Bucket List

Bucket List

Below is an updated version of my original “101 Things to do before I die” list created back in 2004.

With the new list I dropped my self imposed limit of 101 item so I can add to it as and when I want.  I’ve also categorised it to make it easier to follow.

The Natural World

• See the Aurora Borealis 23/12/2014
• Travel inside the Arctic Circle 17/12/2011
• See the moon as large as possible from Earth
• Drive a dog sled team 18/12/2011
• Stand on an iceberg
• Cross the Equator
• Wrestle an alligator 12/08/2008
• Experience weightlessness
• Visit every continent
• Know where all the planets in our Solar System are 02/04/2014
• See a meteor shower
• Ride a camel
• See an eclipse 20/03/2015
• Swim with dolphins 08/08/2008
• Be climbed on by a monkey 05/06/2018
• Feed giraffes 06/09/2013
• Climb a volcano 20/09/2016
• Touch Moon Rock 24/08/2010
• Ride on an elephant
• See wild grizzly bears in Alaska (Alaska)
• Climb Ayers Rock (Australia)
• See the Great Barrier Reef (Australia)
• See Niagara Falls (Canada) 11/08/2003
• Watch the sunset in Santorini (Greece) 13/09/2017
• Float in the Dead Sea (Israel)
• Climb Mount Vesuvius (Italy) 20/09/2016
• See Mount Everest (Nepal)
• See the Grand Canyon (USA) 31/07/2007
• Ride an airboat through the Florida Everglades (USA) 10/06/2018
• Take a boat ride on the Colorado River (USA) 31/07/2007

The Man Made World

• See the red light district in Amsterdam (Amsterdam) 17/07/2023
• See the Sydney Opera House (Australia)
• Go to the Christmas market in Salzburg (Austria)
• See the statue of Christ the Redeemer (Brazil)
• Stand on the glass floor of the CN Tower in Toronto (Canada) 07/08/2003
• See the giant carved heads on Easter Island (Chile)
• See the Great Wall of China (China)
• Visit Temple Bar in Dublin (Ireland) 24/10/2005
• See the Pyramids, Sphinx and the Valley of the Kings (Egypt)
• Stay at the Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort (Finland)
• See the 20000 year old cave paintings in the Lascaux caves (France)
• See the Mona Lisa (France)
• See the Eiffel Tower (France) 04/11/2001
• See Notre Dame (France) 04/11/2001
• See Neuschwanstein Castle (Germany)
• Visit a WW2 Concentration Camp (Germany)  9/12/2018
• Drive the Nürburgring (Germany)
• See the remains of the Berlin Wall (Germany) 22/12/2015
• See the Brandenburg Gate (Germany) 19/12/2015
• See the Reichstag building (Germany) 19/12/2015
• Go to a German Christmas market (Germany) 23/12/2007
• Go to the Christmas market in Frankfurt (Germany)
• See the Acropolis (Greece) 06/09/2023
• Visit Temple Bar in Dublin (Ireland) 24/10/2005
• Drink Guinness at the Guinness Brewery (Ireland) 23/10/2005
• See the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Piazza dei Miracoli (Italy) 22/09/2016
• See the Trevi Fountain (Italy) 16/08/2014
• See the Colosseum (Italy) 16/08/2014
• Ride a gondola in Venice (Italy)
• Visit Pompeii (Italy) 20/09/2016
• See a Mayan ruin (Mexico) 07/06/2018
• Visit Hobbiton (New Zealand)
• Have a drink in the Casino de Monte-Carlo (Principality of Monaco) 23/09/2016
• Visit Dracula’s castle (Romania)
• See the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg (Russia)
• See the Red Square in Moscow (Russia)
• Visit Luke Skywalker’s house (Tunisia)
• Visit the Brooklands race track (UK)
• Visit Stonehenge (UK)
• Tour the Tower of London (UK) 26/06/2012
• Climb the Dome in London (UK) 13/08/2016
• Visit Hogwarts (USA) 18/08/2010
• See the Hoover Dam (USA) 31/07/2007
• See the sculptures at Mount Rushmore (USA)
• Take a tour of the White House (USA)
• See the Statue of Liberty (USA) 22/12/2014
• Visit Alcatraz (USA)
• Take a tour of Beverly Hills (USA) 08/08/2007
• Climb the Empire State Building (USA) 21/12/2014
• See Venice Beach (USA) 09/08/2007
• See the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles (USA) 05/08/2007
• Walk the Hollywood Walk of Fame (USA) 03/08/2007
• Run up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art like Rocky Balboa (USA)
• See the Las Vegas Strip (USA) 30/07/2007
• Visit the Gas Monkey Garage in Texas (USA)
• See the Golden Gate Bridge (USA)
• Stand in Times Square (USA) 20/12/2014
• Walk through Grand Central Station (USA) 05/08/2003
• Go inside St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican (Vatican City) 15/08/2014
• Hear the Pope speak at the Vatican (Vatican City) 21/09/2016

