My Bucket List

Traveling and experiencing different cultures around the world has been my passion since retiring in Nov. 2008. I compiled a list of places and things (MY Bucket List) I want to explore and experience. This blog is an opportunity for me to share with others my experiences as I work on my Bucket List. These past years since retirement have been busy ones and I have been able to mark several items on my list as accomplished.

Some of MY Explorations and Experiences since Nov. 2008 (as of July 2015):

1. White Water Rafting expedition in the Andes Mountains (Chile)
2. Explore Italy
3. Take an Alaskan Cruise and Explore inland Alaska
4. Explore the Yukon Territory
5. Attend EVERY UK Basketball games for 1 season
6. Explore Costa Rica - jungles and both coastal areas
7, Explore Guatemala - Mayan ruins
8. Explore South Africa and experience African Safaris (5 total)
9. Experience Hawaii - Oahu Island
10. Explore the Colorado Rocky Mountains & Eastern Utah - Arches Park
11. Visit Family in Arizona
12. Spend time with my favorite characters at Disney World (two years in Feb.)

Planned for this year (2015)
1. Explore Australia
2, Explore New Zealand
3, Explore Myanmar (Burma)
4. Explore Cambodia (Angkor Wat and other temples)
5, Explore Thailand
6. Explore Vietnam

MY List is continuously evolving as I discover new and exciting things I want to experience. Here is what is still on MY List :

1. Visit all 7 Continents (will need Antarctica after this year's travel)
2. Take a Russian river cruise from Moscow to Saint Petersburg
3. Explore Ireland & England
4. Explore Egypt pyramids and take a river cruise down the Nile River
5. Visit the Holy Lands
6. Visit Machu Picchu in Peru and then cruise the Amazon River