I created this list in late 2021 during one of the many lockdowns of the covid era. Is there a better time to look back and look ahead and hope for the best…or for something at the very least?
At the time, a friend had discovered my blog and asked if I had a 40 before 40 list. I had one for reaching 30 after all. So here it is, in no particular order:
- Enjoy pastries, seafood and wine in Portugal.
- Visit Austria.
- Visit the historic highlights of Prague in the Czech Republic.
- See the fjords of Norway.
- See the islands of Greece.
- Order all the pastries in a French bakery.
- Visit Australia or New Zealand.
- Visit a country in Asia.
- Go back to Chile to visit my family.
- Go back to the Caribbean.
- Get to 30 countries visited.
- Take the train or drive across Canada.
- Go a on trip by myself to a country I don’t know.
- Stay at an expensive luxury hotel.
- Do a girls’ trip with friends.
- Have a reunion with my university friends.
- Swim in the Mediterranean.
- Experience the polar night.
- Experience the midnight sun.
- See the northern lights again. ✓
- Run a marathon.
- Do a full length triathlon.
- Run a race abroad.
- Learn to swim properly (at least 1km crawl).
- Try a winter dip.
- Try paddle boarding. ✓
- Go skinny dipping.
- Go on a yoga or sports retreat.
- Go paragliding.
- Get a tattoo.
- Adopt a puppy.
- Buy a house. ✓
- Learn to play my ukulele.
- Attend a hot air balloon festival.
- Do a PhD.
- Get an agent for my writing.
- Publish a book.
- Read my writing in public.
- Read 500 books.
- Read a book from every country.