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travelmickey

is in her thirties... eek!



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  2. 1. Take 365 amazing photographs this year
    5 entries . 15 cheers     		1 person
  3. 2. Read the Big Read's 100 greatest books
    55 entries . 15 cheers     		23 people
  4. 3. Get an allotment
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		18 people
  5. 4. see the northern lights
    4 entries . 19 cheers     		16,927 people
  6. 5. Stay in the ice hotel
    2 entries . 28 cheers     		43 people
  7. 6. Swim the English Channel
    5 cheers     		114 people
  8. 7. Weigh under ten stone
    4 entries . 6 cheers     		3 people
  9. 8. write a novel and get it published
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		329 people
  10. 9. Milk a cow
    1 entry . 12 cheers     		524 people
  11. 10. Catch a fish and eat it
    4 cheers     		14 people
  12. 11. Get a byline in The Guardian
    2 entries . 3 cheers     		1 person
  13. 12. Watch Channel 4's 100 greatest films
    19 entries . 9 cheers     		10 people
  14. 13. Get a printing press and print something
    1 cheer     		1 person
  15. 14. Learn to use my sewing machine
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		60 people
  16. 15. Find a Bookcrossing book
    2 entries . 7 cheers     		27 people
  17. 16. Donate blood
    1 entry . 18 cheers     		2,591 people
  18. 17. Get a travel article published
    7 cheers     		2 people
  19. 18. Own my own home
    4 entries . 9 cheers     		1,376 people
  20. 19. Learn how to bookbind
    11 cheers     		38 people
  21. 20. paint a picture
    3 entries . 12 cheers     		512 people
  22. 21. Drive around Europe in a VW campervan
    2 entries . 20 cheers     		13 people
  23. 22. Visit every continent
    3 entries . 11 cheers     		1,590 people
  24. 23. bungee jump
    1 entry . 7 cheers     		3,437 people
  25. 24. Drink a mojito in Cuba
    2 cheers     		1 person
  26. 25. Cruise the Nile in a felluca
    1 entry . 9 cheers     		3 people
  27. 26. Climb a live volcano
    2 entries . 14 cheers     		5 people
  28. 27. make a documentary film
    4 entries . 14 cheers     		550 people
  29. 28. Walk the Santiago pilgrimage trail
    1 entry . 9 cheers     		9 people
  30. 29. Read a newspaper in the Dead Sea
    6 cheers     		1 person
  31. 30. visit the Taj Mahal
    1 entry . 11 cheers     		158 people
  32. 31. see the pyramids in Egypt
    1 entry . 13 cheers     		241 people
  33. 32. Go to Dharamsala and meet the Dalai Lama
    3 entries . 9 cheers     		11 people
  34. 33. go to Carnival in Rio de Janeiro
    1 entry . 10 cheers     		57 people
  35. 34. Sing karaoke and eat sushi in Japan
    4 entries . 11 cheers     		3 people
  36. 35. go to India
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		1,083 people
  37. 36. Have a smallholding, with chickens, pigs and a few sheep
    2 cheers     		1 person
  38. 37. Run the New York Marathon
    1 entry . 11 cheers     		81 people
  39. 38. travel on the Trans-Siberian Railway
    		167 people
  40. 39. visit all 50 states
    1 entry     		7,155 people
  41. 40. Own my own boat
    2 cheers     		17 people
  42. 41. Own a little beach hut
    5 cheers     		1 person
  43. 42. Visit all 50 European countries
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  44. 43. Go surfing in hawaii
    		31 people

How I did it
How to visit 30 countries before I am 30
It took me
29 years
It made me
A globe-trotter

How I did it: Adding up all the family holidays, school trips, weekend breaks, study abroad, time travelling after university, volunteering overseas, and living in another country - I was still left with quite a few countries short of the magic 30 when I first set this goal for myself years ago. So, quite simply, I booked cheap trips whenever I saw them, opted to go to weird and wonderful places off the beaten track whenever I could, and kept… Read how I did it…

Oct 23, 08:37AM PDT | 1 comment | 5 cheers


How to read all harry potter books
It took me
61 days
It made me
Magical

How I did it: I begged, borrowed, and stole the seven books... well, went to the library, my brother's book shelves and Amazon and ploughed through one paperback after the other until, alas, Harry Potter was no more. Not literally. Well that would be giving it away... I finished the story lets put it that way. Read how I did it…

