The Almost Organic Traveller
Experiencing life through the rich organics of travel
I think I am a little young to be making a list of things to do before I ‘kick the bucket’, so I endeavour to make this a list of things that i set out to accomplish just because I want to, and a person should have some sort of direction in their life, he he. BEWARE BUCKET LISTS ARE ADDICTIVE, ONCE YOU START YOU WILL KEEP ADDING TO THEM .
Countries to Travel To:
Europe – Italy, France, Greece, Turkey, Spain, Poland
Africa – Morocco, Egypt
Cuba
Ireland
India
South America – Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Venezuela, Brazil
Tonga
Israel
Hawaii
South Africa – Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town
Antarctica
Afghanistan
Mexico
New Zealand
Borneo
Experiences:
- Be part of a flash mob
- Swim with humpback whales in Tonga
- Swim with whale sharks in Western Australia
- Swim with great white sharks (with & without a cage) in South Australia
- Be an extra in a movie
- Join the mile high club
- Crowd surf at Byron Bay Bluesfest, Australia
- Sail the mediterranean sea on a yacht
- Walk into an airport and ask for the first available ticket to anywhere and travel to wherever it takes you
- Volunteer at the Burning Man Festival, Nevada
- Sunrise at Gallipoli, Turkey
- Join the sea shepherd crew onboard for a month
- Teach english to kids in Africa
- Teach english to monks in Cambodia
- Spend a couple of weeks in a yoga retreat in India and not speak for most of that time.
- See the Red Hot Chili Peppers LIVE in concert
- Learn the tango in Argentina
- Learn the flamenco in Spain
- Learn salsa in Havana, Cuba
- Learn to bellydance in Turkey
- Party at Carnival in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Bunjee Jump in New Zealand
- Skydive in Byron Bay, Australia
- Swim with turtles anywhere in the world
- Irish dance on a bar
- Attend the matchmaking festival in Ireland
- Celebrate St Patrick’s Day in Dublin, Ireland & Boston, USA
- Follow the whiskey trail through Scotland
- Learn highland dancing in Scotland and dance at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo
- See the jumping great white sharks in South Africa
To Accomplish:
- Work as a professional photographer
- Get paid to travel, write and photograph the world
- Take one picture each day for a whole year
- Take surf photography with professionals on tour
- Wear a different colour of the rainbow everyday, for one week
- Rob a bank as one of the ex-presidents, “I am not a crook”
- Travel with a band on tour as their photographer
- Learn to be patient…
- Publish my own book
- Learn italian, spanish, french
- Get my scuba diving licence
- Learn to surf…again!
- Learn to juggle and fire twirl
- Learn to play my tin whistle better & learn the violin/fiddle
- Help someones dreams come true or complete their bucket list – any takers?
- Manage a band
- Work as a photojournalist in a country at war
- Learn to speak in public effectively and not freeze
Links to other bucket lists to give you ideas for creating your own:
http://brass612.tripod.com/cgi-bin/things.html
http://travelspirit333.wordpress.com/bucket-list/
http://lesleycarter.wordpress.com/
Hey Fingal, it all sounds amazing. One of mine which is a bit humdrum but i’ve never got around to doing it is to make a baked alaska! (the cake with ice cream baked in it). Isla x
Posted by Isla | 04/04/2012, 20:20that’s a good one Isla, never thought about cooking accomplishments.
Mine would be créme brulee with the blow torch, browned caramelized top.
Posted by thealmostorganictraveller | 04/04/2012, 21:47Good list. A friend of mine when travelling in Europe used to go to a bus station and just catch the next bus with a destination that was a word he least he understood. Got to some real out-of-the-way places.
By the way, happy birthday for a couple of days ago!
Posted by Joy Window | 04/04/2012, 22:45I included one of your friends blogs on the page as one of my inspirations.
And thanks for the birthday wishes…
Posted by thealmostorganictraveller | 04/04/2012, 23:57I made a list of my own a couple months ago. It’s not anywhere as extensive as yours, but it makes me look forward to each and every day finding ways to complete my list. The furthest my travel goes is to catch the lite rail to downtown Denver and attend a play. But it is something I haven’t done and would like to. Good luck with your list and enjoy! I know I am.
Posted by grandmajudiann | 05/04/2012, 00:00No bucket list is ever too long or to short, as long as it has what you wish to accomplish on it, thats all that matters. Good luck with it…
Posted by thealmostorganictraveller | 05/04/2012, 00:08Thanks! You too.
Posted by grandmajudiann | 05/04/2012, 05:35Getting started in juggling is easy. I taught one friend the basic 3 ball cascade in half an hour once upon a time. Carrying three soft juggling balls in your backpack is a great idea. Any time you need to stretch, or relax, or get grounded again, you whip them out and juggle til you rhythm evens out and your heart-rate settles. Less annoying to sleeping friends than wailing on a tin whistle.
I have three juggling clubs sitting in a bucket under my workbench. I haven’t used them for years as I found I preferred balls. You are welcome to them if you ever find your way back home from your traveling adventures. Club juggling is much more dramatic for spectators, but ball juggling is much more intimate and relaxing for me.
Posted by Andrew Roberts | 03/05/2012, 01:03You can help my bucket list dream come true and check it off your accomplishments!!! You’ve already checked one of mine off. To meet wonderful new friends on my travels that I can continue to explore the world with!!
Posted by Anonymous | 29/05/2012, 00:38