Life's "To Do" List

My list is:

1. Go to Australia! ( Soon to come true! .)
2. Learn mew languages like Frensh and italian..
3. Get an degree and get a good job.
4. Take a gap year of work and just live of my saved up money and have fun.
5. Do a bungee jump.
6. Have a great life!!

Interesting topic...I guess I haven't really developed a lifetime adventure list but obviously I should! Off the top of my head:

Ski the Grand Teton
Kayak the Middle Fork of the King's river from the source
Cathedral Traverse (Tetons) in a day
Sport climbing in Thailand
Kayaking in Nepal/Tibet
Dive the great barrier reef
Ski in Kashmir

I'll have to get working on a more concrete list and return to this thread!

Cool list why don't you try bungee jumping and rafting too.
it's great fun.

Stay in all of NZ's huts and complete all great walks!

Ooo this is a good thread!

Mine would be:

1. Go to Australia - DONE (a simple one I have now done 6 times)
2. Take the Trans-Monglian Rail to Beijing - DONE
3. Spend a week in a Ger in Mongolia - DONE
4. Visit the Great Wall of China and Terracotta Army - DONE
5. Visit the Pyramids in Egypt
6. Hike up Machu Pichu
7. Snorkel on the great barrier reef - DONE
8. Backback from Beijing to Singapore via Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia
9. In relation to 8, visit the killing fields of Cambodia.
10. Travel overland from the UK to Cape Town
11. Drive a 4WD to Cape York from Cairns - BOOKED FOR SEPT '09
12. Visit the Taj Mahal
13. Spend a month travelling around India by Rail.
14. Dogsledding in Alska
15. Visit Cuba before it changes too much (which I hope it won't but...)
16. Motorcycle around Australia
17. Go to tibet.
18. Learn to play the guitar well. Strumming a few chords just doesnt do it for me anymore.
19. Spend a year constantly travelling.
20. Spend a week camping in New Zealand

This is a cool idea. If you don't write it down, it usually doesn't get done

so here goes

1. Find a lost inca city
2. Explore more mayan sites
3. visit the Chachapoya and Chavin sites in Peru
4. do a big hike in Nepal, Kashmir or katmandu or all of them plus tibet
5. explore SW china
6. explore Burma, go up the Irriwaddy to Bagan, take hot air baloon ride over Bagan
7. See the pyramids and explore the nile river
8. Do an african photo safari in a remote game filled area.
9. Explore indonesia outer islands also philipines
right now am going to singapore and then maybe several other area in S.E Asia to set up a furniture factory arriving early march, spending a month so will see lots of stuff.

rgds

charlie

My boyfriend and I both had lists before we met...so we combined them (and now there are over 200 things on it!!!) Here are some of the highlights:

*Go on a RTW vagabonding trip (Soon to come true!)
*Watch the sun rise on the east coast, and set on the west in the same day
*Hunt for treasure
*Go through the jungle with a monkey
*Dance with a penguin
*Race through Egypt on donkies (I already did this...but he still has to.)
*Climb a frozen waterfall
*Go bigfoot hunting

Hike the Great Western Loop

Kayak the Great Lakes from Apostle Is. around the North side of Lake Superior, down the Lake Michigan coast (Michigan side) Connect to the Chicago River, connect to the Mississippi River, out to the Gulf of Mex.

Trek (human-powered) from my house in Nashville, TN to the North Pole.

Trek (human-powered) from my house in Nashville to the southern most tip of S. America.

Sail a boat from NYC down through the Panama canal, down to Easter Is., up north to Alaska.

Sail a boat around the Mediterranean Sea.

Build a log cabin with hand tools.

Traverse the Brooks Range.

Traverse the Alps.

Bicycle from Alaska to Halifax.

-Drive west, hike into a national forest, wrangle a trout and eat it.

