Save the date 6th–9th November 2008 for The Luxury Travel Fair, to be held at London Olympia. This exciting event is sponsored by Condé Nast Traveller and British Airways to give visitors an opportunity to get expert advice and ideas on the very best in luxury destinations and unique travel experiences - from exclusive resorts, boutique hotels, villas and private island retreats to tall ship sailings, heli-hiking, yachts and tailor-made Latin American adventures. To book tickets in advance, visit www.luxurytravelfair.comAlso a must-see is the Spirit of Christmas Fair, sponsored by House & Garden magazine, to be held from 5th–9th November 2008 at London Olympia. This is a rare chance to shop for unique and unusual gifts for your family, friends, and even wedding favours, from over 600 suppliers. For more information, visit www.spiritofchristmasfair.co.uk.We’re giving away five pairs of tickets worth £34 each pair, which entitles you entry to both The Luxury Travel Fair and the Spirit of Christmas Fair.
For your chance to win, tick the box marked ‘Luxury Travel Fair’ on the giveaway form. Closing date: 17 October 2008.
Brides or grooms who want to impress their partners or improve their cooking skills while having to juggle work and family life need not despair. Packed with 700 recipes, Leiths Simple Cookery Bible is just the cookbook for couples who have very little time but want to enjoy proper, nutritious home-cooked meals. Even the simplest recipe can go wrong, but this cookbook claims to be easy to follow, foolproof, delicious, and utterly reliable, and is ideal for beginners. The recipes also allow you to be creative when substituting ingredients with your own preferences or with what’s available in the cupboard. Established in 1975, the Leiths School of Food and Wine provides professional training for career cooks and short courses for amateurs, combining classical techniques and methods with a fresh, modern approach. Leiths Simple Cookery Bible (Bloomsbury, £30 - Hardback) is available at good bookshops.We’re giving away three copies of Leiths Simple CookeryBible.
For your chance to win, tick the box marked ‘Leiths’ on the giveaway form. Closing date: 19 December 2008.
For those of us fed up with watching reality shows where people get told off and their egos deflated, it’s refreshing to have a style expert like Gok Wan who’s positive and clever at making women look amazing and feel good about themselves, regardless of size, shape or age! Even better, Gok Wan fans can get absorbed in his new book, How to Dress: Your Complete Style Guide for Every Occasion, packed with fashion advice and tips. There’s also plenty of information on shopping on a budget and body grooming. How to Dress is out on 1st October 2008. Another must-have is Gok Wan’s recent book, How to Look Good Naked, based on the hit TV series. In this book, we learn how to change our negative perceptions and start appreciating our bodies. Gok Wan shows us the tricks for the pear-shaped, the voluptuous, the curvy, the ‘booty babe – big butt beautiful’ and the bosom-endowed. How to Dress (rrp £18.99) and How to Look Good Naked (rrp, £8.99) are both published by Harper Collins and are available from all good bookshops and from www.amazon.co.uk. Five readers will win a set each of Gok Wan’s How to Look Good Naked and How to Dress.
For your chance to win, tick the box marked ‘Gok Wan’ on the giveaway form. Closing date: 19 December 2008.
Unique and unusual is what best describes Pamper Cakes, an independent company that sells novel, beautifully presented and packaged gifts. The range includes: a Wedding Towel Cake for the bride and groom, a Pamper Me Cake for anyone who deserves a treat, a Girly Pampering Cake for the teenager, a very cute Nappy Cake for the mum-to-be, as well as alternative chocolate gifts sets and natural beauty products. To view these innovative gifts, visit www.pampercake.co.uk. Pamper Cakes is giving away two sets of Wedding Towel Cakes, worth £39.95 each, to two lucky readers. The gift set includes two luxury white bath towels, one luxury white hand towel, one luxury white face cloth, one ‘Just Married’ flip flops, silver rock sweets, champagne glass-shaped bubbles, and a twister party topper.
For your chance to win, tick the box marked ‘Pamper Cakes’ on the giveaway form. Closing date: 19 December 2008.
If you can’t manage to fly all the way to Bali, then let Henley-on-Thames based KuBu Spa take you there with their authentic Balinese pampering rituals, like the two-hour luxurious Kubu Signature Ritual. Using specially blended essential oils and flower petals, this one ends with an indulgent glass of Champagne and fresh KuBu chocolates – a perfect treat for the bride-to-be, mother-of-the-bride and the bridesmaids. KuBu Spa also offers a range of beautifully packaged bath and massage oils for the ultimate pampering at home. To book a treatment, call 01491 414 130 or visit www.kubuspa.com.KuBu Spa is giving away a KuBu Gift Box containing a 'Refined Indulgence' scented candle with a burn time of approximately 40 hours, and an Ylang & Patchouli bath melt ball.
For your chance to win, tick the box marked ‘KuBu Spa’ on the giveaway form. Closing date: 21 November 2008.
