Welcome to Tim Pate's International Media Studies in Europe 2011 Blog
Click on a country above to see what I've been up to, and what I've learned. Many pictures will contain links to extra information, so feel free to explore!
Itinerary
May 17: Fly from DIA to JFK, continue to Heathrow.
May 18: Arrive at Heathrow. Jet lag day. Check in at Ibis London Euston - St.Pancras Hotel. Explore city.
May 19: Original bus tour of London. Visit Jack Starks at Fallon Worldwide advertising agency. Visit BBC's national Television Centre in White City.
May 20: Take boat down the River Thames to the Tower of London. Visit CBS correspondent Charles D'Agata.
May 21: OPEN DAY
May 22: Take Eurostar to Brussels. Tour city by bus. Take train to Ghent. Meet Jeroen de Keyser and Khael Velders for night out.
May 23: (Happy birthday, Natalie!) Breakfast with Khael Velders. Coffee and lecture with Khael Velders and Jeroen de Keyser. Take train to Nijmegen, Netherlands.
May 24: Seminar: New Media in the Benelux Nations with Dr. Hans Hoeken and Radboud graduate students.
May 25: Seminar: New Media in the Benelux Nations with Dr. Hans Hoeken and media professionals.
May 26: OPEN DAY
May 27: Take train to Amsterdam, Netherlands. Check in at Ibis Amsterdam Hotel. Visit Van Gogh museum. Meet Anne-Ro Klevant Groen at Cream PR for Benelux PR briefing. Dinner with Anne-Ro Klevant Groen.
May 28: Visit Anne Frank House and Museum. Take train to Germany. Visit cathedral in Cologne. Check in at Hotel Ibis Koblenz.
May 29: Visit Martina Kollig of Makopress and Andre Rauen of ONX Telecom. Ride the Goethe in Bingen down the Rhine to Rhens.
May 30: Take train to Burg Eltz Castle for a guided tour. Hike in the forest to Moselkern for lunch. Take train to Cochem for bike ride along the Mosel River. Wine tasting afterwards. Return by train to Koblenz.
May 31: Train to Mainz. Check in at Hilton Mainz. Visit German Film Museum and the Communication Museum. Special briefing on German media use at Hill & Knowlton PR firm. Take train back to Maintz.
June 1: Gutenberg Museum then Journalistische Seminar and lunch at Heilig Geist with Dr. Karl Renner and University of Maintz students. Take train to Heidelberg and check in at Ibis Heidelberg Hotel. Walking tour of Heidelberg.
June 2: Take train to Paris. Check in at Hotel Ibis Paris Place d’Italie. Visit Integer’s European Headquarters. Briefing on targeted marketing in Europe by Ian Whitney. Climb Eiffel Tower.
June 3: Visit Musee d’Orsay. Picnic lunch in the Tuileries Gardens. Visit Musee de Louvre then walk to the Jeu de Paume to see the current multimedia show.
June 4: OPEN DAY
June 5: Walking tour of Ile de la Cite, St. Chapelle church and the Notre Dame cathedral. Walk across Ile St. Louis and across the Marais district to the Carnavalet Museum. Attend Cirque d’Hiver.
June 6: Fly to Milan. Check in at the Zebra Hostel.
June 7: Train to Chique Terra.
June 8: Chique Terra
June 9: Chique Terra
June 10: Train to Milan
June 11: Catch flight from Milan to ATL, and on to DIA!
May 18: Arrive at Heathrow. Jet lag day. Check in at Ibis London Euston - St.Pancras Hotel. Explore city.
May 19: Original bus tour of London. Visit Jack Starks at Fallon Worldwide advertising agency. Visit BBC's national Television Centre in White City.
May 20: Take boat down the River Thames to the Tower of London. Visit CBS correspondent Charles D'Agata.
May 21: OPEN DAY
May 22: Take Eurostar to Brussels. Tour city by bus. Take train to Ghent. Meet Jeroen de Keyser and Khael Velders for night out.
May 23: (Happy birthday, Natalie!) Breakfast with Khael Velders. Coffee and lecture with Khael Velders and Jeroen de Keyser. Take train to Nijmegen, Netherlands.
May 24: Seminar: New Media in the Benelux Nations with Dr. Hans Hoeken and Radboud graduate students.
May 25: Seminar: New Media in the Benelux Nations with Dr. Hans Hoeken and media professionals.
May 26: OPEN DAY
May 27: Take train to Amsterdam, Netherlands. Check in at Ibis Amsterdam Hotel. Visit Van Gogh museum. Meet Anne-Ro Klevant Groen at Cream PR for Benelux PR briefing. Dinner with Anne-Ro Klevant Groen.
May 28: Visit Anne Frank House and Museum. Take train to Germany. Visit cathedral in Cologne. Check in at Hotel Ibis Koblenz.
May 29: Visit Martina Kollig of Makopress and Andre Rauen of ONX Telecom. Ride the Goethe in Bingen down the Rhine to Rhens.
May 30: Take train to Burg Eltz Castle for a guided tour. Hike in the forest to Moselkern for lunch. Take train to Cochem for bike ride along the Mosel River. Wine tasting afterwards. Return by train to Koblenz.
May 31: Train to Mainz. Check in at Hilton Mainz. Visit German Film Museum and the Communication Museum. Special briefing on German media use at Hill & Knowlton PR firm. Take train back to Maintz.
June 1: Gutenberg Museum then Journalistische Seminar and lunch at Heilig Geist with Dr. Karl Renner and University of Maintz students. Take train to Heidelberg and check in at Ibis Heidelberg Hotel. Walking tour of Heidelberg.
June 2: Take train to Paris. Check in at Hotel Ibis Paris Place d’Italie. Visit Integer’s European Headquarters. Briefing on targeted marketing in Europe by Ian Whitney. Climb Eiffel Tower.
June 3: Visit Musee d’Orsay. Picnic lunch in the Tuileries Gardens. Visit Musee de Louvre then walk to the Jeu de Paume to see the current multimedia show.
June 4: OPEN DAY
June 5: Walking tour of Ile de la Cite, St. Chapelle church and the Notre Dame cathedral. Walk across Ile St. Louis and across the Marais district to the Carnavalet Museum. Attend Cirque d’Hiver.
June 6: Fly to Milan. Check in at the Zebra Hostel.
June 7: Train to Chique Terra.
June 8: Chique Terra
June 9: Chique Terra
June 10: Train to Milan
June 11: Catch flight from Milan to ATL, and on to DIA!
About Me
My name is Timothy Pate.
I am a Junior Journalism major at Colorado State University, and I am focusing on Public Relations. I recently embarked on a 3-week journey overseas as part of a study-abroad class called 'International Media Studies in Europe.' This website will allow you to learn what I learned through my eyes.
Enjoy.
I am a Junior Journalism major at Colorado State University, and I am focusing on Public Relations. I recently embarked on a 3-week journey overseas as part of a study-abroad class called 'International Media Studies in Europe.' This website will allow you to learn what I learned through my eyes.
Enjoy.