I posted my bucket list on my blog about on Jan 1, 2008. Talk about your resolutions! Since then I've been able to complete several things and added a whole lot more. Here's the adventure list:
1. Complete an Adventure Race. Done http://toocoolracing.com/. We've got our next one in August. Too Cool!
2. Climb a mountain. (While generic. I'm looking at some of the 14'ers in CO this summer)
3. Horseback riding on the beach. Done
4. Learn how to Mountain Bike. Done I've been mountain biking in CO, Utah, and TX now for over a year. I'm heading to Peru this summer to get in some more action down there.
5. Rent ATV's around the Grand Canyon. Done Thank you Mr. Blackjack table.
6. Hang gliding in Switzerland.
7. Bungee Jump
8. Fall in Love. That's the scariest adventure of them all.

Other ideas that are not for the faint of heart and have some shaking in my cowboy boots.
1. I have a friend who's starting up a Learn to Ride a Bull day camp program. You would pay to come out to the ranch in Texas and he would spend the day teaching you to ride bulls. You know. After you sign away your life.
2. If you're a sports nut, I have some biking friends who followed the Tour de France route one summer.

This is an awesome thread.

Also, @SoloTraveller, regarding "Stay in all of NZ's huts and complete all great walks!" - an excellent choice, no one else really mentioned that! Of course, maybe I'm being prejudiced and all, having done exactly that (and it was awesome.) Well, so maybe I didn't get to hike the Milford, but I got all the rest.

And yeah I've done some of the others, like Machu Picchu, African adventures....

Honestly, what is on my to-do, adventure travel-wise, is to sign up for any of the adventurist's adventures. the mongol rally (london to mongolia in a tin can) is definitely on my list. the rickshaw run seems much more doable if one has time constraints, and i love tuk-tuks/3 wheelers anyway, so i'm game. cape-to-cairo has always been a thing for me, but the adventurists africa rally (london to cameroon, 1000cc max cars). and of course one could always channel che and tour not just south america by motorcycle, but take a ural with a sidecar and go from tierra del fuego to prudhoe bay.

one of these days. when i have money. yeah, that's going to happen.

Really enjoying this thread — lots of great ideas. Seems we add to our list a lot more than we check anything off! Here's ours!

1.Visit the Great Wall (China)
2.Climb to Everest Base Camp (Nepal)
3.Climb Mt Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)
4.Learn to Scuba Dive (Various)
5.Visit every continent
6.Visit the Parthenon (Greece)
7.See the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador)
8.Drive the Autobahn (Germany)
9.Sail down the Amazon River (Brazil)
10.Climb Ayer’s Rock (Australia)
11.Sail through the Three Gorges (China)
12.Ride the Trans-Siberian Railroad (Russia)
13.See the sunrise from Mt Fuji (Japan)
14.Visit Amsterdam and spend a day at the Bull Dog (Amsterdam)
15.Visit the Pyramids (Egypt)
16.Safari in East Africa (Tanzania)
17.See Machu Picchu (Peru)
18.Enjoy a warm cup of English tea with muffin (England)
19.Learn Spanish (South America)
20.Visit Antarctica (Antarctica)
21.See Petra (Jordan)
22.Visit Tehran (Iran)
23.Spend an afternoon in the Uffizi Gallery (Italy)
24.Backpack the Eastern Bloc (Europe)
25.See Icebergs in Iceberg Alley (Newfoundland)
26.Vegas Baby! Vegas! (USA)
27.Greek Island hop (Greece)
28.Visit Easter Island (Polynesia)
29.Cycle Tuscany (Italy)
30.Meditate in the Zen Garden of Kyoto (Japan)
31.Lounge in the Seychelles (the Seychelles)
32.See Morocco (Morocco)
33.See the Terracotta Warriors (China)
34.Down a pint at Oktoberfest in Munich (Germany)
35.Visit the Sahara (Africa)
36.Visit Tibet (China)
37.Fly first class (Various)
38.Go to Israel (Israel)
39.Party at Anjuna beach (India)
40.Carnival! (Brazil)
41.Mardi Gras! (USA)
42.Go to the Cannes Film Festival (France)
43.Go to the Sundance Film Festival (USA)
44.Pacific Island hop (Various)
45.Visit the Taj Mahal (India)
46.Attend the opera at La Scala in Milan (Italy)
47.Learn to surf (Various)
48.Go skydiving (Fergus)
49.Whale watching in Newfoundland (Canada)
50.Visit the Grand Canyon (USA)
51.Helicopter ride in Hawaii, Magnum PI–style (USA)
52.Jump the Kawarau Bridge bungee (New Zealand)
53.Ride a gondola in Venice (Italy)
54.Spot Brahminy Kites from a beach at Langkawi (Malaysia)
55.Hot air balloon Cappadocia (Turkey)
56.Overnight in a boat in Halong Bay (Vietnam)
57.Travel the Gold Coast (Australia)
58.Visit Reykjavik (Iceland)
59.Party in Ibiza (Spain)
60.Full moon at Koh Phangan (Thailand)
61.Visit the Louvre (France)
62.Dinner and drinks at Burj Arab (Dubai)
63.Hear a mass at the Vatican (Italy)
64.Cruise the Phraya River (Thailand)
65.Visit Christ Redeemer in Rio (Brazil)
66.See a performance at Sydney Opera House (Australia)
67.Visit Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto (Japan)
68.Slurp Tom Yum Goong from a Bangkok food stall (Thailand)
69.See Stonehenge (United Kingdom)
70.Visit Angkor Wat (Cambodia)
71.Visit the Kremlin and Red Square (Russia)
72.Visit the Hagia Sophia (Turkey)
73.Bliss out on Koh Phi Phi (Thailand)

