First Year Anniversary Gifts
Make A Great Romantic Anniversary Getaway

First year anniversary gifts are traditionally paper. Paper in the form of Papyrus was first used by the Egyptians, the word paper originates from the word papyrus. Paper as we know it originates from China and was invented by T'sai-Lun from Lei-yang. It took hundreds of years before it became popular around the world and wars and battles have been fought for the secret on how to make it. Luckily for us, paper is easy to find, it is everywhere but when you are celebrating your first anniversary you want it to be special paper - the kind of paper that was fought for!

From the origin of paper you have two great places to visit for your first year anniversary gifts; Egypt and China.

You could learn to dive in the Red Sea off Egypt, vist the Pyramids, take a Falucca on the Nile, visit temples and of course don't forget to pick up your souvenirs in the many bazaars, remember to haggle as the traders expect you to!

You could spend years seeing all of the great sites China has to offer, but anniversary vacations have a time limit and you will probably want to see the most popular; The Great Wall, The Forbidden City which is the largest, best preserved mass of group palaces and the Terrocotta Warriors. The big cities of Beijing and Shanghai are worth visiting and there is amazing scenery with mountains and rivers. So much to do you may end up spending the next year trying to fit it all in!

Of course these are exotic locations, for most of us they are once in a lifetime trips and we can't all afford to jet away to the other side of the world, the beauty of your 1st wedding anniversary gifts is they don't have to be exotic! Paper comes in many forms there are lots of great 1st anniversary gift ideas that won't cost a fortune. However if you have the opportunity to take a great Anniversary vacation have a great time, tickets anywhere are made of paper, even the last minute ones that you have to print off yourself.

Don't forget to send us a postcard!

Happy Anniversary.

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