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Top 5 things teachers really do in the summer holidays!

The summer holidays are upon us! For the lucky ones they will have already arrived…perhaps even a few weeks ago. As the school bells rings up and down the UK and beyond for the last time marking...

‘Liverpool Ladies U16’s stride through the mist…’ – Our first day at the 2016 Rey Cup

We are proud to be to the exclusive UK partner of the Rey Cup, a football tournament held in Reykjavik, Iceland, that takes place every year for boys’ and girls’ U14 and U16 squads. With over 90...

Rayburn Ski Video – School skiing in safe hands

Capturing everything that makes a Rayburn Tours ski trip so special, our exciting new video says it all…

A Brilliant Belgium Tour for Dame Allan’s Schools

Dame Allan’s Schools recently returned from a 5-day tour to Belgium, during which time they visited some of the country’s most beautiful cities and landmarks and performed in some of its...

Bicycles, funiculars, sorbet and more on Bruton School’s Tuscany Tour!

Bruton School for Girls toured to Tuscany this July and had a thoroughly enjoyable tour experience, complete with bicycles, funiculars, sorbet and more! With performances scheduled in some of the...

Witness Iceland’s wonders for yourself

Turn back the clock to February last year and 40 eager students from Bury Church of England High School were full of excitement and anticipation, about to embark on their adventure of a lifetime to...

10 Things Every Geographer Should Know About Earthquakes

We asked our Geography Tours Development Manager and lover of all things geographical, Cath Rule, to put together ’10 Things Every Geographer Should Know About Earthquakes’. She thinks the list...

Waterfall (‘what a fall!’) Wednesday

Another fabulous day began with a short but strenuous climb up Stora Dimon, a volcanic plug in the valley of the Markarflot River. Our breath was taken away again by the fabulous views of the wide...

Day 3- Hills Road Sixth Form College

After days of seeing the volcanic giant from below, we final had the opportunity to make our way up the infamous Mount Etna. Making our way up as far as possible by coach we looked down over the...

Day 2- Hills Road Sixth Form College

Today began bright and early in preparation for our travel across Sicily to the magnificent Aeolian Islands.

Jumping for joy in sunny Iceland

Students from Fairfield High School have been loving their first day in Iceland – Nicole and Jess in particular seemed to find the ground in the western volcanic zone at Krysuvik hot, hot,hot.

Hills Road Sixth Form College – Day 1

After a late evening arrival and a good night’s sleep in the lovely Hotel Solemar, we were keen to get out and explore Sicily’s wonders. We set off with our driver, Salvatore, and headed for the...