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...
A visit to The Rhineland! – Day 2
Day 2 – Tuesday 03rd February After a continental breakfast (including pastries!), we left Koblenz for Boppard, a 20 minute drive south along the River Rhine. Here at this beautiful...
A visit to The Rhineland! – Day 1
Day 1 – Monday 02nd February 2015 It was an earlier than normal start departing Derby on the 07:06 train bound for Birmingham International Airport. After a little snooze on the quiet train...
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 have acted as a tour...
What impact does geography have on young people?
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 and an...
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...
50 years of arranging group tours – Now that’s something to celebrate!
2015 marks Rayburn Tours 50th birthday and we want to celebrate reaching this fantastic milestone in style! We have come a long way since our first tour in 1965, but our passion for creating truly...
You Go Girl!
“In the end your girls will not be left saying ‘They Can’, but that ‘They Did!’” This week, Sport England launched their official campaign ‘This girl can’, inspiring women to...
10 Years On
It’s hard to believe that the Indonesian Tsunami occurred 10 years ago. For me this was definitely one of those “I remember where I was when …” events. Waking up on that Boxing Day morning,...
North-East Physical Education Conference, 12th December ‘14
At very short notice, representatives from Rayburn Sports Tours started our 4 hour journey to Cramlington Learning Village, Northumberland, for the inaugural North-East Physical Education Conference....
Choir of the Year Grand Final!
Last Sunday my colleagues and I travelled up to Manchester for the highly anticipated Choir of the Year 2014 Final. To celebrate this amazing event, we invited clients and suppliers from across the...