“Not all those who wander are lost.” – J. R. R. Tolkien
The forces that power the need to travel - see, feel, touch and experience - cannot be contained. Set them free and they will literally take you places!
So for the rest of my life, I set out to do the following...
- Do the local circuit, visit touristy places, venture into nooks and corners that no humans inhabit...
- Travel by foot, cars, over the oceans, fly through the air...
- Spend half the holiday money on a luxury resort; maybe slum it in a place with the loo out in the open or at least a 5 minute walk away...
- Meet people, be asocial to do some soul searching...
- Experience forests and seas, buildings and grasslands, culture and sport, food and drink..
- Get the f*** out!
Of the million places to go and see around the world, here is my list of the where and what in no particular order...
- Watch the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) in Norway..
- Be a mute spectator at The Highland Games.. maybe take part if they have a version of Discus or drinking for beginners..
- Watch penguins dance at the South Pole.. just like they did in Happy Feet
- Live in the company of baby wild cats for atleast 3 days
- Get bloody intoxicated in Amsterdam
- Spend a month or two in the Seven Sister States.. cover the north east!
- Be a part of the wildlife census in India, preferably for tigers or snakes
- Africa... for its wildlife and erstwhile Pharaohs
- Climb a mountain? Hmmmm....
- Snorkel... actually see the underwater flora and fauna without getting felt up by a lecherous coot
- Discover a cave or waterfall or a new species for the first time in the universe...
- Stroll around buck naked on a private beach, where the water is calm and blue
- Learn to speak Italian in Italy
As and when a new place catches my fancy, here it shall go on my list.
And before i'm 70, i will have done them all.... Discovery... open wide thine arms unto me!
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