Something for the Weekend gadgets this week included a range of Christmas gifts for men which drew a varied response from Stephen Merchant and Tim Lovejoy. Here were the products featured on the show:

MES Footwork Custom Trainers, £55

These custom trainers can be designed with any print of your choosing – upload your images and MES will design your custom trainers for you.

Hoodie Buddie, £40

The Hoodie Buddie was worn by Stephen Merchant on Something for the Weekend – it’s a hoodie with earphones built into the dangly bits at the front, allowing you to listen to music easily when wearing the hoodie. The MP3 Player fits into a hidden pocket on the hoodie with a headphone jack.

Lomography Sprocket Rocket Camera, £48

This retro film-based camera is a real blast from the past. Advertised as £70 on Something for the Weekend but we’ve found the Sprocket Rocket camera for just £48.

Conical Flask Oil and Vinegar Set, £19.99

One for the budding chefs who also have a passing interest in chemistry. This Conical Flask Oil and Vinegar set looks great and makes a great talking point at any dinner party. Stephen Merchant loved this Something for the Weeekend gadget.

iMusic Shower Gel MP3 Player, £29.99

This shower radio is shaped t look like a bottle of shower gel so it looks better in your shower. Advertised for £29.99 on Something for the Weekend but we’ve found it 30% cheaper

Vinyl Coasters (pack of 6), £15.99

Keeping with the retro cool theme, these vinyl coasters look great and do the job of protecting your tables from water marks.

Victorinox Swiss Army Knife, £283.50

An expensive Swiss Army Knife from Victorinox – this is due to the 32GB encrypted USB stick which makes you feel like a super spy. If you’re looking for a cheaper Swiss Army Knife this Christmas, try this one from Amazon for £15:

Victorinox Swiss Army Knife, £15

Fortnum and Mason Stilton, £12

This upmarket cheese is a great Christmas present at a downmarket price. Buy direct from Fortnum and Mason by clicking our link.

Reindeer Pate, £15.99

A Christmas themed gift for the foodies in your life. Reindeer Pate is a genuine Arctic delicacy and it went down well with Tim Lovejoy and Stephen Merchant. Antlers not included.

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Mr Jones Around The World Watch, £150

This watch has 8 hands each using the silhouette of a famous landmark to depict a timezone, eg Big Ben for GMT. A unique, cool watch.

Man Wrap Gift Wrap, £5.99

Man Wrap is a gift wrap for blokes. It comes in a range of colours and styles and is a doddle to use, being on a handle. Ideal for wrapping those Christmas presents quickly and easily.

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Last night we saw the penultimate episode of An Idiot Abroad 2, the hilarious travel series starring Karl Pilkington, and the birth of the Pilko Pants. Karl climbed Mount Fuji in this episode, and on the way he tried Sumo wrestling, cat stroking, sleeping in the smallest hotel room you’ve ever seen and Zen Buddhism meditation. Through the series Karl has visited some spectacular places and done some amazing things – Africa, the Arctic, swimming with sharks, Route 66, whale watching.

At the end of this particular episode of An Idiot Abroad, Karl had an epiphany – he decided he wanted to invent something which he could leave behind after he’s gone. ‘Behind’ being the operative word, because what he came up with after hours of deliberation and thinking were the ‘Pilko Pants’. The idea is simple – the Pilko Pants are a pair of inflatable pants which provide cushioned support for sitting on hard surfaces. Number 1, Karl explained, it solved the problem of getting a cold bottom when you sit down on a cold rock. Second, the Pilko Pants provide comfort when you most need it.

Of course, the Pilko Pant is still a prototype and as soon as they become available you will be able to buy them right here. In the meantime, we’ve found a similar alternative to the Pilko Pants.

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Karl Pilkington doesn’t get many perks from Ricky Gervais and Steven Merchant. When he was tasked with travelling Route 66 in America for his series An Idiot Abroad 2, Karl was hoping for a nice flashy convertible in which to enjoy his journey. Instead, Ricky arranged a Smart Car for him.

The Smart ForTwo Cabrio is actually a great little city car, if not entirely suited to a long road trip like the one Karl Pilkington completed on An Idiot Abroad. This convertible Smart car is agile, small, comfortable, safe and eco-friendly – finding a parking space in this car is super-easy. It also looks pretty cool too (and pretty small alongside a monster truck as seen on An Idiot Abroad!). Karl’s Smart car was a convertible in white. He was filmed driving along Route 66 with the top down and the top on at different parts of his journey, and the serial complainer didn’t seem to complain much about this car.

Click here for more information about the Smart ForTwo Cabriolet, the car used by Karl Pilkington on Route 66 as seen on An Idiot Abroad 2

The Bachelor is a new Channel 5 TV show in which Gavin Henson tries to pick one girl from a bevvy of beauties to be his girlfriend. Luckily for him and the girls, some of the series is shot on the amazing Caribbean island of St. Lucia. Gavin Henson’s love life has been put under some serious scrutiny by the British media following the Welsh rugby player’s split from singing sensation Charlotte Church.

Tonight marks the final episode of The Bachelor, and after nine weeks of wining and dining Gavin Henson must choose between the two remaining girls. To help him make his mind up he is joined on the idyllic island of St Lucia by his family, who give their verdicts on the 2 contestants.

