Bucket List

Here’s our ever-growing Bucket List. We’ve provided a link to video, blog or pictures of thing we’ve already done. We also have links to some of the events and  festivals that are on our Bucket List.

PLEASE add your suggestions below. Our rule is that once we accomplish one thing on our list, we have to add something else to it.

Action

Drive a convertible down route 66

Drive from LA to San Francisco on the Pacific Coast Highway

Ride a kayak in Hawaii

Cattle Drive

Attend Rodeo School

Ride a Cable Car in San Fransisco

Raft down the Colorado river in the Grand Canyon

Go clamming in New England

Niagara Falls Maid of the Mist Tour

See the change of colors in the fall in New England

Ride in a hot air balloon

Pilot an airplane

Ride in a helicopter

Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge

Skydive

Parasail

Bungy Jump

Zorbing

Hang Glide

Surf

Witness a shuttle launch

Ride a segway

Scuba Dive

Dog Sledding

Zipline

Snow Skiing

Snow Boarding

Photo Safari

Rock Climbing

Sail from Maine to Miami

Catch a shark or sailfish

Ride in a fighter jet

Shoot a machine gun

Ride worlds largest roller coasters

Pilot a Riverboat

Pan for Gold

Walk on a glacier

Climb a mountain

Ice Fishing

Ride an elephant

Ride a camel

Mongol Rally

Nature

An active volcano

A tornado

Amazon Rain Forest

Check out haunted stuff

See the aurora borealis (Alaska)

See the Worlds Largest Urban Bat Colony

Visit

Italy – Tuscany

Ireland

The Grand Canyon

The Holy Land

Africa – photo safari

Every state in USA

Mount Everest

Panama Canal

China

Japan

Eiffel Tower

All of Europe

Egypt

Hawaii

Alaska

Australia – hold a kuala bear

Go to the top of Empire State Building

Go to the top of Sears Tower

Visit Alcatraz

Visit the Biltmore House

Visit Fire Island

Ice Hotel

Under Water Hotel

Graceland

Alaska Pipeline

Every Continent

Every Country

Celebrity

Meet various celebrities

Jam with a rock star

Meet a president
 (or former president)

Skype with Richard Branson on a Virgin Flight

Meet a Corporate Giant (Bill Gates, Steven Jobs etc.)

Meet a famous director (Steven Spielberg, George Lucas)

Meet a comedy icon (Tim Conway, Bob Newhart, Bill Cosby, Steve Martin, Carol Burnett)

Hang at the Bravo Club House with Andy

Be a Magicians Assistant

Tug on Carol Burnett’s ear and/or have Carol Burnett tug on my ear

Meet Mark Burnett (creator of Survivor, The Apprentice etc.)

Meet Gary Larsen (the Far Side)

Meet Jazz great, Dave Koz

Meet Kelsey Grammer

Meet world record holders in random stuff

Meet Food Network Chefs

Meet Travel Channel Stars

Meet Little Debbie

Meet Andrew Zimmern (Bizarre Foods)

Meet Samantha Brown

Meet Geraldo Rivera

Culinary

Wine Harvest in Tuscany

Eat a taco in Mexico

Eat Swiss cheese in Switzerland

Eat a pizza and make pasta in Italy

Eat sushi in Japan

Eat a Belgian Waffle in Belgium

Eat a Frankfurter in Frankfurt

Drink beer in Ireland

Eat Chicken Kiev in Keiv, Ukraine

Drink beer in Germany

Eat flaming saganaki in Greece

Stomp grapes to make wine

Tour a winery

Eat a Key Lime Pie in the Keys

Cook with some of the Food Network Stars

Eat with twitter friends
 from all 50 states

Eat Buffalo Wings in Buffalo, NY

Eat Polish sausage in Poland

Eat something Bizarre with Andrew Zimmern

Bake a cake with Buddy “The Cake Boss”

Learn to make Goat Cheese

Events/Festivals

Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta

New Year’s Eve in Times Square

Mardi Gras in New Orleans

Fashion Week in New York City

St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland

Oktoberfest in Germany

Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Running wit Bulls in Pamplona

Tomatina (Tomato Food Fight)

Memphis in May International Festival

Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – NYC

Tournament of Roses Parade – Pasadena, CA

Sports

See all four major bowl games – live (Rose, Sugar, Orange, Fiesta)

