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Writer's pictureBrian O’Mahony

Bucket List

The World Traveler

  1. Visit 50 countries before 30 years old (41 Complete)

  2. Travel solo for three months or more

  3. See a show in London's West End

  4. Hike the UK 3 Peaks Challenge

  5. See the Mona Lisa and Catacombs in Paris

  6. Drink Champagne in Champagne

  7. Visit Normandy Beach & Le Mont-Saint-Michel, France

  8. Marathon du Medoc; The Wine Marathon

  9. Schloss Neuschwanstein & Linderhof, Germany

  10. Partnachklamm & Zugspitze (2,962m), Germany

  11. Wies'n Season

  12. Climb the Cathedral in Milan

  13. Visit Venice, Italy

  14. Get a photo holding up the leaning tower of Pisa

  15. Visit the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City

  16. Go to Pompeii, Italy

  17. Monaco Grand Prix

  18. Eat in Casa Botín, Madrid (World's Oldest Restaurant, 1725)

  19. Flamenco Show in Andalucia

  20. La Tomatina

  21. Run with the Bulls, Pamplona

  22. Visit Tivoli Gardens & Christiania, Denmark

  23. Sauna & Lake Plunge in Finland

  24. Hike to Trolltunga, Norway

  25. Scuba dive between Tectonic Plates, Iceland

  26. See the Northern Lights

  27. Windmill Tour in Netherlands

  28. Visit Lake Bled, Slovenia

  29. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia

  30. Visit Wieliczka Salt Mine, Poland

  31. Cycle the Curonian Spit, Kaliningrad

  32. Visit Chernobyl, Ukraine

  33. See St. Basil’s Cathedral and The Kremlin, Russia

  34. Climb Mount Olympus (2,917m), Greece

  35. Visit Cappadocia, Turkey

  36. Explore Ashgabat & the Gates of Hell, Turkmenistan

  37. See a Ghost Ship in the Aral Sea, Uzbekistan

  38. Drive the Pamir Highway, Tajikistan

  39. Stay in a Ger in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia

  40. Everest & Annapurna Base Camps, Nepal

  41. K2 Base Camp & Gondogoro La (5,585m), Pakistan

  42. See the Taj Mahal, India

  43. Drive a Tuk Tuk across India

  44. Walk on the Great Wall of China

  45. Run the Pyongyang Marathon, DPRK

  46. Street Karting in Tokyo, Japan

  47. Drink Sake in Kyoto, Japan

  48. Overnight Cruise in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

  49. Vang Vieng River Trip, Laos

  50. Visit Angkor Wat, Cambodia

  51. Koh Phi Phi & Maya Bay, Thailand

  52. Stay in the Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Singapore

  53. Surf in Bali, Indonesia

  54. Visit Hobbiton, New Zealand

  55. Milford Sound Cruise, New Zealand

  56. Stay in Mueller Hut & Summit Mount Ollivier, New Zealand

  57. See a Show in the Sydney Opera House

  58. Dive at the Great Barrier Reef

  59. Stand on the World's Tallest Building

  60. Float in the Dead Sea; the Lowest Place on Earth

  61. Visit Petra, Jordan

  62. Visit the Pyramids, Egypt

  63. Berber Camp in the Sahara Desert

  64. Go to a Hammam

  65. Ride the World's Longest Train, Mauritania

  66. Visit Guinea & Sierra Leone

  67. See the Ducor Hotel & Monkey Island, Liberia

  68. Do an African Overland Tour

  69. Go on Safari

  70. Drink a Bujagali Sunset in Bujagali, Uganda

  71. Swim in the Devils Pool, Zambia

  72. Visit the Giant Redwoods & Alcatraz, California

  73. See a Show in The Comedy Mothership in Austin, Texas

  74. See a Show on Broadway

  75. See the Statue of Liberty, New York

  76. See Niagara Falls

  77. Visit Alaska & Denali National Park

  78. Sleep in an Igloo

  79. Visit Chichen Itza, Mexico

  80. Climb Parícutin, the World's Newest Volcano, Mexico

  81. See the Blue Hole, Belize

  82. See the Mayan Ruins in Tikal National Park, Guatemala

  83. Volcano Boarding on Cerro Negro, Nicaragua

  84. Visit Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica

  85. Island Hop in Bocas Del Toro, Panama

  86. Visit Medellin, Colombia

  87. Overnight in the Amazon Rainforest

  88. Climb Cotopaxi (5,897m) & Chimborazo (6,263m), Ecuador

  89. Hike to Machu Pichu, Peru

  90. Cycle the Death Road, Bolivia

  91. Visit the Salt Flats, Bolivia

  92. Climb Huayna Potosi (6,088m) in Le Paz, Bolivia

  93. Visit Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  94. Iguazu Falls, Brazil

  95. Torres del Paine, Chile

  96. Drink Mate & Fernet in Buenos Aires, Argentina

  97. Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentina

