Belgium – what’s there apart from chocolate and beer?
Over the past 3 years, I have been fortunate enough to accompany 10 groups on their Concert Tour to Belgium as their Rayburn Tours Courier. The groups have ranged from a Welsh Male Voice Choir to a...
Great Baddow High School on tour
Great Baddow High School on tour Currently sitting in our cosy common room at Husid (near Vik) in Iceland, we realise what an amazing trip this has been! The main highlights for all of us were the...
Eastbourne College
Eastbourne College A Journey Beyond the Headlines The solar eclipse might have stolen the headlines but for 33 geography students and their teachers their arrival at Keflavik airport was the most...
North West Schoolboys – Lisbon Tour 2015
North West Schoolboys – Lisbon Tour 2015 Day 1 5:30 pm – All dressed in identical tracksuits the lads look very professional as they eagerly wait for check in to open to start their football...
A Sicilian Escapade!
A Sicilian Escapade! Day 1 We left a very cold wintery morning behind at Manchester, so stepping off the plane to be met with a glorious crisp winter’s day with clear blue skies and sunshine was...
Extreme Iceland – Bury on Tour
Extreme Iceland – Bury on Tour A Brutal Welcome: Iceland’s Harsh Weather Greets Bury Students The staff and students from Bury Church of England School were introduced to some of the worst...
Iceland’s got the WOW factor…
35 students and 4 teachers finally landed at Keflavik Airport tired yet excited to be here in Iceland. Months of eager anticipation, asking their teachers what it would be like, if it’ll be...
And so the adventure begins…
Leaving behind the arrivals hall at Keflavik Airport we headed along the south coastal road bound for the Hotel Ork in Hvergardi, our home for the next 7 days. A very warm welcome from all the staff,...
Life as a tour guide
Life as a tour guide I was once told that “kids who are committed to music are good kids”, and it has been my happy experience to see the truth of that time and time again. For several years I...
What impact does geography have on students?
What impact does geography, as a subject and academic discipline, have on young people? It’s a fascinating question posed by the President of the Geographical Association Mark Higginbottom...
70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau
When the Soviet Army entered the gates of Auschwitz 70 years ago they had no idea what awaited them. In the days prior to the liberation, the Nazi camp guards had marched those inmates that were...
Insider’s Italy: My top ten Italian highlights
Having lived in Sorrento for 15 years, Italy is now my home from home. In the 80s, I worked for a specialist independent travel company, with Rome and the south of Italy being my specialist areas....