Along the coastal road…
What a beautiful day it was for a trip down the south coast! Many of the most iconic photographs of Iceland were taken on this south coast and I witnessed some of these stunning geographical...
One day to go
Hope everyone is getting packed! Remember to meet on Rookery Lane at 2.30am. Put your swimming costume and towel in your hand luggage, ready for the Blue Lagoon!
The Golden Circle, here we come!
We set off from Hvergerdi in snow, and in true Icelandic winter style this wasn’t the last we saw of it. The glistening snow made the approach to Thingvellir National Park even more spectacular...
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...
I saw the lights…
9.35pm on Monday 16th February and I found myself stood outside the Eldhestar Hotel in Hvegerdi watching the majestic Northern Lights glide across a clear black sky. Bright green waves, moving...
Return to Marrakesh
It is almost impossible to imagine a more beautiful view. We visited Ait Ben Haddou, a World Heritage Kasbah. The weather was perfect and the snow covered Atlas Mountains provided the backdrop. The...
Marrakesh to Ouarzazate
Great day. We started in Marrakesh and headed south over the High Atlas Mountains. The weather was a little bleak to start with but it cleared up. Great lunch on Taddert. Most of the group from...
Into the desert to meet our camels!
What a fantastic day! We headed over the Jbel Sarhro mountain range. The sky was blue and the temperature climbed close to 30 degrees. Just outside Zagora we met our camels. 46 of them. 43 calm and...
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,...
Warm welcome in Marrakesh
Caistor Grammar finally reached the Akabar Hotel in Marrakesh. The initial excitement of leaving the school, the traffic jam on the M25, checking in for the flight and then on our way! We even...
A trip to The Rhineland! – Day 4
Day 4 – Thursday 05th February Today we were off to Bad Bertrich which is situated in a 200m deep sided valley of the Mosselle. Bad Bertrich is home to a hot spring and is famous far and wide...
A trip to The Rhineland! – Day 3
Day 3 – Wednesday 04th February At dawn we drove up to Ehrenbreitstein Fortress that sits on the mountain of the same name on the east bank of the Rhine. As the sun rose, we observed fantastic...