Bucket List

General Travel:

• Visit 20 Countries (Travel Map and Lists)
• Visit 30 countries before age 30 (April 2016 for Nic with Slovenia/ June 2016 for Shorty with Bulgaria)
• Visit 50 Countries (March 2017 with Myanmar for Nic / Dec 2017 with Sweden for Shorty (Travel Map and Lists)
• Visit 75 Countries
• Visit 100 Counties

• Visit Every Country in Europe
• Every state in the US
• Visit every country (59 so far!)

• Visit Europe (Travel Map and Lists)
• Visit North America (Travel Map and Lists)
• Visit Asia (Travel Map and Lists)
• Visit Africa (Travel Map and Lists) 
• Visit Oceana  (Travel Map and Lists) 
• Visit South America
• Visit Antarctica

• Move abroad
• Spend a year travelling (April 2016-2017)
• Take a solo trip (Basel June 2015)

• Backpack across Europe (Spring/ Summer 2016)
• Backpack across Asia and South East Asia (2016/2017)
• Backpack across Australia and New Zealand (Mid 2017!)
• Backpack across South and Central America
• Antarctica
• Road trip across the US and Canada
• Tour central Asia and The Middle East
• Travel across Africa

Specific Places:

North America:

• See the memorials in DC – (June 2013, Washington DC)
• The White House, DC – (June 2013, Washington DC)
• Freedom Tower, NYC  – (June 2013, NYC)
• Statue Of Liberty, USA – (Dec 2008 NYC)
• The Empire State building – (Dec 2008, Feb 2011, June 2013 NYC)
• Visit Citi Field, NYC (June 2013)
• Visit Fenway Park, Boston  (Feb 2011 Visiting Fenway Park, Boston)
• Universal Studios, Florida (2001, 2004)
• Disney World, Florida (1998, 2001)
• Disney land, Florida (August 2004)
• Pay my respects at Ground Zero – (Dec 2008, Feb 2011, June 2013 NYC)
• Niagara falls, USA/ Canada
• Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
• The Grand Canyon, USA
• The Strip, Las Vegas
• Alcatraz, San Francisco

Asia:

• See the Terracotta warriors (Nov 2016)
• Visit Zhangziazie, The Avatar Mountains, China! (Nov 2016)
• Visit the Great Wall of China (Nov 2016)
• Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo – (Oct 2013 Tokyo Post)
• Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey (June 2016)
• Hagia Sophia, istanbul, Turkey (June 2016)
• Balloon ride over Cappadocia, Turkey (June 2016)
• Paraglide over Oludenez beach, Turkey (June 2016)
• Sail across the Bosphorus from Europe to Asia, Istanbul (June 2016)
• Angkor Wat, Cambodia (December 2016)
• Ha long Bay, Vietnam (Feb 2017)
• Tiananmen Square/ Forbidden City, China (Nov 2016)
• Bali, Indonesia (July 2016)
• The Petronas Towers, Malaysia – (April 2017)
• Borneo and the Orangutans – (May 2017)
• Temples of Bagan, Myanmar – (April 2017)
• Bangkok, Thailand  (Dec 2016)
• Wailing Wall, Jerusalem.
• North Korea
• Tokyo Imperial Palace, Japan  (Oct 2013 Tokyo Post)
• Sensoji Temple, Asasuka, Tokyo  (Oct 2013 Tokyo Post)
• Itsukushima Shrine, Japan
• Nikko National park, Japan
• Golden Pavilion, Japan
• Kyoto, Japan
• Fushimi Inari Taisha, Japan
• Visit Uzbekistan and the silk road through central Asia
• Taj Mahal, India

Europe:

• Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Guide to Sarajevo, May 2016)
• Brandenburg gate, Berlin (Feb 2018)
• See the Berlin wall in Berlin (Feb 2018)
• Northern Lights
• Mt Vesuvius and Pompeii, Italy – (June 2005 Exploring Pompeii and Herculaneum)
• Budapest, Hungary  (Budapest, April 2014. Budapest)
• Buckingham Palace, London – (July 2014 London)
• Big Ben and Tower Bridge, London – (July 2014 London)
• Eiffel Tower, France. – (2006)
• Leaning Tower of Piza, Italy
• Colosseum Of Rome, Italy
• Visit Ypres and the grave of my Great Uncle who died in WW1
• Visit the Emirates Stadium, London – (July 2007 London)
• The Sistine Chapel, Vatican City
• Visit the Cafes of Amsterdam! – (Feb 2009 Weekend in Amsterdam )
• Stay out till 5am on the Reeperbahn, Hamburg – (July 2009)
• St. Marks Square, Venice – (Circa 1995, April 2016) Venice April 2016) 
• Giants Causeway, Northern Ireland (March 2015) Exploring the Giant’s Causeway )
• The Kremlin, Russia – (Sep 2012, Moscow)
• Edinburgh Castle, Scotland – (Sept 2011, Edinburgh)
• Visit Auschwitz (Nov 2014 Auschwitz)
• See the Acropolis, Greece
• Stonehenge, UK
• Santorini, Greece
• Blue Lagoon, Iceland
• Bavarian Castles, Germany
• See the Mona Lisa, France (2006)
• Tre Cime di Lavaredo – Dolomites
• Explore the post apocalyptic ruins of Chernobyl and Pripyat (July 2016)
• See the Transfagarasan highway (July 2016, Adventure at the Transfagarasan highway! )
• Hike in the Carpathian Mountains (July 2016, Hiking to 7520ft in the Carpathian mountains)
• See Dracula’s castle in Transylvania (July 2016, Brasov)
• Explore the abandoned communist monument of Buzludzha (June 2016, Exploring Buzludzha)

Africa:

• Temples of ancient Egypt – (June 2010 Cruising the Nile & Egyptian Temples)
• Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
• Sail along the Nile (June 2010 Cruising the Nile & Egyptian Temples )
• The Serengeti, Kenya
• Petra, Jordan
• Baobab trees, Madagascar
• Namib Desert, Nambia
• Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Oceania:

• Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera house, Australia (July 2017)
• See Ramsey Street, Australia (August 2017)
• AFL game at the MCG (August 2017)
• Whitsundays, Australia (February 2018)
• The Great Barrier Reef, Australia (February 2018)
• Great Ocean Road, Australia (Nov 2017)
• Uluru, Australia (Nov 2017) 
• Milford Sound, New Zealand (Feb 2019)

South America:

• Machu Pichu, Peru
• Chichen Itza, Mexico
• Christ The Redeemer, Brazil
• Iguaza Falls, Argentina
• The Amazon Rainforest
• The favelas of Brazil
• Easter Island
• Salt Flats of Bolivia
• Tikal, Guatemala
• ik-kil-cenote, Mexico
• Dinosaur footprints – Bolivia
• Fitz Roy and Parque Nacional Los Glaciares
• Perito Moreno Glacier – Patagonia

Antarctica:

• Visit Antarctica

Experiences:

• Do the Transiberian/ Mongolian Express
• Bullet Train (Nov 2016, China)
• Shoot a live gun (Budapest, April 2014. Shooting in Budapest!)
• Get a tattoo (Travel Tattoos)
• Ride a hot air balloon (May 2016, Cappadocia, Turkey)
• Care for elephants (March 2017, Chiang Mai)
• Safari in Africa
• Drink Guinness in Dublin, Ireland (May 2014, Dublin)
• Eat Sushi in Japan (October 2013, Tokyo 2013)
• Jetski
• Backpack across Europe (April to Aug 2016)
• Walk across a glacier
• Be on TV! (Nov 2016, Chinese travel program, interviewed at Zhangziazie!)
• Ride a motorbike (Rode 2500 miles across Vietnam after my first time riding!)
• Own a Harley Davidson!
• Ride a helicopter
• Be in a hurricane  (Hurricane Charley, 13 August 2004, Florida)
• See a tornado
• Experience St Patrick’s day in Dublin (March 2015)
• Visit inside Lenin’s Mausoleum (Moscow 2012)
• Hitch Hike (May 2016, Albania)
• Skinny Dip (May 2016, Albania)

Sporting events

• See Arsenal Play at the Emirates  (Jan 2008, vs Birmingham)
• See an MLB game (NY Mets Vs St Louis Cardinals. June 2013, NYC) 
• See the Mets Play (NY Mets Vs St Louis Cardinals. June 2013, NYC) 
• Attend a world cup game
• See Arsenal in the Champions League
• Gamble in Vegas
• Attend the Olympics
• Wembley stadium, London
• Attend an Ashes game
• Attend an AFL game at the MCG (August 13th 2017, Melbourne vs St. Kilda)
• See the Tour De France (July 2014, Tour De France)

