Time to feel all warm and cosy inside – it’s the John Lewis Christmas TV ad 2014!

Move over Meerkats, its time to pick up a penguin with the 2014 John Lewis Christmas TV advert capturing the hearts of the nation - just as it does every year. And in case you've just arrived from another planet and not seen the ad yet, here it is: This time it's the turn of seven year old Sam who gradually comes to the realisation that his best friend Monty, who happens to be a penguin, would love nothing more than a soul mate. On Christmas morning Monty's dream comes true when under the Christmas tree is Mabel, an equally...

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Connor November 8, 2014

A Quarter Of Parents Are Spending Their Kids Inheritance!

25% of parents are spending their children’s inheritance on themselves during their retirement Here at Into The Blue, we’re dedicated to providing the best experiences, activities and adventure days out for all of our customers and decided to do some research into our older clientele to help us provide the best service in the future. Our research found that 25% of over 55’s are spending or are planning to spend money earmarked for their children’s inheritance on their retirement. We also found that 10% of the older generation had booked or were planning to book some type of extreme activity...

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Connor November 6, 2014

Apple’s latest iPhone 6 or the Bookbook?

The other day our Big Boss here at IntotheBlue skyped us from his iPad - since when did our boss get so tech-savvy? Perhaps since we launched our re-worked IntotheBlue mobile site that's when. Or maybe just since Apple took over the world we reckon. And this week saw the launch of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus. It looks like smartphones are getting wider, and curvier in their old age (a bit like us?!). The launch might all have been 'amazing' and 'incredible', but is it really? Of course, any two year old worth their dummy can now...

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Connor September 12, 2014

The Canadian Lancaster is coming – buy your ticket for the flight of a lifetime!

It's not everyday whilst working for IntotheBlue that something really unique comes up, but this particular experience is truly one of those 'once in a lifetime' opportunities. You have the chance to fly alongside the Royal Canadian Air Force Avro Lancaster BXFM213! This is one of only two, yes TWO airworthy Lancs left in the world (the other being the PA474, the Lancaster that flies as part of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight) and this Canadian cousin is coming to the UK in August for a visit! We have to say, what with our Biggin Hill Air Show heritage...

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Connor July 21, 2014

What a weekend of sport in the UK!

This weekend was a sport-lover's delight with the British Grand Prix at Silverstone (well done Lewis Hamilton!), the final of the men's singles tennis at Wimbledon and the start of the Tour de France in Yorkshire! We watched the motor racing, the tennis and the cycling on the telly. Watching Lewis sweep into victory in front of the home crowd was rally rather inspiring - and you can follow in the tyre marks of those F1 drivers with our driving experiences at Silverstone too. Over in SW19, it was a great match by Federer and Djokovic that had us clutching...

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Connor July 8, 2014

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