  98. Circuito Chico in Bariloche, Argentina

  99. Visit Ushuaia; The End of the World

  100. See Penguins in Antarctica


The Irish Traveler

  1. Cycle Malin Head to Mizen Head

  2. Cycle all 5 Greenways (3 Complete)

  3. Camp in all 32 Counties (19 Complete)

  4. Visit all 191 Wild Atlantic Way Markers (100 Complete)

  5. Run the Cork City Marathon

  6. Spike Island Midnight Movie, Cork

  7. Kayak Through the Old Head of Kinsale, Cork

  8. Bioluminescence Paddle on Lough Hyne, Cork

  9. Cycle the Ring of Beara, Cork (140km)

  10. Go into a Copper Mine in Allihies, Cork

  11. Cycle the Ring of Kerry (180km)

  12. Cycle Slea Head, Kerry (55km)

  13. Hike the Kerry Camino (57km)

  14. Visit Skellig Michael, Kerry

  15. Climb Mangerton, Kerry

  16. Climb Howling Ridge, Kerry

  17. Carrauntoohill, Sea to Summit Challenge

  18. Swim in Lough Cummeenoughter, Ireland's Highest Lake

  19. Dursey Island Cable Car, Kerry

  20. Bunratty Medieval Banquet, Limerick

  21. Paddle through Adare Manor, Limerick

  22. Cycle the Ring of Clare (160km)

  23. Doolin Cliff Walk, Clare

  24. Barrel Seaweed Bath, Clare

  25. Go to Tedfest

  26. Jump into the Poll na bPéist, Galway

  27. Jump off the Salthill Diving Boards, Galway

  28. Run the Connemarathon

  29. Climb Croagh Patrick, Mayo

  30. Climb Benbulben, Sligo

  31. Lough Derg 3-Day Pilgrimage, Donegal

  32. Cuilcagh Stairway to Heaven, Fermanagh

  33. Black Cab Tour, Belfast

  34. Newgrange Winter Solstice, Meath

  35. Visit the Hill of Tara, Meath

  36. Run the Dublin Marathon

  37. Tour the Guinness Storehouse, Dublin

  38. Paddle the Liffey Descent, Dublin

  39. Race Hell & Back, Wicklow

  40. Complete all 3 Gaelforce Adventure Races

  41. Complete all 4 QUEST Races

  42. Complete all 10 HARDMAN Races

  43. Run the Mourne Seven Sevens, Down

  44. Run the Seven Sisters, Donegal

  45. Hike the Galtee Crossing, Limerick

  46. Hike the Twelve Bens, Galway

  47. Win Irish Hillwalker of the Year (Most 2,000ft+ Summits in a Season)

  48. Summit the Irish Munro's (3,000ft+) in under 24hrs

  49. Summit Ireland's 32 County High Points

  50. Hike all 42 Irish Waymarked Trails (5 Complete)


The Mountaineer

  1. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (5,895m)

  2. Kosciuszko, Australia (2,228m)

  3. Mont Blanc, France (4,808m)

  4. Elbrus, Russia (5,642m)

  5. Aconcagua, Argentina (6,961m)

  6. Denali, USA (6,190m)

  7. Vinson, Antarctica (4,892m)

  8. TBC


The Thru-Hiker

  1. The Explorer Belt (222km)

  2. Tour du Mont Blanc (170km)

  3. West Highland Way (154km)

  4. GR20 Corsica (180km)

  5. Alta Via 1, Dolomites (160km)

  6. Kungsleden, Sweden (450km)

  7. Laugavegur, Iceland (54km)

  8. Camino de Santiago (780km)

  9. The Ireland Way (1000km)

  10. Pacific Crest Trail (4,265km)


The Kayaker

  1. The White Nile, Uganda

  2. The Kopili & Kynshi, India

  3. The Zambezi, Zambia

  4. The Tara Canyon, Montenegro

  5. The Grand Canyon, USA

  6. The Kaituna, New Zealand

  7. Shannon Source to Sea, Ireland

  8. Devizes to Westminster, UK

  9. Kayak on all 7 Continents

  10. Land an Airscrew


The Athlete

  1. Complete an Ironman

  2. Run a Sub 4 Hour Marathon (PB- 3:56:31)

  3. Run an Ultramarathon

  4. Walk 100,000 steps in a day

  5. Swim 5km Nonstop

  6. 100 Days of Running 5K's

  7. Organise & Run a Beer Mile Race

  8. Complete the Goggins 4.4.48

  9. Complete a Crossfit Murph & HYROX Event

  10. Run a Marathon on all 7 Continents


The Rest of Me

  1. Meet the President of Ireland

  2. Get a Guinness World Record

  3. Publish a Book

  4. Van Life

  5. Sandboarding

  6. Go to a Formula 1 Grand Prix

  7. Go to the Olympics

  8. Take a 24hr+ Bus

  9. Compete in the Irish Catan Championships

  10. Beat Minecraft

  11. Do a Bungee Jump

  12. Do a Skydive

  13. Do a Paragliding Course

  14. Fly in a Hot Air Balloon

  15. Fly in a Helicopter

  16. Pilot a Plane

  17. Live in a Different Country

  18. Get a Tattoo

  19. Eat in a Michelin Star Restaurant

  20. Eat Shark & Crocodile

  21. Get a Master's Degree

  22. Learn to Ski & Snowboard

  23. See a Live Volcano & Real Lava

  24. Scuba Dive at a Shipwreck

  25. Traveler's Century Club

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