Famous schools from fiction
Education is a common theme in fiction and countless books, films and television shows are set in schools. Many of our favourite teen romances are played out along the corridors of imaginary schools,...
Singing for the All Blacks
If, like us, you’re a rugby fan, you’re no doubt counting down the days until the 2015 Rugby World Cup kicks off at Twickenham on 18th September. As fans of the game and also keen advocates of...
A busy summer for St Angela’s Ursuline School Choir
What has your choir got planned this summer? An end of year concert? Almost definitely. An exciting European tour? Possibly. Performing for Rugby World Champions? Only if you’re in the choir of St...
England Successfully Inspired a Nation
Our hearts go out to England after the agonising end to yesterday’s match against Japan. Words cannot describe how gutted we are to miss out on a place in the Women’s World Cup final, but it goes...
A roaring success for the Lionesses as they reach the World Cup semi-final!
We’re in the semi-final! Us, England, we’re in! We literally can’t stop shouting about this. The Lionesses have brought England to victory once again with two spectacular goals in their game...
Could Washington D.C. be your next history trip destination?
Events in the USA are never too far from British news articles. There are cities and people in America that we feel we know because we see them so often on television, in films and in magazines....
Rugby touring: It’s time to get back to traditions on a road trip around the USA’s Deep South
To define the term ‘tour’ is to first appreciate its heritage. To tour: to visit. To explore? Break new ground, meet new people and discover new hotspots. Its closest colloquialism perhaps being...
Why I love Montpellier
“I studied French in Montpellier, and I would go back in a heartbeat.” Montpellier truly is a magnificent, beautiful and vibrant city. When it comes to studying a new language, the benefits of...
Can things get any better for women’s sport?
We’re sure we weren’t the only ones on our feet shouting ‘GOOAAALLL!’ when Lucy Bronze scored an absolute belter of a goal in yesterday’s game against Norway! England won a Women’s World...
My Budapest Trip!
Thursday 19th March Arriving in sunny Budapest at 11.30am local time (an hour ahead), we were met by our mini bus which was to be our transport for the next 4 days. Luggage loaded and ready to go,...
Maxwelltown High School in the Rhineland
Last year, our courier Dexter Sherwood accompanied Maxwelltown High School from Dumfriesshire on their concert tour to Belgium. When the group booked their tour to the Rhineland in 2015, they...
so many volcanoes so little time…
We continued our tour with the International School of Geneva by visiting two of the most active volcanoes in the world. Firstly, Stromboli, another volcanic island that makes up the Aeolian islands....