The Bucket List
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This list is meant to be added to along the way, I am sure that I have left lots out of it, but I think adding to it is going to be half the fun!
This blog will document my journey along the way - with an entry every time I get to cross something off the list... I'm launching into a new adventure and this way you all get to come with me!
The bucket List:
1. Write a book
2. Get said book published
3. Drive across the Nullarbor Desert in Australia
4. Get my teaching degree
5. Go to a game of tennis at Wimbledon (because if you are going to do it, do it right.)
6. Salsa in Latin America
7. Go up the Eiffel Tower – preferably with someone I love – be that friend, family or otherwise
8. Learn Archery
9. Learn to play golf
10. Water-ski
11. Try fencing
12. Learn to fly a plane / helicopter
13. Learn to speak German, Italian and Japanese
14. Learn a martial art
15. Learn to play a musical instrument
16. Sing Jazz in Montreal
17. Climb Mt Kilimanjaro
18. Walk on an active Volcano
19. Buy a “new” Car – I want to be able to smell that new car smell.
20. Go White Water Rafting
21. Drive a race Car
22. Visit Victoria Falls
23. See The Northern Lights ( Aurora Borealis)
24. Visit the Acropolis in Greece
25. Visit the Greek Islands
26. Buy a house in the Greek Islands
27. Visit The Kremlin in Russia
28. Visit the Pyramids in Egypt
29. Visit Stonehenge in the U.K & Bath
30. Do a tour of the White House
31. Do a tour of Buckingham Palace
32. Work on an election campaign
33. Party in Las Vegas
34. Visit the Lascaux Caves in south-western France
35. Visit Machu Picchu in Peru
36. Visit Petra in Jordan
37. Visit Sumer in Southern Iraq
38. Walk the Great Wall of China
39. Visit Christ Redeemer in Brazil
40. Go on a safari in Africa
41. Go to a festival in Cape Town
42. See the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco
43. See Mount Rushmore
44. Climb up the Statue of Liberty
45. See the Empire State Building
46. Visit SeaWorld Florida in Orlando
47. Go to Universal Studios in Hollywood
48. See the Hollywood sign – and get a picture!
49. Disneyland!!
50. Go to Hawaii – see the volcano and sing Elvis songs on the beach.
51. Go to a real authentic luau
52. Go on a cruise
53. Take a gourmet cooking class
54. Take an art class
55. Learn to scrapbook
56. Get a PhD
57. Make the front page of the newspaper (any newspaper…)
58. Build a Habitat for Humanity Home
59. Volunteer at a Homeless Shelter
60. Audition for a Broadway play
61. Be an extra in a film
62. Shop at Harrods (for more than a mug and a postcard)
63. Vacation at Martha's Vineyard
64. Shop in Rodeo Drive
65. Have "High Tea" at the Plaza Hotel in New York or Fortnum & Mason in London
66. Drive a Lamborghini or a Ferrari
67. Sleep in a castle
68. Rent or own an Island
69. Invest in the stock market (at least once)
70. Get married & start a family
71. Swim with dolphins
72. Milk a cow
73. Mush a Dog Sled in Alaska
74. Watch Turtles hatch and run for the ocean
75. Go bird watching
76. Go to The Olympics
77. Watch a World Cup match
78. Go to a tri-nations match all dressed up
79. Go to a fashion show in France or New York
80. Go to a Broadway Play
81. Go to the Super Bowl
