My Bucket List
This is my bucket list where I list all the things in no particular order I want to do, feel, experience, see and achieve before I die. I will continuously update it as I complete current items and come across new ones.
As you can see my list mainly involves food, travel and adrenaline! Don’t just read my bucket list though, leave me a comment below if you have done any of the things I want to do or what is on your bucket list.
- Go Bobsleighing
See Orangutans in Borneo– Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre in Kota Kinabalu, Borneo 2016
- Stay in the Burj Al Arab Hotel (Dubai)
- Experience G-Force whilst flying in a Fighter Jet plane
- Run a sub 2 hour Half Marathon (Current PB is 2:09)
- Eat at Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck restaurant
- Shark Diving in South Africa
- Afternoon Tea at The Ritz
- Buy a bottle of Vintage Dom Perignon
Gamble $1000 in Las Vegas On 1 Bet– Bellagio Hotel, 2013
Try Kobe Steak– Salthouse Hotel in Ipswich, 2016
- Drive an Aston Martin
- Drive a Ferrari
- Drive a Lamborghini
- Drive a Porsche
- Drive a Bugatti Veyron
- Drive an Audi R8
- Explore the Galapagos Islands
- Eat at the Clove Club, Shoreditch
See African Elephants in the wild (The Big 5)– Tsavo East National Park, Kenya 2011
- See African Rhinoceros in the wild (The Big 5)
See The Cape Buffalo in the wild (The Big 5)–Tsavo East National Park, Kenya 2011
See African Lions in the wild (The Big 5)– Tsavo East National Park, Kenya 2011
- See African Leopards in the wild (The Big 5)
- A Hugo Boss tailored suit
- Climb to base camp on Mount Everest in Nepal (Natural 7 Wonders)
- See the Northern Lights in Iceland (Natural 7 Wonders)
Helicoptor ride over the Grand Canyon, Colorado, USA (Natural 7Wonders) – 2013
- Swim in Devils pool at Victoria Falls, Zambia (Natural 7 Wonders)
- Visit the Paricutin Volcano, Mexico (Natural 7 Wonders)
- Scuba dive at The Great Barrier Reef, Australia (Natural 7 Wonders)
- Visit Chichen Itza, Mexico City, Mexico (The NEW 7 Wonders)
- V
isit The Colosseum, Rome, Italy (The NEW 7 Wonders)– Rome, 2015
- Trek Machu Picchu, Peru (The NEW 7 Wonders)
- Visit Petra, Jordan (The NEW 7 Wonders)
- Trek or cycle the Great Wall Of China, Beijing, China (The NEW 7 Wonders)
- See Christ Redeemer Rio, Brazil (The NEW 7 Wonders)
- Visit the Taj Mahal, India (The NEW 7 Wonders)
- Visit the Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt (The Original 7 Wonders)
- Visit the ruins of the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Bodrum, Turkey (The Original 7 Wonder)
- Eat at Tom Kerridge’s The Hand and Flowers restaurant
- Full sleeve Tattoo
Complete my Family Tree going back 5 generations –2013
- Go and Watch the 100m Olympic Final
- See a Shooting Star
- Explore the Louvre and see The Mona Lisa in Paris, France
- See Tigers in the Wild, India
- Airport Roulette
Watch the Sun go down over the Beach– Kota Kinabalu, Borneo 2016
- Buy an Island!
- Learn to Bartend
- Have a Huge Shower + Wet Room
Complete a Zipline– Zip Borneo, 2016 (Next step is the Pronutro Zip line in Sun City, South Africa (World’s Longest + Fastest Zipline)
- Pay for a Stranger’s Groceries
- Complete the New York City Marathon (Worlds Largest Marathon)
- Do a bungy jump off Kawarau Bridge, Auckland, New Zealand (Worlds 1st Bungy Jump)
- Stay at Necker Island
- Learn to Fly A Plane!
- Watch Mountain Gorillas in the wild
See a Whale Shark (Biggest fish in the world)– Maldives, 2017 (VIDEO)
- Eat at the Ledbury Restaurant, London
- Stay at the Thermal Glass Igloos, Finland
- Build Dream Home
- Be Mortgage Free
- Celebrate 50 Years Of Marriage!
- Go to watch a World Cup Final
- See Penguins in the wild
Go to the Maldives– Stayed at LUX South Ari Atoll, 2017
- Spend New Years Eve in Times Square, New York, USA
- Spend New Years Eve in Sydney Harbour, Sydney, Australia
- Soak in the Natural Spa Blue Lagoon, Iceland
- Do Volunteer Work
- Do the Cresta Run, Switzerland
- Eat at Ithaa Undersea Restaurant, Maldives
- Own a Tesla Model S Electric Car
- 50 Blood Donations = Saving 150 Lives (Currently at 9)
No Alarm Clock– Semi retired at the age of 30 after selling part of my 5 Star Boot Camp business
- Own a Super King Size Bed
Publish a No.1 Best Seller On Amazon– Published the Boot Camp Bible Diet in December 2011 going straight to No.1 in Diets & Weight Loss catergory on Amazon.co.uk
- Go Wing-Walking
- Go To Oktoberfest, Berlin, Germany
- Go to a James Bond film Premiere
- Learn Sign Language
- Complete the GöteborgsVarvet Half Marathon, Sweden (Worlds Largest Half Marathon)
- Experience Zero Gravity
- Win a Holiday!
