Before I Die, This Mermaid Wants to…
● = I checked it off of my bucket list
○ = I still need to check it off of my bucket list
Anything underlined will take you to a more detailed article in case you want to know more!
Experience
● Fill my passport up with stamps
● Get scuba certified
● Scuba dive the Great Barrier Reef
○ Go scuba diving in Palau
● Go on a wreck dive
● Scuba dive at night
● Go on a cruise
○ Go on a European river cruise
○ Fly first class
● Kiss on top of the Eiffel Tower
● Watch the Eiffel Tower sparkle
● Do all of the activities at the Great Sand Dunes National Park
○ Go spelunking
● Go caving
○ Learn how to ski
● Photograph the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
● Go cross-country skiing in Norway
○ Snowboard in Japan
○ Snowboard in Canada
○ Ski in Norway
○ Go dog sledding with a helicopter in Alaska
○ Take an archeological tour of Egypt
● Bathe in the Ganges
○ Spend St. Patrick’s day in Ireland
● See Stonehenge
○ Go on a yoga retreat in Nepal
○ Hike to Everest Base Camp
○ Hike Molokini Crater
● Hold a koala in Australia
● Bathe an elephant
● Do yoga on a paddle board in the mountains
● Ride a gondola through Venice
○ Trek in Mont Blanc
● Hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
● Spend the day in the Swiss Alps
○ Go kayaking in Antarctica with penguins
● Climb the Arc de Triomphe
● Go Ziplining in Mexico
● Ride a horse on a beach in Costa Rica
○ See lava flow from a volcano
○ Go to all Disney Parks
● Gallop on a horse
○ See the bells of Notre Dame
○ Go paragliding
● Shoot a bow and arrow
● Go to the top of the Empire State Building
● See the Statue of Liberty
● Throw a coin over my shoulder into the Trevi Fountain
● Touch the breast of Juliette in Verona
● Go on a hot air balloon
● Hike up an active volcano
● See the Mona Lisa
● “Hold” the leaning tower of Pisa
○ Go on a spa retreat
● Swim with dolphins
● Swim with sharks
● Swim with manta rays
○ Swim with whale sharks
○ Be an extra in a movie
○ Dive in the Georgia Aquarium
● Swim in a rooftop pool
● Go whale watching
● Climb a Colorado “14er”
○ Get chilly in Katla ice cave in Iceland
● Go to a German Christmas Market
● Run a half marathon
● Hike the Great Wall of China
● Smell cherry blossoms in Japan
○ Go see a blowhole
● Take a traditional Balinese Flower Bath
○ Take a road trip to Yosemite
● Go sand-boarding on sand dunes
○ Relax in the Saturnia Hot Springs in Italy
○ Take a vespa around the Cinque Terre
● Become a certified mermaid
○ Climb a Colorado “14er”
● Run a half marathon
● Do a professional travel photoshoot
○ Become a advanced PADI mermaid
Stays/Hotels
○ Watch the northern lights through igloo accommodation
○ Spend Christmas in Rothenburg
○ Stay in a Harry Potter Themed Air BnB
● Stay in a capsule hotel in Tokyo
● Live out of a van or RV
○ Stay at Soneva Jani in the Maldives
○ Live with a local family
○ Go on a diving live aboard
○ Indulge in The Ritz in London
● Stay at a treehouse in the rainforest
○ Rent a room in a French castle
● Go to the Broadmoor in Colorado
○ Rent a ‘ski-in/ski-out’ cabin.
● Go to a resort on the beach
○ Sleep in a hammock in the Seychelles
○ Sleep listening to the beach in Bora Bora
●. Stay in a typical English Cottage
○ Feel like royalty and sleep in a castle in England
● Rent a private villa on the beach in Bali
○ Sleep in a cliff tent
○ Enjoy an over-water Bungalow in the Maldives
● Stay somewhere with your own private chef
● Sleep in a tent in the Serengeti
○ Rent a bungalow in Tahiti
● Sleep on a boat/yacht
Eat
○ Eat at a Michelin Star restaurant
○ Eat at the restaurant at the top of the Eiffel Tower
● Drink wine in Tuscany
● Try haggis in Scotland
● Eat Swiss fondue and chocolate
● Eat bratwursts and beer in Germany
● Eat hotpot in China
● Indulge in carbonnade flamande in Belgium
● Love fondue at The Melting Pot
● Eat at Cranellis in Colorado (where I used to work!)
● Eat high-altitude donuts at (14,000+ feet