Have checked off some things — if you care to, check out our blog to see what.

Hi Kate and Dan,

Great list, and great blog! I see that you've "crossed off" #56 - Overnight in a boat in Halong Bay - that sounds great! And your #72 - Visit the Hagia Sophia - it's well worth it. Istanbul is a fascinating city.

Peace,
Lerxst1

Hey guys,
Here's a few of the things on my bucket list. I should have do a RTW trip, but it's a given! I will! Anyways, here it is:
1. Skydive DONE! Abel Tasman, NZ
2. Go on safari in either Etosha NP or Serengetti NP (or both!)
3. See the northern lights
4. See a wild platypus
5. Scuba dive
6. Swim with a whale shark
7. Swim with dolphins DONE! Vanuatu/Mexico
8. Camp overnight in the desert
9. Camp in the Amazon jungle
10. Bungee jump
11. Try white water rafting DONE! Costa Rica/NZ
12. Climb a volcano DONE! Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala
13. Cagedive with sharks
14. Visit an elephant orphanage
15. Climb Kilimanjaro
16. Take photography lessons
17. Sail through the Greek isles
18. Visit each territory and province in Canada
19. Snorkel the great barrier reef
20. Hold a koala
21. Try dogsledding
22. Cruise the Nile
23. Visit Petra, Jordan
24. Explore Mayan ruins DONE! Tikal, Coba, Copan...
25. Zipline through the jungle DONE! Monteverde, CR/Mexico
26. Try wakeboarding
27. Learn Spanish
28. Ride a camel through the desert
29. See wild polar bears
30. Ride a hot-air balloon
31. Ride the Sheikra at Busch Gardens
32. Explore amazing cave systems DONE! ATM caves in Belize/Waitomo NZ
33. Hike to Macchu Pichu
34. Explore the salt flats of Bolivia
35. See the baobabs of Madagascar
36. Spot wild kangaroos
37. Pet a wild cat (lion, cheetah, jaguar, whatever).
38. Spot a wild toucan
39. Spot a wild grizzly bear DONE! Jasper, Alberta
40. Ride in a helicopter DONE! Jasper, Alberta
41. Spend time with an authentic tribal group
42. Experience Iguasu Falls
43. Go on a long, hiking/camping trip
44. Alaskan cruise
45. Visit Vanuatu DONE! But will return...
46. Visit Palau
47. Kayak with wild orcas
48. Live in the wild for at least a month
49. Learn to play guitar
50. Try parasailing
51. Hang out with wild gorillas

Does trying every kind of flavored rum count? Of course, I mean to try them in their native habitat.