my todo list
Posted: December 1st, 2009 | Author: Shawn | Filed under: uncategorized | 4 Comments »
This list needs quite a bit of work, so please chime in if you have a good idea.
Anywhere
- Cricket (figure it out/watch live)
- Rugby (figure it out/watch live)
Australia
- Sydney sewer tour
Canada
- Bungie jumping: Colin said he would go, I have proof.
- Whitehorse
- Newfoundland: Gros Morne plus the rest of it.
England
- London: Saw this here, thanks Pauline :) “The London Wildlife Trust (020-7261-0447; http://www.wildlondon.org.uk) and Thames 21 (020-7248-7171) do good work in London, such as building burrows for the local hedgehog population and keeping the banks of the Thames clean.”
France
- Tignes Lake ice diving
- Parisian catacombs
Germany
- Oktoberfest!
Gibraltar
- Go here!
Iceland
- Go here!
India
- Kerala Houseboats (link)
Japan
- Bullet train: Ride the fastest one possible.
- Sumo wrestling: watch a match, or whatever they’re called.
- Ghibli Museum
New Zealand
- Hobbits: They still have the hobbit set from lord of the rings. Dorky, I know.
Russia
- Siberia! Thanks for nothing, Mike.
Spain
- Barcelona: Eva & Jeremy sold me on it!
Go to Oz, specifically Byron Bay, the Sunshine Coast and Uluru.
I grew up on the Sunshine Coast and it’s a great place to unwind and chill out. :) Byron Bay is also brilliant (I went surfing with wild dolphins there) – it’s getting a little touristy but go a little north or south of the ‘main drag’ and you’ll have a great time.
Good luck!
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True, I should go to Australia, eh? I think I just might. Thanks, Chris!
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When you are in Kerala I would also REALLY recommend staying at an amazing homestay in a village in the backwaters. You can only reach it by canoe, the people are wonderful, home-cooked food is amazing and the host Thomas takes you on lots of great walks, bike rides and canoe trips around the village.
It was our favourite place on our year-long RTW trip packed with amazing experiences. You can read my review here: http://www.keralaindiatravel.net/kerala-india-travel/the-best-homestay-in-kerala-community-greenpalm-homes-review-part-1
Other great places in India: Hampi, Mumbai, Gujurat and Andaman Islands. It’s an incredible country.
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Shawn Reply:
February 4th, 2010 at 20:32
Awesome advice, Erin, thanks! Out of the blue last night I had a taxi driver tell me that Kerala is the most beautiful part of India. I don’t even know why he was talking about India, it was sort of random. I’m really looking forward to going back there now :)
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