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Hawaii on a cruise is great. You can hit all of the islands without having to do expensive 'island-hopping' on planes. You can add time before or after to spend time on other stuff,
You really miss the best of the islands this way imo.
If you are trying to see all of each of the islands, then you are correct, but if you are trying to get highlights in one trip, then a cruise can work. 

 
Basque (San Sebastian)

Portugal

Marrakesh

Bequia

Libya

Oman

Turkey

Eritrea

SE Asia - All of it.

I think I have Bourdain to thank for most of these except Bequia.

 
ive been very fortunate to knock off many of my top 10 spots in the last 4 years so it has changed 

some were off the top of my head and many I googled by continent to see what I missed  
there probably should be 1 or 2 in the north America in the top 10 but didn't make it because its so close that I should be able to get to them 

I thought I would never get to the places that ive been able to so I figured why not list them all and dream 

NORTH AMERICA 

alsaka and mt denali 
train ride through the rockies
drive to the NWT
Yellowstone national park
grand canyon
Chicago
new orleans
Washington dc 
Chichen Itza
east coast of Canada
hawaii

SOUTH AMERICA 

4. Machu Picchu, Peru
Amazonia, Ecuador
Iguazu Falls , Brazil
Torres del Paine, Chile
Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia 
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile 
6. The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Easter Island, Chile
The Pantanal, Brazil

EUROPE

Neuschwanstein Castle
Mont Saint-Michel
Lake Bled
Palace of Versailles
Fjords of Norway
7.   self driving trip through Iceland 
2. Oktoberfest in munich -- this will   happen this year
St petereburg -- this might happen this year or ill visit Salzburg, Vienna , Budapest and Prague after Oktoberfest  
a train ride through the alps
8.Prague --this might happen this year or ill visit Olso , Moscow and St. Petersburg  after Oktoberfest
8.Budapest --this might happen this year or ill visit Olso , Moscow and St. Petersburg  after Oktoberfest
8. Vienna --this might happen this year or ill visit Olso , Moscow and St. Petersburg  after Oktoberfest
Amsterdam 
9. trans Siberian railroad 

AFRICA 

1. Morocco 
3. Tanzania safari -- being planned for 2021
Table Mountain, South Africa
Mountain gorillas, Rwanda
Victoria Falls, Zambia and Zimbabwe
train ride through southern Africa 
 

MIDDLE EAST 
Dubai
 Petra , wadi rum and dead sea in Jordan 
10. Istanbul 
Jerusalem 

ASIA 
China - Beijing , hong kong
tokyo
bali
 Tiger’s Nest Temple, Bhutan
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Taj Mahal, India
Nepal
Myanmar

AUSTRALIA

Sydney
Melbourne
fiji
2-3 week drive through new Zealand 

 
have been to the sites of all Seven Wonders of the Ancient World but the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, so i'm one of the few Americans who wants to see Iraq before i die. i wont go til i wont actually die if i do, though.

 
Just get in your car with something like this and start driving.
We do that all the time.  Weekend trips all over the northeast.  Running out of places, though.  Going to have to start booking flights and taking longer vacations to get to further places.  

I have something like 18 states that I need to knock off to complete the set.  I hope I can do that before I die.

 
Traveling within the United States is great, but there's just so much more to experience.  Different cultures, different foods, different climates.  There's only so much variety you can get traveling within the US outside of a handful of really unique locations.  It's always been a weird take to me to not understand why people want to travel abroad before seeing everything in the US.  
You don't think the US is filled with different foods, cultures and climates based on where you go?  It's probably more diverse than Europe, minus having to learn completely new language.

 
My wife and I update our Top 10 travel bucket list every year on the first drive out to our cabin in the spring. Here is last years list:

1. All 13 Canadian provinces and territories (12 down, only Yukon left).

2. All 50 USA states (16 so far)

3. New Zealand (going this March)

4. Greece

5. Spain

6. Peru

7. Morocco

8. Croatia 

9. African safari

10. Germany/Oktoberfest 

We have knocked off quite a few within numbers 1 and 2, as well as our top two non North American - Italy and Portugal. Our goal is to alternate between one of the North American trips and one of the international trips every other year.

The ultimate bucket list item I’m leaving for when I retire in four years. We plan on touring the US by car and seeing every NFL home team play a game over the 17 week schedule. It will take a lot of planning but it is definitely possible.

