Snorkeling and in particular diving is getting extremely popular. More and more vacationers are finding that there are some stunning locations in various parts of the world where there is a great holiday to be had, and some sensational diving.

Now of course if you, or he, or both of you, are going to a wonderful destination why not bring back some great photos of your trip?

But it’s pretty hard to get photos of the diving isn’t it. After all, it’s all done under water, and unless you’ve got a dedicated underwater camera it isn’t easy.

Not any more. Now it’s possible to get a digital diving mask that takes digital underwater pictures, and video. It’s a breakthrough in underwater photography, which was once just the province of the professional, unless you spent up big on an underwater video camera.

The 5mp digital camera swim mask operates to 15 feet, with crosshairs on the lens so he can line up the shots he wants to record so that he’s looking at the subject. A LED display on the inside tells him if he’s in photo or video mode.

At $100 it’s a great way to record his diving trip. It doesn’t have a huge memory, so he won’t be taking hours of video unless he downloads each one, but for $100 it’s a brilliant idea for the amateur diver.

So your man has a back that plays up and makes life hard for him. It’s painful, it’s unpleasant and it can spoil his holiday.

What holiday gift do you get for a man with a back like that who wants to go away no holidays and relax, but not to suffer?

You give him an ergonomic beach lounger. With 3 pillows designed to relieve spinal pressure, recommended by physical therapists. With multiple adjustments and a headrest with a massage hole in case he’s lucky enough to get a massage some time.So if he’s going away to a destination where he can lounge a lot and take care of himself, make sure he takes care of his back as well.

Head to Hammacher Schlemmer for an ergonomic beach lounger.

I love to ski. I spent many years skiing in France working as a ski guide showing skiers where the best skiing was. And I saw so many of them, men and women, with a particular problem. Cold feet.

Because of course ski boots are made out of plastic, and plastic transmits cold, so his (or your) feet get cold.

This is a quite unique holiday gift idea that fixes his cold feet problem, and yours if you suffer from it too.

Hotronic Foot Warmers.

Battery driven and rechargeable, they warm insoles so that his feet are toasty and comfy.

And not just for ski boots. They can be used in just about any shoe or boot, and one pair of Hotronic Foot Warmers can be transferred from one pair of shoes or boots to another in a snap.

So he’s not just able to ski in comfort, but if he has problems with cold feet anywhere else then that’s taken care of too. On holidays and at home.

So if you’re going on a ski holiday and looking for unique gift ideas, holiday or otherwise, and it’s for a man who suffers from cold feet, then a pair of Hotronic Foot Warmers could be one of the best gifts you can get him.

Get to Snow Shack to get them.

They will turn a good ski holiday into a great ski holiday, and that’ll make him smile.

I know there are many people who make a good living from trading the markets. And often they are tied to their computers all day, and when they go away they end up sitting in internet cafes or libraries trying to keep track of their stocks.

So a holiday gift that allows him to keep track of his stocks without a computer or internet connection, or even electricity, may well be the ticket for a man like that.

So here’s a good solution for a man who is reticent to get remote because he loses his contact with the markets. The wireless stock market reporter. The ideal holiday gift for the man tied to the markets.

It works with no need for an internet connection. It depends instead on the wireless remote paging system used by doctors and first responders, and works anywhere in the US. No need for electricity, it works on AAA batteries.

Here’s what it keeps track of: The Dow Jones Industrial Average, The NASDAQ and the Standard And Poor’s 500 Index, updating every 15 minutes.

So if you just can’t convince your man to go away on holidays with you because he’s tied to the market, then maybe the wireless stock market reporter is a great holiday gift for him, and you. Great for you if it convinces him to go away with you. Now he can still monitor the market.

Get to Hammacher Schlemmer to get it. Just search “wireless stock market” on their site. And did you know that Hammacher Schlemmer offer a lifetime guarantee? Check it out while you’re there.

And enjoy your Christmas, and your holiday, you have my best wishes.

Going on holidays is great, as long as you return healthy, and you’ve had a great time. Often you don’t.

There’s all sorts of unexpected problems on holidays. Things you never thought of, like getting sick.

And one of the most common ways of having a less than perfect holiday is to get seriously sunburned. I know, I’ve seen it happen. I spent quite some time in the UK. I saw over and over again the sun starved English going away in summer to the south of Spain, France, or any other hot sunny holiday destination, and within a day or 2 of arriving getting so sunburned that they spent the rest of the holiday indoors in pain.

Here’s a holiday gift that my help prevent that. Of course the best prevention is common sense, but this holiday gift idea may well play a big part in it.

It’s a UV protection sun hat. But not just any old hat, it’s a sun hat that is rated tops for UV protection, comfort and ease of cleaning. In tests by the California Polytechnic State Universitys Textile Research and Testing Laboratory it got the highest UV protection rating ever.

Look at the design. Wide brim, loose at the rear to cover the neck and good ear protection. It’s a hat specifically designed to protect you from one of the most painful of holiday afflictions, sunburn.

Lightweight, side vents and sweat band.

Sunburn is a serious issue. It is now known that sunburn can cause skin cancer, and preventing that has to be good. Any holiday gift that improves his holiday by preventing sunburn has to be a great holiday gift idea.

It’s not the sexiest of holiday gifts ever, but if it makes sure he goes away and comes home healthy it’s a great holiday gift. And of course he has to be aware of the risks of sunburn when he’s away, a hat doesn’t protect all of him, just the bits most likely to get burned.

Give him a gift of holiday protection. And if you’re going too make sure you get one for you as well. Get it at Hammacher Schlemmer, just search “hat” on their site.

And why not check out some more of my holiday gift ideas?