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madspackler Offline
#1 Posted: Fri, Jul 20 2012, 3:05 PM EST
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My wife and I are both turning the big 5-0. We decided to get a jump on our bucket list. Life has been good to both of us so we have visited many places during our lifetimes. She is an Army Brat BTW.

Our first trip is to visit Scotland, taking our two children with us. We are both of Scottish Heritage (Campbell's, Robertson's and Dunn's).

What locations are on your Bucket Lists---Herfing
mikey1597 Offline
#2 Posted: Fri, Jul 20 2012, 3:07 PM EST
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Not decided yet. Trying to find the most haunted place in the USA. Anybody got suggestions?
DrafterX Offline
#3 Posted: Fri, Jul 20 2012, 3:09 PM EST
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I plan on finding BigFoots... will start up north somewhere... Mellow
riverdog Offline
#4 Posted: Fri, Jul 20 2012, 3:19 PM EST
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My wife and I have been quite lucky as well. The big six o for me in a couple of months. The first Caribbean sailing trip with Frannie's brother, I wasn't quite a kicking and screaming participant but close to it. That was, I think, eight trips back, from the BVI's to the Grenadines and a lot of places in between. Another eight in the same company would be nice.
Buckwheat Offline
#5 Posted: Fri, Jul 20 2012, 3:22 PM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
I plan on finding BigFoots... will start up north somewhere... Mellow


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awrfIReVQtA Applause
Burner02 Offline
#6 Posted: Fri, Jul 20 2012, 3:23 PM EST
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Any where my MIL is not!

Old bat will last one week longer than I will.
DrafterX Offline
#7 Posted: Fri, Jul 20 2012, 3:30 PM EST
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Buckwheat wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awrfIReVQtA Applause



Laugh
plinytheelder Offline
#8 Posted: Fri, Jul 20 2012, 3:43 PM EST
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I'm going to Oktoberfest this year, followed by a week in Italy.

Next spring my daughter is going to be in Scotland for a pharmacy rotation, so we are going to go visit her and go to Glasgow where my grandfather was born.

2 down, too many to go...
deadeyedick Offline
#9 Posted: Fri, Jul 20 2012, 3:51 PM EST
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And I'm another old Scottish bastid. We will be visiting Scottland next year and then taking a Scandinavian cruse. The wifey is Finnish.

On my personal list would be a fishing trip to Alaska or British Columbia. Anyone want to join me?

DED
sd72 Offline
#10 Posted: Fri, Jul 20 2012, 4:00 PM EST
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Deciding between Scotland to golf st. Andrews, and santorini Greece to eat and kick back. Don't know yet.
smokestaxx Offline
#11 Posted: Fri, Jul 20 2012, 4:27 PM EST
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The moon.
Whistlebritches Offline
#12 Posted: Fri, Jul 20 2012, 4:30 PM EST
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Ireland and Scotland............................But in the mean time I think we'll retread some old ground.Phuket Thailand and Seychelles.


Ron
smokestaxx Offline
#13 Posted: Fri, Jul 20 2012, 4:37 PM EST
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O ya and austrailia
jojoc Offline
#14 Posted: Fri, Jul 20 2012, 4:48 PM EST
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when my kids get older, take them back to China
New Zealand
Austria/Germany
Alaska


Would like to visit the following again:
Philippines
Belize
Ireland
Hong Kong
France
Yellowstone
Disney World


Just to name a few off the top of my head
bloody spaniard Offline
#15 Posted: Fri, Jul 20 2012, 5:15 PM EST
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China, the Seychelles and a few other places sound interesting but in this day and age the tin cup list is more apropos IMHO:

mortgage
food
electricity/water
taxes
business incidentals
phones/fax
payroll
health insurance
transportation
clothes
booze/cigars (optional)
cable

Have I missed anything? Nope, I think that's about it. Will relive the Greek islands with slides/photo album.
dkeage Offline
#16 Posted: Fri, Jul 20 2012, 5:27 PM EST
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Just returned from ours....Alaska been talkin about it since we got married. 20th anny was in June. 50thbday in oct. decided last summer we would finally do it started saving n paying for lodging and airfare a year ago. When we took off, the only cost left was spending money. We started hoarding every 5$ bill either of us got a year ago. Really added up.

Did a week between a buds place in Seattle and visiting denali park. Then a week at an all inclusive fishing lodge. Turned off email n txt for the entire trip. The world continued ....


