Learning Sign Language at London’s Oldest Wine Bar

Quite a few months back a complete stranger (& fellow adventurist) invited me on the "Playboy" Kandy Kruise to Mexico, I accepted and a friendship was born. Lucky for me, she lives in London and I was excited to meet up with her again at the oldest wine bar in the city, Gordon's. Megane is the ultimate bucket [...]

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12 Tips for Navigating the London Underground

I was having severe anxiety about using the London Underground. I seriously spent hours studying the tube map, trying to make sense of all the colorful lines. I had nightmares of flying ten hours to England and then not being able to navigate my way to the hotel or, even worse, to a good pub for mushy peas. Yes. I [...]

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7 Super Shots from Around the World

Tag…I'm it. Hostelbookers has created this fun travel round up and 50+ and on the Run has said it is time for me to join the party. I put on my best dress for this shindig, and poured myself a large glass of wine, while I sifted through thousands of travel photos to come up with [...]

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9 Non-Fishy Things at Pike Place Market in Seattle

Immediately after dropping my luggage off at the Mayflower Park Hotel (and inhaling the complimentary chocolate covered cherries), I sprinted the four blocks to one of the countries most famous markets. I had a preconceived vision of Pike Place Market in Seattle. It included throwing fish, catching fish and eating fish. And it was all that. But, this fishy haven offers [...]

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Celebrating a Blogiversary with 10 Blogging Mistakes

Today is Bucket List Journey's three year Blogiversary. Woot! Woot! Fireworks are going off in my head and an imaginary bottle of champagne has been popped open. I even drank a glass. Or two. It hasn't been all roses and butterflies along the way. I have made several mistakes, or rather, had many learning experiences. 1. Free [...]

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My Attempt at a Guinness World Record

Being in the Guinness Book of World records is on a majority of Bucket Lists, mine included. But, I never knew what I would do to get there; knit the longest scarf, shove 1000 straws in my mouth or charm a dozen snakes? A visit to the Guinness World Records Museum in San Antonio, Texas would [...]

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Taking The Alamo Trolley to a 4-D Theater

I don't recall ever seeing a 3-D movie, not even the award-winning Avatar. So, I added it to my bucket list, in hopes of turning this goal into a reality. Luckily, Texas does everything bigger and San Antonio one-upped this dream by offering a 4-D movie experience. I am not sure what the fourth D would [...]

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The Alamo is Nice, But Mission San Jose Rocks

As soon as I landed in San Antonio, Texas I was on a mission.  A mission that involved racing to The Alamo while it was still lit by the night lights and the moon. I heard this was the best way to see it, sans the crowds. I barely dropped the luggage off in the hotel room before we scooted across [...]

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Travel & Bucket List Plans for the New Year

This new year is already shaping up to be a memorable one and here's why: January January already started out fantastic with a check off my Bucket List by sweating profusely at Bikram yoga. Exactly how I want every year to begin, with an accomplished goal, not necessarily stinky yoga. But, it's gonna get even better. Next week I [...]

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Salmon Porn in Lake Tahoe. I Watched.

Even though Lake Tahoe is only three and a half hours away from my California home, I hadn't been there in over ten years. So, when Peter and I were offered a free cabin for a couple of days there was no way I was turning down this getaway. Free is good. Besides it was [...]

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