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Hennumi lavender scented pouches, eye masks and cushions make great Christmas gifts
Beautiful lavender scented pouches, eye masks and cushions by Hennumi make great stocking fillers and Christmas gifts. Every item is handmade using the off-cut fabrics from DePLOY demi-couture, so is ecologically sound too, and the puches are filled with chemical-free lavender. Tosin Trim, Hennumi’s designer, aims to promote an appreciation for the value of unwanted fabric and clothing by re-using such material in the creation of desirable acc... [more]
Historic motor racing at Brands Hatch for Father's Day
Tickets for the Autoglym HSCC Historic Festival at Brands Hatch – June 28th and 29th – make a great gift for Fathers Day (which this year falls on June 15th). Dad’s memories of the motorsport of his youth will come flooding back, as historic Formula One cars, classic saloons, sportscars and mighty Can Am cars take to the grid in a spectacular series of races, battling it out as closely as they did in their heyday. As well as offering highly en... [more]
Self-catering villas with pools are one of the most popular options for a family holiday
Renting a private villa with a pool is the ideal solution for a relaxing family holiday. With a private villa, the daily fight for sun loungers is avoided and parents can keep any eye on the kids from wherever they are, while still getting space to relax themselves. Kids can splash around all day long, while parents relax by the poolside, on the balcony or in the garden, safe in the knowledge the kids are close by in a secure, enclosed environmen... [more]
Italian photography trip for Spring Bank Holiday
There’s still plenty of time to organise an original getaway for this Spring Bank Holiday so if you like the idea of something more challenging than a run-of-the-mill city break, why not book a place on Point101 Holidays’ flagship photography trip to Abruzzo, Italy? The holiday takes place from 22 to 26 May 2008 and consists of four nights spent in the remote, mountainous region of Abruzzo. Often called the forgotten Tuscany, this relatively u... [more]
Short breaks and fresh destinations vying for the attention of holidaymakers
38% of holidaymakers surveyed by holidaylettings.co.uk said they take up to two short breaks (3-5 nights) in addition to their main holiday each year. While New York and Amsterdam still dominate the city break market, low-cost flight routes are pivotal in opening up previously unexplored cities and countries to both visitors and holiday home investors. Top 10 City Break Destinations 2007 are: 1 New York 2 Amsterdam 3 Cairo 4 Copenhagen 5 ... [more]
Other Gift experiences - news and reviews
Our most precious gift is 'the moment'
God's most precious gift to us is "the moment" and when we "wish away the present we are spitting in the face of God," said former Alabama Crimson Tide starting wide receiver Chad Goss as he spoke during a service Sunday night at Heflin First United Methodist Church.
Gift shop in Old Town Spring supports special needs workers
Most shoppers may not know it, but their purchase at the Brookwood Gift and Garden Center in Old Town Spring helps support an educational, residential and entrepreneurial community for adults with functional disabilities.
Hotel gift shops go glam
The days when taking home a souvenir from your favorite hotel meant a bad logo T-shirt or golf visor are long gone.
Kids and Money: Young people must learn wariness, assertiveness in deal-hunting
If you believe as I do that shopping is a full-contact sport, then it definitely pays to have your head in the game. That's especially true when retailers are dangling deals to entice you into buying their merchandise. I rest my case on two recent shopping experiences. Neither involved big-ticket ...
Imprisoned Spector returns to music with wife's CD
In the often weird world of show business marriages, the love story of Phil and Rachelle Spector is among the strangest.
Imprisoned Phil Spector gives music a new spin
In the often weird world of show business marriages, the love story of Phil and Rachelle Spector is among the strangest. The 70-year-old Spector is a rock music legend imprisoned for the murder of an actress. His wife, an aspiring singer who just turned 30,... Phil Spector - Murder - Actor - Singing - Rachelle Spector
Giving to Go to Disney World
Carmel Dodson wanted to teach her third-grade students a lesson and provide a end-of-the-year gift. Disney World helped her provide both to nine of her students. Disney sponsors a campaign called “Give a Day, Get a Day” which is an effort to give...
Phil Spector back with wife's CD
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LeRoy Collins, admiral, killed riding bike
TAMPA, Fla., July 29 (UPI) -- LeRoy Collins Jr., 75, a retired Navy admiral and the son of a former Florida governor, was killed Thursday as he rode his bicycle in Tampa, police said. Florida - LeRoy Collins - Tampa Florida - United States - Tampa
Sea turtle hospital news
Spotlight on Charlie Lynch Sometimes it’s the patients who spend years with us. And under our care they grow, get stronger and eventually leave the nest. But then once in a while we get an intern who’s spent enough time with us that we’ve been able to observe the same changes in him.
