PRESENTS? ALL WRAPPED UP!
THE DAYS OF SOCKS AND HANDKERCHIEFS ARE LONG GONE - CHRISTMAS TODAY IS A TIME FOR IMAGINATION AND ADVENTURE, A TIME FOR GIVING SOMETHING THEY CAN REMEMBER FOREVER. WE'VE DONE SOME OF THE SEARCHING FOR YOU - AND THE SKY'S THE LIMIT.
Words by Kieron D Fennelly
Pictures by Getty Images
OVER THE MOON
Prezzies can’t come much more exciting than this one – the opportunity to fly into space, with Virgin Galactic, ‘the world’s first spaceline’. And Virgin’s pioneering spacecraft promises ‘affordable sub-orbital space tourism for the first time in the history of the universe’, with only a few days’ flight preparation and training.
Book now for flights planned to start around 2009. www.virgingalactic.com
BETTER THAN CLAPPING
Remember the times when it’s been so cold outside that your hands never seem to warm up? You can usually restore circulation in your feet by stamping about for a while, but clapping your hands together makes people stare, without achieving much else. But we have the answer: these special gloves have a clever battery-operated heating system that creates little pockets of warmth around the hands. They’re yours for around £20. www.thanksdarling.com
HOT AIR AND COOL CHAMPAGNE
Have you ever looked up towards the sky on one of those balmy summer evenings when it never seems to get dark, and watched a hot air balloon drifting serenely overhead? And did you idly wonder what it must be like to be up there, looking down? Well, you can do more than just wonder – you can fly, too! As you sit out the long winter evenings, this is a great present to look forward to next summer, and a brilliant experience that the whole family can enjoy.
Do it in style with a glass of champagne to greet you after the flight, and you could make this a present you’ll never forget. Flights from around £165. www.activitygifts.co.uk