So I want to update my bucket list which I made a while back , you can read my old list here, some of those items are still on this list plus I added a new ones.. I’ll be updating this page as the items are ehcked off and completed. This list is no particular order. numbers start at 100, will I check all these off my list, probably not, but I sure as hell am gonna try!
- Solve Rubik’s cube under 1 min. ( actively pursuing this one ) , to count I need to do three consecutive solves under 60 secs in front of witnesses.
- Take a RoboTaxi, I know this is a very current one, but eventually pretty sure it will happen and the first time will be fun and weird…
- Retire from working my 9-to-5 job! this one can’t come fast enough., so i can focus on doing the things on this list! ..
- take first trip to South America, particularly Brasil and/or Argentina or Chile ,
- Visit Chile and go to astronomy tour focused adventure to Atacama dessert observatories.
- Windsurfing specific vacation in Bonaire, Lac’s Bay, improve my windsurfing in one the worlds’s most picturesque and best locations.
- Spend a week in an overwater bungalow in an tropical paradise like Tahiti or the Maldives
- Watch the Northern lights from somewhere remote (likely in Iceland)
- Travel to nordic countries like Norway, Sweden or Iceland , explore fjords , visit seaside villages.
- Witness a Solar Eclipse : This one requires planning, since these things are rare , here’s a list of the next 10 years Solar Eclipse Events
- Visit most of the 50 U.S. states together, likely as part of the #Vanlife item below
- after retirement #VanLife trip a cross-country road trip for 3-4 months visiting many U.S. States…(e.g., Route 66 or Pacific Coast Highway), travel more off the beaten path locations…
- also after retirement #VanLife trip a cross-country road trip for 3-4 months across Europe. Spend the first month cruising through scenic Northern and Central Europe ,Finish the trip with cultural and mountain highlights across Italy and Eastern Europe (Tuscany, Dolomites, Budapest, Kraków, Prague).
- Attend a major world event together (World Cup, Olympics, Monaco GP), TDB which one, depends on timing, cost and availability.
- Sunset Sailboat cruise around NYC Harbour with friends and/or family.
- Visit African country and explore , maybe go on a safari and photograph wildlife, TBD where and when.
- Go for a hot air balloon ride at sunrise (maybe in Cappadocia, Turkey or Albuquerque, New Mexico Château-d’Oex, Switzerland)
- Watch the Tour De France cycling live , especially iconic mountain stages like Tourmalet .Alpe do Huez and finish in Paris.
- Road trip around country of Portugal , visit smaller towns and villages and get to explore my home country North to south.
- post retirement re-visit Greek Islands, explore new locations like Rhodes, Paros, Crete and revisit Mykonos
- Do a wellness retreat with the misses… focusing on fitness, mindfulness, or yoga, probably in some nice tropical beach resort…
- Do one more 70.3 Ironman triathlon race.
- Upon retirement take up volunteering together for a cause that matters to both of us, possible habitat for humanity , environmental cleanups, disaster relief, elder care homes..etc.
- Return to explore New Zealand and Australia , visit and hike/bike /kayak New Zealand south island Queenstown, Christchurch and also explore coast of Australia from gold coast, Cairns down to Adelaide
- Take a multi-day Kayak camping trip to explore iconic waterways, lakes and nature, possible locations include Boundary Waters Canoe Area (USA – Minnesota),Sognefjord (Norway), Abel Tasman National Park (New Zealand),Hokkaido Shakotan Peninsula (Japan),Loch Lomond (Scotland)
- Send a message in a bottle, simple but fun and curious I’ll leave a QR code in there so who ever finds it can just scan the QR code which will update their name and location found on this page..
- Explore Hawaii, again, visit new islands like Kaua?i, Moloka?i, L?na?i and old favorites like Maui
- take another friends and family Cruise somewhere unique.
- Attend a live concert or show of a favorite band in a foreign city. Some possible bands/artists I would like to see are: Passenger, Tomorrowland (EDM festival in Belgium),
- Run a marathon. Not sure where likely one in a foreign country with iconic scenery, if I’m going to suffer might as well have something pretty to look at.. possible events could be : Honolulu Marathon, Amsterdam Marathon,Berlin Marathon,Gold Coast Marathon
- return trip to Southeast Asia, explore new countries like Thailand, Philippines , Malaysia and return to Vietnam and Japan
- Take up FPV Drone hobby, already a big camera drone fan, but want to try my hand at more immersive FPV drone flying. Here’s what a professional FPV highlight reel looks like.
- Swim one iconic open water swim event such as one of these : Taiwan Sun Moon Lake Swimming Carnival,Waikiki Roughwater Swim (Hawaii, USA),Travesía a Nado El Río (Canary Islands),Alcatraz Sharkfest Swim (San Francisco) ,Sydney Harbour Splash (Sydney)
- Go on a multi-day hiking trek together (e.g., Camino de Santiago, Cinque Terre trail,Milford Track
New Zealand,W-Trek (Torres del Paine) Patagonia) - a week backpacking on the Appalachian Trail , or the Pacific Crest Trail .