Travel Goals

1. Climb to Everest Base Camp.
2. Climb Mt Kilimanjaro.
3. Learn to Scuba Dive.
4. Visit every continent.
5. See the Galapagos Islands.
6. Sail down the Amazon River.
7. Climb Ayer's Rock.
8. Ride the Trans-Siberian.
9. Go into space.
10. Go wild at La Tomintina.
11. See the sunrise from Mt. Fuji.
12. Gaze at Borobudor.
13. Visit the Pyramids
14. Safari in East Africa.
15. Go to the World Cup!
16. See Machu Picchu.
17. Join the Century Club.
18. Visit Antarctica.
19. Do development work.
20. See Petra Jordan.
21. Backpack the Eastern Block.
22. See the Northern Lights.
23. Vegas Baby! Vegas!
24. Greek Island hop.
25. Cycle Tuscany.
26. Visit India.
27. Lounge in the Seychelles.
28. See Morocco.
29. Oktoberfest!
30. Caravan across the Sahara.
31. Visit Tibet.
32. Fly first class.
33. Go to Israel.
34. Carnival!!!!
35. Mardi Gras!
36. Cannes Film Festival.
37. Sundance Film Festival.
38. Eat a sushi meal at NOBU
39. Pacific Island hop.
40. Spend a night in the Ice Hotel.
41. See Glacier National Park.

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The “man” in the tree. Stanley Park, Vancouver Canada

3 Responses to “The Weekly Photo: Vancouver”

1. Gillian on October 12th, 2008 3:36 pm

   I love Stanley Park!! There are trees like this all over BC. It is amazing, not only to see such large trees, but to see the evidence of how they were felled. Those notches were placed so that a board could be levered out and a man could stand to get to the next notch etc and then would fell the tree by hand. I know environmentalists/conservationists may not appreciate it - but it was an art and an act of bravery!!

2. Mark H on October 12th, 2008 11:51 pm

   In woodchopping competitions in Australia (and probably elsewhere), they still have the “tree-climb” where the axeman chips chips a notch, places a board, climbs up, chips another notch etc until they have three boards in place. They then have to chop the tree down from the top plank. Impressive to watch as an event and it sounds realistic from what Gillian describes in her comment above.

3. Richard McLaughin on October 13th, 2008 8:15 am

   I have a similar list, here are the one from your list that I have done

   3. Learn to Scuba Dive. (became a dive master)
   11. See the sunrise from Mt. Fuji. (I walked up it first)
   13. Visit the Pyramids (honeymoon)
   14. Safari in East Africa for 3 months. (well, I lived in Africa for a year and visited 20 countries in East and Central Africa. Assume this counts)
   15. Go to the World Cup! (1 match)
   19. Do development work in the 3rd world. (lived in Chad)
   22. See the Northern Lights. (while doing #40)
   26. Visit India.(once, business trip for the WHO)
   28. See Morocco. (half dozen times, for work and play)
   29. Oktoberfest! (another team building exercise)
   30. Caravan across the Sahara. (not all the way across, and in 4×4, not on a camel)
   32. Fly first class.(many times)
   33. Go to Israel. (3 or 4 times)
   35. Mardi Gras! (heck, I live in France)
   38. Eat a sushi meal at NOBU (London)
   39. Pacific Island hop.
   40. Spend a night in the Ice Hotel in Sweden. (this was actually a team building exercise when I worked at Microsoft. The drinks are served in glasses made of ice and the beds really are made of ice)
   41. See Glacier National Park (and the Grand Canyon)

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