 
One issue I run into a lot of times is I'll think, "God, I want to go to Alaska."  But I honestly don't know where to go, or what to do.  I mean even places that aren't barren.  Like I'd love to go to Montreal or Quebec City.  But I have no idea why other than I've been told they are cool places.  I feel like I'd pull into the city, do a Clark Griswald looking at the Grand Canyon, and then go sit back in the hotel and watch TV. :shrug:

 
Depends on what you are in to I suppose. I love nature/hiking so going to many of the Canadian provinces and territories is right up my alley.  I’m also from Canada, smack dab in the middle in Winnipeg. Montreal is a beautiful city with lots of historic sites, a great food scene and nightlight. The only issue is that you will get a lot of French there and they are not always as pleasant as the more laid back Canadians outside of Quebec and Ontario.

 
Depends on what you are in to I suppose. I love nature/hiking so going to many of the Canadian provinces and territories is right up my alley.  I’m also from Canada, smack dab in the middle in Winnipeg. Montreal is a beautiful city with lots of historic sites, a great food scene and nightlight. The only issue is that you will get a lot of French there and they are not always as pleasant as the more laid back Canadians outside of Quebec and Ontario.
Only place I've been to in Canada was Toronto.  Both in the city and outside the city.  I loved it.  But I was there on business so we were working part of the day then doing stuff after.   Went to the Hockey HOF, took in a Jays game, played a round at Glen Abbey, went up in the CN Tower to walk on the glass...  it was a good time.  

For the barren places, it would definitely be nature stuff.  Like hiking.  I think I get more stumped when I go to a city, like if I went to Montreal.  Because I'm at a loss at what to do.  I'm not a huge city person to begin with and a lot of times I feel like the stuff people tell you to do is stuff you could do anywhere.  I'm not blaming the city, as much as blaming myself.  

Going back to the barren places, though, I always think like "Where in Alaska?"  And how do you know the fun stuff?  I mean, besides this board, of course.

 
fantasy:  New Zealand, the Indonesian islands

possible but unlikely: Japan

on my list for one day:  Greece, Kenya, Rwanda

 
I want to travel to different sporting venues across the US.  For MLB I have been to San Diego, SF, Oakland, Anaheim, LA, KC, Pittsburgh, Houston, Seattle.  For Hockey I have been to San Jose, LA, Anaheim, Minnesota, Vegas.  For Football I have been to both the Chargers (SD and Carson), Minnesota, Pittsburgh.  For NBA I have been to LA, San Antonio, New Orleans, Utah and Minnesota.

ETA:  This year I did a trip to Minnesota and hit the trifecta.  T-Wolves on Friday, Wild on Saturday and the Vikings on Sunday.  It was an awesome trip.

Many more to go.....

 
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I want to travel to different sporting venues across the US.  For MLB I have been to San Diego, SF, Oakland, Anaheim, LA, KC, Pittsburgh, Houston, Seattle.  For Hockey I have been to San Jose, LA, Anaheim, Minnesota, Vegas.  For Football I have been to both the Chargers (SD and Carson), Minnesota, Pittsburgh.  For NBA I have been to LA, San Antonio, New Orleans, Utah.  

Many more to go.....
I was all for this until the stadiums that I had already been to got replaced with new ones.  And I felt like it was a never ending quest.  Half the stadiums/arenas I've been to no longer exist or aren't in use.

 
Not meant as a swipe at the OP, but its amazing how many of us will go great distances to experience things and we haven't done half of the cool things in our own country or even state. 
I feel like I've done all of the cool things in Illinois.  It took me a day. 

 
One issue I run into a lot of times is I'll think, "God, I want to go to Alaska."  But I honestly don't know where to go, or what to do.  I mean even places that aren't barren.  Like I'd love to go to Montreal or Quebec City.  But I have no idea why other than I've been told they are cool places.  I feel like I'd pull into the city, do a Clark Griswald looking at the Grand Canyon, and then go sit back in the hotel and watch TV. :shrug:
That's where that NG book I linked up above would really come in handy.  At the very least, it will point you at the places worth seeing and then you'll probably need to do some further research into specifics if its something big like the grand canyon.

 
It would be cool if there was some type of service you could pay for that would aggregate all the info you need based upon your personal preferences and allow you to customize it as much as you like.   So for instance, if you set some parameters like you're going to be rv-ing throughout the western us during a certain time period and that you were interested in seeing national parks, golfing, going to mom and pap type eateries that had good food at a a good price, it would detail out the route you should take, the campgrounds you should stay at, the places to visit, etc.   Based upon the time frames it would give you a variety of options and that you could drill down further and further until you got it exactly as you wanted.   Then while you're on the trip, if you decided to deviate from the itinerary, you could make adjustments to the rest of your trip.   I'm not much of a planner or researcher so something like that would be right up my alley.