82. Go to a session of the US Supreme Court
83. Visit Tibet
84. Learn to Meditate
85. Go to the races wearing high fashion
86. Ride on the Orient Express
87. Take a trans-Siberian railway trip
88. Go to a baseball game
89. Experience weightlessness
90. Visit NASA
91. Visit the Grand Canyon
92. See polar bears in the wild
93. Visit Antarctica
94. Ride an Elephant
95. Listen to Jazz in New Orleans
96. Visit the United Nations building
97. Do the tango in Argentina
98. Visit the Nile
99. Photograph an endangered Species
100. Spend a night in a haunted house / hotel
101. Partake in a Japanese tea ceremony
102. Stand at the North or South Pole
103. Have my portrait painted
104. Watch the launch of a space shuttle (not just on TV)
105. Send a message in a bottle
106. Sit on a jury
107. Shower under a waterfall
108. Teach someone illiterate to read
109. Drive across America
110. Drive across Europe (or parts of it!)
111. Drive on the autobahn – preferably in a sports car – but I’ll take what I can get.
112. Buy a house
113. Watch the running of the bulls in Pamplona from a balcony
114. Stay in an overwater bungalow
115. Walk through a vineyard in Tuscany
116. Swing on a trapeze
117. Learn to snowboard
118. Stay on a houseboat
119. Ride through the snow on a sleigh led by reindeer
120. Watch the ballet from a private box
121. Watch a lightning storm while out at sea
122. Kiss someone in the rain
123. Watch a sunrise from the ocean
124. Spend St Pats Day in Ireland
125. Ride in a yellow cab in New York
126. Buy a charm bracelet and fill it
127. Hold a monkey
128. Go to a high school reunion
129. See a drag show
130. Go ice-skating outside at night
131. Stand on a mountain above the clouds
132. Experience an earthquake
133. Drink a glass of vodka in the Smirnoff Ice Palace
134. Ride in a Tuk Tuk
135. Make Sushi
136. Stand on the International dateline
137. Answer a personal Ad
138. Conquer a fear
139. Own an original work of art
140. Visit the Galapagos Islands
141. See Mountain Gorillas in the wild
142. See Angel Falls in Venezuela
143. Learn how to play tennis
144. Build and then live in my dream house
145. Have my own library – floor to ceiling books and a big red leather chair in front of a fire place.
146. Go on an archaeological dig
147. Shop somewhere fancy dressed in paint covered over-alls – and when they get annoyed throw a hissy fit and open a bag full of cash.
Things to go back to because I didn’t do them right the first time & things I want to do again now I am all grown up;
1. Visit the Louvre
2. Ride a gondola in Venice while sipping red wine
3. Have another coffee on the champs elysees while wearing high fashion
4. Oktober Fest in Germany
5. Visit St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in Rome
6. Watch Canadian Geese leave for their migration
7. Visit Big Ben and the houses of parliament
8. Visit The Coliseum in Rome
9. Go back to Ireland and live there – but properly…
10. Visit the Christmas markets in Germany
11. Visit the Smithsonian Museums
This blog will document my journey along the way - with an entry every time I get to cross something off the list... I'm launching into a new adventure and this way you all get to come with me!
The bucket List:
