068. Go to an international Christmas market

January 3rd, 2012 No Comments

 

I consider this goal complete when… I visit an international Christmas market. 

Why this is on my list… I visit the Manchester Christmas market every year with my partner. Every year we book a day off work and visit to look for Christmas gifts, buy a decoration for the Christmas tree, and eat fantastic food. For the last couple of years we've toyed with the idea of visiting a Christmas market in Germany or France, but have never got round to doing it. I'm hoping this would push me to actually booking to go to an international market and experiencing the way a Christmas market is done on the continent. 

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030. Visit a foreign city for every letter of the alphabet

January 3rd, 2012 No Comments

 

I consider this goal complete when… I visit a foreign city for every letter of the alphabet. 

Why this is on my list… I love travelling, and want to see as much of the world as possible. I thought visiting a foreign city for every letter of the alphabet would be the best way to encourage me to visit other places. I will not be counting cities in the UK, or Dublin as this is covered in goal 15, however, other cities in Ireland would count. I will keep this post updated with links to any posts about countries that I have visited. The adventurous side of me hopes to have been able to go through the alphabet twice before this goal is completed, but the realistic side of me knows that monetary constraints will probably mean this isn't possible. 

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027. Visit a Disney theme park

January 3rd, 2012 No Comments

 

I consider this goal complete when… I visit any of the Disney theme parks around the world. 

Why this is on my list… I love more or less every Disney film that has ever been made. I know a lot of people won't agree with Disney, but some of my best memories as a child are of visiting Euro Disney or watching my Disney videos with my family. I would love to visit a Disney theme park again, even if it is just the other half and myself. 

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015. Visit the capital cities of the UK and Eire

January 3rd, 2012 No Comments

 

I consider this goal complete when… I visit the capital cities of each of the countries that make up the United Kingdom and Ireland. 

Why this is on my list… I have visited Dublin, London and Edinburgh, but I have never been to Cardiff or to Belfast. People who I know have visited Cardiff and Belfast all say that they are great places to visit. As it was a few years since I last went to London, and have only been to Edinburgh once before, I felt they deserved a place on my list. Finally, Dublin is the closest capital city to my house. It's actually easier (and cheaper) to get to Dublin than it is to get to London. I will keep this post updated with links to details of when I have visited each of the cities, and the posts explaining what I got up to on each trip. The capital cities do not count towards my goal to visit a city for every letter of the alphabet.

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093. Go the the circus

January 3rd, 2012 No Comments

 

I consider this goal complete when… I visit a traditional circus and watch a performance in the big top.  

Why this is on my list… I love the circus. Much like flying a kite, this is on my list simply to relive things that I enjoyed as a child and to experience them as an adult. I personally don't consider Cirque du Soleil a circus, possibly because I grew up on the Blackpool idea of a circus, so if in the 1001 days I watch a Cirque du Soleil performance, this will not count towards my goal. 


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091. Fly a kite

January 3rd, 2012 No Comments

 

I consider this goal complete when… I fly a kite, up to the highest height and send it soaring up through the atmosphere!

Why this is on my list… I have flown a kite before, but when I was looking for inspiration for my list I wanted to include things that I have only tried once or twice before. Flying a kite is one of those. I know I've flown a kite on a beach on a number of occasions, and in the park as a child, but there seems to be an age limit on kite flying and that past the age of 10 it just isn't done. I thought I'd put it on my list to bring out my inner child, which is only too happy to have an excuse to come out! 

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085. Snorkel in a sea or ocean

January 3rd, 2012 No Comments

 

I consider this goal complete when… I go snorkeling in either a sea or an ocean. 

Why this is on my list… I had snorkeling lessons for 3 Summers whilst I was a child, but have never been snorkeling in anything but pools. It sort of defeats the object of actually learning how to snorkel if you don't use it to explore! I don't really have any fear of open water or swimming in it, so there really is no excuse for not using a skill a learnt as a child. 

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081. Go fishing

January 3rd, 2012 No Comments

 

I consider this goal complete when… I go fishing.

Why this is on my list… A fairly simple goal, I want to go fishing. As a child I watched a number of fishing competitions and remember enjoying the entire fishing process. I guess I wasn't a normal 8 year old as sitting watching the fishing rod whilst under the cover of a giant brolly was really enjoyable! I've never tried the fishing process on my own so have no idea of how to set a rod up and get the maggot on etc, but thankfully my other half has a few years fishing experience that I can draw upon! 

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039. Take a duck tour of Liverpool

January 2nd, 2012 No Comments

 

I consider this goal complete when… I go on the Liverpool Duck Tour.

Why this is on my list… The Duck Tour is a tourist attraction in Liverpool. A giant yellow bus takes tourists on a guided tour of the city, and as part of the tour goes into the Mersey as the tour bus is one of those that can go on land or water. The one in Liverpool is called the Yellow Duckmarine, and I have wanted to go on it for years. Whenever we go to Liverpool we see it travelling round the city or in the docks, but I've never been on it. I guess living so close to Liverpool, this is just one of the tourist attractions that I have never experienced which is a shame as I'm sure there is plenty of Liverpool history that I have no idea about.

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020. Go on a murder mystery weekend

January 2nd, 2012 No Comments

 

I consider this goal complete when… I go on a murder mystery weekend with either my friends or partner. 

Why this is on my list… I love crime mysteries in any form, be it reading, watching on TV or playing games about being a detective. Ever since I watched The Crystal Maze as a child, and saw the teams win prizes for a murder mystery weekend I've known I wanted to go on one. Hopefully, this will give me the push to make it a reality. I don't mind who I go with, either my friends or just my other half, as I know I will have an amazing time whomever I go with. 

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