Monday, 03 March 2008

  • (I should thank jamesguanzon for reminding me on what a slacker I'm being about updating this blog AND most importantly, my TTDBID List! 

    99 Things To Do Before I Die (Updated Progress!)

    1.  Dive in the Maldives!
    2.  Abseil into the "Lost World" in New Zealand.
    3.  Travel to all seven continents, ideally by the age of 30.  
    4.  Climb Mount Kiliminjaro.
    5.  Dive with whale sharks in Western Australia. (I went snorkeling with whale sharks in Donsol, Philippines.  That's definitely fabulous enough!)
    6.  Drive through the south island of New Zealand.
    7.  See the Egyptian Pyramids.
    8.  Spend the summer visiting all the major league baseball parks & eating a hot dog/polish sausage there.
    9.  Go gorilla trekking in either Uganda, Rwanda, or the Congo.
    10. Publish a book.
    11. See the Taj Mahal.
    12. Night diving with manta rays off Hawai'i.
    13. Go diving in the Red Sea.
    14. Eat a puffin and lay out in the Blue Lagoon in Iceland.
    15. Experience zero gravity.
    16. Cage diving with great white sharks in South Africa.
    17. Spent three weeks traveling through Italy.
    18. Attend a world series game (preferably w/ the Giants playing).
    19. Experience Mardi Gras in New Orleans, LA.
    20. Experience Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
    21. Visit the Four Corners Monument.
    22. Go to the local farmers' market in Jelacic Square in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
    23. Buy my own place.
    24. Learn a martial art.
    25. Hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. (Hiking Huayna Picchu to see Machu Picchu is good enough for me!)
    26. Learn to ride a motorcycle and own one.
    27. Travel to Ankor Wat...because someone suggested it.

    28. Swim through one of the most spectacular bioluminescent bays in the world - Puerto Mosquito in Vieques Island, Puerto Rico.
    29. Swim among thousands of non-stinging jellyfish in Jellyfish Lake, Palau.

    30. Be forever immersed in the presence of someone that inspires me.

    31. Visit the Christ the Redeemer Statue on Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
    32. Spend the night in an ice hotel - like the one in Jukkasjarvi, Norrland, Sweden.
    33. Eat among the floating markets in the Mekong Delta.
    34. Visit the motherload of outdoor markets - Chatuchak Weekend Market in Bangkok, Thailand.
    35. Be enticed by the tango in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
    36. Hang out like a monkey amongst the Ariau Jungle Tower in Manuas, Amazonia, Brazil.
    37. Go on a polar bear safari, like the one in Cape Churchill, Maritoba, Canada.
    38. Spend the night on a private island.
    39. Visit the
    Golden Triangle where Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand meet.

    40. Explore the world's largest salt flat at Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia.
    41. Bump heads with the moai statues of Easter Island.
    42. Soar like a bird like only a hang glider could.

    And yes, I did cover another country recently in my travels - the Philippines.  I'm still uploading pics and working on the blog part of it!  Haha!
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