19Jan/120

Top Customer Picks for Valentine’s Day Gifts

Valentines Day Gifts for CouplesI know, I know. The 2011 holidays have just ended. We're all finally getting adjusted to writing 2012 at the end of our dates and most of us have whittled our list of resolutions down to 1 or 2 that we might keep up for another couple of weeks. It almost feels like there might be some time to take a deep breath and relax for a few minutes. Until you look at the calendar and realize that Valentine's Day is less that 4 weeks away!

Lucky for you (and yours), we've got you covered with a roundup of our most popular Valentine's Day Gifts. Whether you're looking for a gift that will give them a memorable experience or something that the two of you can do together, we have something that fits the bill:

5Dec/111

Daredevil Holiday Gifts – New for 2011

Flying Experience Gifts

Wild things, wild presents.

Witness the risk-seeking, thrill-hunting adrenaline junkies, those who prefer a leap into thin air over a leap of faith, waltzing across hot coals instead of the dance floor.

Whatever your particular brand of crazy (I say that with love and affection), this season Cloud 9 Living introduces more hair-raising, heart-pounding, scintillating, adventurous experience gifts than any one daredevil knows what to do with--not that they won't try.

Aerial Stunts

Those dreaming of flight have much to get excited about this season, as twelve plane experiences and eight helicopter experiences join the Cloud 9 hangar, like the Ultimate Seattle Scenic Flight and Winnipesaukee Biplane Ride in Boston.  True thrill-seekers can get their hands on the joystick with Learn to Fly in Boston(also available now in D.C. and Seattle, among other cities), a beginner's introduction to the sport game art of flying.

8Sep/110

New Experiences: August 2011

You, three-thousand feet of zipline, and the Colorado Rockies.

This August, Cloud 9 Living brings five new Colorado mountain adventures, three wide-ranging experiences in California, and lessons on the green and in the blue down south.  Daredevils, gumshoes, and golf aficionados, all: read on for new thrills.

Colorado:  Denverites, already of overactive repute, now have five new outdoor adventures to choose from.  They may be a low-key citizenry, but their adventures are decidedly not.  Witness the introduction of Zipline Adventures among snow-capped Rockies, Whitewater Rafting on “The Numbers” rapids of the Arkansas River, and both a full-day and half-day Clear Creek Rafting trip, just outside of Denver.  For the overachievers, never ones to miss an opportunity, combine these two thrillers in the Whitewater Rafting and Ziplining adventure. Whatever your medium, grab a handle, oar or the closest solid structure and match your roar against the river’s.

Take to the waterways with the Tomales Bay Kayak Tour

Or, for those lonely (but never lowly) Denver souls preferring the great indoors, spend an evening gathering clues and guarding your back at this new Murder Mystery Dinner Show, an interactive and improvised comedy set in the present day.

15Jul/110

Featured Provider – Helicopter Tour Operator Carol Wrenn

Helicopter Tours of New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia

Carol's company constantly gets great reviews for their attention to detail and fantastic service.

The Featured Experience Provider segment is a chance for us and our customers to get to know more about the incredible individuals that provide our experiences. They are the true masters of their craft, having years of experience providing customers an opportunity to check something off their bucket list. They are entrepreneurs who, in many cases, left steady jobs at large corporations to pursue the American Dream, creating thousands of unforgettable memories for many along the way.

Today we talk with Carol Wrenn, one of the amazing people behind our helicopter tours in New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia. Carol shares with us her favorite things about their tours and some great and memorable customer experiences. Above all, it becomes clear (once again) that we work with experience providers that are simply the best at what they do in their part of the country.

What do you love about the experiences you offer?

17Jun/110

Congratulations to our Fantastic Father’s Day Giveaway Winners

Happy Family

Happy Father's Day!

First of all, a big thank you from all of us here to everyone that entered our giveaway this year. We were completely blown away by the number of people that entered!

While all of you are winners in our books, unfortunately we can't give everyone a prize. So without further ado, here are the winners of our 2011 Fantastic Father's Day Giveaway:

GRAND PRIZE - Drive a Stock Car (2 winners) -

15Mar/110

Unique Gifts in San Francisco

So you're a native San Franciscan.  Or maybe you're like my mother, maybe you've spent enough time there over the years to call it your second home.  Maybe it never pops up as a destination anymore simply because you know all you want to know about the city.

But, I ask you, what does the inside of the Moaning Cavern look like?  If you can tell me this,