I am starting my gift-giving ideas early. Partly, because virtually everyone in my family has a November birthday, including yours truly, and also because there are so many wonderful things out there to give!

This one is definitely at the top of my list- Get it. Give it. Live it.

The Smartbox is an experience in a box. Working with hand-selected businesses, Smartbox compiles activities and destinations within a given box. There are six different theme boxes: Fun for All, Adventure, Serenity, Charming Getaways, Adrenaline, and Gourmet Retreats.

Each box contains a CD- sized resource book with pictures and details for the experience you would like to choose. With each box, you are allowed to select one service/ experience- anything from a full-day spa treatment to a weekend getaway to sky-diving!- and the cost of the experience is covered with the purchase of the box. So not only do are you getting the experience of  your choice, but you also have a guide book for future escapades! ;)

You can stay close to home, or buy the box for a corresponding country- France, Spain, the UK, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, Germany, Japan, Brazil and Canada- you or your gift-receiver is visiting.

The boxes range from $49- $369, and all the businesses listed in each box will honor a one time use of their listed service at the price of the box. Like, I said, this is the gift to give and get!