The Adventure Begins with a Bucket List

Alas, it is here...the infamous bucket list. It took me quite a while to come up with this list and I am sure that it is yet to be complete...if I do update it I will note that it is a new addition. Adventures that have been completed will be scratched off and a blog post/picture will arrive shortly after. Wish me luck on the journey, I hope that you are entertained and inspired as we share this journey together.

Sports/Athletics Bucket List

1.       Become a tri-athlete

2.       Complete the Ironman Triathlon

3.       Learn archery - Monday, August 19, 2013

4.       Learn to play golf

5.       Join a bowling league

6.       Swim across the English Channel

7.       Ski at the top ten ski resorts in the world

8.       Go canoeing or kayaking

9.       Take up fishing (or fly fishing)

10.   Learn how to ice skate

11.   Learn to sail

12.   Learn to surf

13.   New Years Day Polar Dip - January 1, 2013

14.   Participate in a Zombie Run

15.   Be physically fit and at a healthy weight

Languages Bucket List

16.   Learn conversational Spanish

17.   Learn sign language

18.   Choose a country and learn not only the language that is spoken there, but also study its customs, its cuisine, its art and its history.

Music, Song, and Dance Bucket List

19.   Learn to play the guitar

20.   Compose a song

21.   Perform onstage with a band

22.   Sing Karaoke

Dance Bucket List

23.   Learn to Salsa

24.   Learn to Rhumba

25.   Learn to Cha-cha-cha

26.   Learn to Waltz

27.   Learn to Belly Dance

28.   Learn to Pole Dance

Adventures to Go On Bucket List

29.   Ride in a hot air balloon

30.   Go paragliding

31.   Go parasailing

32.   Go skydiving - July 28, 2006

33.   Go on a helicopter ride

34.   Go scuba diving

35.   Go snorkeling in a shipwreck

36.   Swim with sharks

37.   Ride a mechanical bull

38.   Climb Famous Mountain

39.   Go fire-walking

40.   Go bungee jumping

41.   Go white water rafting

42.   Dive in a submarine

43.   Go rock climbing

44.   Fire a pistol

45.   Take a canopy tour (traversing between trees on a zip line) - Friday, August 16, 2013

46.   Go Zorbing

47.   Go on a cruise

48.   Visit the wreckage of the Titanic aboard a submarine

49.   Experience weightlessness

50.   Watch a rocket launch, live

51.   Go on a cross-country trip

52.   Jump from a cliff into deep water

53.   Visit Steve Irwin’s Zoo in Australia

54.   Swim in a carbonated water spring

55.   Swim in a hot spring

56.   Snowshoeing

57.   Attend a Native American Sweat Lodge Ceremony

58.   Go Squatching

59.   Get up close and personal with a Wolf

60.   Buy fresh lobster from a fisherman

World Festivals Bucket List

61.   Brazilian Carnival, Rio de Janerio

62.   Mardi Gras, New Orleans

63.   The Day of the Dead, Mexico

64.   La Tomatina, Valencia, Spain

Natural Wonders Bucket List

65.   The Grand Canyon

66.   Victoria Falls (between Zambia and Zimbabwe)

67.   Iguassu Falls (between Brazil and Argentina)

68.   The Great Barrier Reef

69.   The Galapagos Archipelago

70.   The Northern Lights (the Aurora Borealis)

71.   The Fjords of Norway

72.   The Amazon Rainforest

Places to Visit Bucket List

73.   The Dome of the Rock, Israel

74.   Salzburg, Austria

75.   Bora Bora

76.   Karnak Temple; Egypt

77.   The Terracotta Warriors

78.   Hong Kong Harbor

79.   The Leaning Tower of Pisa

80.   The Eiffel Tower

81.   The Panama Canal

82.   Visit all 7 continents

83.   Visit every country in the world

84.   Live in a foreign country for six months

Island Hopping Bucket List

85.   Anguilla

86.   Antigua

87.   Barbados

88.   Dominica

89.   Grenada

90.   St. Croix

91.   St. Maarten

92.   St. Thomas

93.   Trinidad and Tobago

Famous Monuments Bucket List

94.   The Basilica di San Marco, Venice

95.   St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican, Rome

96.   The Acropolis in Greece

97.   The Alhambra in Spain

98.   Gaudi’s La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain

99.   The Statues of Easter Island, Chile

100.                        Hagia Sophia, Turkey

101.                        Kiyomizu Temple in Japan

102.                        The Kremlin in Russia

103.                        The Pyramids of Giza, Egypt

104.                        Stonehenge, United Kingdom

105.                        The Sydney Opera House, Australia

106.                        The Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, London, England

107.                        The Parthenon in Greece

108.                        Machu Picchu, Peru

109.                        The Coliseum in Rome

110.                        Petra, Jordan

111.                        Christ Redeemer, Brazil

112.                        The Great Wall of China

113.                        Chichen Itza, Mexico

114.                        The Taj Mahal, India

115.                        Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris

