Loving Ben’s falconry experiences

Here at Into the Blue, we love hearing from you. It makes us feel all warm and cosy inside when we settle down in front of the computer screen with a nice cuppa, some Swiss choc and a good feedback to story to read. [caption id="attachment_2197" align="alignright" width="249"] Ben calling one of his many raptors to his gloved hand at his falconry centre in Gloucestershire[/caption] Mr Tipper's tale of his falconry day in Gloucester was no exception. We know Ben Long, the falconer who runs these days, is about as passionate and experienced with birds of prey as you can...

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Who you gonna call? Ghost Bus Tours!

[caption id="attachment_2187" align="alignright" width="250"] Things go all spooky with a Ghost Bus Tour of London![/caption] Yep, that's right Into the Blue is now offering Ghost Bus Tours of London and we just couldn't resist a few corny Ghostbusters jokes when we were writing up the new product for our website. However, whilst researching the these tours, something did catch our eye. Amazingly, there really was a company called the Necropolis Bus Company, which started in the early 19th century as a private funeral bus service in London. Known around town as the 'Carcass Coaches', they were hired by families to transport...

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Pop stars Stornaway love zorbing!

[caption id="attachment_2176" align="alignright" width="250"] Proper zorbing popstars Stornoway![/caption] We can't quite believe that a pop group has actually written a song about zorbing, but it has happened and it's actually really! We spotted this funky acoustic version which was performed on a radio show at the weekend and caught on camera for our delight and delectation via You Tube. Stornoway with their song 'Zorbing' Keep watching after the boys have finished the song and you'll hear what they've got to say about the extreme sport of zorbing. We particularly like the fact that they know all about the history behind...

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Deal or no deal?

[caption id="attachment_2133" align="alignright" width="250"] Make sure you keep an eye on the Into the Blue website for the latest 'Deal of the Day'[/caption] The answer is most definitely DEAL with our daily deals on the Into the Blue website. A new idea from our Big Boss (who we reckon must be suffering from sunstroke to agree to such great discounted deals!), the Deal of the Day could be for any one of our 500 plus products that feature on our website. But, as the title of the offer implies, if you see something you like, don't hang around to buy...

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Just don’t mention the football

[caption id="attachment_2127" align="alignright" width="250"] The fab Harrier does a bow at Biggin Hill Air Fair - pic by Pauly Byrne[/caption] OK it's Monday morning and we're back at work. We've promised ourselves to not mention the football. Instead, we're still enjoying the mini heatwave that's been lapping up the UK and chatting about the fantastic Biggin Hill Air Fair that took place this weekend - our fave was to the very welcome return of crowd-pleaser the Harrier Jump Jet! Which reminds us, our first ever Facebook competition to win a wingwalking experience in honour of the Air Fair weekend was...

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