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Five Experience Days to Try in 2016

Here are IntoTheBlue.co.uk we are mad about all things experience days. As such, we have pulled together our collective creativity and thought about the type of activities that would be brilliant try in 2016. The result is this list of five fabulous days that you can tick off as you go along. Enjoy! 1 Skydiving A favourite feature on many peoples bucket list is skydiving. Last year, a new skydiving world record was set when 164 people plunged from 7 planes in California – all holding hands to make a ring.   2 Segway Riding Segway riding is a relatively...

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Connor January 15, 2016

What were our best selling gifts of 2015?

So now 12th night has happened and you've packed away the Christmas decorations, 2015 is properly done and dusted and you're finally getting used to writing 2016, we thought we'd take a little nostalgic look back on 2015 to see what our best selling gifts in 2015 were. And you certainly took us by surprise in 2015 with just how adventurous and generous you all are with your activity gift vouchers! Here's the rundown of the most popular vouchers on IntotheBlue.co.uk across the whole of last year: 10 - Two-seater Spitfire Flights Most definitely not the cheapest of experience gifts,...

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Caroline F January 7, 2016

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Hull’s The Place to Be!

Nashville, Vancouver and Seoul are just a few of the cities you can expect to see in the Rough guide 2016 places to visit list. However, there is one inclusion that has appears to have swept the rug from under our proverbial feet. The city of Hull, in Yorkshire, has bagged itself a place in the world’s top 10 cities to see. This is all well and good, but what exactly is there to do in Hull? Well, if there’s one thing we love its experiences – so here are a few you could try on your stay in this...

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Connor January 4, 2016

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I’m hopeless at wrapping, what should I do?

  Dear Agony Aunt, I’m in a bit of a pickle. I’ve left my Christmas shopping until the last minute, but I’ve set aside just enough time this week to go out and get what I need. While I have managed to organise my gift buying with moments to spare, I won’t actually have enough time to wrap any of them. I’m hopeless at wrapping at the best of times, and with basically no time at all I don’t think I’m going to be able to get it done. What do you think I should do? Is it acceptable to...

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Connor December 22, 2015

From a Man on the Moon to Jeff Goldblum at your dinner table – your favourite 2015 Christmas TV adverts

There was a time when you were at least allowed to celebrate Guy Fawke's night before all the Christmas TV adverts came out, but this year Christmas has most definitely beaten the Gunpowder Plotter to it, as every advert break on telly since the start of November has been stuffed full to the gills with Christmassy glittery-ness. Seems there's no avoiding it, so which one do you prefer? The top three 2015 Christmas advertising campaigns as voted by you In a Mailonline poll, the John Lewis advert was the runaway winner with over 70% of all votes. 'Man on the...

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Caroline F November 12, 2015

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