 
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It would be cool if there was some type of service you could pay for that would aggregate all the info you need based upon your personal preferences and allow you to customize it as much as you like.   So for instance, if you set some parameters like you're going to be rv-ing throughout the western us during a certain time period and that you were interested in seeing national parks, golfing, going to mom and pap type eateries that had good food at a a good price, it would detail out the route you should take, the campgrounds you should stay at, the places to visit, etc.   Based upon the time frames it would give you a variety of options and that you could drill down further and further until you got it exactly as you wanted.   Then while you're on the trip, if you decided to deviate from the itinerary, you could make adjustments to the rest of your trip.   I'm not much of a planner or researcher so something like that would be right up my alley.
Right.  I passed by a travel agent the other day.  Didn't even know those still existed.  But I wondered if that's what they would do.  I just assumed a travel agent was Expedia before Expedia.  Maybe I'm wrong.

 
It would be cool if there was some type of service you could pay for that would aggregate all the info you need based upon your personal preferences and allow you to customize it as much as you like.   So for instance, if you set some parameters like you're going to be rv-ing throughout the western us during a certain time period and that you were interested in seeing national parks, golfing, going to mom and pap type eateries that had good food at a a good price, it would detail out the route you should take, the campgrounds you should stay at, the places to visit, etc.   Based upon the time frames it would give you a variety of options and that you could drill down further and further until you got it exactly as you wanted.   Then while you're on the trip, if you decided to deviate from the itinerary, you could make adjustments to the rest of your trip.   I'm not much of a planner or researcher so something like that would be right up my alley.
I would say an anecdotal GPS is very much in our future

 
Right.  I passed by a travel agent the other day.  Didn't even know those still existed.  But I wondered if that's what they would do.  I just assumed a travel agent was Expedia before Expedia.  Maybe I'm wrong.
I'd be shocked if they got into that level of granularity and customization.   I'm really looking for the stuff that you'd get from a handful of locals at each location across dozens of locations.

 
You don't think the US is filled with different foods, cultures and climates based on where you go?  It's probably more diverse than Europe, minus having to learn completely new language.
Of course it is.  Visiting various parts of the US should be on everyone's bucket list.  My beef is with people who feel people have some sort of obligation to see their own country before seeing others.  That take makes no sense to me.  The US is a very young country in historical terms.  So much history out there outside of our borders.  

 
Of course it is.  Visiting various parts of the US should be on everyone's bucket list.  My beef is with people who feel people have some sort of obligation to see their own country before seeing others.  That take makes no sense to me.  The US is a very young country in historical terms.  So much history out there outside of our borders.  
Makes sense.  I get what you're saying now.

 
Not meant as a swipe at the OP, but its amazing how many of us will go great distances to experience things and we haven't done half of the cool things in our own country or even state. 
This is what I've told my family when it comes to vacationing. Do & see everything available to you in the US before you look to go elsewhere. I put together a 7 day trip to the Grand Canyon & Sedona last year and it was fantastic. Heck just going to all the big national parks will keep you busy for years. That's my travel goals, checking out the cool stuff in the US.

Nothing against foreign travel but it's not like it used to be and frankly I read too much. I'm happy to stay on my home turf.

 
This is what I've told my family when it comes to vacationing. Do & see everything available to you in the US before you look to go elsewhere. I put together a 7 day trip to the Grand Canyon & Sedona last year and it was fantastic. Heck just going to all the big national parks will keep you busy for years. That's my travel goals, checking out the cool stuff in the US.

Nothing against foreign travel but it's not like it used to be and frankly I read too much. I'm happy to stay on my home turf.
I'd like to plan a national park trip- is 2 days at each enough to see the highlights? Can you need tickets or to sign up for guided tours/hikes etc in advance? Wondering how much pre-planning is needed for the parks themselves.

 
I'd like to plan a national park trip- is 2 days at each enough to see the highlights? Can you need tickets or to sign up for guided tours/hikes etc in advance? Wondering how much pre-planning is needed for the parks themselves.
2 days, maybe, just depends on the park and how much you want to do. Most parks have at least 1 or 2 features but if you're talking Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon or Bryce Canyon or Glacier National Park you could probably spend a week at each and not see all there is. For instance, speaking from experience, you have to book lodging for Yellowstone way in advance unless you have FBG money because there just aren't a lot of places to stay. I would recommend looking at each park individually and deciding what's important for you to see. Then check into tours for that feature and see how long it takes. That will tell you how much time you need. These places are massive and while you can drive in most of them, you have to do some hiking to get to a lot of the cool spots.

