The Bucket List

Places I plan to see, events I hope to experience, and other lofty goals…

These items are in no particular order, and I will continue to add to the list as more inspiration comes along.

1. SCUBA Dive the Great Barrier Reef – August 2010
2. Visit the ancient city of Petra
3. Hike Machu Picchu
4. Visit the Pyramids at Giza – January 2015
5. Swim in Jellyfish Lake (not my video as I have yet to visit)
6. Snorkel / SCUBA Dive in the Galapogos Islands
7. Go to the top of the Eiffel Tower
8. Visit Angkor Wat – November 2013
9. Visit the Taj Mahal
10. Take a Spanish language immersion class in Latin America
11. Step foot on the Antarctic continent – November 2011
12. Stay in an overwater bungalow – February 2014
13. Go on a polar bear hike
14. Attend a World Series game – October 22, 2008
15. Attend a Superbowl
16. Attend an NBA Finals game – June 4, 2009
17. Attend an NCAA Final Four – April 3-5, 2010
18. Attend an NCAA Football National Championship game
19. Visit a park for each MLB team
20. Live on the beach (in a house, hotel, hostel, etc.) for 3 weeks
21. Go hang gliding over Rio – February 2011
22. Visit a public bath house in Europe or Asia
23. Take a legit (longterm) RTW trip (6 months or longer)
24. Take a quick RTW trip all in business/first class (on points of course)
25. Fly first/business Class in a 747 – May 2014
26. Take a shower on an airplane
27. Visit the First Class Terminal in Frankfurt – May 2014
28. Travel through the Australian Outback – August 2010
29. Take a hot air balloon ride – October 2013
30. Visit all 7 continents – October 2013
31. Learn to use a digital SLR camera – May 2014 (Took a class, but I’m still constantly learning)
32. Fly first class on either Cathay Pacific or Singapore Airlines
33. Take a one way trip with at least 3 international layovers of just under 24 hrs each
34. Visit Iguazu Falls – July 2009
35. Visit Niagra Falls
36. Visit Victoria Falls
37. Take an airboat ride in the Everglades
38. Visit the top of the Statue of Liberty – March 1994
39. Hike the Grand Canyon – May 2004
40. Fly into space
41. Become a member of the Traveler’s Century Club
42. Swim with sharks
43. Hike the Himalayas in Nepal
44. See the Northern Lights
45. Swim in the Blue Lagoon in Iceland
46. Visit all 50 states
47. Skydive – August 2004
48. Go on an African safari – October 2013
49. Fly in an ultralight aircraft
50. Learn conversational Arabic
51. Post at least once a week on the blog for 26 straight weeks
52. Post a new picture on Instagram once a day for 31 straight days
53. Go Zorbing in New Zealand
54. Hike to see the mountain gorillas in their natural habitat in Rwanda or Uganda