Emma's Bucket List

I knew before we even departed for our holiday to Lapland that I wanted to go husky sledging (by the way is it sledging or sledding-I never know?!) …I have heard AMAZING things about it, and have a slight fascination with huskies ever since I stumbled upon YouTube videos of Mishka the talking Dog: About […]

Following on from the my last post Visit the Real Santa in Lapland!  Whilst at Saariselkä, we made use of the amazing Toboggan Run which is situated on a mountain (Fell/Fjell) that is also used as a ski run.   We borrowed sledges from our hotel reception, free of charge, for a deposit of 2€ each. […]

After we had returned to Badawya from visiting the Bedouin camp by Jeep Safari (see earlier post), earlier in the day, the children were taken to see reptiles, a tortoise and other desert creatures whilst I went to ride a quad bike through the desert. Quad Biking across sand dunes The minimum age for this was 16, […]

Having done a cultural trip to soak up some of the history of Egypt, we also opted for the ‘Badawya excursion’.  This was an action packed itinerary that promised to excite and thrill, including a Desert Jeep Safari, a trip to a Bedouin camp, Dune Buggying in off-road spider cars, quad-biking, camel riding and horse […]

So 2012 has passed and I have really surprised myself with just how much I’ve managed to achieve on my list! I still have several posts to write up including a trip to Finnish Lapland to visit Santa with my daughter. In 2012 I ticked off: Indoor Sky-Diving with my Family Go Wacky Racing Go […]

Anyone who is a regular reader, will know that the event that kicked off my bucket list was my charity sky-dive for the hospice who cared for my Dad, Nick. After I completed my charity sky-dive for the hospice, my then 4 year old daughter proclaimed that she wanted to do a sky-dive too.  Clearly she is […]

Ever wanted to go caving, without the danger?  After I read about Annette’s caving/tubing in Belize, I have wanted to try something similar…  During my time in Thailand, we were recommended by my uncle and some other ex-pats that we should try the John Gray’s Sea Canoe trip.  This was the one trip that everyone […]

If you have been following my blog for a while, you will know that I have been keen to try hydro-zorbing following my harnessed zorbing experience last summer.  What can I say except that it was absolutely hilarious brilliant wet fun?  My friend and I came away on an absolute endorphin high following this thrill […]

Whilst we’re still on the ‘BUNGEE’ Theme after my last post about my Bungee Jump and Harnessed Catapult Bungee, I thought I would share a nostalgic post about a bucket list item that I ticked off back in 2004 when I had first started dating my partner and before we had our daughter together.  He […]

Some of you might have noticed that bungee jumping wasn’t actually on my original bucket list, but on a recent trip to Phuket in Thailand (more post on this to follow shortly) I happened to see the words “Jungle Bungy Jump” written on a tourist map in the Kathu area.  I felt a sudden, massive […]

This one has featured very high on my bucket list for most of the time that I have been with my partner (coming up for 8 years).  I always thought it looked cool watching people fly in stunt planes, but somehow, before I was in a relationship with a pilot; I perceived it to le […]

Zorbing… It’s a great word isn’t it? It certainly captured my imagination when I first heard of it about 3 or 4 years ago. A friend of mine had booked for her husband to do it, and I had also seen it on a number of experience sites. It just looked like so much fun! […]

(This is actually a catch up post as we did this back in February 2005) My partner is a keen skier, and although I have always wanted to try skiing, my family never went skiing when I was growing up.  When my partner suggested it shortly after we met, I had mixed feelings; the thought […]

I have always wanted to fly whilst standing on the wing of a plane, ever since I first saw Crunchie ‘wing-walking’ display team at air show years ago… Seeing the girls standing up there on the planes looking like they were loving every mad-minute of it, I was green with envy! it’s been high on […]

Bootleg Canyon Flightlines – Zip Lining Experience from The Top of Red Mountain Before we left, for our trip to Las Vegas, I did a ton of research on the Internet about cool things we could do whilst we were out there, since we didn’t want to spend an entire week on the Strip.  You […]