Five most memorable volcanic eruptions
We asked our Geography Tours Development Manager and all-round geography enthusiast, Cath Rule, to put together a list of memorable volcanic eruptions. She gets pretty fired up about all things...
Top 5 reasons to learn a foreign language
Check out out our top 5 reasons to learn a language! Did you know a handful of our team at Rayburn speak at least one foreign language?
Iceland 2016 – Day 3/4 – Do You Believe in Elves?
Lucy’s action-packed Icelandic venture continues… with the arrival of Beverley High School, a visit to the deep volcanic Kerid Crater and tales of Icelandic elves, she’s certainly been keeping...
Iceland 2016 – See the Northern Lights. Check.
Iceland 2016 – Day 1 – See the Northern Lights. Check. This week our new Education Manager, Lucy, has been lucky enough to swap the busy, bustling Rayburn Tours office for the more dramatic...
Holocaust Memorial Day
Holocaust Memorial Day 27 January, Holocaust Memorial Day. It marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz Concentration and Death Camp, where Auschwitz I and Auschwitz-Birkenau (II) were...
Top 10 phrases for your international trip
Top 10 phrases for your international trip You’ve booked your international trip. You’ve got your students, itinerary, tickets, passports and bags packed… but there’s something you’ve...
Sandwell Academy announced as the second Golden Ticket Winner… Could you be the third?!
This year Rayburn Tours reached the big 5-0 and we’ve been marking this fantastic milestone by rewarding some of our valued customers. As a way of saying ‘thank you’, we’re presenting three...
Migrants and refugees: the history of human movement
From early summer, the stories of migrants have been regularly covered on the news and Europe, as a whole, is in debate about whether the rise in migrants arriving via the Mediterranean should be...
The changing face of education – learning beyond the classroom
Arriving at the leafy grounds of Gilwell Park Scout Activity Centre in London, Rayburn’s Nicky and I (Megan) were all set for the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom’s (CLOtC) 8th annual...
The 10 most unusual schools from around the world
You’d think most schools are generally the same – classrooms, study books, decontamination showers – wait, what? Yes, they come as standard at New Mexico’s underground Abo Elementary School...
Our journey continues… Washington DC, here we come!
Our journey continues… Washington DC, here we come! While New York is ‘the enticing one’ with the incredible film and TV industry, I’m a history and politics geek and I’ve always wanted...
Live from the USA! The Rayburn team take to the Big Apple
Live from the USA! The Rayburn team take to the Big Apple A Staff Adventure This year my employers at Rayburn Tours said, “Yes, we will get you and some of the team out to New York and...