When your wallet is flush and you're looking for adventure travel gifts for spouses or best friends, check out these special presents.
Imagine a rugged, fleece or hooded jacket that allows hassle-free use of a cell phone or an iPod while you're hiking, biking or on the slopes. The Burton Audex Jackets have a control panel on the sleeve that can be used to make or take calls and switch songs. The Audex Bluetooth Stereo System lets users make a wireless download of the hottest tunes from a compatible Bluetooth enabled mobile phone to the Audex jacket.
The Suunto X9i -- a watch with a wrist-top GPS, so the wearer can know exactly where in the world he/she is standing at that moment --is a techno-savvy person's dream watch. You can plan routes, create customized maps or download maps, track distance, speed, altitude and much more.
Cloud 9 Living offers more than 1,000 experiential gifts that make terrific presents for family and friends. (Cloud 9 Living also works with companies seeking imaginative corporate incentive gifts.) This company lists such choices as
Dig This, Formula 2000 racing or a mini-Baja Adventure. You can buy gift certificates for adventures in or near major cities throughout the U.S.
Haversham & Baker Golfing Expeditions, well-known for its golf trips to Scotland, now offers trips to China that include explorations of the country's culture, from a cruise on the Yangtze to visiting the famed Terra Cotta Guards, in addition to play on outstanding courses. A trip can combine such locales as Beijing, Hong Kong & Mission Hills Golf Club, and the Yunnan Province.
