Everyone should have one. We have one. A list of things we’re just itching to do While We’re Alive!!
The list is by no means complete, nor will it ever be…
1. Create a travel blog
2. Take a year off work to travel the globe
3. Dive with sharks
4. Teach in another country
5. Learn a 2nd language (or part of…) :)
6. Step foot on Antarctica
7. Dive The Great Barrier Reef
8. Fight Night in Bangkok
9. Balloons Over Bagan – Still in progress…read about it HERE!
10. Drive the Oregon Coast
11. Climb Kilimanjaro – Read About it HERE!
12. Celebrate the New Year in Hong Kong
13. Get into North Korea – Read About it HERE!
14. Drink snake blood – Read About it HERE!
15. Eat dog in Vietnam – Read About it HERE!
16. Eat a beating heart – Read About it HERE!
17. Sing karaoke in Japan – Read About it HERE!
18. Greek island hopping
19. Attend an Indian wedding…in India
20. Get married atop Uluwatu – Watch it HERE!
21. Watch a cock fight
22. Get PADI certified – Read About it HERE!
23. Trek from Kalaw to Inle Lake, Myanmar – Read About it HERE!
24. Celebrate New Year in 10 different cities (3 to go…)
25. Wash up in the Holy River
26. Learn to make Pho
27. Hold an orangutan in Sumatra
28. Visit the kings of Komodo
29. Sunset drinks at the Moon Bar in Bangkok
30. Sleep in a Myanmar village – Read About it HERE!
31. Sunrise in Bagan
32. Eat a gold leaf in Myanmar
33. Camel trekking
34. Post something that goes viral!
35. Brave the bus ride from Bagan to Kalaw – Read About it HERE!
36. Betel Nut!
37. Pyramids of Giza
38. Witness the power of the haka
39. Survive a dish of fugu in Japan
40. Take the slow boat down the Mekong
41. Witness the lowering of the flag at the India-Pakistan border
42. Stay a night on the Maldives – Read About it HERE!
43. Visit the Taj at sunrise – Read About it HERE!
44. Ride an elephant
45. Spot the Big 5 on safari
46. Stay overnight on Halong Bay
47. Paraglide in Rio
48. Dance with a ladyboy
49. Get the wedding dress custom made in Vietnam
50. Sunrise at Borobudur: The world’s largest Buddhist stupa – Read About it HERE!
51. Creatures of the Night – Singapore
52. Sunrise from Mount Bromo
53. Get paid to travel
54. Eat a cricket
55. Climb the temples of Angkor
56. Australia by 4WD
57. Skydive in Dubai
58. Take a trip up the Eiffel Tower
59. Shop ’til we drop in Istanbul
60. Shopping at Chatuchak weekend market – Bangkok
61. Venture through the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
62. Spot a lemur in Madagascar
63. Sit ringside at a sumo tournament
64. Climb Adam’s Peak ~ Sri Lanka – Read About it HERE!
65. Tailoring in Hoi An
66. 5 days of street food in Bangkok
67. Elephant bath at Pinnawala – Read About it HERE!
68. Dodge the hornets while climbing Sigiriya Rock ~ Sri Lanka – Read About it HERE!
69. Brave the streets of Vietnam…on motorbike!
70. Drift down the Amazon
71. Catch a piranha
72. Machu Picchu
73. High five Buddha
74. Hold a baby sea turtle
75. Watch a football match in South America
76. Carnaval
77. Salt flats in Bolivia
78. Walk through a rice terrace
79. Float in the Dead Sea – Read About it HERE!
80. Have a photo published in a magazine
81. Have a photo published in a travel guide
82. Run in a race, and finish still standing!
83. Climb Mt. Batur in Bali in time to catch the sunrise – Read About it HERE!
84. Experience the roar of the F1 – Watch it HERE!
85. Experience Japan During Cherry Blossom Season – Read About it HERE!
86. Climb The Great Wall!
87. Trekking in Uganda to sit with the silverbacks
GATE20.com 
You guys are too awesome, and live life the way it should be lived! A true inspiration that you can do what you really want to do!!
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Thanks Bobby!! Such a kind message! :)
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What?? eat a beating heart?? – what’s the story there? – quite the list! – I think you can probably cross off #39??? – don’t be shy! – I wish you all the best completing your list – you’re the two to do it! What’s up for spring break? – when does #20 happen?
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39 will definitely be a piece of cake, Lizzard! :)
The beating heart…that one was Katherine’s. Read the story, “Dogs, Frogs, & Snakes…oh My!”
#20 will be July 20, 2012 in BALI! So excited….
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This is an awesome list and I love it! You have inspired me to make one too!! I’m loving looking around your blog! Great stuff :) was the dog in vietnam accidental? We did it too. But it was an accident and one I never hope to repeat haha
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Hey there Daniel and Kelly!! No, the dog wasn’t accidental…but that would’ve been waaay funnier!! haha. We have a short story of the night we ate dog….search for Dogs, Frogs, & Snakes…Oh My. We checked out your blog….your adventure sounds great. Still haven’t made it to Phi Phi, but hope to for next Christmas! :)
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I’ve nominated you for a Tell Me More About Yourself award because I think your blog is great and we are grateful for your visit to ours. Please see more info at http://wp.me/p1RfSy-eR
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Hey, that’s awesome!!! Thank-you so much!!! :)
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*sigh* I too would love to see the Maldives! A lot of the places on your list are in South America… I HIGHLY recommend! you’ll definitely LOVE it! In Istanbul, I did more haggling than actual buying, but they do have a lot of really nice stuff so you’ll especially enjoy the market. For all the traveling I’ve been doing, I have yet to put up a list online. I have one in my personal notebook but haven’t taken it further than pen&paper.
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The Maldives look spectacular, don’t they? We’re kicking ourselves for not going while we were in Sri Lanka because they are so close. We ran into a lot of people who were going over for a few days, and were so jealous. Istanbul sounds fantastic! Tanzania is on our radar for this year too possibly. So many choices, not enough time it seems!! :)
Would love to see your list!
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Hello! I’m glad I stumbled across your blog. I love your ‘It’s more fun in the Philippines’ videos. I’m looking forward to hearing more from you. Cheers! :)
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Hey there! Thank-you so much for dropping a comment and following us! We loved the commercials in the Philippines, and just couldn’t resist making our own. :)
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Great list! Luckily, I`ve done some of them, many are still on my list too!
Number 78… next time you are in Bali you should cross this one off, really beautiful terraces there.
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So inspirational!
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Thanks for the comment Quan, and for following us as well!! :)
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hi I I was one of students last year my name is Abby and I really like your blog
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I really miss you! you were a great teacher!!!!
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Thanks Abby! I hope you’re doing well! :)
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i know Thomas because he is my teacher now!
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Hey Mr. Hansen I really enjoy your bucket list and blog. I find it cool on what you have done!
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I really like your blog. Amazing blog I will bookmark it at home :D. Go Mr. Hansen
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Hi Mr Hansen ! I really like your blog so do my family !
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I am so impressed at what you have crossed off your list so far! Wow! And antarctica…I think that trip will be fantastic!
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Fantastically expensive! haha. That one might be the last we cross off our list. :)
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Wow what a truly magical list!! You two are well on ur way to completing this bucket list in no time. Such an inspiration! #travelgoals #relationshipgoals
Here’s a few suggestions to consider that are on my list that I didn’t see on yours!
Night diving with the manta rays in Hawaii
Trekking in South Africa to see the great silverback gorillas
Float in the Dead Sea
Happy travels, looking forward to see the next adventure
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Thanks Elaine!!!
We LOVE your ideas, and are definitely going to add them!! It’s about time we revisit and refresh our list anyway. We wrote ours about 3 years ago. Still some things to accomplish, yet so much more to add.
Do you have a list published anywhere that we can check out?
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Cool list! Might steal some of these for our own. And you have a new follower :)
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Thanks Adda! Sorry for the slow reply on this one. We’d love to see your list sometime!
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A very commendable list of achievements. Cant imagine on can do so many things in one’s life. You make a wonderful pair.All the best for your future!!
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Thank-you so much for the kind words Dr. Ashok!! It’s taken some time to cross off what we have already, and have plans to complete so much more. And of course, we’re always thinking of new things to add to the list too. :) Any suggestions??
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Pangong Tsu or Pangong Lake is one of the most beautiful spots to visit in India. You have to come to New Delhi and take a short flight to Leh in Kashmir.Drive to the lake 120 km away.Halt there for the night.Also you can drive from Srinagar to Leh via the most dangerous roads in the world…Ashok.
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Sounds like a fantastic idea! We’ll definitely be back in India one day soon and will plan for a stop to both sites. Thanks for sharing! :)
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I love your list! And you’re blog. I’m planning a trip to Myanmar soon and loved reading your posts!
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Thanks Megan! We love Myanmar!!! What do you have planned so far??
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LOVING your posts guys! Keep writing!!
Btw: 87. Trekking South Africa to sit with some silverback gorillas
You mean Central Africa? ;-)
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Have changed it to Uganda ;)
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