What is it about Volcanos?
“Getting as close as possible to flowing lava has long been on my bucket list. So naturally, when my volcano app (yes there is such a thing) showed an activity alert for Iceland’s...
How can I reduce my carbon footprint?
As COP26 comes to an end in Glasgow this week, we wait to hear what world leaders have agreed to do in order to try and combat the ever-increasing effects of climate change across the globe. The...
St George’s College set to experience the wonders of Iceland…twice!
Behind these numbers are missed opportunities. Opportunities that students and teachers had been so looking forward to. A unique and unmatched way of learning about the world around us, giving real...
Our first in a series of one to one interviews – Perlan Museum Iceland!
Over the coming weeks/months we’ll be publishing a series of interviews with our partners and representatives from educational visits located around the world, exploring these experiences and the...
School travel and the role ‘trust’ will play…
As a family run business the words honesty and integrity, and our commitment to delivering our promises time and time again were about to receive their biggest test ever. Over the coming weeks the...
Travel experiences that students will need and deserve
The benefits of traveling on an international school trip with students have long been reported on. The enhancement of in classroom learning, exploring cultural differences...
Remembrance Day 2020: why it’s more relevant than ever this year
“The first stroke of eleven produced a magical effect. “The tram cars glided into stillness, motors ceased to cough and fume, and stopped dead, and the mighty-limbed dray horses hunched back...
How to get decision makers on board with your school trip
The first hurdle when planning a school trip is getting the go ahead from the decision makers at your school – and we know this can sometimes be a long process. So to help you out (because we know...
What did we do when Covid hit? What we’ve always done: put our clients at the heart of everything we do
In a world of corporate jargon, business speak and Covid buzzwords, it’s refreshing to read something that’s from the heart. And that’s exactly what Rayburn’s Lucy Simson has done. As...
The past, the present and the future of school travel
The FCO started advising against any non-essential travel around the world which had a huge impact on all travel, including school trips. As the UK went into lockdown in late March, so did the...
Natural ways to boost your child’s immune system
We are all encountering a chapter of our lives where we have an increased amount of time on our hands to focus on our children’s (and our won) eating habits. Right now, during the COVID-19 outbreak...
How to keep your kids safe on social media
Then you throw into the mix this curve ball chapter of our lives, where social media is proving to be an absolute lifeline to us all in terms of engaging and communicating with friends, family and...