Goals - Bracke Blog

Travel

Visit all the states in the United States (view progress)
Visit all the countries in the world (view progress)
Drive across the United States from coast to coast
Experience New Years’ Eve in Times Square Stay overnight in an ice hotel
Stay overnight in a lighthouse Stay overnight in a castle in Great Britain
Ride a Harley or drive a convertible along historic Route 66
Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge (completed) Visit the Taj Mahal
Visit Machu Picchu Visit the rainforests of Central or South America
Travel outside of the United States for three months without a plan
Participate in (or photograph) La Tomatina in Spain (held in August)
Bike down Mt. Haleakala (completed) Drive the Road to Hana (completed)
Attend the World Bodypainting Festival in Austria (held in July)
Attend Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro (held in February or March)
Attend the Burning Man Project (held in August or September)
View (and photograph) the Aurora Borealis (usually March, April, September, or October)
Go on an African photo safari Photograph a wild Spring Break
Trek the Great Wall of China (as much as possible)
Photograph the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona (held in July)
Attend the Pushkar Camel Fair (held in November)
View (and photograph) the Dragon Boat Championships (held in August or September)
Attend the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (held February through October)
View (and photograph) the Great Reno Balloon Race (held in September)
Attend Mardi Gras in New Orleans (held in January or February)

Cool Things to Experience While Traveling (but not necessarily goals)

View the crop circles in England Attend Hogmanay in Edinburgh
Photograph the Running of the Nudes in Pamplona (held in July)
Visit all the missions in California Travel the length of the El Camino Real
View (and photograph) a Love Parade (various countries) Visit Loch Ness
Photograph the Namaqualand Wildflower Bloom in South Africa
Visit Roswell, New Mexico Visit (and photograph) the Australian Outback
Attend an Exotic Ball (completed)
Go on an Alaskan cruise Attend Daytona Bike Week (held in March)
Attend the Winter Olympics Attend a twins festival
Attend Dia de los Muertos in Mexico (held in November)
Attend a Mardi Gras festival in place other than New Orleans
Watch a fire-walking ceremony

Sports and Entertainment

Learn to scuba dive (attempted snuba) Go hot-air ballooning
Go dog-sledding Ride an elephant Ride a horse Ride a camel in the desert
Test drive a sports car on a race track Have dinner with a celebrity
Bet on a horse race Swim with dolphins Swim with sea turtles (completed)
Go to a nude beach (completed) Go skinny dipping (completed)
Read 26 classic works (C, H, K, R, T, W, Y)
Do an extreme sport (like bungee jumping, para-gliding, or parachuting)
Play in a game of cricket in a country where cricket really matters
Take my family to see the Nutcracker (completed 2006) Go whale watching
See a midnight showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show Ski a double-diamond run
Send a message in a bottle at least 1,000 miles (attempted)
Catch a ball at a major league baseball stadium Raft through the Grand Canyon

Accomplishments

Fly a plane solo Get a private pilot’s license Appear on television
Appear on-screen in a movie Work behind the scenes on a movie
Learn Latin Earn a degree from an accredited college or university
Start a fire without matches or technology Attempt to break a world record
Write a book Be published in Life magazine Get back down under 200 pounds
Earn a million dollars (completed)

Miscellaneous

Get an off-shore bank account Own a ferret Get a tattoo Get an ear pierced
Own a bed and breakfast Own a restaurant Own a car worthy of Bond
Own property surrounded by large amount of land Sit on a jury
Witness a birth Anonymously spend $1,000 on strangers