Running in Krakow

Running in Krakow

What started as a quick 5k became a little longer when I realised I could pop into the old city, and then a little longer still when I found that there were no trams returning back home. (more…)

Running in Italy

Running in Italy

Getting out for a run during our visit to Italy was difficult, both because we visited in July, when it’s very hot for most of the day, and because there is just so much to see!
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Jordan & Victoria’s Bucket Lists

Jordan & Victoria’s Bucket Lists

Bucketlists are a thing of beauty – everyone’s is slightly different, and everyone clings to them with the expectation that they will be completed before you, you know, kick the bucket. So when someone asks if you’ve been to X or if you’ve seen Y, a typical response is “not yet, but it’s on the list!”. Below are our bucketlists – they change as time passes, and we often will add more to them.


Victoria’s Bucket List

I’ve had a piece of paper in my wallet for over 10 years with my bucket list written on it. It’s been folded and unfolded so many times that it’s torn at every fold. It’s not just one piece, either – it’s 4 sheets with lists of places I want to see and experiences I want to have. I didn’t bring it with me on this trip (don’t ask me why) so below is what I could recall from memory.

  • Visit the Amazon Rainforest
  • Ride a camel through the Sahara Desert
  • Ride an Ostrich
  • Cage dive with sharks
  • Learn Italian
  • Visit Antarctica
  • Pet a Lion
  • Swing from a vine in a jungle
  • Take a cooking class in The Cordon Bleu
  • See the Northern Lights
  • Ride a Dogsled though the Iditarod
  • Take the Trans Siberian Express
  • Sleep in an Igloo
  • Walk the Great Wall of China (modified to Camp on the Great Wall of China)
  • Visit Jerusalem
  • Visit Petra
  • Cover myself in mud and swim in the Dead Sea
  • Take a hot air balloon ride in Cappadocia, Turkey
  • Photograph a long exposure starry nightscape
  • Trek through the Himalayas
  • Photograph reflections in the Salt Flats of Uyuni, Bolivia
  • Hike Mount Kilimanjaro
  • Watch the Russian Ballet in Russia
  • Do an African safari on horseback
  • Watch a live flamenco performance in Spain
  • Cross a country on a motorcycle
  • See the Egyptian pyramids
  • Take a trip through the Okavongo Delta on a makoro (dugout canoe)
  • See tigers in the wild

 


Jordan’s Bucket List

  • Trailrun Chamonix
  • Hike Machu Picchu
  • Tour the breweries in Prague
  • Visit Galapagos islands
  • Hike Mt. Kilimanjaro
  • Climb the apron of the chief
  • Hike west coast trail
  • Hike pacific crest trail
  • Hike in New Zealand
  • Visit Yellowstone
  • Visit Yosemite
  • Visit Jasper National Park
  • Hike the grand canyon
First day in Rome

First day in Rome

Our first day in Rome we did a 2 hour walking tour to give us the lay of the land.  We managed to see a few churches with amazing and completely over the top ceilings, some amazing roman temples, and of course the coliseum! (more…)