As we go through our lives, we all have those flashes of inspiration and dreams that come to mind about things we should do or adventures we’d like to take. And I think for many of us, we let those moments pass us by and never think seriously or take action or seriously on these dreams. So instead of just thinking about them and letting them pass me by, I thought I’d take some time to start compiling a list of those goals and at least start the planning process. They may be big, audacious, and unrealistic at this time, but if you have a dream, the passion to achieve your dreams, and the determination to follow through with them, the sky’s the limit and the only one stopping us is ourselves. As I think and dream about the future, I’m reminded of this quote by Theodore Roosevelt
“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.”
As I started this process of writing down my goals, I’ve split them into a variety of categories, including life skills, travel, personal achievements, personal, and professional, and tried to attach a timeline as to when I would like to accomplish it by, or in the case of the travel goals, if there is a specific time when it takes place. Thinking of this a a work-in-progress list of things I’d like to do (or have done), I’d like to share with you what’s on my list of travel goals for the future. And if you have any interesting ideas you’d like to share, leave your suugestions in the comments!
- Attend (participate in?!) the Running of the Bulls
- Visit Macchu Piccu
- Explore Easter Island
- Visit Christ Redeemer Statue
- Snowboard Whistler / Rockies
- Attend / Participate in La Tomatina
- Ride an ostrich (seriously!)
- Stay in an underwater hotel
- Dogsled in the ArcticVictoria Falls
- Attend Oktoberfest in Germany
- Stay a night in a Japanese capsule hotel
- Pushkar Camel Fest
- Drive route 66
- Go skydiving
- Climb Mt Fuji
- Scuba Diva in the Great Barrier Reef
- Attend a Super Bowl
- Attend Mardi Gras
- Scuba Dive to a ship-wreck
- Go Surfing in Hawaii
- Horseback Riding/Ride a camel across a sandy desert (completed Feb 2008)
- Go white water rafting (completed summer 2004 and fall 2007)
- Attend Carnival Ride in a hot air balloon
- Drive down the Autobahn
- Go Hiking in the Grand Canyon
- Fenway Park ballgame vs. Yankees >
- Run a marathon in foreign city (Big Five Marathon perhaps?!)
- Trek in the Amazon rainforest
- Bare all on nude beach (maybe….)
- Galapagos Islands
- Egyptian Pyramids
- New Zealand hiking
- Ride through the Venitian Canals
- Travel and explore Scandanavia
- Go on at least a week long sailing trip
- Week long camping/canoe trip
- Participate in an orienteering race
- Attend Burning Man FestivalRide the Trans-Siberian Train