Bread, Bladerunner and Gladiators

So there we were just adding a new promo deal for our London bread making classes to our website (down from £99 to £39 - bargain!), when we started getting all nostalgic about that famous Hovis advert. You know, the one with the young boy who trudges up the steep hill with his bicycle to deliver the bread? Here's a reminder for you.. After watching it again and loving that countryside scene from a bygone age accompanied by that atmospheric music (World Symphony by Dvorak), it was no surprise to learn that this rather quaint commercial was voted Britain's all...

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Royal Baby : Kate Expectations

With the rumoured due date of the 24th April 2015 now passed and no sign of a little brother or sister for Prince George, we thought we'd help you while away the time with a little overview into the build up for the second Royal Birth courtesy of Kate and William. [caption id="attachment_4029" align="aligncenter" width="228"] No brother or sister yet![/caption] It'll be a spending frenzy. The imminent birth is expected to launch some serious souvenir shopping, with an estimated £60 million being spend in the UK alone. As with George's birth, it's expected that Kate and Wills will licence lots...

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What makes Prince Harry whoop with delight?

Everyone knows that Prince Harry is rather partial to having fun, but what really makes him howl with delight? Is it skiing steep powder in 'Verbs' (that's Verbier to you and us!)? Is it partying in Las Vegas? Is it doing a tour of duty flying an Apache helicopter? Well, we'd hazard a guess that he probably does enjoy all of the above, but nothing beats the very special passenger flight the Prince took in a vintage Spitfire! The flight took place last summer, but in-cockpit footage of his aerial escapade has only just been released by Buckingham Palace, just...

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Taking a year off work to travel tops Britons bucket lists

As part of our ongoing research into the aspirations and dreams of us Brits, our researchers have found that taking a year off work and travelling comes top of most people’s bucket list. We asked 1,000 Brits what was top of their bucket list, and the majority of respondents answered travel as their number one thing to experience before they die. Top destinations included travelling around America and Australia, with many wanting to visit famous landmarks such as the Pyramids, the Great Wall of China and the Grand Canyon. Also high on people’s lists were experiences and activities ranging from...

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New year, new adventures with IntotheBlue

With the launch of our new #BeMoreAdventurous campaign, we thought we'd indulge ourselves and take a look back at our favourite new adrenaline-packed activities added to the IntotheBlue.co.uk website in 2014. As we couldn't possibly pick a favourite, here they are in no particular order, starting off with the trend for all things retro. We predict the 80s will be mahoosive in 2015, which is quite ace as we are proper 80s kids. And let's face it, Beth and Kirk have already got the ball rolling with their 1980s themed wedding in Coronation Street last week, complete with bridesmaids as...

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