Best. Trip. Ever!!!!


Caught our biggest rainbows ever. Brought back a huge bunch of salmon. Loved every minute.

If you really want to do something....plan it. Save. Do it.

IMHO.


Applause Beer



If I ever find time to download our pics. I might post some
riverdog Offline
#17 Posted: Fri, Jul 20 2012, 5:36 PM EST
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Good for you dkeage! Everyone that fishes needs that one on their list.
madspackler Offline
#18 Posted: Fri, Jul 20 2012, 5:59 PM EST
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dkeage - we are in the same situation - 24th anny is end of August. 50th Bdays (both) are in October. Been planning this for almost a year. Well worth the planning and anticipation. Looking forward not backwards.

Riverdog - 25 years ago a group of 18 of us rented two sailboats and raced each other from island to island in the Carribean for a week. We still talk about that. Wife and I were dating at the time. Lots of good stories there.
riverdog Offline
#19 Posted: Fri, Jul 20 2012, 6:13 PM EST
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madspackler wrote:

Riverdog - 25 years ago a group of 18 of us rented two sailboats and raced each other from island to island in the Carribean for a week. We still talk about that. Wife and I were dating at the time. Lots of good stories there.


Man, that would be great! You'd have a large time with a beer or ten, a couple or three stogies and my BIL. He's got a sailing school and charter captain service out of the Tortola. The stories of things that didn't go quite right alone are worth the price of admission.
deadeyedick Offline
#20 Posted: Fri, Jul 20 2012, 6:33 PM EST
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dkeage wrote:
Just returned from ours....Alaska been talkin about it since we got married. 20th anny was in June. 50thbday in oct. decided last summer we would finally do it started saving n paying for lodging and airfare a year ago. When we took off, the only cost left was spending money. We started hoarding every 5$ bill either of us got a year ago. Really added up.

Did a week between a buds place in Seattle and visiting denali park. Then a week at an all inclusive fishing lodge. Turned off email n txt for the entire trip. The world continued ....


Best. Trip. Ever!!!!


Caught our biggest rainbows ever. Brought back a huge bunch of salmon. Loved every minute.

If you really want to do something....plan it. Save. Do it.

IMHO.


Applause Beer



If I ever find time to download our pics. I might post some





Kipp, You need to fill me in on the details that one. I have wanted to do that for many years. Wife says go for it. Going to start planning it. PMS

DED
wheelrite Offline
#21 Posted: Fri, Jul 20 2012, 7:33 PM EST
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A Brothel in Berlin
Roaster Dude Offline
#22 Posted: Fri, Jul 20 2012, 8:15 PM EST
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mikey1597 wrote:
Not decided yet. Trying to find the most haunted place in the USA. Anybody got suggestions?

I have done this tour on the Queen Mary when I was in Long Beach cor a coffee convention.
Very cool experience
http://www.queenmary.com/evening-tours/dining-spirits.php
wheelrite Offline
#23 Posted: Fri, Jul 20 2012, 9:14 PM EST
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Roaster Dude wrote:
I have done this tour on the Queen Mary when I was in Long Beach cor a coffee convention.
Very cool experience
http://www.queenmary.com/evening-tours/dining-spirits.php


what ?

did you have a Seance and channel Judy Garland too ?

Whistle
wheelrite Offline
#24 Posted: Fri, Jul 20 2012, 9:16 PM EST
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Roaster Dude wrote:
I have done this tour on the Queen Mary when I was in Long Beach cor a coffee convention.
Very cool experience
http://www.queenmary.com/evening-tours/dining-spirits.php


Panty waist virus casualty ?
stinger88 Offline
#25 Posted: Fri, Jul 20 2012, 9:58 PM EST
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smokestaxx wrote:
O ya and austrailia


Checked Australia off the list two years ago. It was awesome. If you are going to pay to get down there, make sure you make it count. We spent three weeks there. Could have bought a car for how much we spent. Absolutely no regrets. We went all over the continent.
Whistlebritches Offline
#26 Posted: Fri, Jul 20 2012, 11:22 PM EST
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stinger88 wrote:
Checked Australia off the list two years ago. It was awesome. If you are going to pay to get down there, make sure you make it count. We spent three weeks there. Could have bought a car for how much we spent. Absolutely no regrets. We went all over the continent.


Shoulda done a month and hit NZ......My favorite place down under.


