Follow my Adventures!
I am never one to sit down for very long so as I head into retirement, I aim to keep busy and keep doing things.
So, to make it interesting and to give myself some challenges, I created a list of things to do, some of which were easier than others!
To allow friends and family to follow my progress and to join in where appropriate, I have created this website to keep a track of my activity.
My Planned Adventures and Targets
Travel to
Argentina
Denver to Las Vegas
Philadelphia to New Orleans
Jordan
Australia / New Zealand
Peru
California
Vietnam
Botswana
Month long overland trip
NC500 route in Scotland
Europe Interrailing
Venice to Bari by train
Sri Lanka
Things to do
Watch a match at all football grounds in National League (all 3 divisions)
Attend a murder mystery dinner / Solve an Agatha Christie murder on Burgh Island
Be a background cast member in a film / TV programme
Be a member of a TV studio audience
Break a Guinness World Record
Cuddle a big cat
Decorate a cake magnificently
Do a wing walk
Go VIP at a festival or something similar
Volunteer for Crisis at Christmas
Afternoon Tea at the Ritz or similar
Luxury train journey
Master baking 5 different types of bread
Master lemon meringue pie
Perform at a local open-mic night
Stomp grapes to make wine
Try a crazy hairstyle / grow a beard
Reach 200 World heritage sites visited
Walk a long distance footpath unaided (South Downs Way)
Watch a whole test match overseas
Eat at one gastropub in every country of the country
Complete a Geography A Level
Get a hole in one
Reach 70 countries of the world visited