May 25, 2025, by Romy Schouten

Not stuff but memories: gift tips for the all-rounder

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May 25, 2025, by Romy Schouten

Not stuff but memories: gift tips for the all-rounder

Looking for the perfect gift for someone who already has everything? Looking for gifts: it remains time-consuming and difficult. The options are endless and although there are many options, not everything is equally sustainable or personal. And what do you do if you do last minute need to find something and you don't have the time/inclination to shop? Don't make it harder for yourself than it is and give an experience. But what can you give? Or get?

Below we list our favorites. This is the perfect gift for someone who has everything.

Take the plane

Take the plane

This one is fun – because it’s not only a surprise for the lucky recipient, but also for the kind giver. Hello: Sprs.me. Say goodbye to choice stress and hello to an unexpected city trip. You book, they arrange and only just before departure do you hear where you are going. Exciting? Yes. Smart? Definitely. Think: nice cities, unique addresses (so not just London and Paris) and that wonderful feeling of getting away from it all without spending hours searching for the right destination. Just pack your suitcase and go.

There are multiple packages to choose from. Handy: you can indicate where you have already been (or where you absolutely do not want to go) - then they will skip it for you. Very convenient.

Sprs.me

Out and about

Out and about

How nice it is to just sneak away for a day - but something special. Because we already have drinks and lunch often enough (although we don't say no to that either). The nice thing about the following? You only have to pick a date and you're there. Flight tickets and accommodation do require a bit more planning of course. But hey, then you've got something. Below are our day toppers:

* Day (with the kids, or without) to one of the many museums in Amsterdam. Also fun: giving a Museum Card as a gift – you will enjoy it not just once, but for a whole year.

* Surfing lessons, for young and old. Take a look at surfana in Bloemendaal and Zandvoort.

* Sports competitions: from football, to baseball to rugby and more.

With a culinary edge

With a culinary edge

Okay, let's talk about drinks, lunch, dinner - because yes, we really like that. But not just at a table with two chairs. No, we want an experience. Something special. Something to talk about afterwards.

* Everything about food and drinks: from foodtour to winetasting in various cities and regions worldwide. Here you will find the nicest vineyards in the Netherlands.

* Bottle: creative drinks, we call it. At a nice location you paint a bottle of (natural) wine - yes, wonderfully Randstad. Yapping, painting, drinking, snacking. Well, admit it: you want to be there.

Experience Gift

Experience Gift

Would you like everything on one website? Hello: Experience Gift. Then you are guaranteed to get an original and personal gift in a very easy way.

Child can do the laundry: give a gift voucher from Experiencegift, then you have the choice of: Hotel gift, Flight gift of Activity gift. You can then personalize the gift voucher: you choose an amount (available from twenty-five euros, so also nice for small wallets), a photo for the gift voucher, text and the option of how you want to send the gift voucher. Then your job as a donor is complete and your gift will be sent. You happy, recipient happy.

The lucky recipient can then choose from a dream destination or activity from one of the sites (if you give a Hotel Gift, the recipient can choose a hotel. If you give an Activity Gift, the recipient can choose an activity: you it it!). Once chosen, (so many options!) they will be redirected to the payment page where they enter the gift code. With just a few clicks of a button, the trip/outing/flight is chosen, booked and ready to go.

Most, most, most convenient? It's perfect for a last minute gift and you don't even have to get off the couch!

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