Ron
smokestaxx Offline
#27 Posted: Sat, Jul 21 2012, 12:11 AM EST
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stinger88 wrote:
Checked Australia off the list two years ago. It was awesome. If you are going to pay to get down there, make sure you make it count. We spent three weeks there. Could have bought a car for how much we spent. Absolutely no regrets. We went all over the continent.

that sounds amazing. one day i shall!
cacman Offline
#28 Posted: Sat, Jul 21 2012, 3:28 AM EST
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dkeage wrote:
Just returned from ours....Alaska been talkin about it since we got married. 20th anny was in June. 50thbday in oct.

Sounds like an awesome trip!!! My brother spent 3 weeks in Denali volunteering for the Forestry Service. Wanted to go ever since he returned with photos and stories. Beautiful country.

Crossed one off the list when we moved to CO. Selling and up-routing everything was scary, but well worth it!!!

Next is Tuscany for at least 3 weeks. There's a small villa/farm located outside of Niccone with my name on it. And there was a Bishop with our last name that served in Faligno and Genova until the 80's. Hope to run into some "family" over vino!
Beer
DrMaddVibe Offline
#29 Posted: Sat, Jul 21 2012, 6:59 AM EST
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Machu Pichu

Tibet

Africa

St.Maarten...I can't believe how beautiful it is there.
watchurai Offline
#30 Posted: Sat, Jul 21 2012, 9:00 AM EST
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Bucket List in rough order of desire (compiled as a teenager...working to get em all!)
- Grand Canyon (done)
- Machu Pichu (this fall)
- Angor Wat/Siem Reap Cambodia (poss. next year)
- Hike in Patagonia
- Amsterdam (done)
- Munich, and various places in Bavaria (done)
- New Zealand
- Paris, Eifel tower (done)
- Rome, the Coliseum, Vatican (done)
- Egypt, the Pyramids
- Hawaii (done)
- Petra, Jordan
- Taj Mahal, India
- Rio, Brazil
- Chicken Itza, various ruins, Mexico
- Stonehenge
- London, England
- Ireland
- Japanese gardens, Kyoto, Japan
- Great Wall, Forbidden City, China
- Sacsayhuaman fortress, Tibet

Tons of other places I'd like to go, tons of other places I have gone. But these top the list.
teedubbya Offline
#31 Posted: Sat, Jul 21 2012, 9:42 AM EST
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Fargo, ND
KPP Offline
#32 Posted: Sat, Jul 21 2012, 9:56 AM EST
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Fiji
Back to Bora Bora
Switzerland
Greece
Italy
Germany
New Zealand

Thatll prolly take me 25+ years to pull off, but those are the front runners. I'd settle for all inclusive Mexico though too...
dkeage Offline
#33 Posted: Sat, Jul 21 2012, 9:57 AM EST
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KPP wrote:
Fiji
Back to Bora Bora
Switzerland
Greece
Italy
Germany
New Zealand

Thatll prolly take me 25+ years to pull off, but those are the front runners. I'd settle for all inclusive Mexico though too...



I hear Juarez is nice this time of the year................Beer
Roaster Dude Offline
#34 Posted: Sat, Jul 21 2012, 11:41 AM EST
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wheelrite wrote:
what ?

did you have a Seance and channel Judy Garland too ?

Whistle


You have an ok dinner in the restaurant on board then they take you on a tour of the ship where the public isn't allowed to go.
If your into haunted places its a fun experience.
Roaster Dude Offline
#35 Posted: Sat, Jul 21 2012, 11:45 AM EST
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wheelrite wrote:
Panty waist virus casualty ?

WTF???
Put the crack pipe down wheel!!
bloody spaniard Offline
#36 Posted: Sat, Jul 21 2012, 11:47 AM EST
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There's gonna be plenty of Bucket List trips in the near future after the election- most unplanned. Herfing
Whistlebritches Offline
#37 Posted: Sat, Jul 21 2012, 1:00 PM EST
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I suppose if I really wanted to fulfill my ultimate bucket list...............................


1 year in Asia and the Australia's wandering around.I've been many places but I am absolutely fascinated by this part of the world.I love southeast and southwest Asia and want to see more.....say 6 months more.As for Aussie.....3 months exploring the outback and 3 months fishing,hunting and drinking in NZ should fulfill my dream trip.Although I'm not sure we would ever come home......My wife's family is in Manila,I guess we could homebase out of there.