Music/ Bands

• Meet Metallica (2009 Sonisphere)
• Meet Rammstein
• Meet Dropkick Murphys/ Go on Stage with them
• See my favourite bands live 
• Been on the front row at a gig 
• See 150 bands live 
• See 200 bands live
• Go to a festival (Been to 7!) (Leeds 07, 08, 13 Sonisphere 09, 10, 11, Download 11, 12, Leeds 2013)
• See Dropkick Murphys in Boston
• See Dropkick Murphys in Dublin
• See Rammstein in Berlin

Achievements:

• Get Married (13th June 2013, New York, Our NEW YORK wedding!)
• Get a BA Degree (Staffordshire University, Fine Art, 2:1. 2010)
• Get an MA Degree (October 2014, Design & Art Direction, Merit) 
• Do a PHD
• Do a TEFL
• Score a hatrick (Staffs Vs Aston, 2008)
• Run an organised 10k  (Rochdale Kingsway 10k Sept 14, 60:42 Nic, 59:13 Shorty)
• Run an organised 10k under an hour (Littleborough 10k, Sept 2014, 59:35)
• Run a 10k again after having major knee surgery! (Sept 2016, 13 months after!)
• Run a half Marathon
• Run a Marathon
• Have a successful travel blog
• Earn a living whilst travelling/ freelance from an office
• Learn an instrument
• Learn German

Climbing/ Mountaineering/ Extreme sports

• Lead Climb E1 (Trad Climbing) – Current hardest HVS
• Lead Climb 7a (Sport Climbing) – Current hardest 6a
• Climb 7A (Boulder Problem) – Current hardest 6C
• Climb a multi-pitch route (“Grooved Arete” On Mt. Tryfan, April 2014, Wales)
• Lead a multi pitch route
• Lead a trad route (First: “Meanwhile, S 4a” ) Anglezarke, May 2014, Now up to HVS) 
• Lead an outdoor sport route (April 2014, Wales, 6a best so far!)
• Ice Climbing
• Complete SPA climbing instruction award
• Become climbing/ Outdoors instructor
• Climb on the Welsh Sea Cliffs
• Climb in Font, France
• Climb in Magic Wood, Switzerland
• Climb on Krabi
• Climb at Malham Cove
• Climb in Yosemite
• Climb in the Dolomites
• Climb an alpine route (Salbitschijen South Ridge)

• Climb a mountain (Several/ First: Old man of Coniston, Jan 2012 Old Man Of Coniston) 
• Do the 3 peaks challenge (Sept 2013, Three Peaks)
• Climb Kilimanjaro
• Traverse Crib Gogh (April 2014, Wales)
• Climb Ben Nevis (Sept 2013, Three Peaks)
• Mount kinabalu, Borneo (May 2017 Two day trek up Kinabalu)
• Climb a Live Volcano  (June 2005 – Mt Vesuvius)
• See Everest/ base camp
• Table Mountain, South Africa
• Climb Mont Blanc
• See the Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau (August 2015)
• Striding Edge (July 4th 2015, Helvellyn post)

• Go Caving (Calf Holes, Alum Pot, Gaping Gill) 
• Highline (Liverpool 2012)
• Abseil (Several times, Abseiling in Wales) 
• Skateboard (Grew up skateboarding, my first passion)
• Surf in Australia (Feb 2018)
• Try Surfing (Newquay, May 2010)
• SCUBA dive (Turkey, 2006)
• Do a PADI Open water course (May 2017, KK, Borneo)
• Snowboard (Castleford, 2005)
• Snowboard in the Alps
• Canyoning in the Swiss Alps (August 2015, Chli Schlere)
• Via Ferrata in the Alps (August 2015, Murren to Gimmelwald – Switzerland )
• Paraglide  (Paragliding over the Swiss Alps, August 2015, Interlaken & Oludeniz Turkey July 2016)
• Volcano Boarding in Leon, Nicaragua
• Wakeboarding
• Skydive
• Bungee Jump
• Kayaking (Burrs country park, Pond to River day, Sept 2015)
• Gain 1* & 2* Kayak Awards
• Stand up Paddle Boarding (August 2015, Blackpool )
• Canoeing (Ullswater, Lake District July 2015)
• White Water Rafting  (August 2015, Grade 4 Lütschine, interlaken, Switzerland, Montenegro june 2016)
• Ghyll Scrambling (Glenridding Beck, Lake District July 2015)

What’s at the top of your list?