Sun, sea and sport in Malta – Departure Day
Being tasked with travelling to Malta in early summer to photograph a school sports tour is perhaps, on the face of it, not the most arduous of tasks. However, a 2am start on Monday morning...
My time in sunny Costa Brava!
Day 1 Today we had a very early start from the Barcelona Sports Hostel. We were off to explore Montserrat and to visit the coastal towns of Lloret De Mar and Tossa de Mar. First stop on the journey...
It’s goodbye UK and hello Venice for Yateley Manor School – Part two
Day 3 – Sunday 29 March After a more leisurely start to the day, it’s back to the vaporetto for the group’s second visit to Venice. I take the group through the city, walking over lots of...
We didn’t just visit Sorrento, but Sicily too! – Part two
Day 5: This morning the group were ready to set off to the great Mount Etna. Known to the locals as ‘Mongibello’ – meaning beautiful mountain – Etna stands almost 1100ft above...
It’s goodbye UK and hello Venice for Yateley Manor School – Part one
Coasting along the charming canals, a stunning performance at St Mark’s Basilica and enough ice cream to last a lifetime – that’s just a glimpse of what Yateley Manor School in Hampshire got up...
We didn’t just visit Sorrento, but Sicily too! – Part one
Day 1: As we land in the volcanic city of Naples, welcomed by a warm Mediterranean breeze, it was clear that this group of Geography students from Itchen College couldn’t wait to experience...
Meet our Field Study Tutors
It’s been a really busy time at Rayburn HQ over the last few weeks and we wouldn’t have it any other way! Wherever your chosen destination you can rest assured that the team are working hard to...
Belgium – what’s there apart from chocolate and beer?
Over the past 3 years, I have been fortunate enough to accompany 10 groups on their Concert Tour to Belgium as their Rayburn Tours Courier. The groups have ranged from a Welsh Male Voice Choir to a...
Great Baddow High School on tour
Currently sitting in our cosy common room at Husid (near Vik) in Iceland, we realise what an amazing trip this has been! The main highlights for all of us were the Blue Lagoon, a ‘once in a...
Eastbourne College
The solar eclipse might have stolen the headlines but for 33 geography students and their teachers their arrival at Keflavik airport was the most important event of the day. Their Icelandic adventure...
North West Schoolboys – Lisbon Tour 2015
Day 1 5:30 pm – All dressed in identical tracksuits the lads look very professional as they eagerly wait for check in to open to start their football tour to Lisbon. 6:30 pm – Passport?...
A Sicilian Escapade! – Part 2
Day 3 Today we had planned to visit the Aeolian Island of Vulcano; the weather is unsettled so we are switching our days and visiting the Alcantara Gorge and Taormina. Travelling inland we can...