[return to main personal page] Welcome! These are all the places I want to see and things to have done in my life. The list may expand over time, but the core of it is here. - Completed/have done - Partly completed/not travelled enough/working on it - Not completed Travel Ireland Scotland England France/Monaco Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Italy Spain Germany Switzerland Scandinavia Greece Turkey Egypt Syria Lebanon Jordan UAE Croatia Bosnia Austria Hungary Czech Republic Slovenia Slovakia Poland Russia - St. Petersburg/Moscow Ukraine Lithuania Latvia Romania Morocco South Africa Kenya Thailand Cambodia Laos Vietnam Brunei Malaysia Burma Philippines Singapore Hong Kong Japan South Korea China Mongolia Taiwan Tibet India Pakistan Uzbekistan Nepal Mexico Costa Rica Guatemala Nicaragua Belize Panama Cuba Caribbeans Argentina Venezuela Brazil Peru Bolivia Chile Antartica Easter Island Ecuador/Galapagos Islands Australia New Zealand Fiji Papua New Guinea Vanuatu Canada - East Coast Canada - Central Canada - West Coast Canada North/Alaska USA - East Coast USA - West Coast USA - Route 66 USA - Hawaii Art Paint a large painting Paint a floor-to-ceiling painting Create 100 works of art Show my work publicly Show at the annual Toronto art show Show in art gallery (private) (link 1) Show in art gallery (public) (had my work hung at AGO when I was young, but that doesn't count!) Photography Win a photo contest Have a photograph printed in a magazine Photograph something dramatic Learn people/fashion photography Sports Rock climbing (sport) - climb 5.13a outdoors Rock climbing (sport) - climb a 5.12+/- (onsight) Rock climbing (sport) - climb a 5.12+/- (redpoint) Rock climbing - multi-pitch climb (climb really, really high) Rock climbing - climb in a foreign country Swimming - become a certified lifeguard Swimming - learn the butterfly stroke Inline - 360 and 540 spins Inline - Misty flip Inline - 15ft. half-pipe Inline - royale and unity grinds Inline - switch up grinds Inline - handplant on the half-pipe White water raft Whitewater kayak Kayak a class 4+ rapid Kayak a class 4- rapid Kayak a class 3 rapid Whitewater kayak in a foreign country Snowboarding - Boardslide Snowboarding - Nosepress boardslide Snowboarding - Backside 180 (w/grab) Snowboarding - 360 (w/ grab) Snowboarding - 540 (w/ grab) Snowboarding - 360 in half pipe Snowboarding - Alley-oop 180 in half pipe Snowboarding - Superpipe Snowboarding - Heli-snowboarding or backcountry powder ride Snowboarding - Ride good powder on the West Coast for at least a week Snowboarding - Get 5m air Snowboarding - Get 15m distance Learn to scuba-dive Learn a martial art (judo) Learn how to surf Music Piano - play Canon in D Piano - play a Chopin Nocturne Piano - play Minute Waltz in D Flat Piano - play Scherzi and Fantasy Piano - play Fantasie Impromptu Piano - play Polonaise in A Flat Major Piano - learn jazz piano Guitar - play a skillful spanish song Guitar - perform/play in a band Drums - Learn and play Write a piano piece Write an alternative rock song/ballad Adventure Live in a foreign country for a year Race a sports car on a closed track Learn how to drive standard Learn how to ride a motorcycle Learn to sail Sail in a foreign country Catch a large sea fish Fly a plane (co-pilot) Bungee jump Skydive Swim with dolphins Swim with hundreds of tropical fish Swim with thousands of tropical fish Dive in one of the top 5 diving spots in the world Go on an African safari Trek the Himalayas/see Mount Everest Hike deep into a mountain range and find solitude Hike the beautifully remote canyon trails in Utah Sleep on the mountains Do a "Motorcyle Diary"-type adventure Kayak/raft through the Grand Canyon Multi-day kayak/raft in Nepal Hike the Sacred Path to Machu Picchu Hike into a deep cave Hike into that huge base-jumping/bat-guano filled cave I saw once on TV Fly into space (commercial) Climb at route on the El Capitan (Yosemite National Park) Rock climb in Pakistan or similar Cruise through the Norwegian fjords Sea kayak amongst whales Sea kayak amongst icebergs/glaciers Hike into a crystal glacier cave See a sunken city See an active volcano/flowing magma See a tornado See the northern lights Sleep out in the open with penguins in Antartica Miscellaneous Finance the building of a school or community centre in a third world country Teach in a third world country Earn a million dollars Donate a million dollars or create an not-for-profit eco company Meet someone you admire Meet the Dalai Lama or someone really influential Learn street magic and do a show Learn Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Learn to sing Learn to meditate Learn Mandarin to a fluent level Learn to read Chinese to a functional level Re-learn French to a functional level Learn basic German Learn basic Spanish Learn basic Japanese Create and patent an invention Cook a 5-course meal Hold a Koala bear Hold a panda cub Take part in a crazy foreign ritual/festival Learn to dance Eat insects served as food Eat in a world famous restaurant Eat an exquisite multi-course (over 6) meal Write and have 10 articles published in magazines