musicians, comedians and pretty much anything that you can imagine. The logistics […]
Fabulous Fringe and Awesome Photography
Our last professional visits of our journey today did not disappoint in the least. We started out learning about the world’s largest arts festival held here in Edinburgh and an amazing campaign for a whisky brand that took its creators to Norway for a signature photography and video shoot. Oliver Davies has been head of […]
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 […]
A Magical Photography Day
More magic was made today along with many photos. The day started off at two lectures. One lecture was with David Anderson. David is a Scottish commercial photographer who mainly works with portraiture. However, he did not talk about his portraiture. He focused on an alcohol project he did for Shackleton. His photography is aesthetically […]
Day Five: Windsor Castle
I left a small piece of my heart in London and the class departed for Windsor. The town is small and regal-looking, the type of aesthetic one would expect from a quaint little town in England. Picturesque, with cobblestone roads and beautiful scenery. It had a much different vibe than London did. Windsor Castle, the […]
Surprise! Welcome to Sunny, Warm Scotland!
We left our comfortable Manchester hotel – surprising how nice these Holiday Inn Express places have become since we first started these trips! – to catch a flight to Manchester. We laughed about our luxury bus, a double-decker with plush seats and a kitchen, to take us for about a 15-minute ride to the airport. […]