See a Super Bowl

See a World Series

Attend the Kentucky Derby

Drive a NASCAR

See a College football game in as many different stadiums as possible

Tailgate at a big-time collage football game

Tailgate at the Superbowl

Play golf in Scotland

Attend the Masters Golf Tournament

Play golf on a PGA Tour course

Train at the PGA Village

Learning

Learn to Ski

Learn how to Grow a Garden

Learn to Beat-Box

Learn to Mediate

Learn to Dance

 

Make a Difference

Make somebody laugh every day

Help someone start a business

Film a documentary

Help someone realize their dream

Help make someone famous

Help someone fulfill their bucket list

Help someone get out of debt

Miscellaneous

Appear on a national TV show

Own a Mercedes

Shop at a Pawn Shop

Own a Viking Range

Visit the Twitter headquarters and thank them

Google myself in Google headquarters

Write a book

Write a screenplay

Write a hit song

Crash an event

Get a makeover from a Drag Queen

Ring the Closing Bell on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange in NYC

Prank a telemarketer

Prank a celebrity and/or politician

 

31 responses to “Bucket List”

  1. Nicole Ploehn

    Take a cruise through the Mediterranean.

    Go Skydiving!

    Put my girls through college (without student loans)!

    Golf at Pebble Beach Golf Course

    Travel the World

    Cruise the World

    Own an Audi Q7

    Visit Australia.

    Own a Boat.

    Run a 5k.

    Write a Book.

    Participate in the 3 day Breast Cancer Walk.

    This will be growing!

  2. denise

    My bucket list:

    Visit every continent (every country is ambitious)
    See the Northern Lights
    Hike the entire Kalalau trail (in Kauai)
    Watch a boxing match ringside
    Experience Oktoberfest in Germany

  3. Danny

    Lots on my bucket list, but here’s the highlights:
    Visit all seven continents (3 done)
    Make a pilgramage to Mecca… er… Graceland.
    See the space shuttle launch

  4. Rita

    #NUTS!!
    TO DO:
    Hot air ballooning
    Key West
    New York
    New England States
    Jazz Fest, New Orleans
    Mediterranean Cruise
    New England Cruise
    Victoria, B.C.
    Make a sand angel on a beach
    Have a book signing
    Publish a book
    Go to Hawaii
    Raft down the Colorado river in the Grand Canyon
    Niagra Falls Maid of the Mist Tour
    See Aurora Borealis
    Look through a really big/strong telescope (again)
    Have a spa day
    A week at Canyon Ranch Spa
    Be on a rowing team
    Play a song on my Ukelele

    DONE:
    Sail to Catalina and spend night on Boat
    Ride in dinghy
    Sailing
    Canoeing
    Ride on a segway
    Visited Plantation homes
    Explored Pacific Coast
    Played in Pacific Ocean
    Played in Atlantic Ocean
    Played in Gulf of Mexico
    Lake Louise/Banff/Roger’s Pass
    Mardi Gras
    Canyon Ranch Spa, Tucson, AZ
    Flew in twin/ single prop plane
    Drove Police Cars
    Talked on Police radios
    Police Victim Advocate
    Quilt Museum Docent
    1st place/Best of Show Quilt
    Been in a Parade (Red Hats, Parrot Heads)
    Drove/Rode in Pontoon boats
    Walked Bolder Boulder 10 K and Fairmont School’s 3K
    Helicopter ride & landed on glacier
    Circled summit of Mt McKInley
    ATVed
    Dog Sledded
    Whale watched
    Salmon bake
    Alaska Rail and Cruise
    14 course meal on cruise
    Champagne breakfast on ship balcony
    Sang Karaoke
    Snowmobiling
    Fiesta Bowl
    Cotton Bowl
    Flew into Houston from B.R. to Astrodome for a Astro vs Atlanta Braves game
    Hank Aaron hit a home run (Tenneco paid for our skybox)
    School at Instituto IberAmericanos, Saltillo, Coah, for 6 weeks
    Saw rings of Saturn in a large telescope
    San Francisco; Ghiradelli Square, Fisherman’s Wharf, Golden Gate Br.,etc
    Los Angeles; lived there 3 yr
    Met Dustin Hoffman, Buddy Hackett, Monty Hall, Stephanie Powers, “John” from TV show “Lost”
    TP’d Grant Park from Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, IL

    Things I’ve Won:
    SlimBodyCoach.com Cruise to Caribbean
    Margaritaville Frozen Concoction maker
    Byers Ice Cream party for 100 people
    Werther’s Chocolate, 60 pkg.
    Joe’s jeans and tote bag
    Margarita Sensations CD
    Swim Skinny CD
    Brent Burns CD
    $7500 furnace from Applewood PHE

