Time flies so fast and before we knew it we’re already rotting on our death bed. I don’t mean to be that gross nor morbid but it’s just a fact of life. I just want to celebrate life as much as I could. Maybe that’s also one reason why I really enjoy traveling. Life is too short to not spend it with the things that you love doing, right?
Here’s my list of 30 things I want to do before I turn 30.
30. Visit 30 countries. I’ve only been to 12 countries so far, so 18 more to go!!!
29. Skydiving
28. Bungee Jumping
27. Kiss someone under the Eiffel Tower
26. Meet Fidel Castro before he dies
25. Step foot on all six continents. I’ve been to three, so three more to go!!! I’m not sure about Antartica though.
24. See the Northern Lights in Finland
23. Try eating live Octopus in Korea or Japan
22. Hitchhike on my next overland trip
21. Try boat hitchhiking. I’ve heard a lot about this and I wanna try it!
20. Cruise along the Amazon River
19. Swim with Whale Sharks
18. Join the Mile High Club. Do I need to say more? LOL
17. Learn how to surf and surf in Hawaii
16. Scuba dive in Tubattaha
15. Learn Kungfu or at least some basic Martial Arts in Wuhan, China
14. Spend my Christmas volunteering in any NGOs in Asia or Africa
13. Hit the gym and be fit and get crazy in the Rio Carnival
12. Quit smoking before I turn 30
11. Learn alternative ways of living. I’m getting tired of this same old boring life. LOL
10. Be in two places at one time?
09. Ride a camel across some desert
08. Learn another language. Spanish or Mandarin
07. Find more ways of earning money. Without working for others!!!
06. Go to Mt. Everest’s Base Camp
05. Get a huge tattoo on my back
04. Go to a Safari in Africa
03. Work with animals, like volunteer etc (I got a pet instead)
02. Get rich!!!!!!!!!! Hahaha! I don’t know how to do this though!
01. Travel the World for a year or two. Maybe I’ll depart on my 30th birthday!!! Woo hoo!!!
00. Be braver, bolder and crazier!!! And attend the Tomatina Festival!!!
Wow…very great things to do. How old are you now, by the way? May you able to get all the things you wanted to do.
i'm 28 now
2 years to go
A pretty eclectic mix. I'm not sure I've got any 'before 30' goals but I've been living mine for sometime now. I'd like to continue traveling and making enough money from the road so I don't have to go back to the 'real world'.
As far as my travel plans, I've got many. Driving up South America into the States, the FIBA World Basketball Championships in August, and moving to northern Cyprus for a year. I think I that will be pretty good to get done before 30, I've got some months left!
Your plan sounds great Anil. Are you serious in moving to Cyprus? I met a couple Brits in China and they stayed in Cyprus for a year teaching English.
Goodluck on your plans
I loved reading your list – what a great idea for a blog post!! I don't really have a top 30, but I do have several that I want to do before turning 30:
1. Attend a Super Bowl
2. Visit Australia
3. Learn to speak Spanish
4. Have a Baby (or Two)
5. Skydive
Wow! I hope your plans do come true before you turn 30. Happy New Year!
I'd say the quit smoking one is pretty important! Great list. Sounds like you got a lot to do before you're 30!
so true michael, it's also the most difficult to follow hehe… happy new year!
23. Try eating live Octopus in Korea or Japan (eeeeewwwe!!!) – careful on this, it might choke you to death!
12. Quit smoking before I turn 30 – I quit. I quit making this a resolution.
I got 9 more months before turning 30. Que sera sera.
Happy New Year Flip
@ gaye: today is my first day in my quit smoking program, 364 days to go (LOL) i never thought it would be this hard, im salivating every now and it's driving me nuts!!!!!! happy new year gaye!
The one that struck me is meeting Fidel Castro. That would make an interesting post!
And I hope you don't think 30 is the age is the age you start rotting on the deathbead! LOL!
Happy New Year, Flip!
@Gourmantic: Yeah I think meeting Fidel Castro would be an awesome experience.
LOL almost everyone I know here in the Philippines think that 30 is really old. But after traveling I realize that age does not really matter that much and it's relative.
meh too! I like #26 – meeting with Fidel Castro..
hi Xpat, thanks for dropping by, it'll be cool to visit Fidel Castro, right? hehe
I've past 30 but it is a great list. But why the large tattoo? Language aside, my dream person to meet is Leonardo da Vinci but I suspect you have more chance with Fidel. After all, Leonardo hasn't been with us for a fair while…
I figured that a small tattoo would not suit me… Maybe if in the future there would be time travel that would be real cool to visit Da Vinci
hey flip, good luck to the 30 things to do before 30. bet you can achieve all of it this year!!! so nice reading posts like this, inspires you to write your own.
@Jerik: I'm sure I won't be able to achieve them in one year though
especially now that I'm broke hehe… i'm hoping that I could cross out at least half from the list.
The funny things about these lists is you just keep adding to them once you have accomplished them. OK about the mile high club….unless I am in first class I have no desire. Those bathrooms can get pretty nasty!:)
haha OMG I'm still too far from achieving my goals…