Things To Do

• Build my own website 30/08/2004
• Own an acre of the Moon 17/09/2004
• Ride on the Orient Express
• Grow then eat the worlds hottest pepper 18/08/2004
• Spend the day with a Formula 1 Team 25/07/2010
• Take part in a “run what you brung” drag race
• Store snowballs in my freezer and have a snowball fight in the summer 04/06/2008
• Build a utility room in one half of the garage 23/01/2011
• Own a personal number plate
• Have a proper wet shave with a cut throat razor
• Ask for a discount on every large purchase I make 30/12/2007
• Have an action figure made in my likeness
• Get a tattoo 10/04/2004
• Drive a bulldozer
• Learn to snowboard
• Go to race car driving school 29/06/2014
• Learn to SCUBA dive 02/08/2011
• Ride in the cockpit of a plane
• Read an autobiography that’s so good I want to write to the author and say so AND I get a reply from them
• Put all my photos in clearly marked albums
• Put a message in a bottle, float it out to sea AND get a reply from those that found it
• Donate bone marrow
• Try on a medieval suit of armour
• Trace my family tree
• Be mistaken for a celebrity 24/06/2007
• Own an authentic 10 gallon hat
• Understand how the Stock Market works and make profitable investments
• Own the first car that made you go “Wow!”
• Learn to play golf
• Appear in the crowd in a film 22/08/2010
• Watch all the Star Trek films back to back in one day
• Fly in a plane that can cause a sonic boom
• Have a place for everything and put everything in that place
• Gather up all the loose change in the house and spend it
• Go on a cruise and do it in style 18/09/2016
• Celebrate Christmas in a different country 25/12/2007
• Own a V8 engined car
• Learn to rollerblade
• Reduce the amount of CO2 we produce by generating our own electricity and being as energy efficient as practical 13/07/2022
• Learn how to garden 14/04/2018
• Fly in a helicopter 31/07/2007
• Fly in a hot air balloon
• Ride a segway 15/04/2012
• Eat at a 3 Michelin star restaurant 09/12/2017
• Have a drink in an Ice Bar 22/09/2016
• Indoor Skydive 01/12/2007
• Drive a rally car 29/06/2014
• Fly in a simulator 02/09/2014
• Use something other than a car as as a regular form of transport 05/04/1999
• Take a photo everyday for a year then turn it into a video 31/12/2014
• Build a PC from scratch 21/10/2016
• Go snowmobiling 17/12/2011
• Transfer all photos to digital 19/01/2018
• Learn to use chopsticks
• Start a herb garden
• Learn to juggle

Events To Attend

• See the Olympics
• Watch Wrestlmania 19/04/2009
• Watch a Baseball game 19/08/2003
• Celebrate the Day of the Dead (Mexico)
• See the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix (Principality of Monaco)
• Celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans (USA)
• See the Indy 500 (USA)
• See a rocket launch (USA)
• See a World Heavy Weight Boxing Championship fight in Las Vegas (USA)
• See Broadway musical (USA) 21/12/2014
• See a rodeo (USA)

Personal Goals

• Have a family photo taken in 19th century style
• Have letters after my name
• Have a resting heart beat of less than 50 beats per minute 22/11/2013
• Retire at 57
• Start and run my own business 04/10/2004
• See my favourite band perform live 01/05/2010
• Adopt an animal
• Take part in a proper FIA organised Motor Racing Championship 01/12/2006
• Be there for the Little Rs first steps 01/12/1996
• Pay off mortgage early and be completely debt free 28/08/2018
• Earn a million pounds
• Have a group of good friends that we stay in touch with
• Only work four days a week
• Speak 2 other languages fluently
• Make sure my Will is in order and up to date 15/01/2003
• Be a Best Man 02/07/2011
• Be able to remember peoples name
• Meet a personal hero

Travel

• Go to Sydney (Australia)
• Go to Salzburg (Austria)
• Go to Toronto (Canada) 07/08/2003
• Go to Prague (Czech Republic)
• Go to Paris (France) 04/11/2001
• Go to Berlin (Germany) 19/12/2015
• Go to Frankfurt (Germany)
• Go to Munich (Germany) 07/12/2018
• Go to Athens (Greece) 06/09/2023
• Go to Santorini (Greece) 13/09/2017
• Go to Reykjavik (Iceland)
• Go to Dublin (Ireland) 23/10/2005
• Go to Rome (Italy) 15/08/2014
• Go to Venice (Italy)
• Go to Amsterdam (Netherlands) 17/07/2023
• Go to Auckland (New Zealand)
• Go to Madeira (Portugal)
• Go to Monaco (Principality of Monaco) 23/09/2016
• Go to Moscow (Russia)
• Go to St. Petersburg (Russia)
• Go to Barcelona (Spain)
• Go to Dallas (USA)
• Go to Hawaii (USA)
• Go to Las Vegas (USA) 29/07/2007
• Go to Los Angeles (USA) 02/08/2007
• Visit Miami (USA) 01/06/2018
• Go to New Orleans (USA)
• Go to New York City (USA) 20/12/2014
• Go to San Francisco (USA)
• Go to Washington DC (USA)