A Springtime Tour to Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast
Sorrento in spring is a wonderful thing: the days are warming, the flowers are in full bloom and the summer crowds have yet to settle in. With a range of charming performance venues in Sorrento...
The Pewsey Belles Tour to Paris
This September, The Pewsey Belles embarked on a 4-day choir tour to Paris. Eleanor from the Rayburn Concert team accompanied the choir on tour and tells us all about their concerts at the...
Top 10 strange Spanish sayings every linguist should know
The Spanish language has its fair share of strange sayings and peculiar proverbs. Teaching your young linguists proverbs and idioms is an important part of learning, especially as they form a...
On the Benefits of Touring
An international concert tour is a great way to inspire and motivate students at the beginning of the academic year, giving them an exciting goal to work towards come July. It is a way to spark the...
Top 5 Volcanoes That Changed the World
Volcanoes are amazing exhibitions of the fiery power contained deep within the Earth. These explosive formations are vents in the Earth’s surface where molten rock, debris, and gases from the...
Quick-fire questions with Cath Rule – the brains behind our Geography Tours
Our Geography Tours Development Manager, Cath Rule, is a self-confessed lover of all things geographical. Whether she’s out exploring breath-taking destinations and discovering the latest visits to...
Pangbourne and District Brass Band Play the 4-Countries Tour!
Tour Courier, Roy Varney, accompanied Pangbourne and District Brass Band on their 6-day 4-country tour this summer. He gives his account of the brilliant brass experience… Day 1: Our coach...
All in the name of geography – Part 1 Singapore.
At the end of July, 23 intrepid geographers set out to explore Singapore and Malaysia as part of the Geographical Association ISIG’s annual study tour. This was a great opportunity to travel with...
A Sports IV to Stunning Switzerland
Last month Rayburn Tours’ very own Laura and Julie were lucky enough to spend a few days in stunning Switzerland. The pair were tasked with familiarising themselves with the area, checking out the...
An alpine adventure in sunny Switzerland!
Last week Rayburn Tours’ very own Lucy, Sarah and Ian were lucky enough to venture out to stunning Switzerland. As an excellent location to study Geography, Languages and Business Studies, the...
An A to Z of French Faux Amis
One of the great things about the French is that lots of words have the same roots, meaning that there are many likenesses between the languages e.g. accident, intelligence, situation. That said,...
Getting a taste for Montpellier
Last week I was lucky enough to take three teachers on a familiarisation trip to Montpellier to get a taste of what this beautiful city has to offer language students. At Rayburn Tours we know that...