We are all capable of astounding things. On my 2015 bucket list, I want to learn more, push the limits, develop new skills and enhance old ones. I want my life to be a magnificent story. I want my daily life to be better than my dreams. Every year, I create a list that seems completely unrealistic. Then, I start crossing things off and before I know it, I’m half way done. It gives me the push to continue. It isn’t about crossing off every item; it’s more about pushing limits and dreaming about the possibilities.
Here’s my 2015 bucket list (The highlighted items have been completed):
- Visit Argentina
- Visit Legoland with Athena
- Sail to Antarctica
- Go Canyoning
- Visit Chamarel Seven Colored Earth
- Cage dive with great white sharks
- Explore Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Visit my family in Canada
- Visit Uganda
- See a hippo in the wild
- Take Athena to Knott’s Soak City
- Be part of the sailing crew on tall ship Bark Europa
- Swim in Antarctica
- Visit Tel Aviv
- Go to Bwindi National Park
- Go Chimpanzee Trekking
- Visit the most southern city in the world
- Stay at Loews Hotel in San Diego
- Hike Sari Sari Falls & Emerald Pool, Dominica
- See polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba
- Snorkel Champagne Reef
- Explore a new resort in Mexico
- Visit a UNESCO World Heritage site
- Take Athena on her first camping trip
- Swim with whale sharks in the ocean
- Bring Athena to a new country
- Go to a spa with Athena
- Visit Jerusalem
- Let Athena slide on a water slide
- Hike an active volcano
- Visit Mauritius
- Sail the Drake Passage
- See Cape Horn
- Visit Dominica
- Buy a house in California
- See penguins in their natural habitat
- Camp at Fundy National Park
- Go Gorilla Trekking
- Take Athena to a horse ranch
- Teach Athena to swim
- Float in the Dead Sea
- Hike Trafalgar Falls, Dominica
- Stay at an Outrigger hotel
- Take Athena to Magic Mountain, Moncton, New Brunswick
- Visit Phuket, Thailand
- Stay at Hard Rock Cancun
- Take Athena to the New Children’s Museum in San Diego
- See The Lion King Musical
- Bring Athena to the new Frozen section at Disney California Adventure
- Stay at The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach
What’s on your 2015 bucket list? Share at least one item below and encourage others to make their dreams a reality.
This is such an awesome bucket list and I love how much you’ve completed so far!
My list includes:
1. Focus on healing my back injury (do my rehab exercises consistently, visit more specialists, etc. – focus on the improvements not the cost)
2. Be able to work out comfortably again (running, lifting, yoga, pilates, boxing, etc.)
3. Take my dog, Sasha, on an adventurous new hike (local or otherwise)
4. Gain a following on my new Blog and Facebook page – MazingMelissa
5. Inspire people through lifestyle, beauty, fitness, travel, and more
6. Buy a plane ticket to Hawaii (Since one of my best friends is moving there this summer)
7. Learn a new skill (coding or enhance my photography skills)
8. Create and follow a budget (to take eliminate things like eating out too much and allow for more travel opportunities)
9. Clean and fully redecorate my apartment
10. Go camping
11. Reunite with some family members
12. Practice better weekly cleaning habits
13. Study to become better at my new job
14. Begin reading for pleasure again
15. Save up to independently travel out of the country for my 25th birthday (April 2015)
Great bucket list!
I hope you have complete success with your rehab.
Did you make it out of the country for your birthday? I was thinking about you today so I thought I’d ask.
🙂
Wow, that is an impressive bucket list! I like your attitude.
My list is far more modest, if only work and mortgages did not get in the way!
I have visited Iceland (sadly no Northern Lights so that’s still to do), have been to the Milan football derby, stayed in my first AirBnB (highly recommended), stayed in Montmartre (again!!) & saw ballet in La Scala.
Highlights to come – driving in Normandy & Brittany (next week, hurrah!), having my first travel book published (very soon), taking my wife to Asia (Cambodia, Laos, Thailand), visiting Angkor Wat, New York in December, going to a Jazz Festival (Chaka Khan, Nena Cherry and lots more) and seeing Paul Weller play.
Wilbur
I’d love to hear about your visit to Normandy & Brittany. 🙂 Did you post about it? Did you accomplish more of your bucket list items as well? You have great goals. I look forward to reading more. 🙂
Wow, that is an impressive bucket list! I like your attitude.
My list is far more modest, if only work and mortgages did not get in the way!
I have visited Iceland (sadly no Northern Lights so that’s still to do), have been to the Milan football derby, stayed in my first AirBnB (highly recommended), stayed in Montmartre (again!!) & saw ballet in La Scala.
Highlights to come – driving in Normandy & Brittany (next week, hurrah!), having my first travel book published (very soon), taking my wife to Asia (Cambodia, Laos, Thailand), visiting Angkor Wat, New York in December, going to a Jazz Festival (Chaka Khan, Nena Cherry and lots more) and seeing Paul Weller play.
Wilbur
I’d love to hear about your visit to Normandy & Brittany. 🙂 Did you post about it? Did you accomplish more of your bucket list items as well? You have great goals. I look forward to reading more. 🙂
I am in absolute awe of you list! And I REALLY want to go Gorilla Trekking!!!! How is the house hunting going?