Luckily, most of the legwork has already been done in this thread. Was invaluable when I was planning my trip.

 
Only place I've been to in Canada was Toronto.  Both in the city and outside the city.  I loved it.  But I was there on business so we were working part of the day then doing stuff after.   Went to the Hockey HOF, took in a Jays game, played a round at Glen Abbey, went up in the CN Tower to walk on the glass...  it was a good time.  

For the barren places, it would definitely be nature stuff.  Like hiking.  I think I get more stumped when I go to a city, like if I went to Montreal.  Because I'm at a loss at what to do.  I'm not a huge city person to begin with and a lot of times I feel like the stuff people tell you to do is stuff you could do anywhere.  I'm not blaming the city, as much as blaming myself.  

Going back to the barren places, though, I always think like "Where in Alaska?"  And how do you know the fun stuff?  I mean, besides this board, of course.
Years ago (early 80s) I used to order the printed version of The Milepost.  Totally forgot about that until now.  Wish I had my old copies.

https://www.themilepost.com/about-us/

 
My short list:

Machu Pichu
Diving at the Great Barrier Reef
Food and music tour of Seoul and Busan, Korea

 
Two adventure items I’d love to partake in:

cage dive with great white sharks

wingsuit through some mountainous landscape such as Swiss Alps, Scandinavian fjords, or some such awesomeness 

 
beer 30 said:
2 days, maybe, just depends on the park and how much you want to do. Most parks have at least 1 or 2 features but if you're talking Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon or Bryce Canyon or Glacier National Park you could probably spend a week at each and not see all there is. For instance, speaking from experience, you have to book lodging for Yellowstone way in advance unless you have FBG money because there just aren't a lot of places to stay. I would recommend looking at each park individually and deciding what's important for you to see. Then check into tours for that feature and see how long it takes. That will tell you how much time you need. These places are massive and while you can drive in most of them, you have to do some hiking to get to a lot of the cool spots.

Luckily, most of the legwork has already been done in this thread. Was invaluable when I was planning my trip.
This is undoubtedly true. Not just for Yellowstone, but for many of the big name parks. However, a secret of the pros, is that most of these parks are bordered by state parks/national forest/ other public land that is way cheaper to camp on. It certainly doesn't work for every person or itinerary, but it can be a good option.

Here's an article from Outside with some options for other parks, but not for Yellowstone (although YS and Tetons are bordered by 4 national forests, so good camping can be found). I'm doing Yellowstone/Tetons this summer. I've got one night in a "standard" YS campsite that I booked on Tuesday, and they don't dole out back country permits for another couple of months. So any FBGs thinking about heading that way this summer, it's not too late.  

 
From the sound of, its a much bigger problem in the summer when the kids are out of school.   I'd think that May or September would be really nice times to go.

 
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Only place I've been to in Canada was Toronto.  Both in the city and outside the city.  I loved it.  But I was there on business so we were working part of the day then doing stuff after.   Went to the Hockey HOF, took in a Jays game, played a round at Glen Abbey, went up in the CN Tower to walk on the glass...  it was a good time.  

For the barren places, it would definitely be nature stuff.  Like hiking.  I think I get more stumped when I go to a city, like if I went to Montreal.  Because I'm at a loss at what to do.  I'm not a huge city person to begin with and a lot of times I feel like the stuff people tell you to do is stuff you could do anywhere.  I'm not blaming the city, as much as blaming myself.  

Going back to the barren places, though, I always think like "Where in Alaska?"  And how do you know the fun stuff?  I mean, besides this board, of course.
Cities are easy.  Find a good bar and start talking.  You'll know everywhere cool to visit in a couple hours. I'm the world's worst conversationalist and I hate people so I know if I can do it, anyone can.

 
Back when I was working for the oil companies, I went to Moscow.  When I planned my trips, I'd always schedule one extra day in case something went wrong.  Almost never did.  So that would give me one free day to go do something amazing on the company's dime.  Checked out skiing in Dubai, horsebacked up a volcano in Ecuador, went wine tasting in the Andes in Argentina.  But in Russia, I was going to get to fly in a MiG fighter plane.  

