Top 5 to do's before you die.

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You can blame Kip (well partly) for this one.....

In one of the other threads she mentioned wanting to ride (on) a tractor as something to do before she popped her clogs........

Having been around a bit it got me wondering what I could / would like to do before keeling over and pushing up daisys (as in dying rather than getting drunk) .

A few from my past would be;
1. Fly somewhere first class (done twice now, nice but not worth the GBP3,000+ return to Singapore).
2. Stay at a golden beach with warm clear seas like seen in 'The Beach' (Thailand a number of times over the last 3 years and back in March).
3. Abseil / rock climb (did in my late teens and took up climbing again for a bit in London a couple of years back).

The only one I can think of at the moment is;

Scuba dive

So the question is....... what 5 things would you like to do before passing away that are reasonably achievable (i.e. no "fly a spaceship to repeal the Martian hordes and thus save the Earth from conquest" as while I am sure myself and the other inhabitants of Earth would be very grateful to you for doing this, I feel the situation is unlikely to happen, certainly in the short term anyway).

RB
 
Everyone should jump out of a plane from 12000ft at least once in their life.

Did it from 13000ft yesterday and couldn't agree more, everyone should do it at some point. Most amazing thing.

/Edit Suppose I'd better actually add to the thread!

1 - Complete the AFF course and be fully qualified.
2 - Paraglide in the lakes.
3 - Visit all of the places on my list of 'Places to Go'
4 - Live full life (kids, family, good job, enjoy life etc)
5 - Go luging
 
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preferably yes, but if I was in a plane 12000 ft up and knew for some reason I was definitely going to die in 5mins, I might do it anyway if I hadn't already :P
 
Become a parent (to those who are not yet!)

Own an "///M Car"

Pilots license.

Goto Amsterdam and decide for yourself what all the fuss is about.

Get Permabanned from OC/UK.
 
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1. Visit Tokyo/Japan
2. Visit Australia
3. Become rich
4. Have wife, kids
5. Have (had) a career

And i'll die happy :)
 
1. Build my own house.
2. Visit Antartctica
3. Run the London Marathon

That's al I can think of at the moment. There are loads of other things that I want to do, but none of them seem as difficult or would give me the same sense of acehievement as those listed above.
 
Some of mine no order:

1) Holiday somewhere deserted (last years honeymoon)
2) Wife (done last year) + Kids (woo just found out one on the way)
3) Watch some NRL in Oz
4) Visit Amnesia / Ibiza (done 05,06,07 several times each) :D
5) Play a set in a big uk club
 
1. Ski off a cliff a la James Bond style - obviously with parachute on my back.
2. Fly in a supersonic jet (edge of the world type of trip in a MiG)
3. Go to Antartica
4. Sail across the atlantic in sail boat.
5. Go on a safari

I've been really lucky to have done a lot of things already - I really hope that you all can live your dreams. Don't let anything/anyone stop you from doing the things you want to do.
 
Done a few of the ones listed already which makes me feel pretty damn lucky actually.

1. Visit more of Asia,
2. Write a book
3. Maintain my strength, fitness and overall health.
4. Help to work on / dig up an archaeological site
5. See a UFO
 
67. Lunge wildly at the Pope.


love bill bailey.

"Go into space, conveniently forgetting become an astronaut"


ummmm.

visit at least 10 different countries
break at least 1 bone in my body (i have yet to break any but not through lack of trying)
have my name mentioned on a wikipedia article
beat death at poker, thus becoming immortal

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Adding this one to my list

Help to work on / dig up an archaeological site
 
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All mine seem to be travelling (and expensive)

1. Go on spending spree in Japan
2. Follow the D-Day landing route to Germany
3. Drive through Italy
4. Go on Siberian Express
5. Vist St. Petersburg (including the 'Amber Room')
 
Some good ones there Malccy #2 is quite something. Oh and for number 3 you have to do it in an Italian car ;)

#4 I do want to do as well actually - I'll have to maybe drop my #1 instead.
 
1. Drive through Italy in a Ferrari and eat lot'sa pasta (355 or 360)
2. Shopping spree with £100,000 in New York or Tokyo
3. Goto Space in a flying car
4. Drink so much alcohol I'm climbing trees and feeding birds, where no man has ever been
5. and as ScarySquirrel said have a threesome (2 girls obviously - it's every mans dream)
 
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