You may have been watching The Bachelor and marvelling at the jaw dropping surroundings. St Lucia really is a remarkable place to visit. From sandy beaches to luxury spas, the island has everything you need for a dream romantic holiday.

Perhaps you would want to stay in exactly the same St Lucia hotel as Gavin and the girls? It is the luxurious 5 star Jade Mountain Resort Hotel St Lucia.

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On tonight’s episode of An Idiot Abroad, Karl Pilkington travels to the United States of America to tackle the famous Route 66, a road dissecting America from Chicago all the way across to California on the East Coast. Karl will be experiencing plenty of thrills and spills along the way, including a performance with a high school choir, a monster truck festival and a ‘cuddle party’ with new-age therapists which is bound to be hilarious.

Have you ever wanted to travel Route 66 like Karl Pilkington on An Idiot Abroad? It’s a trip that features on many people’s bucket list. Route 66 is dubbed The most famous road in the world and the Mother Road. Billy Connolly recently experienced it’s delights and you can now buy his DVD. The iconic 2488-mile journey starts in Chicago and meanders south west. It was used by those who migrated west during the Dust Bowl of the 1930′s. The journey ends in Santa Monica, California.

Travelling down the historic Route 66 you will see so much of America. Along the way you’ll experience the delights of Chicago, a sprawling US metropolis. Then you’ll leave the big city behind, encountering the kind of drive-ins and diners you’ve seen in countless US movies. Amarillo and cowboy country is a highlight, as is the Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, the Las Vegas Strip and Santa Monica Beach. Prepare to have an experience of a lifetime as you meet a whole host of interesting people along the way.

Some like to do Route 66 as a planned excursion, with every hotel stop booked along the way. You can book this kind of deal here

Others like to do it their own way. Get to Chicago, get a car or bike, and hit the open road, checking yourself into motels and hotels along the way as and when you need to.

Book a flight to Chicago with BA here

Today on Royal Upstairs Downstairs, Rosemary Schrager and Tim Wonnacott visit Walmer Castle in Kent. Walmer Castle was built in 1540 as part of the monarch Henry VIII’s coastal defences. It has now been restored and transformed into a stunning English stately home with wonderful gardens. It’s current resident is Lord Warden but this English Heritage site is open to the public. It used to be the home of the Duke of Wellington.

The Royal Upstairs Downstairs presenters discover that Walmer Castle was visited in 1842 by Prince Albert and Queen Victoria. They find out how the monarch’s carriage got stuck in the castle’s archway. Food historian Ivan Day prepares consomme in the gardens.

Click here for more information on how to visit Walmer Castle as seen on Royal Upstairs Downstairs

Today’s episode of Celebrity Coach Trip saw Brendan guide the Z-listers to Rome for the final day of the trip, where they learnt how to make pizza the real Italian way. It’s been an exhilarating trip for the coach trippers at times, but what they did on the last day was one of the most enjoyable: a tour of Rome on a Segway.

A Segway is an ultra-cool way to travel. It’s an advanced vertical scooter which you control with your own balance. Lean forward to go forward, lean backwards to stop. It only takes a few minutes to master a Segway, and after that the fun you get out of it is immense. Going to Rome to ride them like the Celebrity Coach Trip gang is a dream that many simply can’t afford at the moment, but the good news is that Segways are now available to ride in the UK.

We’ve teamed up with Buyagift to offer a ‘Segway rally for two’ experience, where you and a friend will get to ride these scooters at one of 12 different locations in the UK. A full training session will teach you how to handle the Segway at a laid-back pace, and once you’re confident you get to try the Segway rally track where you can really test your skills.

Click here for more info on riding a Segway as seen on Celebrity Coach Trip

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Ever wondered who Red Letter Days were, since Theo Paphitis and Peter Jones repeatedly mention it on Dragons Den?

Red Letter Days is a gift experience company, originally set up by former Dragon Rachel Elnaugh with just £35,000, £10,000 of which was borrowed from family and friends.

The brand has since been acquired by Dragons Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis, who have re-vamped the company and turned it back into the UK’s leading gift experience company.

Red Letter Days are the UK’s original and best gift experience provider. From flying days and supercar racing to luxurious pampering, theatre evenings and gourmet cooking, they offer the perfect experience for any occasion, taste and budget.

To visit Red Letter Days, Click Here

The Burton Lil’ Buddy Cooler Cool bag with integrated speakers was the first of this week’s Something for the Weekend gadgets. At around £40 it’s reasonably priced considering its wealth of features.

The Lil’ Buddy cooler has room for around 12 cans or bottles. There is a handy bottle opener on the side of the bag. The best bit according to Something for the Weekend gadget guru Ella Williamson is the integrated speaker system, allowing you to plug in your Ipod or similar MP3 player for music on the go. This cool bag is ideal for chilling at the beach with a few drinks and some music.

Get a Burton Lil’ Buddy Cooler with integrated speakers as seen on Something for the Weekend

Ian Ailles appeared on Working Lunch to talk about his company Canvas Holidays, who provide family camping holidays and mobile home holidays in Europe.

In the wake of the Credit Crunch, more and more people are choosing the cheaper option of camping in Europe as a family holiday alternative to the usual hotel breaks.

Book a camping holiday through Canvas Holidays as seen on Working Lunch