The Christmas market thread got me thinking. What's on your bucket list?
Visiting Galapagos islands has been number one on my list for a very long time. It's out of my price range for a family trip, and it would be some time before I could justify going alone, so it may stay on the list for a while. I would like to hike the entire PA section of the Appalachian trail. Not continuously-- I think I could knock out most of it in day trips, with maybe just one or two longer sections with an overnight. Attend the Olympics Recently I've been following someone who hiked the Camino de Santiago, and I think it's something I'd like to do someday
Post by InBetweenDays on Nov 6, 2023 12:23:06 GMT -5
Visiting Tierra del Fuego Running in all 50 states (I've done 25) Hiking Grand Canyon Rim to Rim Hut to hut hiking in the Dolomites Skiing in the Alps Staying in one of those igloo type hotels in Norway or Sweden to see Aurora Borealis
[mention]jinkies [/mention] We did Galapagos over the summer and it was absolutely amazing. (It was very expensive, but my parents paid, since it was on their bucket list and they wanted to take everyone).
We also have acquaintances who did Camino de Santiago several years ago and posted about it on Facebook, and it looked like a very special and meaningful experience for them in their faith.
See the Northern Lights. And I mean full intensity at high latitudes, not the weak ones that sometimes make it into the lower 48 states.
I don't really have a list because I've had so many amazing unexpected experiences that I don't really plan for, but this is one.
I had a roommate on a small tour I did almost a year ago (solo travelers get paired randomly unless they're willing to pay extra which I wasn't and it was awesome) from northern Manitoba. Like Arctic circle goes to work sometimes by dog sled "bus" northern. She'd send me pics and said I'm welcome anytime. I'm definitely keeping that in my back pocket. But good luck getting there from where I am. It would probably take a full week each way and who knows how much $$$$. But I'm tempted!
(It's ironic that two of my items are hiking because I am not a hiker at all. The most I've ever done are glorified nature trails. But - the heart wants what it wants, lol.)
Going to see the coastal brown bears (should be happening Aug 2024) Seeing slot canyons Seeing a Shoebill in Africa would be cool as well as the other mega fauna Diving with manta rays in Hawaii (plus see the volcano) Snorkeling with whale sharks in the Caribbean Find dinosaur fossils (might also be happening summer 2024)
Many years ago (okay, 5 years ago) I had it in my head that narwhals didn’t exist. They were equivalent to unicorns in mind.
DH looked at me like I was crazy and I was SO SURE I’d prove him wrong with a quick google search. Joke was clearly on me 😂
My BL includes Hawaii, Christmas markets or Oktoberfest in Germany, and visiting the Grand Canyon and Niagara Falls. I also want to return to Italy where I studied abroad (Florence) and stay for a few months.
Non travel, but I also want to learn to juggle. Really badly, lol.
I’ve wanted to visit Palau ever since the IMAX movie The Living Sea. I must have watched that movie 10 times as a kid/teen and owned the soundtrack done by Sting.
Going to see the coastal brown bears (should be happening Aug 2024) Seeing slot canyons Seeing a Shoebill in Africa would be cool as well as the other mega fauna Diving with manta rays in Hawaii (plus see the volcano) Snorkeling with whale sharks in the Caribbean Find dinosaur fossils (might also be happening summer 2024)
I've dived with manta rays in Hawaii and it was so special. We had 13 when they'd been nearly absent for weeks before.
I worry about whale sharks. I had the opportunity in Japan and really wanted to, but I read about such bad practices like netting them in that I couldn't go through
My silly one is that I really want to go on the Price is Right and play Plinko. I don't see that one happening though since I am not nearly outgoing enough to actually get picked.
My silly one is that I really want to go on the Price is Right and play Plinko. I don't see that one happening though since I am not nearly outgoing enough to actually get picked.
My two big travel ones are New Zealand and Egypt.
I would love to be on a game show! Many many years ago I tried out for college Wheel of Fortune but it was a huge cattle call and I wasn't selected to audition.
I also tested for Who Wants to be a Millionaire. I passed the knowledge test but I guess failed the interview, because I didn't make it into the contestant pool.
Maybe someday I'll take a trip to LA and try for one of the smaller shows that only air on Game Show Network, like Lingo.
My silly one is that I really want to go on the Price is Right and play Plinko.
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On that note I'd also like to see Conan O'Brien in person. I had tickets for a taping of his TBS show but they cancelled that week of shows when it was too late for me to reroute myself to Price is Right instead.
Mine are all travel related and can summarize by saying go all the places and see all the things. The big ones:
Visit all 7 continents (though with the way climate change is effecting Antarctica I’m not feeling great about that one any more) Visit all 50 US states Go on an African safari Stay in an overwater bungalow Visit Machu Picchu
Live in Europe for at least a year - we may retire there but if not I want to at least do it temporarily. Not sure where exactly but I want to not only experience a culture more fully but also have the ability to take trips throughout the continent.
Visit 6 of the 7 continents - I'd add Antarctica but it's SO expensive that I don't realistically see us ever going there unless the price drops a ton someday.
Visit a part of Africa that has safaris - I'm not sure I want that to be a whole focus for a trip but I definitely want to do a couple of days.
Things I would love to do but probably won't actually do: the Mont Blanc hike, hiking the Appalachian or PCT trails in entirety