Before moving to Germany, we compiled a list of stuff we wanted to see and do while we were there. Of course the list continued to grow and we fell far short of actually doing it all. But isn't that kind of the point? Keep exploring, keep traveling, keep EXPERIENCING.
Now that we are back in Texas, we are excited to start experiencing the south, a place we have never been, let alone lived, before. Below is a list of bucket-list worthy items. Some are diving, some are for Europe, and some are for the US. At the end is a section of the bucket list items that we've completed and links to the posts about them. If you think we are missing something, let us know! We will probably add it :) This list is constantly growing and evolving so be sure to check back often for updates!
To see the original list we compiled, look here.
Scuba Diving Bucket List
Million Dollar Point Vanuatu
B-29 Plane crash Lake Mead
Jellyfish Lake Palau
Dive in a Missile Silo
Kreidesee, Hemmor, Germany
Dive in the Cenotes of Mexico
Antactica
Dive all 7 continents - 3 down, 4 to go!
Truk Lagoon
Athens, Greece - ancient shipwrecks anyone?
Naturagart, an underwater playground
Visit the Fourth Element factory in Cornwall, England
Red Sea in Egypt
Y-40 Deep Joy, world's deepest pool in Italy
Dive the beaches of Normandy
Narvik, Norway for more shipwreck diving in the fjords
Dyk leif, Sweden Nature Diving with a crawfish dinner afterwards
World Bucket List
Spend the night in a castle
Visit the Monastery of Jasna Góra where the icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa hangs
See the Ghent Altarpiece and the Brüge Madonna
Leiden, The Netherlands: Miniature City
Lourdes, France: Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine
Visit Monaco during the Grand Prix
Visit Zagreb and Dubrovnik in Croatia and Plitvice Lakes
Go hiking in the Falkland Islands
Visit Finland (probably Helsinki, but we are open to suggestions)
Visit the Largest Ice Caves in the world, Austria
See St. Basel’s Cathedral in the Red Square of Moscow
Go on a Safari
Ski the Alps
Tour Count Dracula’s Castle in Romania
Visit the baths in Budapest
North America Bucket List
See Glacier National Park before it all melts
Wander the French Quarter of New Orleans eating Beignets and Muffalettas
Walk the sea walk at Galveston
Visit our friendly neighbors to the north in Montreal and Quebec City
Visit - and remember - the Alamo
Experience Austin Night Life
Go Deep Sea Fishing
Go spearfishing in the Gulf of Mexico
Visit the Carlsbad Caves
Visit Big Bend National Park
Check! Things We've Done
Europe
Visit Brussels
Attend Oktoberfest in Munich, preferably for my birthday
Visit Baden-Baden
Get lost in the Deutsches Museum
Drink Glühwein in the Christmas Markets and buy ornaments for my collection
Attend mass at the Dom in Cologne
Black Forest in Germany to see Cuckoo Clocks
Go to the beer spa in Chodovar and take a beer in bath
Go on a dog sledding tour and see the Northern Lights in Sweden
Visit Keukenhof tulip park during the Tulip Festival
Visit Amsterdam
Drink Champagne in Champagne, France
Visit Paris
Attend one evening of Rhein in Flammen (Fireworks over the Rhein River)
See the Catacaombs in Paris
Visit World War II sites - Eagle's Nest
Visit Barcelona, Spain
Visit Auschwitz
Visit the Wieliczka Salt Mine in Poland
Visit Italy/Rome
Attend mass at St. Peter's Basilica (not originally on the list but it definitely should have been!)
Visit Berlin
Fatima, Portugal: Fatima Shrine
Visit Burg Eltz in Germany
Visit Hallstatt, Austria
Get lost in Cesky Krumlov
Diving
Dive at Nemo 33
Visit the Poseidon Facility in Gothenburg, Sweden
Dive at Sundhäuser See
Dive Silfra Ravine in Iceland, between the continental plates
Dive Grüner See, an Alpine lake that flood each spring