June 18, 2008 - My Geographical Bucket List
Top Places I'd Like to Visit Someday, in no particular order...
- Petra, in Jordan. Recently rekindled by an Indiana Jones marathon, something mystical about this place has always interested me. Similar to how I felt about Machu Picchu growing up. Hopefully it's not as Disney-afied as Machu Picchu was.
- India. I don't know much about India, but it's another one of those places I've always been fascinated with since I was a child. Plus, Sundays are Indian Takeout night for us, I've love to eat REAL Indian food for more than one day at a time! But then, I hope my stomach can handle it!
- Ireland. I'm Irish. I have this blood-draw to it. I'd like to go with my mom. So I think I'll save that for when she's able to join me.
- Paris, France. Cliche, I know, but I've only spent an hour in the Paris airport and honestly, I want to see the city! El's been. Lucky Duck. I'd also like to check out some of the smaller towns. The countryside of Europe is just fantastic.
- Rome, Italy. I studied photography in Florence for a summer semester in college, tooled around Tuscany for a couple weeks after, even made it up to Venice. Swam in both the Mediterranean and the Adriatic seas, however, somehow I never got to Rome! Oh, the embarrassment! And I also missed the David in Florence due to strikes, so it'd be nice to go back and see it. Maybe wander through my old haunts just for kicks.
- New Zealand. My dad backpacked around New Zealand for a few months, Australia too, he loved it. I think I'd love it. Plus it's one of the most beautiful landscapes ever.
- Israel. I never took advantage of the birth-right trip and seeing as how my opportunity to do so ends in about 3 months (turning 27), I guess I'll have to pay for it. I want to swim in the Dead Sea! Maybe when we go to see Petra we can swim across the Dead Sea to Israel!
- Egypt, specifically I'd like to ride a camel through the Sahara Desert. Perhaps it is an unlikely dream, but that's why it's a dream!
- Antartica. Why not? I like penguins.
- Greece. When I was in middle school I did a watercolor painting of a church on the island of Mykonos. My art/music teacher's daughter was living there, so I was using one of her photos as a sample for this painting. I gave the painting to a friend years ago, but I still remember the contrast of the white-washed buildings against the aqua sea and it was something that stuck with me.
- Hawaii and Alaska. I've got only about 14 of the 50 states I haven't been to, but of all of them, Hawaii and Alaska are the ones I definitely want to see.
- Nepal and Tibet. I would like to hike to the base of Mount Everest and meditate with monks.
- Madagascar. Lemurs are just too darn cute! And I will call them all Zooboomafu! Just like all donkeys are Badonkadonk the Donkey!
- And of course, Thailand! And isn't it wonderful that we're already going there in November!!!
More to come, I'm sure!