Wednesday 12 September 2012

Here i go again....



“Not all those who wander are lost.” – 
J. R. R. Tolkien



The forces that power the need to travel - see, feel, touch and experience - cannot be contained. Set them free and they will literally take you places! 

So for the rest of my life, I set out to do the following... 


  • Do the local circuit, visit touristy places, venture into nooks and corners that no humans inhabit... 
  • Travel by foot, cars, over the oceans, fly through the air... 
  • Spend half the holiday money on a luxury resort; maybe slum it in a place with the loo out in the open or at least a 5 minute walk away...
  • Meet people, be asocial to do some soul searching...
  • Experience forests and seas, buildings and grasslands, culture and sport, food and drink.. 
  • Get the f*** out!

Of the million places to go and see around the world, here is my list of the where and what in no particular order... 


  1. Watch the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) in Norway.. 
  2. Be a mute spectator at The Highland Games.. maybe take part if they have a version of Discus or drinking for beginners.. 
  3. Watch penguins dance at the South Pole.. just like they did in Happy Feet
  4. Live in the company of baby wild cats for atleast 3 days
  5. Get bloody intoxicated in Amsterdam 
  6. Spend a month or two in the Seven Sister States.. cover the north east!
  7. Be a part of the wildlife census in India, preferably for tigers or snakes
  8. Africa... for its wildlife and erstwhile Pharaohs
  9. Climb a mountain? Hmmmm.... 
  10. Snorkel... actually see the underwater flora and fauna without getting felt up by a lecherous coot
  11. Discover a cave or waterfall or a new species for the first time in the universe... 
  12. Stroll around buck naked on a private beach, where the water is calm and blue
  13. Learn to speak Italian in Italy



As and when a new place catches my fancy, here it shall go on my list. 


And before i'm 70, i will have done them all.... Discovery... open wide thine arms unto me! 

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