Bucket List

When I kick the bucket (eventually), I’m determined that as it falls, a torrent of experiences will come flooding out.

This list is my attempt to collect together all the wonderfully interesting things that I want to fill my life with.

  1. See whales including Orca in the wild
  2. Visit The Stockholm Subway System Art Gallery
  3. Fly first class
  4. Visit the street in the Isle of Man where my ancestors had their businesses
  5. Ride a section of The Great New Zealand Trek
  6. Iceskate on a natural body of frozen water
  7. Learn Mandarin
  8. Learn German
  9. Visit the Egyptian pyramids
  10. Visit the Mayan ruins
  11. Volunteer in a foreign country
  12. Own a late model VW Golf
  13. Bake a traditional Black Forest Cake
  14. Make a passionfruit cheesecake like my grandma’s
  15. See the northern lights
  16. Visit the Roman Colleseum
  17. Visit Pompeii
  18. Visit the Greek Islands
  19. Go on a hot air balloon ride
  20. Take horse riding lessons
  21. Go on a helicopter ride
  22. Ride in a super car
  23. Go on a cruise
  24. Experience weightlessness
  25. Visit The Smithsonian
  26. Visit Japan in Spring for the cherry blossoms
  27. Start and Complete a Project 365
  28. Renovate a house
  29. Get an item of clothing tailor made
  30. Read 10 novels that have won a Pulitzer Prize in the Fiction Category
  31. Help build a Habitat for Humanity Home
  32. Donate blood
  33. Spend a week at a health retreat
  34. Take a light painting photo that I’m proud of
  35. Print a book of my photos that I’m proud of
  36. Bake focaccia bread
  37. Stay in an unusual accommodation
  38. Show up at the airport and catch a flight at random
  39. Have a vege garden
  40. Get a tattoo
  41. Visit Germany
  42. Own a brand new car
  43. Get my full license
  44. Have professional photos taken of me
  45. Fly along on a zipline/flying fox treetop tour
  46. Do a multi day trek
  47. Send a message in a bottle
  48. Eat at “In The Dark Restaurant” in London
  49. Go to Old West Town
  50. Do a multi day kayak tour along the Whanganui River
  51. Mountain bike the Bridge to Nowhere track.
  52. See the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)
  53. Wander the isles of IKEA, buying whatever I want!
  54. Learn to make perfect poached eggs.

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