Hi Dana,
Gorilla trekking in Uganda was one of the greatest adventures of my life. While I was in Uganda, I also went chimpanzee trekking, saw tree-climbing lions, went on a safari, saw hippos, elephants, giraffes, zebras, crocodiles and buffalo in the wild and hike a volcano. It is a place filled with unique experiences around every corner. You definitely have to go. Have you been to Africa before?
The house hunting in complete! We move in on June 30th. I couldn’t be more excited. 🙂
I am in absolute awe of you list! And I REALLY want to go Gorilla Trekking!!!! How is the house hunting going?
Hi Dana,
Gorilla trekking in Uganda was one of the greatest adventures of my life. While I was in Uganda, I also went chimpanzee trekking, saw tree-climbing lions, went on a safari, saw hippos, elephants, giraffes, zebras, crocodiles and buffalo in the wild and hike a volcano. It is a place filled with unique experiences around every corner. You definitely have to go. Have you been to Africa before?
The house hunting in complete! We move in on June 30th. I couldn’t be more excited. 🙂
Completed #22 in Koh Tao. Highly recommended! 🙂
That is one of the only items not scheduled yet for this year. Maybe I will have to look into Koh Tao 🙂
Completed #22 in Koh Tao. Highly recommended! 🙂
That is one of the only items not scheduled yet for this year. Maybe I will have to look into Koh Tao 🙂
Wow. You’re going to get through all of that in 2015!?!
All of the highlighted items are already complete. I’ve scheduled 12 more items and I think I have less than a dozen left. It’s all possible 🙂
Do you have a list for this year?
Wow. You’re going to get through all of that in 2015!?!
All of the highlighted items are already complete. I’ve scheduled 12 more items and I think I have less than a dozen left. It’s all possible 🙂
Do you have a list for this year?
I second the shock and awe – how will you get through that list in one year? I would be happy to do all of those things over a 5-year period. You have some really fun and unique experiences on the list. Very adventurous!
I second the shock and awe – how will you get through that list in one year? I would be happy to do all of those things over a 5-year period. You have some really fun and unique experiences on the list. Very adventurous!
Well, this is all I have left:
Go Canyoning
Cage dive with Great White sharks
Visit my family in Canada
Hike Sari Sari Falls & Emerald Pool, Dominica
See polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba
Snorkel Champagne Reef
Get PADI certified
Take Athena on her first camping trip
Swim with whale sharks in the ocean
Visit Dominica
Buy a house in California
Hike Waitukubuli National Trail
Take Athena to a horse ranch
Hike Trafalgar Falls, Dominica
Water skiing
Take Athena to Magic Mountain, Moncton, New Brunswick
Visit Maui
Take Athena for ski lessons
Go mountain biking
Visit Temecula
Of these 20 items, 12 are already scheduled so I only have 8 left and 6 months to do them. It’s all possible 😉
Do you have a list this year or something you’d really like to do before the year is out?
Well, this is all I have left:
Go Canyoning
Cage dive with Great White sharks
Visit my family in Canada
Hike Sari Sari Falls & Emerald Pool, Dominica
See polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba
Snorkel Champagne Reef
Get PADI certified
Take Athena on her first camping trip
Swim with whale sharks in the ocean
Visit Dominica
Buy a house in California
Hike Waitukubuli National Trail
Take Athena to a horse ranch
Hike Trafalgar Falls, Dominica
Water skiing
Take Athena to Magic Mountain, Moncton, New Brunswick
Visit Maui
Take Athena for ski lessons
Go mountain biking
Visit Temecula
Of these 20 items, 12 are already scheduled so I only have 8 left and 6 months to do them. It’s all possible 😉
Do you have a list this year or something you’d really like to do before the year is out?
Great list. Looks like you are making great progress too. Congratulations
Great list. Looks like you are making great progress too. Congratulations
Great list but how do you find the time to do all of this?!! On my bucket list it would probably be mostly things in China as i’m not sure how much longer i’ll be here so I want to make sure I see as much as possible before I leave!
Great list but how do you find the time to do all of this?!! On my bucket list it would probably be mostly things in China as i’m not sure how much longer i’ll be here so I want to make sure I see as much as possible before I leave!
WOW! You’ve done a great job of ticking off a lot on your bucket list already – especially swimming in Antarctica. Nice work!
WOW! You’ve done a great job of ticking off a lot on your bucket list already – especially swimming in Antarctica. Nice work!
WOW! that list is impressive! my list is small this year. we are all about spending as much time together as we can. We want to do better at being a “tourist in our own town” here in Vancouver. As well as visit nearby Victoria and Seattle a few times! the BIG one for me is to get over the “fear” of traveling open-ended. i hope to actually take the plunge in Jan 2016!
WOW! that list is impressive! my list is small this year. we are all about spending as much time together as we can. We want to do better at being a “tourist in our own town” here in Vancouver. As well as visit nearby Victoria and Seattle a few times! the BIG one for me is to get over the “fear” of traveling open-ended. i hope to actually take the plunge in Jan 2016!
I still consider myself too young to have a bucket list 😉
It’s more a ‘to do’ list 🙂
I still consider myself too young to have a bucket list 😉
It’s more a ‘to do’ list 🙂