Sep 27, 11:25AM PDT | 1 comment


How to make a meal only from things I've grown in my garden
It took me
3 months
It made me
Full-up

How I did it: Well, apart from the lamb chops (which I saw as a meat garnish - rather than the 'meal' itself!) and the gravy, my dinner on Sunday consisted of: My own potatoes roasted with my own rosemary - delish My own (very mini) chantenay carrots roasted - very haute cuisine My own runner beans boiled - nicer than expected My own (massive) courgettes roasted My own beetroot roasted - much better than it was boiled My own diddy tomato… Read how I did it…

Aug 04, 09:00AM PDT | 2 comments | 2 cheers


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Recent entries
Visit all 50 European countries
18 done so far 4 weeks ago

1. Albania

2. Andorra

3. Armenia

4. Austria

5. Azerbaijan

6. Belarus

7. Belgium

8. Bosnia and Herzegovina

9. Bulgaria

10. Croatia

11. Czech Republic

12. Cyprus

13. Denmark

14. Estonia

15. Finland

16. France

17. Germany

18. Georgia

19. Greece

20. Hungary

21. Iceland

22. Ireland

23. Italy

24. Kosovo

25. Latvia

26. Liechtenstein

27. Lithuania

28. Luxembourg

29. Malta

30. Moldova

31. Monaco

32. Montenegro

33. Netherlands

34. Norway

35. Poland

36. Portugal

37. Romania

38. Republic of Macedonia

39. Russia

40. San Marino

41. Serbia

42. Slovakia

43. Slovenia

44. Spain

45. Sweden

46. Switzerland

47. Turkey

48. Ukraine

49. United Kingdom

50. Vatican City

Oct 24, 08:42AM PDT | 0 comments


visit all 50 states
More than ten per cent, just 4 weeks ago

So far, I have been to:

1) Florida
2) New Jersey
3) New York
4) Connecticut
5) Massachusetts
6) Pennsylvania

It seems I have a long way to go, but I’m not in a rush – I’d like to do this at some point in life though.

Oct 23, 09:18AM PDT | 0 comments


Visit 30 countries before I am 30 (read all 15 entries…)
Croatia No. 30 4 weeks ago

We took the train from Ljubljana to Zagreb – the capital of Croatia, and arrived just as it was getting dark. Our taxi driver tried to outrageously rip us off and then we were shown to our room which mysteriously didn’t have any curtains. So, not a good start.

Next we took a tram ride (the trams in the city centre are free – which is nice) and went the wrong way – getting lost in high rise suburbia at a place where a kind stranger (who spoke brilliant English) told us she had never seen a tourist. Ooops.

But we eventually got back to the main square and found an awesome local restaurant and ate more meat and bread than two people should and had a great night.

So ups and downs for Croatia, but still it was country 30 so I can hardly complain!

1) UK
2) Bulgaria
3) Portugal
4) France
5) Spain
6) Malta
7) Cyprus
8) America
9) Bahamas
10) Costa Rica
11) Nicaragua
12) South Africa
13) Lesotho
14) UAE
15) Oman
16) Ireland
17) Sri Lanka
18) The Netherlands
19) Belgium
20) Canada
21) Mexico
22) Morrocco
23) Italy
24) Vatican City
25) Poland
26) Austria
27) Slovakia
28) Germany
29) Slovenia
30) Croatia

Oct 23, 08:25AM PDT | 1 cheer | 1 comment


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I want to:

The world wants to...

learn arabic Drive Route 66 enjoy Fill up my sketchbook Lolidalene wants to Be decisive buy a car write a book and have it published STOP TURNING RED lower my blood pressure get my teeth fixed Lose 150 pounds Tarklandoura wants to schedule daily goals I can accomplish not be shy go to China Donate blood learn to cook healthy vegetarian dishes Run the Boston Marathon Become Financially Independent Learn to fly get a bachelor's degree Be more green hang out with jonas brothers ride dressage to music Go to Nashville Tennessee! learn to play blues guitar read one book per week. never get married
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