In September 2003, the BBC commissioned a poll to determine the 50 things people most wanted to do before they died.
Having looked through the list I discovered I have done quite a few of them or at least nearly done them (will be explained below). Have a look and see what you think.
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1 |
Swim with Dolphins (see Discovery Cove) |
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2 |
Scuba dive on the Great Barrier Reef |
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3 |
Well I have flown on Concorde around the Bay of Biscay, and I have been to New York, but I haven’t done them both together. |
Fly on Concorde to New York | |
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4 |
Go Whale Watching. Killer whales in Norway Fjords. |
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5 |
Dive with Sharks |
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6 |
Skydiving |
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7 |
Fly in a Hot Air Balloon |
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8 |
Not a Jet, but I have flown a Korean War Fighter and had a dog fight – see SkyFighters |
Fly a fighter Jet | |
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9 |
Go on a Safari – I have been on two in Kenya and Tanzania |
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10 |
See the Northern Lights – have done this in Alaska |
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Walk the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu – I haven’t walked the whole of the Trail, but have walked the last bit to see Machu Picchu |
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12 |
Climb Sydney Harbour Bridge |
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13 |
Escape to a Paradise Island – I have been to Bali |
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14 |
Drive a Formula 1 Racing Car |
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15 |
Go White Water Rafting |
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16 |
Walk the Great Wall of China – I have been to the Great Wall and walked a small section |
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17 |
Go Bungee Jumping – NO WAY |
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18 |
Ride the Rocky Mountaineer Train between Vancouver and Calgary |
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19 |
Drive along Route 66 between Chicago and Los Angeles |
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20 |
Fly in a Helicopter over the Grand Canyon |
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21 |
Take the Orient Express between London and Venice |
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22 |
See Elephants in the Wild – have done so on Safari in Africa. I have also ridden an elephant in India |
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23 |
Explore Antarctica |
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24 |
Ride a Motor Bike on the Open Road |
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25 |
Try Cowboy Ranching |
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26 |
Climb Mount Everest |
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27 |
Wonder at one of the Great Waterfalls of the World (Angel Falls, Iguacu, Niagara and Victoria Falls) – I have seen both Niagara and Victoria Falls |
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28 |
Not a possibility unless I become a
multi-millionaire. I have however attended the Astronaut Training Experience at NASA, Florida (see ATX) |
Travel into Space |
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29 |
Explore the Galapagos Islands |
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30 |
Visit a Rain Forest |
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31 |
Gallop a Horse along a Beach |
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32 |
I’ve been to the Pyramids, but did not actually ride a camel |
Ride a Camel to the Pyramids | |
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33 |
Take the Trans-Siberian Railway from Moscow to Vladivostock |
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34 |
Watch the Sunset over Uluru (Ayers Rock) |
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35 |
Go Wing-walking |
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36 |
Climb Mount Kilimanjaro |
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37 |
Fly over a Volcano – have done this in Hawaii |
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38 |
Drive a Husky Sled – have done this in Alaska |
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39 |
Take a Hike up a Glacier |
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40 |
Ride a Roller Coaster – Thunder Mountain Railway at Disney is my limit!!!! |
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41 |
Fish for Blue Marlin |
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42 |
Go Paragliding |
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43 |
Play Golf at Augusta, Georgia, USA |
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44 |
Watch Mountain Gorillas |
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45 |
See Tigers in the Wild |
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46 |
Do the Cresta Run |
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47 |
Visit Disney World, Florida |
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48 |
Gamble in Las Vegas (very small stakes - I lost the lot in a few minutes). |
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49 |
See Orang-utans in Borneo |
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50 |
Go on a Polar Bear Watching Trip in the Arctic |
© Andrew Grasemann