What's in your bucket?? GTKY

[redandblue]

So inspired by my return to work (5 days down! And some days needing a reminder why we work so hard...what's the reward besides job satisfaction?) and upcoming birthday (39 on Sunday) and some recent random questions about bucket lists and trips, it has got me wondering. Ladies what's on your bucket list? Do you have one? What's on there that you have already done? Bonus points for actual plans and/or pictures!

[redandblue]

So I've had a couple people randomly ask me about what my dream vacation would be and I realized that my best answer was basically anywhere I've never been. I've also been thinking about being back at work and back to the 'grind' and besides job satisfaction, I feel I want to have some goals. Life is short and I want to make the most of it.

So far all I have is:

*an awesome girls trip, for like a week, anywhere, just a pure week of girly time

*family trip across Canada (not all at once, but I think it would be amazing to see more of our beautiful country with the people I love the most)

*and extended family trip to Newfoundland, with cottages right on the ocean

*I would love to do some Europe tours (Italy, Great Britan, Rome...anywhere really)

*i would love at some point to do some actual overseas volunteering

*A trip to somewhere in paradise where money is not a factor (like not ridiculous expensive, but not always chosing the cheapest place etc.)

*i would love to do another trip with just DS1 and I. Last one was about 5 years ago, a couple of days in Calgary, just us two. I think the timing of that needs to be sooner than later. He is already difficult enough at the moment! Lol!

I guess all my bucket list things are vacation based. But I'm sure there are other things I should be considering!

[Laverne]

[tuscanlatte]

4 big travel goals:

1. The Appalachian Trail (2168 miles, about 5-7 months to complete)
I have always wanted to do this trail. If either Burke or Lilja are into hiking, I'd like to pull them from school in high school for a semester to do this. Would be a super awesome experience.

2. Camino de Santiago (472 miles - the French way). This is a pilgrimage hike across Spain that would be really cool.

3. Inca trail, Peru - to see Machu Picchu. Definitely on my bucket list!

4. Mount Kailash pilgrimage, Tibet (32 miles)
Another pilgrimage, this is a shorter hike but it is meant to be done in 1 day.



Random things:
- buy a kayak and go paddling
- write a novel
- eat at a ridiculous restaurant (I have a restaurant bucket list and would be that odd person that pays $500 to eat tree bark or something)
- set up an intensely crazy Christmas display in the front yard
- take a painting class
- visit Harry Potters wizarding world
- read 52 books In a year (once I made it to 48 and I should powered through four more!!)

[mommabakes]

* Hot air balloon ride

* Travel Europe primarily to see all of the castles. Focusing in Scotland, England, and Ireland.

*Write a children's book

*Visit St Lucia and stay at an awesome AI while there.

*Have a vow renewal with just DH, me, and an awesome photographer

*Open a small bakery
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*Ride an elephant- have done

*Pet a giraffe-have done

*Get married/have a child- have done

* Travel to the Caribbean-have done

[ampaints]

So much travel. Travel everywhere. I want to hop to Australia and see a concert (I use top really love a bunch of Australian bands), go to Asia, Africa, and South America.

I also want to travel a lot in the US. I would like to drive cross country. Go to the grand Canyon, Hawaii, Alaska, and so many other places.

[ampaints]

redandblue on am Italy trip I highly recommend the Amalfi coast. H and I went there for our 10th anniversary and stayed in Positano. It was amazing.

[ampaints]

mommabakes I got married in Saint Lucia! It's such am amazing island! Stay at an AI, but make sure you leave and explore the island. Everyone was so friendly there!

[th3stryck3r]

Ooh— stealing some from some of you now!

Here's mine:

-travel to Kyoto and Tokyo

-stay in an ashram in India

-travel to Shanghai

-go surfing off the coast of Chile

-hike the Appalachian trail (thanks for reminding me tuscanlatte!)

-eat food prepared by Rene Redzepi

-have a conversation with Questlove

-write a cookbook

-open an Etsy shop

-see Neil Young in concert

Things I can check off:

- lived in Rome

-traveled throughout Europe (although there are places there I'd still like to go)

-ate at one of the world's "50 best restaurants" (Relæ)

-ran the NYC marathon (7 times actually!)

-did a triathlon

[ars093s]

Many items on my bucket list are travel related. We tried to check a bunch of them off before we started TTC.

Completed
-Travel to Europe
-Travel to Greek Islands
-Travel to Caribbean
-Helicopter ride to land on glacier (this is seriously so cool)
-zipline thru rainforest
-Become a mom (apparently when we did the "what do you want to be when you grow up" projects in grade school my answer was always a mom)
-Eat at a Bobby Flay restaurant

Items still on list
-Visit Niagra Falls
-I'd love to do a baseball park tour of America...I've currently been to 5 parks
-cruise ship with my entire extended family
-Own a house. I have so many plans for my dream house; it's so awesome in my head.
-Visit my pen pal in Thailand (we've been writing since we were 12)
-Attend a Superbowl where my team plays

I feel like I'm forgetting so much. I should keep a list someplace other than just in my head.

[shellyr]

I was really hoping to go to Australia during my time off this fall but DH is too concerned about $$$ and flying with a 13 month old.

I love travel. I don't even have a list because I would pretty much go anywhere I haven't been before.
I'm most looking forward to taking Charlotte on a safari after she turns 5. Its one of the best things I've ever done. I also want to take her to Peru because I loved it so much.

I want to learn a few random things:
Take a surfing lesson
Brush up on a French so I can be conversational again
Learn to scuba dive
Take a photography class or at least understand how to take nice photos with my camera's manual setting