Travel Drama: What to do When You Forget to Get a Visa for China
Despite us knowing since the beginning of our trip that we’d be going to China, and that we’d need a visa, it somehow managed to completely slip our minds.
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 RainforestRide a camel through the Sahara Desert- Ride an Ostrich
- Cage dive with sharks
- Learn Italian
- Visit Antarctica
Pet a LionSwing 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 JerusalemVisit PetraCover 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
Travel Drama: The Death List
The following is a record of all the things that have been lost, stolen, abandoned or sent home during our travels. (more…)
Travel Drama – 3 Pronged Camera Death
We set off with 4 cameras plus 2 iphones with relatively good cameras. Within 3 days of eachother, exactly 3 of the 4 cameras have gone kaput in some way. (more…)