It was kind of sketchy, but a coworker did it and he couldn't stop talking about how awesome it was.  Thing is, I had to go alone because my handler wasn't available.  I had to take three different trains to get where I was going, then catch a ride.  And since I couldn't speak Russian, I was going to have notes with me written in Russian to show to people so they could help if I got lost.  Why multiple notes?  Because I was carrying the cash to pay for the ride in my sock since they didn't take credit cards.  You know.  Because it was a totally legit business.  Anyway, apparently it's not a good idea to have 12 hundred dollars in your sock and be roaming around unfamiliar territory.  

All week I was back and forth on whether I should go or not.  I was freaking out because I was truly afraid for my life.  More so than any other trip.  Alone.  In Russia.  I mean, we've all seen enough viral videos to know Russia makes Florida look like Buckingham Palace.  But on the last day, I decided I'd do it.  It was a once in a lifetime opportunity and I had to put my fears behind me.  

Then, everything started to go wrong on the project.  Nothing worked.  I stayed deep into the night trying to fix the issues, but could not get it resolved.  It ended up being the only trip I ever took where my "extra day" was spent doing work.  15+ years later, I still look back and can remember how defeated I felt.  It's one of those things I think about a lot.  "If only..."  But no.

Now, I don't need to go back to Russia because I see they offer this stuff legally all over the world.  Hell, even in Florida.  But before I die, I'd like to go fly in a fighter jet.  That's my biggest travel bucket list.

 
From the sound of, its a much bigger problem in the summer when the kids are out of school.   I'd think that May or September would be really nice times to go.
If you are going to National Parks yes, there are certainly peaks and valleys. I went in September and the weather was perfect and crowds were manageable. I know for some of the parks, as you near the winter season the weather gets iffy and some of the parks shut down. Not a huge deal but something to keep in the back of your mind when planning your trip. One thing I discovered is there are a lot of details to consider when planning a trip like this. I tend to like to know what I'm doing most days so I scheduled most of our time and it worked out great because while we had plenty of time to relax and we were never "rushed" we always had things to do. I guess what I'm saying is instead of just "going to Yellowstone", take some time to research exactly what you want to do while at Yellowstone to get the most bang for your buck. Utilize your time there.

I used Trip Advisor a lot planning the it and then when we were actually there. Ton of good reviews and recommendations. Big fan.

 
Right.  I passed by a travel agent the other day.  Didn't even know those still existed.  But I wondered if that's what they would do.  I just assumed a travel agent was Expedia before Expedia.  Maybe I'm wrong.
If you find the right travel agent that matches skills/experiences with what you are looking for, you will be amazed at the difference that they make. 

Flying to Anytown, USA, finding a hotel and visiting the sites? No need for a travel agent there.

Trying to determine which country to visit for a safari that fits your budget? Absolutely.

Travel agents get paid on commission and they bust their tail to make sure you are happy and they beat your expectations. 

Keep in mind, if you go to a travel agent that specializes in cruises and you ask them about land tours in Europe, you're probably not going to get much out of that experience.

There are tons of companies out there that specialize in planning all types of travel. If you are really just trying to figure out the best way to plan something, a travel agent is a no-brainer.

Here's just a few that you can search for someone in your area or town...

Travel Leaders - Largest consortia of travel agent locations in the US (7000+)

Virtuoso - High end consortia of travel agents that cater to luxury travel (20,000 agents around the world)

Signature Travel Network - Another consortia of 7000+ agents around the world

Cruise Planners - Franchise agencies that focus on Cruise but sell everything else too

There are so many independent consultants out there that work from home but plenty of brick and mortar agencies also (Expedia Cruiseship Centers, Liberty Travel, local travel agencies, etc) that you can visit in your town. 

If anything, just wander in to an agency one day, pick up a couple brochures and have a quick chat with an agent. You're mileage may vary but it's worth a shot (and it doesn't cost a thing). 

 
The original reason for coming to this thread was due to it coming up in my "safari" search. Planning to do one in 2021 or 2022 with my 15-year old and wife. Everyone I have talked to that has been to Africa for safari has said that it was way more than anything they could have thought of....

 
The original reason for coming to this thread was due to it coming up in my "safari" search. Planning to do one in 2021 or 2022 with my 15-year old and wife. Everyone I have talked to that has been to Africa for safari has said that it was way more than anything they could have thought of....
im planning a group Tanzania safari for jan 2021 , this will be knocking off the #1 bucket list itam 

 

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