Long distance anniversary gift for your partner in London when you are in Sydney

8 long distance gift ideas for your partner in London

1. A pixel game you can play together over a call Our product

   oin turns your story into a small 2D pixel game with them as the main character, generated from an authorized photo, plus two custom NPCs made from authorized photos with consent. Two letters from you open and close it, a 5-question quiz about your life apart and together rewards flowers for correct answers, and the final level is set in Almaty, Kazakhstan; New York and Tokyo are coming soon. It plays in a browser with no install, is usually emailed within an hour and costs $29.90. See how it works →

2. A photo book sent by post

   A printed book of your photos together, posted to them. Order two weeks ahead if the parcel crosses a border. Around $25-70.

3. A subscription box

   A monthly box of tea, snacks or books sent to their door, so there is something to look forward to every month. Around $20-50.

4. A booked visit

   A flight or train booking for the next visit, wrapped in a card. It gives both of you a date to look forward to. Around $80-900.

5. A shared playlist

   A playlist where each of you adds a song every week, and you listen to it on a call. It costs nothing.

6. A series of voice notes

   Record a short message for each day of a week and send them in order. It costs nothing and sounds like you. It costs nothing.

7. A gift card for a local cafe

   A card for a cafe or restaurant near them, so they can treat themself and think of you. Around $20-60.

8. A book for two

   Buy the same book, read a chapter a week and talk about it on a call. An e-book arrives instantly. Around $10-30.

Sydney to London: the time difference

London is about 10 hours behind Sydney, so 8 pm in London is roughly 6 am in Sydney. The gap shifts by an hour for part of the year when the clocks change.

With so many hours between you, spontaneous calls are rare. Schedule the reveal for a weekend morning on one side and an evening on the other.

What a parcel across the border costs you

A parcel from Sydney to London crosses a border, so allow one to three weeks and check customs rules for food, liquids and anything with a battery. A digital gift has none of that.

Buying for your partner

Gifts for a partner work when they reflect the way the two of you live. Notice routines, shared jokes and plans you have made together.

If you are unsure of a taste, an experience for two is safer than an object.

If your anniversary is tomorrow

If the date crept up on you, Gift cards, flowers and a personalized game arrive fast and an oin game is usually emailed within an hour of payment. Add a dinner booking and the evening is covered.

Traditional gift lists by year, paper, cotton, leather and so on, can give you a direction if you like rules. Break them if you have a better idea.

Opening it together on a call

Pick a slot when you are both free, send the link and stay on the call while they play. The quiz makes a good conversation, because only the two of you know the answers.

The final level you can play today is set in Almaty, Kazakhstan; New York and Tokyo are coming soon.