Life List

Inspired by blogger Jenny Meyerson, I decided to make my own Life List (a.k.a. bucket list).

This is a list of items I have done, would like to do in the (near) future or dream about.
Some items I have managed to cross off already, some items are very high up on my wish list and some will always remain a dream (and that's OK!)
It is nowhere near complete and will grow over time.


Travel
Visit the World Wonders:
Chitchen Itza, Mexico
Colosseum, Italy (2006)
Cristo Redendor , Brazil (I visited its copy, Cristo Rei in Lisbon, in 2004 – does that count??)
Machu Pichu, Peru
Petra, Jordan (2007)
Taj Mahal, India (2007)
The Great Wall, China (2011)
The Piramids at Gizeh, Egypt (the only remaining ancient World Wonder) (2011)

Cities:
London (1991, 2001, 2009, 2012)/Manchester (2006)/Liverpool
Bath/Brighton/Oxford/York
Paris (1992, 1998, 2005 (3x), 2010, 2013)
Vienna (2019)
Berlin (2016)
Rome, Florence, Pisa, Venice (2006)/Naples
Barcelona (2002, 2019)/Madrid (2015)
Istanbul (2011)
Athens
NYC (1993, 1999, 2008)
Memphis, TN (1994)/ New Orléans (2012)
San Fransico/Las Vegas (2012)
Washington DC/Philadelphia/Boston (2008)
Cairo/Luxor/Aswan (2011)
Moskow/St Petersburg
Beijing/Shanghai/Xi’an/HK (2011)
Riga (2018)/Talinn/Vilnius
Jeruzalem/Bethlehem (2012)
New Delhi/Jaipur/Agra/Varanasi/Khajuraho (2007)
Lisbon/Sintra/Cascais/Estoril (2004)
Glasgow/Edinburgh
Dublin
Prague (2006)
Kathmandu/Bhaktapur (2007)
Tokyo/Kyoto/Osaka/Hiroshima (2013)

Waddeneilanden (Texel 2010, 2011)
Route Napoleon (2018), Corsica (2016), Elba (2016), St. Helena (2017)
Malta (2018)
Greek Isles (Crete, 2000) + mainland
Prince Edward Island, Canada

Japan (2013, 2017, 2019)
Tibet
Israel (2012)
Morocco
Tanzania
South Africa (2017)
Iceland

Continents visited so far
Europe
Asia
Africa
North America

Amusement parks & zoos
Disneyland Paris (1992, 2002)
Disneyland Orlando (1993)
Universal Studios Orlando (1993)
Washington Zoo (2008)
Diergaarde Blijdorp (too often to count…)
Burger’s Zoo (200?)
Apenheul (198?)
Ouwehands Dierenpark, Rhenen (2012)
Beekse Bergen (2010)
Dolfinarium Harderwijk (2010)
Artis (2009)
Zoo Antwerpen (2009)
Barcelona Zoo (2002)
Barcelona Aquarium (2002)
Lisbon Aquarium (2004)
Shanghai Aquarium (2011)
Osaka Aquarium (2013)
Ueno Zoo, Tokyo (2013)
Panda Breeding Centre, Chengdu
Archeon
Walibi Flevo/Six Flags Flevo (2003)
Efteling (numerous times)
Duinrell (numerous times)

Hard Rock Cafes visited so far
Paris 2010, 2013
London 2000, 2012
Lisbon 2004
Rome 2006
Brussels 2012
Amsterdam 2013
Florence 2014
Berlin 2016
Lyon 2018
Nice 2018
Barcelona 2019
Vienna 2019
Cologne 2022
NYC 1999
Boston 2008
Niagara Falls (Canada) 2008
San Francisco (2012)
Las Vegas (2012)
New Orleans (2012)
Memphis, TN (2012)
Beijing 2011
Hong Kong 2011
Osaka 2013, 2017
Tokyo 2013, 2017
Tokyo Ueno 2013, 2017
Gurgaon 2014
Fukuoka 2017
Osaka Universal City Walk 2017

Sports/Adventure
Ride an elephant (Nepal, 2007)
Ride a donkey (Jordan, 2007)
Ride a camel (Egypt, 2011)
Go bungee jumping
Go sky-diving
Fly in a hot air balloon
Eat Fugu in Japan (2013)
Hold a snake (boa constrictor, 2005)
Take the Shinkansen bullet train in Japan (2013)
Take the Maglev-train in Shanghai
Take the Thalys high-speed train to Paris (1998, 2005 (3x), 2010, etc....)
Helicopter flight over NYC (1999)
Helicopter flight over Grand Canyon (2012)
Take a tour with Spido (2010)
Cable car to Giant Buddha (HK, 2011)
Sail on the IJsselmeer (2006)
Sail on the Nile on a felucca (2011)
Sleep in the Ice Hotel/igloo (Lapland)
Go car racing on a race track
Go to a NFL/NBA/MLB game
Attend an Olympic event
Attend an EC or WC football/soccer game

