Has one of your friends ever fancied themselves as a pilot but never really got round to looking further into it or finding the cash to learn? If the answer is yes then this exciting new experience is for you.
British Airways has just opened it’s 14 £10m flight simulation machines to the general public as a gift experience. You don’t need any experience at all to do it as your every move is issisted by a trained BA pilot.
You’ll receive a 30 minute briefing and then either 1 or 2 hours flight time, dependent upon what you want or can afford.
A 1 hour flight is around £399 and a 3 hour flight goes up to £1,347. Although this may sound like a lot of money, trust us when we say that this is a once in a lifetime experience that you’ll never ever forget!
Click here for booking information.
For further information or to book your experience on the British Airways flight simulator, please visit www.ebaft.baplc.com/fly/fse.htm
Posted by Tom Wilkins on Fri 27th June 2008 at 06:00 AM, Filed in Experiences
Quite frankly there can be no greater gift to a petrol head than a luxury visit to the British Grand Prix. Not sure who or what companies offer a days package, but whoever does will need to incorporate a face to face with this years gorgeous front girl of the British Grand Prix - Gemma Garrett.
To see what I mean take a look at these rather tidy promotional photos:
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I’m a keen golfer, so if any of my daughters are reading this you might just have found my father’s day gift!
The Great British Golf Courses Vivabox allows the recipient to play a round of golf at 9 of the top golf courses around the UK, they can travel to the Spey Valley in Scotland or St Mellion in the south west! The Spey Valley is a particularly wonderful place in my experience....
The box contains nine vouchers (one per course), which entitle the bearer to a free green fee at each course. The box also contains a branded ball marker from every course as well as a brochure that provides a brief insight into the history and uniqueness of the courses and a guide to playing their signature holes.
Full details are as follows:
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Has she ever talked about hiring her own personal stylist but just couldn’t justify the spend?
We give you the iStylista ‘personal stylist’ in a gift box! It’s a gift idea unique enough to get you in their good books for a long time.
They make an ideal best friend present, valentine’s day romantic present, birthday present romantic idea, ideal personalised anniversaries present or even a personalised mother’s day present. They are suitable for all women, whatever their age, size or nationality.
The new iStylista gift tin retails for £25 and includes the following:
• An eco shopping bag
• Gift card and wallet (to write your own messages in)
• £25 off a personal stylist session with a celebrity stylist
• Instructions how to download your style guide
• An introduction letter from Chantelle, the stylist behind iStylista.com
• A stylish tin to keep to all in!
The tin contains all you need to download your style guide, all you need is an internet connection and about 10 minutes!
They make a truly unusual and stylish gift, and there’s no faffing about waiting for your style guide in the post, it’s instant and online!
The gift tins will shortly be available in many large high street stores so keep your eyes peeled. Alternatively you can buy online today at: www.moonestates.com
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Posted by Patrick Woolmer on Fri 25th April 2008 at 06:00 AM, Filed in Experiences
For those of us who love observing primates there is good news. Edinburgh Zoo has revealed that the largest chimpanzee enclosure in the world is set to open in May 2008.
The £5.65m state of the art building, the first part of a major £77.8m master plan at Edinburgh Zoo to create enclosures that simulate the animals’ natural environment, has three living ‘pods’ of varying humidity, light and temperature as well as the world’s largest climbing frame for apes. Closely linked to a research programme in the Budongo Forest in Uganda, the Budongo Trail will give visitors the fully integrated story from the chimpanzees’ natural habitat and behaviour to science and conservation through fun, interactive exhibits, in addition to incredible up close views of the chimpanzees.
David Windmill, Chief Executive of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), which owns Edinburgh Zoo, said:
”The Budongo Trail has been carefully designed on two levels, firstly to provide an environment that will stimulate the primates, both indoors and out, and allow us to develop a successful breeding programme, and secondly to give visitors of all ages the opportunity to learn more about the chimpanzees and the global issues threatening their survival. We have been working towards this for some years, and are really looking forward to sharing it with the public.”
Sounds like a great place to take the kids for a birthday or such like.
