Win a romantic train journey from the Orient-Express with Buyagift’s Valentine’s Day competition.

The art of buying a Valentine’s Day gift is notoriously hard to master. There’s the price: do you spend loads of money or do you risk seeming tight by maintaining a frugal attitude? Then there’s what to buy: an elaborate romantic break or perhaps a sentimental but miniscule gift? It’s enough to make your head explode!

Now, we at Buyagift just don’t like seeing headless bodies- especially not on Valentine’s Day- so we’ve decided to help out one lucky customer. This Valentine’s Day we’re giving away a Day Trip for Two from Orient-Express to one lucky romantic. All you need to do is enter.

A luxury train journey for two is pretty much as romantic as you can get (think the Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint scene in North by North West, but in the UK). This incredible prize will give you the fabulous choice of either a dining excursion or a full day experience on, depending on your departure location,  a British Pullman or Northern Belle train. Departing from selected locations throughout the UK, you’ll wine and dine in the exquisite surroundings of a carriage restored to its former 1930s elegance.

Now, how does that sound for a plate of steaming hot romance? So, get on over to Buyagift dot com and sign up to our newsletter to stand a chance of winning.

Buyagift’s Valentine’s Day Competition

Competition ends Wednesday 10th February, 2010.

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