Showing posts with label wishes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wishes. Show all posts

Tuesday, 12 November 2013

The Bucket List


Something that everybody should have and attempt to do is A Bucket List.

The good thing about a Bucket List is that it can be fluid, forever changing as you cross things of and add others.
Here is mine so far...


Places to Visit:


  • The Eiffel Tower (June, 2013)
  • The Colosseum (July, 2013)
  • Anzac Cove, Gallipoli (April, 2014)  blog post here
  • Niagara Falls
  • Cinque terre, Italy
  • The Palace of Versailles, France
  • Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
  • Taj Mahal, India
  • The Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland (November, 2013)  blog link
  • Great Barrier Reef, Australia
  • Uluru, Australia
  • Visit all 7 continents (Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Antarctica, Australasia)
  • Laze on a beach in the Caribbean
  • Harry Potter Studio Tour, England (September, 2014)
  • The Dead Sea
  • The Crooked Forest, Poland
  • The Grand Canyon, USA (September, 2016)
  • The Leaning Tower of Pisa (June, 2013)
  • Pearl Harbour, Hawaii (October, 2016)
  • Stonehenge, England
  • Dachau, Germany (2013)
  • Auschwitz-Berkenau, Poland (October, 2014) photo essay
  • La Sagrada Familia, Spain (July, 2013)
  • Red Square, Russia
  • Dubrovnik, Croatia (July, 2013)
  • Valley of the Kings, Egypt
  • See the cherry blossoms of Japan


Adventures to Have:


  • Walk the Kokoda Trail
  • Go to La Tomatina (2013)
  • See the Northern Lights
  • Skydiving (Switerland, 2013) Scariest thing ever!
  • Go sea cave canoeing (Phuket, 2012)
  • Stay in a treehouse (April, 2014 / May, 2014)
  • Do a Segway tour
  • Attend a football (soccer) match in England
  • Drive in a country where they drive on the opposite side of the road (Switzerland, 2013)
  • Go white water rafting (Phuket, 2008)
  • Go parasailing (Phuket, 2008)
  • Ride a helicoper (Australia, 2004; Switzerland, 2013)
  • Ride in a hot air balloon (Cappadoccia, Turkey, 2014)
  • See a play on Broadway (October, 2016)
  • See a play in the West End (Book of Mormon, January 2015, Jersey Boys, March 2015)
  • Ride in a gondola in Venice (2013)
  • Go on a safari
  • Ride a camel in the desert (September, 2014)
  • Go on a cruise down the River Nile
  • Go abseiling (Australia, 2009)
  • Go caving (Australia, 2009)
  • Go to Mardi Gras
  • Drive rather aimlessly around a foreign country
  • Sail the Croatian Islands
  • Sail the Greek Islands (2013)
  • Cage diving with crocodiles (Darwin, Australia, 2010)
  • See a polar bear
  • Take a Gap Year (2009)
  • Live in another country (moved to London, August 2013) 
  • Visit the Grand Bazaar, Turkey (April, 2014)
  • Drive on a race track (Monaco, 2013)
  • Go ski-ing (Bulgaria, March, 2014)
  • Go to a random festival (British Summer Time, July, 2014)
  • Travel on the TransSiberian Railway
  • Travel on the Ghan



Food and drink to Try:

  • Es Cargot (snails) (France, 2013)
  • Frog's legs
  • Haggis (July, 2014)
  • Crocodile (Australia, 2012)
  • Kangaroo (Australia, 2011)
  • Cheese Fondue (Switzerland, 2013)
  • Jerk chicken (London, 2013)
  • Fugu, 'Pufferfish'
  • Stroopwafel (Amsterdam, 2013)
  • Pizza in Naples
  • Spacecake
  • Borscht (Poland, 2014)
  • Gumbo
  • Sauerkraut (Munich, 2013) 
  • Absinthe (February, 2014 - thanks housemates!)
  • Rosti (Switzerland, 2013)
  • Steak and Guiness Pie (London, 2013)