Ron
8trackdisco Offline
#38 Posted: Sun, Jul 22 2012, 6:30 PM EST
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-Tampa/St.Pete/Fort Myers
-Grand Canyon
-Puerto Rico
-Grayhawk KY
-Yazoo County MS
itsawaldo Offline
#39 Posted: Sun, Jul 22 2012, 8:54 PM EST
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wheelrite wrote:
A Brothel in Berlin


They are not bad in Hamburg my friend, don't limit yourself!
wheelrite Offline
#40 Posted: Sun, Jul 22 2012, 8:56 PM EST
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itsawaldo wrote:
They are not bad in Hamburg my friend, don't limit yourself!


Berlin is a dirty place. I like dirty girls...whip
Palama Offline
#41 Posted: Fri, Dec 29 2023, 2:51 PM EST
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I have such mundane places on my list:

Baseball HoF
Boston - so I can meet Frankie
Bourbon Trail
Hiroshima - gonna take a lotta research but I’d love to find ANY family there
Italy
Jimi Hendrix Experience Museum
Attend a regular season game in Lambeau
London
Paris
Pro Football HoF
Rock ‘n Roll HoF

Couple others after the above:

Fuente factory in DR
Padron factory in Nicaragua
BuckyB93 Offline
#42 Posted: Fri, Dec 29 2023, 10:34 PM EST
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Talked with a guy on the phone for Walmart customer service (had an issue with an online purchase) and he was located in Cairo. The issue was resolved and reimbursed for a lost package. It was a fun conversation.

As a bonus, he said he was going to send me some plane tickets to visit Egypt. I'd love to see Egypt but I'm not holding my breath for the customer service guy send me some plane tickets.
BuckyB93 Offline
#43 Posted: Fri, Dec 29 2023, 10:38 PM EST
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Palama wrote:
I have such mundane places on my list:

Baseball HoF
Boston - so I can meet Frankie
Bourbon Trail
Hiroshima - gonna take a lotta research but I’d love to find ANY family there
Italy
Jimi Hendrix Experience Museum
Attend a regular season game in Lambeau
London
Paris
Pro Football HoF
Rock ‘n Roll HoF

Couple others after the above:

Fuente factory in DR
Padron factory in Nicaragua


I might have some connections that could land you some tickets.
Palama Offline
#44 Posted: Fri, Dec 29 2023, 11:41 PM EST
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BuckyB93 wrote:
I might have some connections that could land you some tickets.


Well, I might take you up on that offer someday! ThumpUp
delta1 Offline
#45 Posted: Sat, Dec 30 2023, 1:21 AM EST
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I gotta work on that bucket list while I still have time...

my son and I went on a Caribbean cruise a few years ago...had a stop in the DR and thought we could get to the Fuente farm/factory...no go cuz it was too far away from our port of call...cab driver said it was several hours away and we didn't have enough time...it didn't look that far on the map...
deadeyedick Offline
#46 Posted: Sat, Dec 30 2023, 7:45 AM EST
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Thinking Europe next year. Maybe Portugal, Spain and southern France regions?

Also kinda wanted to visit Australia but hate the long flights.
frankj1 Offline
#47 Posted: Sat, Dec 30 2023, 3:57 PM EST
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Palama wrote:
I have such mundane places on my list:

Baseball HoF
Boston - so I can meet Frankie
Bourbon Trail
Hiroshima - gonna take a lotta research but I’d love to find ANY family there
Italy
Jimi Hendrix Experience Museum
Attend a regular season game in Lambeau
London
Paris
Pro Football HoF
Rock ‘n Roll HoF

Couple others after the above:

Fuente factory in DR
Padron factory in Nicaragua

call me on the way over so I have time to put on long pants
MidnightToker( • )( • ) Offline
#48 Posted: Sun, Dec 31 2023, 3:02 PM EST
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Posts: 870
Lagos, Portugal
Fiji, Fuji, Tahiti, Bora Bora or anywhere in the South Pacific or French Polynesian islands

Staying in one of those huts on stilts in the water
I won't go until I can stay in one
Palama Offline
#49 Posted: Sun, Dec 31 2023, 4:09 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
call me on the way over so I have time to put on long pants


Bringing out your Eldridge Cleaver pants?

Edit: “Cleaner” link:

https://nom-de-grr.livejournal.com/67249.html?
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