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What was very much an active, live geographical event is now almost, dare I say it, dormant… history! It is remarkable and somewhat disconcerting to think that it is now over 2 years since the magnificent glories of the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption in South Iceland. Memories of the sights, sounds, smells, emotions (mixed and very [...]
A trip that for many would be a life-long dream became a reality for the students and teachers of Bradford Grammar School in April 2012 as they set off on a Geography Tour to the USA. Flying into Las Vegas their epic 7 day tour took them to Zion Canyon and National Park, Bryce Canyon [...]
See all the photos from Arnold Hill Academy’s Easter Ski Trip to the Kitzbühel Alps in Austria.
Ormiston Enterprise Academy travelled with Rayburn Tours to the Rhineland in June 2011, which for most of the students was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Upon our recommendation, the group decided to incorporate language tuition at the ISL Language School into their itinerary. What made you decide to include language tuition in your itinerary? It was something [...]
See all the photos from Mackie Academy’s Easter Ski Trip to Sauze d’Oulx in Italy.
Following the Geographical Association (GA) Awards and Annual Conference, which took place from the 12th – 14th April 2012, the Educational Tours team at Rayburn Tours are thrilled to announce that their Geography Tour Study Handbook specifically designed to accompany tours to the Netherlands has been ‘Highly Commended’ in the 2012 GA Awards. The judges [...]
Amy Frost, Educational Tour Coordinator and fluent Italian speaker, accompanied the University College School’s A-level Geography students on their tour to Sicily. With an abundance of human and physical geographical features, Sicily is the perfect all-round destination and ideal for students to use as the basis of their A-level coursework. Here Amy gives us an [...]
A student from Jersey College has taken the time to give us her account of their recent 2 day, 1 night History Tour to London. DAY ONE: On Thursday, March 1st, thirty-five excited girls and four slightly apprehensive but excited teachers arrived at the disgusting hour of 6am at Jersey Airport. Knowing it was the [...]
Chris Stacey provides an insight into two performance venue “gems” in Rome! The purpose of my recent trip was to confirm venues for groups travelling with us later this year, meet with hoteliers, and enhance our range of visits available in Rome. During my visit I discovered so much more; you cannot fail to be [...]
Two weeks ago, I was sitting in the sunshine at a mountain restaurant in Italy, gazing at the wonderful panorama in a short-sleeved t-shirt, drink in hand and a plate of delicious pasta in front of me; this evening I am sat at home with the fire roaring and a blanket wrapped around me, the [...]
An article in the magazine ‘Iceland Review’ tells us that the National Geographic magazine puts the Blue Lagoon and the Northern Lights in Iceland in its ‘25 Wonders of the World’. It comes as no surprise to us that the Sahara Desert also made the list. Our Geography Tour destinations have been deliberately selected and [...]
