100 THINGS TO DO BEFORE I DIE
These are the most important things I would like to see and do, in the company of my wife Jacqueline, during my life-time.
Some of the items are particular to myself but many of them should appeal to most people.
The items in the list shown in RED have already been achieved. (75 of them)
I am presently engaged in adding more photos to the items that do not have any.
1. See a Space Shuttle take
off. As this is not attainable any more I am going
to change it
for something nearer home. VISIT THE GARDEN OF ENGLAND.
2. Design and have a new home built.
4. Visit Ayres Rock.
5.
Climb to the
top of the Statue of Liberty.
6.
Cruise the
Nile & see Tutankhamen's Tomb.
7. See the Northern Lights.
8.
Visit Elvis
Presley's Graceland.
9. Go to the top of Table Mountain. (South Africa).
10.
See New
England in the fall.
11. Visit Florida and Walt Disney World. CLICK HERE 1981 CLICK FOR 1990 CLICK FOR 1999 CLICK FOR 2003 PART 1 CLICK FOR 2003 PART 2
12. Snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef.
13.
Sunbathe on
a nudist beach.
17. Visit the Maldives.
18.
Sail on a
gondola in Venice.
19. Walk on the Great Wall of China.
20.
Fly on Concorde. (now impossible).
But have been in two of them at a Paris Museum.
22.
See Mount
Rushmore. (4 presidents of the USA).
23. Cross the International Date Line.
24.
Visit Cape
Kennedy. (Florida).
25. Go on Safari in Africa.
26.
Create our
own Web Site.
27.
Touch a
piece of Moon rock
28.
Sail through the Panama Canal.
29. See the
pyramids at Giza in Egypt.
30.
Go to the
top of the Empire State Building.
32.
Meet Slim Whitman and own a copy of every song he has
recorded (555)
34. Cruise on the QM2.
35.
Ride a camel
in the desert.
36. Visit Victoria Falls.
37.
Go up the
Space Needle in Seattle.
38.
Visit
Roswell in New Mexico where Aliens supposedly landed.
39.
Cruise the
Caribbean. (6 Cruises)
40. Sail through the Bermuda Triangle.
41.
Visit
Yosemite Park in California.
42.
Drive on a
public road at 120mph without getting caught.
43. Travel on the Orient Express.
44. Go to the
top of the CN Tower in Toronto.
47.
Take the
controls and fly a plane(Tony)/take a helicopter flight(Jackie)
48. Visit the Taj Mahal.
51.
Go up the
Sears Tower in Chicago.
52.
Visit Sydney
in Australia.
53.
Go up in a Hot Air Balloon.
55. Visit Mauritius.
57.
Ride a
Cable-car in San Francisco
58. Cruise the Fjords.
60.
Cruise under
the Golden Gate Bridge.
61.
Tour British
Columbia in Canada.
62.
See and walk
on a live volcano.
63.
Visit Yellowstone Park. Almost
did so .
67.
Visit Southern Ireland and see
The Ring of Kerry
& the
Dingle Peninsular
69.
Watch Sheffield United play at Wembley.
70.
Visit Chatsworth
House in Derbyshire.
72.
Visit Pisa's
Leaning Tower.
73A.
See at least 10 West end shows in London
73B.
See at least 25 well-known entertainers perform live.
74. Read all of Dean Koontz's novels.(54 of them, 48 read so far) CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION
75. Retire at the age of 53.
76.
See Dodge
City and Boot Hill.
77.
See proof that other life exists
in the Universe.
78.
Visit the
Vatican and see the Sistine Chapel.
79.
Live to be at least 75 years of
age.
80.
Visit
Pompeii, Sorrento, Naples, Capri & travel the "Amalfi Drive" in Italy
81.
Fully understand Einstein's
theories of Time and Space.
82. See the turtles on the Galapagos Islands.
87. Ride in a
HUMMER (Humvee) vehicle.
88.
Pilot an
expensive boat on the sea.
89.
Visit NASA
Space Centre in Texas
90. Visit all 7 continents. ( 5 completed).
91.Visit all 50 American States. ( 40 completed).
95.
Travel through the Channel Tunnel.
96. Visit Notre Dam during Mass and
Eucharist.
97.
Visit the
Acropolis, the Parthenon & the site of the 1st Olympic Games at Athens.
98.
Cruise the Mediterranean.
99.
Take tea at the Ritz in London.
100.
Teach
children at a school.
And just one more for good measure!
101. Experience a vacation day never to be forgotten. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
Includes Nos. 22, 45, 49, and 64