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Got a Voucher? Try Our Unusual Gift Experiences
If you’re one of the people who received an experience gift card from Red Letter Days this Christmas, you might be sat there scratching your head as you try to decide what you’re going to use it on… If you fancy doing something really unusual in 2013 to get the year off to the best possible start, look no further. We have it all. Wigwam Break for Two If you ever played Cowboys and Indians as a child, you’ll love our wigwam break. It’s an unusual form of camping that provides all the equipment needed for a fun night away (bow and arrow, headband and feathers are optional). Llama Trekking…
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Five Unusual Dates for Your Diary in 2013
Whether celebrating birthdays, anniversaries or Valentine’s Day, there are some events that are stuck in our minds and diaries (or should be, perhaps). But away from the more personal events of the year are a variety of more unusual dates celebrating all manner of weird, wonderful and peculiar things. Here are some of our favourites for the year ahead… National Potato Day – 26th-27th January Whether baked, mashed, boiled or fried, potatoes are one of the most popular food types in the UK. National Potato Day allows you to celebrate this tasty side dish and pay homage to the humble potato. Did you know..? Potatoes are so popular that in…
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We’re Celebrating… National Dress Your Pet Up Day!
Whether you’re crazy for cats or canines, you’ll be happy to know that 14th January is National Dress Your Pet Up Day. So we thought we’d brighten up a grey, snowy, January day and celebrate the occasion by sharing some more funny snaps of our furry friends in costumes. Thanks to Red Letter Days staff Dan Sorensen and Sara Perry for contributing their pets Roxy and Oscar. Other images: sylviaxtine, captainpancakes via Flickr, Pets Adviser and pawesome.net
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Got a Head for Heights? Try These Sky High Experiences…
Ever since the Wright Brothers pioneered the first human flight in 1903, people have been taking to the skies in the name of travel, fun and a good old adrenaline rush. In fact, 78 years ago today on 11th January 1935, the US pioneer Amelia Earhart started her flight across the Pacific from Honolulu in Hawaii to California, and in doing so, became the first ever person to complete the estimated 2,400-mile flight without a co-pilot. By this time, she was already the first woman to fly across the Atlantic – it’s fair to say her story makes for a pretty inspiring read. While flying across the Pacific might be something you’d…
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Five New Hobbies to Try in January
Each January, people get busy making New Year’s resolutions for the coming year (we’ll be letting you know some of ours on Wednesday). And every year we come up with the same old answers – lose weight, do more exercise, quit smoking or drink less alcohol. So instead of the usual ambitions this year, why not learn a new hobby in 2013 whilst having fun at the same time? Here are some of our best ideas: Cook up a Storm If your idea of fine cuisine is sticking a ready meal into the microwave or you’re notorious for your beans on toast, a cookery master class could be just what…
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Happy New Year!
…And we’re back for 2013! We hope you all had a lovely break over Christmas and New Year, and that you ended up getting everything you wanted. If you’re struggling to get back into the swing of things after the break, take a look at the discounted gift experiences in our annual January Sale. You could use the offers to learn a new skill in 2013 – how about some half price golf lessons or learning how to design your own jewellery? We’ll be back on Monday but until then, here’s a picture of a sleepy looking orangutan – because I think we can all relate to him at the moment.…
