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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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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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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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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Adele is back – and what happened when David Attenborough said ‘Hello’ to Adele!

Unless you've been hiding under a rock for the past couple of weeks, you'll know that a certain London girl is back. Yes, Adele has reappeared after a three year hiatus to dazzle us with her brand new single 'Hello' which is currently number one in over 85 countries. But what has Britain's favourite naturalist got to do with the nation's favourite singing sweetheart? Well, when the legend that is Attenborough appeared on Greg James's BBC Radio 1 show recently, the cheeky DJ asked David to do one of his classic cool, calm and very observational commentaries to Adele's new...

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