Gift Giving Guy

Adventure gifts embrace a guy’s inner Indiana Jones (with or without fedora) through physical, mental and spiritual adventures. He might want to get behind a race car wheel and reach 135 MPH. Jump out of a perfectly good airplane for a static-line skydive. Feel the adrenaline rush of a bungee jump. Or your guy might be more like me, enjoying the less heart-racing thrills. Visit the Napa Valley to enjoy wine making firsthand. Travel to Italy and experience a Venetian gondola ride. Take an ocean skimmer to spot whales in Hawaii.

Several web sites offer experience gift packages that let your guy check a few items off The Bucket List. Be sure these web sites serve your giftee’s location before purchase.

• Cloud 9 Living: He’ll learn to fly on a trapeze, race a Corvette, operate a bulldozer and more.
• Discovery Experiences: Try experiences endorsed by the Discovery Channel such as driving cattle, being a zookeeper for a day or going on photo safari.
• Excitations: Let him take on whitewater rafting, indoor skydiving, and hang gliding.
• GiftyBox: Give an Adventure Box, allowing your giftee to decide from 100 activities like deep sea fishing, llama trekking, parasailing and kayaking.
• Xperience Days: Choose from fighter pilot simulations, biplane rides, surfing lessons, and dune buggy desert racing.
• Plan a trip using Kayak, Hotwire, Travelocity, Priceline or Orbitz. Also consider Vayama for international flights.

(Originally published on December 28, 2008, but backdated to February 7, 2008 to fit in with the Guy Gift Guideline series)

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