5 Big-Ticket Toys for Living Large
by Berit Baugher
Clockwise from left:Drive A Tank; Lotus Belle Original Tent; Turtle Island; Hunton XRS37 Speedboat
Every Wednesday in Travel Loot, we find products that match our travel theme of the week. This week we're pulling together a handful of big-ticket items for jetsetters living large.
It's amazing what a little extra cash can do for a traveler: Private jets on standby, exclusive tours of the Louvre, and personal butlers on hand to draw luxurious bubble baths. We did some digging and found incredible (and incredibly hilarious) big-ticket items for big spenders.
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Turn videogame fantasies into real-life action adventures at Minnesota-based Drive A Tank. Channel your inner war hero from the driver's seat of a Sherman Easy 8. Or kick in an additional $599 so that you can drive your tank over a car.
Price: From $3,599
Available at: driveatank.com
Take to the waves, 007-style. The high-performance speedboat is hand-built in Hampshire, England, and comes with flat screen TVs and a fully integrated (and iPod-compatible) sound system.
Price: £225,000
Available at: hunton.co.uk
Bring back old-school projector slideshows with Sony’s new-school wall projector. The sleek shape and innovative design will have everyone begging to see photos from your annual holiday heli ski trip.
Price: $50,000
Available at: sony.com
Seven blissful days and nights on a private island in the South Pacific. Sounds like a dream, but you can make it a reality at Fiji’s Turtle Island.
Price: $252,000
Available at: turtlefiji.com
Plan your very own backyard escape to Morocco with Lotus Belle’s original canvas tents. Spacious interiors leave plenty of room for spitting camels and token snake charmers.
Price: £1,375
Available at: lotusbelle.co.uk
