Ladies... Help!!!

ikthius · 19-07-2007, 18:59

OK and guys too.

I need some help in thinking about a present for my girlfriend as its going to be our 1yr anniversary next month, and I need to get her something, she got me one.

Ok, I can't go for jewelery I got her a tifanny necklace for her birthday.

I was thinking of either...
1: Cheap flight to somewhere for either a couple of days or just a day, if flights are good enough times.
2: Spa retreat
3: Take her shopping and just say "this is your limit..."

thats all I can think of at the moment.

any suggestions?

Oh, I am taking her out for dinner and taking her to the place we hooked up on the day.

ik
p.s. my limit is Ã‚Â£100 cause christmas is coming up and I will be spoiling her then too

lauzjp · 19-07-2007, 19:13

I'm sure whatever you decide on (and you seem more advanced in 'suitable gifts' than most males, bless ya!) your gf will love it.

Pia · 19-07-2007, 19:17

If i had to pick from those 3 i'd deffo go for number 1!

Cerberus · 19-07-2007, 19:23

No 2 always works good.

ikthius · 19-07-2007, 19:49

any other suggestions apart from the ones I said???

also if anyone knows of good places to go for a trip

ik

Wicked_and_Crazy · 19-07-2007, 19:55

I wouldnt do the spa retreat unless your going to go with her. Otherwise it looks like your getting rid of her for a day.

If your doing the flights thing there are many european cities to choose from, Berlin, Barcelona, Prague Budapest etc etc but with cheap flight the airport is normally a little out of the city.

Have you thought of booking a hotel in Paris for a night, book Eurostar tickets and then on the journey out whoop out the hamper with a good lunch and a bottle of Champagne with the strawberries. If you go by Eurostar the trip is longer than a flight but you arrive in the centre of Paris probably quicker than a flight (with check ins) and all that) so its easy to get to hotels in the Gare Du Nord area.

**Derek** · 19-07-2007, 19:59

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Originally Posted by ikthius

also if anyone knows of good places to go for a trip

Iceland? A bit different and direct flights from Glasgow.

Failing that Dublin and Amsterdam are always good for a quick few days away.

ikthius · 19-07-2007, 20:35

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Originally Posted by Derek S

Iceland? A bit different and direct flights from Glasgow.

Failing that Dublin and Amsterdam are always good for a quick few days away.

i was thinking iceland funnily enough

ik

v0id · 19-07-2007, 20:38

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Originally Posted by ikthius

also if anyone knows of good places to go for a trip

The fjords in Norway. Take her whale watching

Edit: whoops, I didn't see you were on a budget

19-07-2007, 21:14

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Originally Posted by v0id

The fjords in Norway. Take her whale watching

Edit: whoops, I didn't see you were on a budget

good idea, though - you can get dolphin watching trips out of Inverness, for example ???

Halcyon · 19-07-2007, 21:25

I think the Spa retreat is something more aimed at a birthday present.
She is most likely to go with her best friend and what you want to get her is something you can both do together since it is your special 1st anniversary together.
The weekend away sounds like a great idea and will be a real suprise as you can keep her guessing since she won't know where you are going until you arrive at the airport.

Use www.tripadvisor.co.uk for good reviews and to find the best rates for hotels.
A capital city is always good as there are a lot of things to do.

To make it extra special, make sure you have really researched everything, eg. find a good restaurant you can go to, what you will be doing, etc.

For example double check everything. Don't plan to go to Paris and up the Eiffel tower if you then turn up to find it is closed for maintenance on the day you visit. Make sure you research it all.

Have a great time and I hope you both have fun

EDIT: Just seen your limit is Ã‚Â£100 which might cover cheap flight but hotel and days out would be extra.
You could make it more local and just plan a really romantic day from the time she wakes up to night fall.

19-07-2007, 21:34

Its only your first anniversary, go for something thats not going to cost hundreds because you will have to get something even better for the 2nd anniversary...3rd...4th.... get my drift?

Angua · 19-07-2007, 21:41

Balloon trip would appeal to me, or a romantic little hotel in the Cotswolds. Best advice is keep it simple then there is less to go wrong!

19-07-2007, 21:45

Yeah balloon trip and a picnic.. a proper one not one of those odd looking chocolate bars.

Mr_love_monkey · 19-07-2007, 21:59

You could get her some underwear like the one in your avatar