- Go to watch a Rugby World Cup Final
- Fly First Class
- Fly Business Class
- Go Skydiving in Seville (Biggest Drop in Europe – 15,000)
Donate Food to a Local Food Bank– Colchester, 2017
- Spend a night in an Ice Hotel (Sweden, Quebec, Canada Or Finland)
Swim with Turtles– Maldives, 2017 (VIDEO)
- Hire an Executive Box for friends and family at Colchester United
- Learn to speak fluent German
- Add a Cockapoo Dog to the family
- Brand New Kitchen / Diner with great views to the garden
- Own a huge Bath with a view
- See my Abs again!
- Go Deep Sea Fishing and eat the catch
- Go to watch a Wimbledon Tennis Final
- Take a Balloon Ride over Serengeti, Tanzania
Swim with Dolphins– Mexico, 2013
- Fly in a Private Jet
- Attend the Monaco Grand Prix in style
- See Polar Bears in the wild
- Create an epic stock market pension portfolio
- Create a reoccurring income
Grow a beard– 2016
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29 replies to "My Bucket List"
I have done a few of these, and almost done others! I have explored the Louvre (not impressed by the Monaco Lisa). I have also been to the Colosseum 5 times (last time yesterday)! I haven’t bought a vintage bottle of Dom Perignon, but have have drunk one. Surely that counts?
I think that might just count…
Great bucket list. We have bought a bottle of dom, gorgeous. And I would like to volunteer to be the friend you buy groceries for
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Some fab ideas here – I may have to plagiarize! My wife has just bought me a high speed sports car experience so I can tick off quite a few in one go.
Go for it!
Should be easy enough to tick off the food bank donation.
Did you get to eat in the undersea restaurant in the Maldives?
No, it was on a different island quite far away. Gives me a excuse to go back!
Thanks a lot for this tip, now I am left with great ideas on how to compile a list of all my desires. I will post it once I am done with it.
Lookinf forward to hearing all about it!
I hate the idea of a bucket list, however, I must confess there are some activities on your list that are quite praise worthy. I like the item on number 91 and I’m inspired to donate Food to a Local Food Bank thanks to your list.
Go for it Bessie
Now, I am not one to wish my life away….but this has inspired me to try and be more productive the time I do have. All that time spend streaming content, binge-watching TV series will now have to be utilised in a different way!!
2018 and future years will be richer in life! Thanks Dan!
What you planning in 2018?
You and I have a lot in common, there’s lots of travel on my bucket list as well! The 7 natural and manmade wonders of the world would be amazing to see. #85 is totally epic too, they do those zero gravity flights out of Florida and they cost about $5k to do… expensive, but definitely a once in a lifetime opportunity!
Amazing! Didn’t know they did them in Florida. Had only seen them in Paris. Very tempting! What are you planning in 2018?
Items achieve from your list:
No 3: Is eaten afternoon tea good enough for the Burj al Arab. March 2016
No: 28 helicopter over Vegas strip but drove to Grand Canyon 2007 does this count.?
No32: visited Chichen Itza Mexico
No39: visited and went inside Pyramids at Giza
No:40 visited Ephesus Bodrum Turkey
No:45 saw shooting star
No46: vista the Louvre seen Mona Lisa, smaller than I thought Louvre busy so couldn’t get too near
No49: watched sun go down on the beach..in Sri Lanka, Maldives and Turkey, Barbados, Mauritius… always do this on holidays love to watch sky change
No68: been to the Maldives 2016
No69: had a super king size bed … broke it too …!
No81: been to several Oktoberfest … not Berlin tho
No93: swam with Turtles in Mexico
103: Swam with dolphins Dominican Republic
Not a bad start to your list,
Some of mine are:
Dream destination.. Hawaii & visit pearl harbour memorial
Visit Aushcwitz
Drive rally car
Drive Astin Martin DBS
Lose Weight … biggest challenge as I enjoy good food!
Get fit.. big challenge as I am a lazy mare..
visit Pompeii
Visit New Orleans
See northern lights
See St. Petersburg
Pompeii is amazing! Probably the best historical place I have been. Absolutley incredible place.
What an astonishing list – more like three lifetime’s worth!
Definetly would go for all the foodie stuff – not so good on the adrenaline kicks…
Like Sharon – I’ve always felt I need to do Auschwitz – and want to tour the First World War battlefields as I sort of feel that I was once there at the time…
Pompeii sounds good too…
Otherwise, I still have several books to write – better get on with it…
Thanks Dave! Pompeii is Amazing and you must go check it out.
Would love to join you for 99 and base camp to Everest! ?
Come the summer my friend the abs will be back 😉 and defo up for Everest!
Great List Dan, I have some similar things on my to do list, especially the orangutan in Borneo!!
Borneo is a must! If you need any hotel recommendations check out the Shangri La Rasa Ria. You can read my review at https://www.thesonofthom.com/shangri-la-rasa-ria-in-borneo/
Love it Dan. Some top quality experiences on the list.
Cheers Ian! Any you would do?
7 and 66. To be fair there are so many I fancy.
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Definitely 105