[caption id="attachment_1971" align="alignright" width="250"] More than one Lindt Easter bunny was harmed in the making of this blog piece..sorry[/caption] Easter - a fine excuse to eat even more chocolate than usual and we certainly made the most of it, having spent a good percentage of our wages on yummy Lindt chocolate bunnies. Thick, creamy Swiss chocolate perfectly formed in a cute bunny rabbit shape wrapped in gold foil and dressed with a little jingly bell. Chocolate heaven. Now the Easter hols are all done and dusted and we're back to work, we find ourselves torn between keeping up the chocolate...
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[caption id="attachment_1945" align="alignleft" width="250"] Immerse yourself in the atmosphere with a day out at the horse racing[/caption] We don't know much about horse racing (we don't spend hours pouring over the Racing Post studying the form, that's for sure!), but we do like the idea of getting dressed up and heading off with for a day at the races with our nearest and dearest. These two new horse racing days out from Into the Blue make for superb presents. Our 'Go horse racing' experience allows access to an exclusive enclosure for two at your choice of 60 different race courses...
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We love a good roadtrip and yesterday was no exception. Simplon is well known for the Venice-Simplon Express train ride, but did you know you can also drive this amazing mountain which links Switzerland to Italy? And that's just what we did. An amazing feat of engineering, most of the road, which goes from around 1000m up to 2005m, is built on stilts, complete with twists and turns and even tunnels to avoid avalanche debris (!). [caption id="attachment_1957" align="alignright" width="250"] Coming face to face with a Swiss army tank![/caption] What really surprised us is that, on reaching the summit, it...
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[caption id="attachment_1937" align="alignleft" width="250"] Clay pigeon shooting - what's in a name? Just what we were wondering...[/caption] The other day we were writing about our latest clay pigeon shooting venue in Wiltshire, when it suddenly struck us that although we know what clay pigeon shooting is, we don't really understand where the name came from or how the sport originated..so we got researching. It seems in the 18th century the sport was all about shooting at live pigeons released from a cage. Then things moved on to aiming at glass balls (which look suspiciously like baubles nicked from a Christmas...
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We've decided to have a March sale! The product team has been busy beavering away to put together a nice little set of special offers just for March that means you can get your hands on some seriously bargainous activity gift vouchers this spring, courtesy of Into the Blue. [caption id="attachment_1876" align="alignright" width="249"] Spend a day with Shire horses - on offer during March from Into the Blue[/caption] Just looking at the offers page now, we're liking the mix of products featured. Currently on a 2 for 1 deal (or BOGOF as we like to call it because it makes...
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