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The Pewsey Belles Tour to Paris

The Pewsey Belles Tour to Paris This September, The Pewsey Belles embarked on a 4-day choir tour to Paris. Eleanor from the Rayburn Concert team accompanied the choir on tour and tells us all about...

Top 10 strange Spanish sayings every linguist should know

The Spanish language has its fair share of strange sayings and peculiar proverbs. Teaching your young linguists proverbs and idioms is an important part of learning, especially as they form a...

On the Benefits of Touring

On the Benefits of Touring An international concert tour is a great way to inspire and motivate students at the beginning of the academic year, giving them an exciting goal to work towards come July....

Top 5 Volcanoes That Changed the World

Volcanoes are amazing exhibitions of the fiery power contained deep within the Earth. These explosive formations are vents in the Earth’s surface where molten rock, debris, and gases from the...

Quick-fire questions with Cath Rule – the brains behind our Geography Tours

Our Geography Tours Development Manager, Cath Rule, is a self-confessed lover of all things geographical. Whether she’s out exploring breath-taking destinations and discovering the latest visits to...

Pangbourne and District Brass Band Play the 4-Countries Tour!

Tour Courier, Roy Varney, accompanied Pangbourne and District Brass Band on their 6-day 4-country tour this summer. He gives his account of the brilliant brass experience… Day 1: Our coach...
Singapore

All in the name of geography – Part 1 Singapore.

At the end of July, 23 intrepid geographers set out to explore Singapore and Malaysia as part of the Geographical Association ISIG’s annual study tour. This was a great opportunity to travel with...

A Sports IV to Stunning Switzerland

Last month Rayburn Tours’ very own Laura and Julie were lucky enough to spend a few days in stunning Switzerland. The pair were tasked with familiarising themselves with the area, checking out the...

An alpine adventure in sunny Switzerland!

Last week Rayburn Tours’ very own Lucy, Sarah and Ian were lucky enough to venture out to stunning Switzerland. As an excellent location to study Geography, Languages and Business Studies, the...

An A to Z of French Faux Amis

One of the great things about the French is that lots of words have the same roots, meaning that there are many likenesses between the languages e.g. accident, intelligence, situation. That said,...

Getting a taste for Montpellier

Last week I was lucky enough to take three teachers on a familiarisation trip to Montpellier to get a taste of what this beautiful city has to offer language students. At Rayburn Tours we know that...

4×4 rides, boat journeys, gelato, pizza and more on Invicta Grammar School’s Tour to Italy

Earlier this summer 40 eager staff and students from Invicta Grammar School journeyed to Italy’s stunning Sorrento and Sicily on their geographical adventure. The budding geographers had a trip to...