  5. reva skie

    Visit Europe
    SNUBA yes, sNuba, not sCuba
    Dip my feet into black and pink sand beaches.
    Visit Tahiti
    Fly on a double decker plane.
    Metal detect on a large expanse of beach in Florida
    Attend a UFC event.
    Take a 20+ night cruise
    Ride a Segway
    Go on an archeological dig
    Pan for gold
    Go gemstone hunting
    Find a meteorite
    Find an arrowhead

  6. Pat Hancock

    See the Indy 500
    Attend the World Series
    Attend the Superbowl
    Go to Hawaii
    See a shooting star
    See Alaska
    See the leaning tower of Pisa
    kiss my husband in every state

  7. Cailin

    My bucket list

    Visit every continent
    See the Pyramids
    See Machu Picchu
    See Angkor Wat
    Create my own Travel TV show
    Buy a house/large gift for my parents
    Meet the #NUTS crew
    Visit as many countries as possible
    Open my own hostel

    I could go on! :)

  8. Pat Hancock

    I have pretty much only won little prizes. nothing substantial @pizzalogger #NUTS

    chichibeans at aol forgot my email above

  9. Gil Gonzalez

    Bucket List

    Positively impact a stranger’s life
    Be a guest on Oprah

  10. Phylise

    See a Space Shuttle launch
    Safari in Africa (need to see hippos in the wild)
    See the aurora borealis
    Get my private pilot’s license (working on it!)
    Own and fly (and land) a pink Hello Kitty seaplane
    Fish Canadian trophy waters
    Visit Block Island
    Hold my grandchildren (I’m willing to wait 10 years for this one)
    Love and be loved completely

  11. Beverly

    My top six are:
    1) Visit Ice Hotel in Sweden
    2) Tango in Buenos Aires
    3) Zorbing in New Zealand
    4) Heli-hiking in Banff
    5) Gorilla trekking in Rwanda
    6) Hot air baloon over Cappadocia
    I have lots more but these are the top priority for me. #NUTS

  12. Karen Putz

    Here’s part of mine:

    Skydive
    Snow ski in Austria
    Compete in a barefoot water ski tournament
    Help deaf schools in developing countries
    Barefoot water ski backwards on one foot
    Give a presentation to thousands of people
    Write books that will touch and change lives

  13. Kate

    Bucket list:

    Visit every continent (6 done already)
    Watch a Shuttle launch
    Get to space
    Write a book
    Learn Spanish
    Learn to sing then sing in public
    Have photographs published in National Geographic

  14. corey g

    Here it is :) all written out pretty :)

    http://cgodzwa.wordpress.com/2010/03/16/bucket-lists/

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  16. Ashley

    Here are a few I will get accomplished!

    Octoberfest in Germany
    Hot Air Balloon Ride
    Ski Utah!
    Get to the moon…
    Sail around the world
    (live on a boat)
    Gondola ride in Venice
    Heli Skiing
    Write about travel for the rest of my life!

    1. Rick Griffin

      I love your bucket list! Please keep us posted on your progress. Good Luck!

  17. Katie Cavanagh

    I love what you guys are doing!!!! My husband and I are on our own journey after deciding that we were unhappy with the mundane work schedules and day day have to’s. We love wine and decided to learn more about it so we quit our jobs, bought and RV and set off to tour the country with a goal of visiting 365 wineries in 365 days. (with our dog) We are just about 6 months in and on the other side of the country! Its been a wild ride and something we will have forever.
    So now here is my bucket list:

    Skydive
    Visit all the wonders of the world
    Eat every cuisine that is native to its country
    Write a book or books about our year long adventure
    Learn Spanish and French
    Stay friends with everyone I have met and will meet along this journey.
    Master food and wine pairings:)

    1. Rick Griffin

      Thanks Katie for sharing your bucket list. I love what y’all are doing – can’t wait to read your book!!

  18. eivai

    It’s indeed a good post, helped me a lot.

  19. Stop Dog Barking

    I’ve been visiting your blog for a while now and I always find a gem in your new posts. Thanks for sharing.

  20. Poodle Dog

    Great post, I love Gorillas such grace and beauty.

  21. Richie

    Stop and visit me when you are in your convertible driving down rout 66 in Missouri.

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