Wednesday, 19th June 2013

My Bucket List

Throughout life, I am constantly motivated to achieve certain goals before I am satisfied. Realistically speaking, there are just too many things in the world to do. I may not have a list of life goals written down on paper, but at least I have a few of these at the back of my mind so that one day, I can cross that list off.

I must certainly admit that I do not frequently achieve everything on my lists, but I am trying whenever I get the chance.

I believe that bucket lists help me to identify the most important life goals what will enable me to achieve the items on my list!

My source of inspiration is purely derived from Sean Ogle’s website.

As each list is crossed off, one and slowly at a time, I can happily lay in bed for the night satisfied, with a smile on my face.

Ladies and gentleman, I present to you my bucket list.

Places to travel & landmarks to see

  1. The Pyramids at Giza, Egypt
  2. Red Sea, Egypt
  3. The Sistine Chapel and Vatican City in Rome, Italy
  4. The Eiffel tower in Paris, France
  5. The ancient temples at Angkor Wat, Cambodia
  6. Mount Sinai, Egypt
  7. Lake Nakaru, Southern Kenya
  8. The Taj Mahal
  9. Iguazu Falls, Argentina/Brazil
  10. Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
  11. Jerusalem
  12. Machu Picchu, Peru
  13. Patagonia, Chile
  14. Mayan ruins, Cancun, Mexico
  15. The Kimberleys, Western Australia
  16. The North Pole
  17. Great Barrier Reef, Australia
  18. Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA
  19. South Island, New Zealand
  20. Golden Temple, India
  21. Beaches of Goa, India
  22. Opera house, Sydney, Australia
  23. Uluru, Australia
  24. Niagara Falls, Canada
  25. Petra, Jordan
  26. Maldives
  27. Northern lights, Finland

Things to do before I die

  1. Scuba dive the Red sea in Dahab, Egypt
  2. Go rock climbing in Railay, Thailand.
  3. Go skydiving
  4. Become a technical certified scuba diver
  5. Swim for 1.5 hours straight
  6. Eat snails in France
  7. Eat scorpions from the street stalls, Thailand.
  8. Hitchhike one time during my time on the road
  9. Get a tattoo
  10. Climb Mount Everest, Nepal
  11. Live abroad for 3 months and longer in one foreign country
  12. Speak fluent Arabic
  13. Fire a gun at a shooting range
  14. Do a jungle trek on top of an elephant
  15. Become professional at playing Fifa 11 on Xbox360
  16. Go snowboarding in Norway. Go snowboarding again!
  17. Own a Mitsubishi Evolution.
  18. Join the monks for meditation and discipline
  19. Visiting my dad and close cousins in Hong Kong and Thailand in 2011.
  20. Go jetskiing
  21. Go to a live concert
  22. Play the guitar fluently
  23. Achieve air flares
  24. Own a kelpie
  25. Have my photo taken with a supermodel.
  26. Live in Northern Territory, Australia
  27. Work for myself
  28. Drive a Ferrari
  29. Scuba dive the Philippines
  30. Spend New years at Borocay, Philippines
  31. Attend Songkran, Thailand
  32. Play street soccer in Brazil

If you have any recommendations on places to visit and things to definitely do before I hit over 50, by all means – leave me a comment. These goals are as realistic as they are going to get, and I know some of these events will happen naturally.