I posted an Aquatic Bucket List over
6 months ago now, and figured now that we're approaching holiday
season, I'd post the sequel in a series of Bucket List posts. High places have always held a fond place in my heart... Accomplishing this bucket list is probably about as close as
I'll get to reaching for the stars. Reading back on my Aquatic Bucket
List, I realised it may have been a little short..., so I'm gonna try to
make it to 10 limit myself to 11.
1) Hang Gliding in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
I've always wanted to go hang gliding, and what better way to gain good luck but by high-fiving Jesus in Rio! The city looks amazing and has a perfect shape to go gliding your way about the lovely scenery.
2) Climb Mount Pico in the Azores - Portugal
So this mountain is literally in the middle of the atlantic, screaming 'CLIMB ME'. There's a possibility I might be accomplishing this during the summer. I'm going to one of the main islands in the Azores with my best friend and if we can get a boat to here, so that we can climb this monster of a mountain, then we will! I got my fingers crossed, because this Mount Pico looks absolutely magical.
3) Hiking in Peruvian Mountains - Peru
From
a young age, ever since watching a documentary with my parents, the
Inca trails have always been a point of interest to me, due to their
mystique ambiance and impressive nature. Machu Picchu is one of the
official seven wonders of the world and I can't turn a blind eye to some
of the most beautiful mountains on Earth.
Probably
one of the strangest places known to man, the Split Pinnacle located in
Zhangjiajie is surrounded by tonnes of naturally formed pillars of
stone is known to be one of the inspirations for the floating islands in
Avatar! They look so delicate, feel like one little push and they'd all
go tumbling! I hope one day I can see these because unbelievable to
imagine that nature could create such fragile-looking structures.
5) Sky Bar in Bangkok - Thailand
A
bit of a cheat, as I'm going here when I go to Thailand. SO excited to
go up here and see the whole of Bangkok on my first night arriving. The
bar is second highest in the world, after a bar in Shanghai, nonetheless
still incredible. Posted about some of our plans here if you fancy checking it out.
6) Climb Kilimanjaro - Tanzania
Now I know a lot of people want to climb Kilimanjaro, but I really really want to. I dreamt about it and ever since then it's become a goal of mine that one day I'll make it to the top. Plus I'm actually a bit of a wuss when it comes to loving animals, and the oppurtunity to see loads of wild life cannot be turned down.
7) Explore Chittorgarh Fort - India
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The
largest fort in India located on top of a hill looks intricate, and
blends in perfectly with the natural surroundings. When I visit India at
some point, will definitely need to stop by and maybe have a swim! This
place has so much history, which admittely I don't know much about, but
I want to go to find out!
8) Witness the Angel Falls - Venezuela
You
ever watched that film, Up? One of my favourite Pixar movies which is
based around this whole region, waterfall included. I watched the
behind-the-scenes about the inspiration for the movie, and found out so
much about this part of the world. The table-top mountains nearby were
so high-up that nobody had walked on top of them, or at least nobody had
documented it. The Pixar crew took helicopters to go on top, purely to
research the area for the film, analyse the plants, animals, and rock
formations. At one point they almost lost each other because it was so
foggy up there!
9) Hike the Ten Peaks - Canada
This
place looks so serene and colourful that I couldn't really resist from
putting it on the list. Canada looks gorgeous and I'm not sure I'll be
able to stay away from the famous ten peaks, might have a hard time
convincing the grizzlys to stay away from me though.
10) Stand on the Active Aogashima Volcano - Japan
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This
island in Japan is a Volcano, within a Volcano. Yup you read that
right, I don't think I could imagine anything more awesome. I've always
had a bit of an thing for Volcanoes, as did most boys, and this place
just satisfied those childish dreams of one day exploring inside of one.
Apparently there isn't much but a Sauna in there though.
11) Stand at the tip of TrollTunga - Norway
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The
TrollTunga, which is actually Norwegian for Troll Tongue who would have
guessed? This platform protrudes out from the cliff-edge and overlooks
this extrodinary view, it just oozes dominance. Who wouldn't feel like a
boss looking over such a scene, above it all. Probably wouldn't want to
dangle your legs off the end though, just in case.
Keepin' it real,
Francis
Celestial Bucket List
April 08, 2015