Museums Bucket List

116.                        El Prado in Madrid, Spain

117.                        The Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy

118.                        The Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia

119.                        Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris, France

120.                        The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, USA

121.                        The British Museum in London, England

122.                        The Tate Gallery in London, England

123.                        The Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Holland

124.                        The Egyptian Museum in Cairo

125.                        The Art Institute of Chicago

126.                        The Smithsonian Museums in Washington, DC

127.                        The Louvre, Paris, France

Places to Visit Bucket List

128.                        See the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco

129.                        Go to the Pike Place Market in Seattle

130.                        See Mount Rushmore

131.                        See the Empire State Building

132.                        Climb up the Statue of Liberty

133.                        Visit Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii

134.                        See the Salt Flats in Bolivia

135.                        See an iceberg

136.                        Climb the Grouse Grind

137.                        Visit the Blarney Kissing Stone in Ireland

138.                        Visit Scotland

139.                        Visit the Pacific Rim Trails

140.                        See a Broadway Play in NYC

Hobbies Bucket List

141.                        Learn to play poker (or bridge)

142.                        Learn to make pottery

143.                        Learn to sculpt

144.                        Learn to blow glass

145.                        Take up astronomy

146.                        Make mobiles

147.                        Make a stained glass window

148.                        Learn to make candles

149.                        Take up gourmet cooking

150.                        Create art pieces and sell them

151.                        Restore antiques

152.                        Become a Cheese Connoisseur

153.                        Grow bonsai trees

154.                        Become a collector

Crafts Bucket List

155.                        Learn to Embroider

156.                        Jewelry Making

157.                        Knitting

158.                        Quilting

159.                        Sewing

160.                        Crochet

161.                        Paper Crafts (origami)

Books Bucket List

162.                        Make a list of 100 books to read

163.                        Read every novel that has won a Pulitzer Prize in the Fiction Category

164.                        Read every book my favorite author has written

Movies Bucket List

165.                        Make a list of 100 movies to watch

166.                        Watch the American Film Institute’s (AFI) 100 Funniest Movies

167.                        Watch the 10 greatest American movies of all time (as ranked by the AFI)

168.                        Watch every movie that has won an Academy Award for Best Picture

169.                        Watch every movie that has won the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or

Personal Development Bucket List

170.                        Become an early riser

171.                        Kick negative habits

172.                        Get a tattoo

Contributions Bucket List

173.                        Make a difference in at least one person’s life

174.                        Build a Habitat for Humanity Home

175.                        Volunteer at a soup kitchen

176.                        Make loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries through www.kiva.com

177.                        Join a Big Brother, Big Sister Program

178.                        Volunteer at a Homeless Shelter

179.                        Donate blood

180.                        Donate clothes you no longer use to a battered women’s shelter

181.                        Donate children’s books to a hospital near your home

182.                        Mentor someone at work

183.                        Go Green

Writer’s Bucket List

184.                        Write a children’s book

The High Life Bucket List

185.                        Charter a yacht

186.                        Have “High Tea” at the Plaza Hotel in New York, or perhaps at Fortnum & Mason in London

187.                        Become an art collector

188.                        Drive a Lamborghini or a Ferrari

189.                        Sleep in a castle

190.                        Own an island

Career Bucket List

191.                        Make a documentary film

192.                        Become a wild life photographer

193.                        Become a teacher – June18, 2010

Internet Bucket List

194.                        Start a blog – December 29, 2012

195.                        Create a YouTube video

Finances Bucket List

196.                        Become financially literate

197.                        Create a financial strategy

198.                        Invest in the stock market

199.                        Create a trust fund for your child

200.                        Open a Swiss bank account

Family Bucket List

201.                        Find the love of your life – July 17, 2010

202.                        Get married – August 4, 2012

203.                        Have a child

204.                        Raise a happy and healthy child

205.                        Adopt a pet from an animal shelter - April 7, 2012

206.                        Own a Lizard - March 7, 2012

207.                        Pass on a family heirloom to your child

208.                        Create a coat of arms for your family

209.                        Write a letter to each of your children telling them what you want them to know about your life and the lessons you’ve learned

Animal Kingdom Bucket List

210.                        Run with the bulls

211.                        Mush a Dog Sled - March 12, 2013

212.                        Watch turtles hatch and run for the ocean

213.                        Go whale-watching

214.                        See penguins in their natural habitat

215.                        See a platypus

216.                        See a koala

217.                        Go on safari

218.                        Milk a cow

219.                        Ride a camel in the Sahara desert

220.                        See gorillas in the wild in Uganda

221.                        Go bird watching in Costa Rica