1. Write a book
2. Get said book published
3. Drive across the Nullarbor Desert in Australia
4. Get my teaching degree
5. Go to a game of tennis at Wimbledon (because if you are going to do it, do it right.)
6. Salsa in Latin America
7. Go up the Eiffel Tower – preferably with someone I love – be that friend, family or otherwise
8. Learn Archery
9. Learn to play golf
10. Water-ski
11. Try fencing
12. Learn to fly a plane / helicopter
13. Learn to speak German, Italian and Japanese
14. Learn a martial art
15. Learn to play a musical instrument
16. Sing Jazz in Montreal
17. Climb Mt Kilimanjaro
18. Walk on an active Volcano
19. Buy a “new” Car – I want to be able to smell that new car smell.
20. Go White Water Rafting
21. Drive a race Car
22. Visit Victoria Falls
23. See The Northern Lights ( Aurora Borealis)
24. Visit the Acropolis in Greece
25. Visit the Greek Islands
26. Buy a house in the Greek Islands
27. Visit The Kremlin in Russia
28. Visit the Pyramids in Egypt
29. Visit Stonehenge in the U.K & Bath
30. Do a tour of the White House
31. Do a tour of Buckingham Palace
32. Work on an election campaign
33. Party in Las Vegas
34. Visit the Lascaux Caves in south-western France
35. Visit Machu Picchu in Peru
36. Visit Petra in Jordan
37. Visit Sumer in Southern Iraq
38. Walk the Great Wall of China
39. Visit Christ Redeemer in Brazil
40. Go on a safari in Africa
41. Go to a festival in Cape Town
42. See the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco
43. See Mount Rushmore
44. Climb up the Statue of Liberty
45. See the Empire State Building
46. Visit SeaWorld Florida in Orlando
47. Go to Universal Studios in Hollywood
48. See the Hollywood sign – and get a picture!
49. Disneyland!!
50. Go to Hawaii – see the volcano and sing Elvis songs on the beach.
51. Go to a real authentic luau
52. Go on a cruise
53. Take a gourmet cooking class
54. Take an art class
55. Learn to scrapbook
56. Get a PhD
57. Make the front page of the newspaper (any newspaper…)
58. Build a Habitat for Humanity Home
59. Volunteer at a Homeless Shelter
60. Audition for a Broadway play
61. Be an extra in a film
62. Shop at Harrods (for more than a mug and a postcard)
63. Vacation at Martha's Vineyard
64. Shop in Rodeo Drive
65. Have "High Tea" at the Plaza Hotel in New York or Fortnum & Mason in London
66. Drive a Lamborghini or a Ferrari
67. Sleep in a castle
68. Rent or own an Island
69. Invest in the stock market (at least once)
70. Get married & start a family
71. Swim with dolphins
72. Milk a cow
73. Mush a Dog Sled in Alaska
74. Watch Turtles hatch and run for the ocean
75. Go bird watching
76. Go to The Olympics
77. Watch a World Cup match
78. Go to a tri-nations match all dressed up
79. Go to a fashion show in France or New York
80. Go to a Broadway Play
81. Go to the Super Bowl
82. Go to a session of the US Supreme Court
83. Visit Tibet
84. Learn to Meditate
85. Go to the races wearing high fashion
86. Ride on the Orient Express
87. Take a trans-Siberian railway trip
88. Go to a baseball game
89. Experience weightlessness
90. Visit NASA
91. Visit the Grand Canyon
92. See polar bears in the wild
93. Visit Antarctica
94. Ride an Elephant
95. Listen to Jazz in New Orleans
96. Visit the United Nations building
97. Do the tango in Argentina
98. Visit the Nile
99. Photograph an endangered Species
100. Spend a night in a haunted house / hotel
101. Partake in a Japanese tea ceremony
102. Stand at the North or South Pole
103. Have my portrait painted
104. Watch the launch of a space shuttle (not just on TV)
105. Send a message in a bottle
106. Sit on a jury
107. Shower under a waterfall
108. Teach someone illiterate to read
109. Drive across America
110. Drive across Europe (or parts of it!)
111. Drive on the autobahn – preferably in a sports car – but I’ll take what I can get.
112. Buy a house
113. Watch the running of the bulls in Pamplona from a balcony
114. Stay in an overwater bungalow
115. Walk through a vineyard in Tuscany
116. Swing on a trapeze
117. Learn to snowboard
118. Stay on a houseboat
119. Ride through the snow on a sleigh led by reindeer
120. Watch the ballet from a private box
121. Watch a lightning storm while out at sea
122. Kiss someone in the rain
123. Watch a sunrise from the ocean
124. Spend St Pats Day in Ireland
125. Ride in a yellow cab in New York
126. Buy a charm bracelet and fill it
127. Hold a monkey
128. Go to a high school reunion
129. See a drag show
130. Go ice-skating outside at night
131. Stand on a mountain above the clouds
132. Experience an earthquake
133. Drink a glass of vodka in the Smirnoff Ice Palace
134. Ride in a Tuk Tuk
135. Make Sushi
136. Stand on the International dateline
137. Answer a personal Ad
138. Conquer a fear
139. Own an original work of art
140. Visit the Galapagos Islands
141. See Mountain Gorillas in the wild
142. See Angel Falls in Venezuela
143. Learn how to play tennis
144. Build and then live in my dream house
145. Have my own library – floor to ceiling books and a big red leather chair in front of a fire place.
146. Go on an archaeological dig
147. Shop somewhere fancy dressed in paint covered over-alls – and when they get annoyed throw a hissy fit and open a bag full of cash.
Things to go back to because I didn’t do them right the first time & things I want to do again now I am all grown up;
1. Visit the Louvre
2. Ride a gondola in Venice while sipping red wine
3. Have another coffee on the champs elysees while wearing high fashion
4. Oktober Fest in Germany
5. Visit St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in Rome
6. Watch Canadian Geese leave for their migration
7. Visit Big Ben and the houses of parliament
8. Visit The Coliseum in Rome
9. Go back to Ireland and live there – but properly…
10. Visit the Christmas markets in Germany
11. Visit the Smithsonian Museums
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