Wednesday, 12 August 2015

Bucket List

Lately, I have been seeing many blogs and articles on bucket lists. I've always had a list of things I would like to accomplish and thought I would finally share my Bucket List.
  1. Get driver's license
  2. Sail on a felucca down the Nile
  3. Go to Egypt
  4. See pyramids
  5. Skydiving
  6. Go to Meteora
  7. Paraglide from Mont Blanc or higher
  8. Try Zorbing
  9. Hike TMB
  10. Hike the Lycian Way
  11. Try Diving - if you like it - get certificate
  12. Backpack for at least a month by yourself
  13. Hike Chilkoot Trail
  14. Walk another long distance race/organization
  15. Learn to ski Black Diamond trails
  16. Visit Nahanni National Park and stalactite caves
  17. Zipline in the Cloud Mountains - Costa Rica
  18. African Safari 
  19. Hike from Chamonix to Zermatt
  20. Sail in the Mediterranean 
  21. Learn how to make gelato in Italy
  22. Visit a tea plantation 
  23. Learn to really surf and surf the waves 
  24. Yoga retreat
  25. Write a book
  26. Fall head over heels madly in love with someone
  27. Learn photography for DSLR camera
  28. Go to Bora Bora
  29. Stay in a tree house
  30. Attend Glastonbury/ Coachella
  31. Participate in the Holi Festival 
  32. Visit all 7 continents
  33. Float in the Dead Sea
  34. Do a road trip through Canada
  35. Do a road trip through the States
  36. Dog sledding in Alaska
  37. Ride a Vespa
  38. Be an extra in a movie or show
  39. Take a photo everyday for a year
  40. Watch the Winter Olympics in person
  41. Travel somewhere new every year
  42. Be more giving/caring
  43. Spend 4-5 days in Brooklyn / NYC
  44. Go to Brooklyn Flea Market
  45. Sample food at the Smorgasbord in Brooklyn
  46. Hike the Camino de Santiago
  47. Take train to Churchill, Manitoba and see the polar bears
  48. Go in a cave with stalactites / stalagmites
  49. See all ISU Grand Prix figure skating events in one season
  50. Go to ISU World Figure Skating Championship
  51. Try heli-skiing
  52. Take the Orient Express
  53. Find something I truly love to do and that I'm good at
  54. Swim in Quilotoa, Ecuador
  55. Visit all the places I circled in my atlas as a kid
  56. Go bungee jumping
  57. Learn how to ride a camel on my own
  58. Do the splits (I used to be able to do this)
  59. Get married
  60. Read at least a 100 books in a year
  61. Attend an Grand Prix F1 race in Europe
  62. Hike the Appalachian Trail
  63. Learn to play chess
  64. Play Jenga
  65. Watch a sunrise and sunset in the same day
  66. Be a tourist in my own city
  67. Take a cooking class
  68. Get my fortune read
  69. Get a 2nd tattoo
  70. Give up tea for a month
  71. Research my family tree
  72. Eat a meal at a renowned restaurant (I.e. Massing Bottura's Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy)
  73. Learn to water ski or wakeboard
  74. Go for a horseback ride in the woods
  75. Do my genealogy 
Some bucket list (by others) items already done:
  1. Took a surfing class
  2.  Ride a cable car in San Francisco
  3. Zipline in Costa Rica (short one)
  4. Kayak in Belize
  5. Go snorkeling
  6. Swim with dolphins
  7. Paraglide
  8. Whale watching
  9. Do a colour run
  10. Ride a camel in the desert
  11. Learn to glassblow