Valentine’s gifts for him and her

Looking to impress a special someone who loves to travel this Valentine’s? Whether your other half is into history, food or jet-setting around the world, check out our five ideas for him and five for her – with beautiful books, amorous accessories and nifty kits that are bound to woo them…

Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book has been fully revised, updated and expanded for its 2010 edition and is designed to guide your choice of wine in shops, restaurants and cellaring. Johnson offers tips on which wines to savour and which would be best avoided in 2010, as well as on matching food with the right wine.

Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book 2010
£10.99 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

A celebratory compendium of the city by bestselling chef Tessa Kiros, which encourages food lovers, cultural connoisseurs and dreamers to explore the world through recipes and to write their own culinary journeys. The book features evocative photographs of Venice by Manos Chatzikonstantis, cut-out curios, memorable recipes, and fragments of the author’s personal writings.

Venetian Journal - Food, Travel, Dreams
£16.99 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

Lived in London is a comprehensive and beautifully produced title from English Heritage about the capital’s 800 blue plaques and the stories behind them. Illustrated with an array of historical and contemporary images and photographs, and arranged geographically by borough and area, it is the first guide to be published on the blue plaques for over half a century and has been compiled with the aid of official local government and English Heritage’s own archive files.

Lived in London: Blue Plaques and the Stories behind Them
£40.00 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

A romantic novel centred on the joy of food and in the backstreets of Rome. Laura Patterson is studying history in the Italian capital; she’s decided that from now on she will only date men who can cook. Tommaso Massi is a good looking charmer; he tells Laura that he’s a chef at one of the country’s best restaurants where, in fact, he is a lowly waiter. Bruno is Tommaso’s best friend; he is in fact a chef - a pretty brilliant one at that - and Tommaso calls upon him to help out…but not to fall for Laura…

The Food of Love
£6.99 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

The Moleskine Red Hardback Large Notebook from the legendary notebook makers popularised by Chatwin and Hemingway. Lightweight and with an elastic strap that will keep the notebook closed and safe, and an expandable inner pocket for clippings and miscellany. The 240 pages of plain acid-free paper have been thread-bound into the sturdy red synthetic 'Moleskine' cover.

Moleskine Red Plain Notebook - Hardback Large
£12.99 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

A slim red journal embossed with 'LOVE', from teNeues with 128 lightly ruled, silver-edged pages. The journal has a personal data page and sewn binding, and is produced with a ribbon bookmark, elastic-band closure and an inside pocket for loose notes.

Love Red Hardback Lined Journal
£7.99 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

His Dirty Stop-Out Kit from Touch of Ginger is a compact overnight kit, in a hardy case which just might help you get through unexpected (or indeed planned) nights out and “mornings-after”. This handy little box includes:condoms, energy slab, mints, razor, shaving cream, aftershave balm, toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant wipe, hair gel, shower gel and shampoo.

His Dirty Stop-Out Kit
£10.99 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

Her Dirty Stop-Out Kit from Touch of Ginger is a compact overnight kit, in a hardy case which just might help you get through unexpected (or indeed planned) nights out and “mornings-after”. This handy little box contains: condoms, energy slab, mints, make-up remover, refreshing wipe, toothbrush, toothpaste, moisturiser, cotton buds and pads, nail file, shower gel and shampoo.

Her Dirty Stop-Out Kit
£10.99 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

Luxurious soft leather passport holder in a brown and orange design, made to hold one current British-size passport, with three additional internal wallet slots for credit cards, receipts etc. The Passport Holder Leather Brown/Orange comes in its own presentation/gift box

Passport Holder Leather (Brown/Orange)
£8.99 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

Soft leather passport holder in a black and red design, made to hold one current British-size passport, with three additional internal wallet slots for credit cards, receipts etc. Comes nicely presented in its own gift box.

Passport Holder Leather (Black/Red)
£8.99 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours