Just for the record, I never had or wanted a proverbial bucket list that has so popular with travelers. I a list of places I wanted to go. Visiting all fifty of our states was almost by accident, until the total reached the low forties or thereabouts. Trips to places around the world were never planned more than eight to nine months ahead. Much of this I owe to my travel buddy Mike. He rarely wants to a location, too far in advance. When we drove Chile from top to bottom, it all came together just a few months before. Same for our trek to Africa for the safaris and visiting Barry the V. I have seen other peoples bucket list, and thought I would give you my water pail **list, which I at this point in my life. About the only trips left, that I can even think about are a trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY, the Tour de France, and perhaps the four eastern Canadian provinces. There will be some revisits, such as the Oktoberfest in Munich, wine regions in various European countries, and some cycling trips.
In no particular order of importance or sense of Trek the Amazon Rainforest, PeruVisit Angkor Wat, Cambodia (3 times)Cross the Berlin Wall at Checkpoint Charlie (sorry, you cannot do that anymore!)Take the Trans Siberian Railway across RussiaVisit my ancestors home city of Nagoya, JapanVisit all 50 U.S. statesTaste champagne in Champagne, FranceSpend two weeks at Wimbledon, EnglandDo the tango in Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAmtrak across the country (several times)Visit most of the western National ParksSee the Aurora Borealis in AlaskaSee the witches of Salem, MA on HalloweenVisit all the ballparks in the westSee a play on Broadway, NYCTraverse Chile from top to bottom (by air, land, and sea)Visit Fenway and WrigleyDive the Great Barrier Reef, AustraliaJet boat in Queenstown, New ZealandBike down Haleakala Crater, MauiZipline in the Costa Rica cloudforestWatch a lion hunt in the SerengetiPlay golf at St. Andrews, ScotlandShop at Harrods for wine gummies, LondonVisit the Girl from Ipanema, Rio de JaneiroSip wine in Mendoza, ArgentinaCruise Halong Bay, VietnamSee peak bloom Cherry Blossoms in DCHear the roar at Sturgis, SDVisit Tsukiji Fish Market, TokyoFind rare ports on the Algarve, PortugalAttend a concert at Royal Albert Hall, LondonDrink many beers at the Oktoberfest in Munich, GermanyEat smoked omul at
Lake Baikal, RussiaAttend the U.S.
