My wishlist

In order to keep track of all those things I would like to do/try out at least once in my life – from the little whims and curious activities to the most unforgettable experiences, from apparently (or objectively?) insignificant and almost idle goals to the most demanding self-challenges, to cross my limits and overcome some of my fears… All in a strictly random order 🙂

1) Visit all Seven New Wonders of the World

Colosseum*

Machu Picchu

Petra

Chichen Itza

Taj Mahal

Great Wall of China

Christ the Redeemer

2) Admire the Pyramids of Egypt

3) Travel to Easter Island

4) Set foot in Antarctica

5) Touch “the two ends of the globe”

Cape North

Ushuaia

6) Admire a volcanic eruption in person

For the time being I settle for “just” hiking to the top of Mount Vesuvius several times and in diverse weather conditions, where I could spot (and smell!) the fumaroles. Although I realize that never witnessing a lava flow from Mount Etna is a great shame for someone who is 50% Sicilian, so I hope to make it up soon… there or elsewhere 🙂

7) Drive along the whole Route 66

I “started from the end” and before that, just by chance, I stumbled upon a short section of this historic road, that I have been dreaming of driving through the whole lenght of since I was a kid, during a little on-the-road trip across the great Parks of the West… The time will eventually come for me to hit the road from one end to the other, by crossing the most iconic stops as well as the ones more connected to kitsch symbols! 🙂

8) Snorkel through a coral reef

9) Swim with sea turtles

10) Spot the whales from up close

11) See both the Midnight Sun and the Northern Lights

Technically Midnight Clouds and some Northern Lights that I haven’t been able to photograph! Both memories are still vivid in my heart, as it should be… but I hope I will have the chance to repeat them 🙂

12) Try paragliding

13) Fly on a hot air balloon

14) Take part to a safari

15) Travel Coast to Coast in the States

Ok, I cheated here by organizing it “in a shorter version”, with the intention to widen it in the future to match what the traditional expression “USA Coast to Coast” usually recalls… perhaps while ticking off point number 7 as well!