Nature
View a solar eclipse (Luxemburg, 1999)
View Aurora Borealis
Grand Canyon (2012)
Bryce Canyon (2012)
Niagara Falls (2008)
Karst mountains, China (2011)
Go whale watching (humpback whales, Boston, 2008)
Go seal watching (Texel, 2011)
Swim with dolphins (well, paddling at least... Israel 2012)
Go white shark watching (South Africa, 2017)
Go Orca-watching (Alaska)
Go on safari in Africa and spot the Big Five
Visit gorillas in Uganda
Visit Orang Utans at Sumatra and/or Borneo
Victoria Waterfalls
Visit NgoroNgoro crater in Tanzania
Take a boat trip on Kerala Backwaters, India
Climb Mt. Vesuvius
View the Himalayas (Nepal, 2007)
Visit Ayers Rock, Australia
Dive in Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Go diving/snorkling in the Red Sea
Float in the Dead Sea (Jordan, 2007/Israel, 2012)
National Parks of Costa Rica
Visit the caves of Capadocia, Turkey
Visit Spring/cherry blossoms in Japan (2013, 2019)
Visit pandas in China
Go above the polar circle during Summer solstice


The Arts/Culture
Madonna concert (Blonde Ambition, ca. 1990)
Michael Jackson concert (Dangerous, ca. 1992)
U2 concert (Zoo TV, 1993; Vertigo, 2005)
Take That concert (ca. 1995)
Doe Maar concert (2000)
Rolling Stones concert (2022)
Visit the opera (Carmen, 200?)
Visit all 3 of Tsjaikovski’s ballets (Swan Lake 200?/Nutcracker 2011/Sleeping Beauty 2012)
Attend a Shakespearean play at the Globe
Attend a Shakespearean play (A Midsummer Night's Dream, 200?)
Starlight Express (musical, ca. 1991)
Aïda (musical, 200?)
Lion King (musical, 200?)
Belle & the Beast (musical, 200?)
Hairspray (musical, 200?)
Visit the 3 largest costume collections (Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, 1999/Louvre, Paris, 1995/V&A, London, 2000 + 2009)
Mucha Museum, Prague (2006)
British Museum, London (1991, 2009)
Picasso at Boymans van Beuningen (200?)
Mucha at Kunsthal (200?)
Louvre, Paris (1995, 2005, 2010)
Prado, Madrid (2015)
Centre Pompidou, Paris (2013)
Musée D’Orsay / l´Orangerie, Paris (2013)
Museum of Natural History, NYC (1999)
Rijksmuseum (several times)
Van Gogh Museum (ca. 1992, 2023)
Natuurmuseum Rotterdam (2011)
Naturalis Leiden (2011)
Wereldmuseum Rotterdam (2011)
Horta Museum, Brussels (2000)
Bijbels Openluchtmuseum (200?)
Openluchtmuseum Arnhem
Drents Museum, Assen (2009)
Kamp Westerbork (2009)
Auschwitz
Hunebedden in Drenthe (1993, 2009)
Stonehenge
Uffizi, Florence (2014)
Duomo, Palazzo Pitti, Ponte Vecchio (Florence,2006)
St Peter’s, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel (Rome, 2006)
San Marco Square, Doge Palace, Canal Grande (Venice, 2006)
Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Colosseum, Forum Romanum (Rome, 2006)
Campo dei Miracoli, leaning tower of Pisa (2006)
Visit Pompeii and/or Herculaneum, Italy
Visit Efeze (Turkey, 2010)
Visit Knossos (Greece, 2000)
Visit the Alhambra (Spain 2001, 2015)
Cremations in Varanasi, India/Pashupatinath, Nepal (2007)
Visit the Moai at Easter Island
Malmaison (Paris, 1998, 2010)
Fontainebleau (1998)
Versailles (1995, 2010)
Graceland (Memphis, 1994, 2012)
Visit Ground Zero, NYC (2008)
Egyptian Museum, Cairo (2011)
Abu Simbel/Kom Ombo/Valley of the Kings/Luxor (2011)
Follow the Maya route (Mexico/Guatamala/Belize)
Follow the Inca trail (Peru)
Schönbrun, Vienna (2019)
The Tower, London (1991, 2000, 2009)
Angkor Wat / Killing Fields, Cambodia
Cu Chi tunnels, Vietnam
Yad Vashem (Holocaust Museum), Jerusalem (2012)


Skills/Learning
Learn to play drums (2006-2010)
Learn to play bass (2010-2011)
Learn Mandarin (2008-2010)
Learn Japanese (2018-2022)
Learn Spanish (1993-1994, ca. 2002)
Learn Russian
Learn photo-editing in Photoshop
Learn how to take great photos
Take flying lessons and fly a plane

Crafts/Hobbies/Culinary
Make a quilt
Crochet a throw (2016)

Health/Appearance
Grow out my hair (2004-2008)
Get dreadlocks (2006)
Lose enough weight to have a healthy BMI (2002)
Get a tattoo (2004/2005/2010/2020)
Get piercings (ears 1980/1989/1992/2019; nose 2007-2015, 2018)
Take yoga lessons (2005-2006)
Take boxing lessons (2011)

Holidays & Traditions
Celebrate New Year’s at the Eiffel Tower in Paris


People I'd like to meet
Princess Beatrix / King Willem Alexander / Queen Maxima
Oprah Winfrey
Dalai Lama
Nelson Mandela
Robert Pattinson {swoon} ;-)
Ali Edwards (2006)
Tim Holtz (ca. 2006)
Cathy Zielske

Things I want 
A house (2009)
A car (2005)
Kitchen Aid mixer (2011)
A tablet (2016)
A smart-phone (2011 onwards)

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