Completed

1 – Kiss passionately in the pouring rain. Achieved July 4th, 2014.

4 – Give a speech at a good friend’s wedding. Achieved May 24th, 2014.

5 – Climb a mountain. Achieved November 25th, 2017.

6 – Swim with whale sharks. Achieved February 16th, 2014.

10 – Have a threesome. A gentleman never tells.

16 – Take a pretty girl out for dinner and a show on Broadway. Achieved July 13th, 2012.

17 – Visit Stone Henge. Achieved May 21st, 2014.

34 – Swim in an isolated canyon or gorge. Achieved February 8th, 2014.

40 – Explore the Florida Everglades. Achieved July 5th. 2012.

47 – See a ping pong show in Thailand. Achieved February 18th, 2013.

49 – Attend a live Major League Baseball Game. Achieved August 2nd, 2012.

57 – Ride in a hot air balloon. Achieved March 5th. 2015.

59 – Hike along the Great Wall of China. Achieved June 2nd, 2015.

62 – Go skinny dipping. Achieved September 3rd, 2016.

72 – Make over $1000 for a charity. Achieved February 15th, 2013.

73 – Attend a professional wrestling PPV. Achieved July 8th, 2012.

82 – Go white water rafting. Achieved February 15th, 2013.

99 – Receive oral sex in a public place. A gentleman never tells.

101 – Start my own business. Achieved May 8th, 2015.

103 – Visit Angkor Wat. Achieved February 22nd, 2013.

105 – Visit Yosemite National Park. Achieved July 13th, 2012.

109 – Be in a real fight. Achieved April 20th, 2014.

110 – Give a eulogy. Achieved October, 2017.

137 – Travel somewhere by river-boat. Achieved February 23rd, 2013.

145 – Have a bar or cafe that my friends and I are regulars at. Achieved in China, 2012-14.

147 – Perform an obnoxious karaoke duet with a significant other. Achieved January 2013.

150 – Get rid of my credit card debt. Achieved September 2013.

155 – Eat haggis in Scotland. Achieved May 26th, 2014.

159 – Spot a celebrity in public. Achieved April, 2010.

167 – Get a lap dance in a strip club. Achieved January 14th, 2012.

169 – Explore San Francisco. Achieved July 27th/28th, 2012.

175 – Organise and exeute a romantic picnic. Achieved April 23rd, 2017.

186 – Visit the Killing Fields in Cambodia. Achieved February 20th, 2013.

191 – Have something I do go viral. Achieved December, 2016.

195 – Have a lover ten years my junior. Achieved March, 2016.

203 – Chop my own firewood. Achieved August 11th, 2014.

210 – Hike through Jiuzhai Valley National Park in Sichuan. Achieved May, 2013.

217 – Pose for a sexy calendar for charity. Achieved November 5th, 2012.

218 – Have my writing published in hard form. Achieved September, 2005.

222 – See the ‘Big 5’ in the Wild. Achieved November 25th, 2014.

224 – See a bear in the wild. Achieved July 13th, 2012.

225 – See gorillas in the wild. Achieved November, 2016.

229 – Start a travel blog. Achieved October 20th, 2010.

233 – Fire a gun. Achieved with an AK-47 on February 20th, 2013.

236 – Couchsurf. Achieved June 29th, 2012.

239 – Swim with sharks. Achieved March 2nd, 2015.

244 – Stay in a capsule hotel. Achieved May 30th, 2015.

255 – See the Giant Pandas in Sichuan, China. Achieved in May, 2013.

258 – See the Terra Cotta Warriors. Achieved September, 2017.

263 – Have a student contact me and thank me. Achieved May 10th, 2015.

267 – Park and make out like a teenager. Achieved September 25th, 2009.

274 – Eat Philly Cheese Steak in Philadelphia. Achieved July 14th, 2012.

275 – Eat blue crab in Maryland. Achieved July 2nd, 2012.

278 – Visit Harajuku. Achieved December 2nd, 2017.

284 – Make pottery while listening to Unchained Melody. Achieved February 21st, 2013.

291 – Go flyboarding. Achieved March 3rd, 2015.

295 – Ride a tandem bike. Achieved July 15th, 2012.

303 – Stay in a five star hotel. Achieved November 25th, 2014.

305 – Get a promotion. Achieved July 20, 2010.

319 – Witness the Great Migration. Achieved September 23rd, 2015.

325 – Abseil. Achieved September, 2016.

326 – Go sandboarding. Achieved June 17th, 2015.

327 – Visit Shanghai. Achieved June 29th, 2012.

328 – Walk through Central Park. Achieved July 15th, 2012.

329 – Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge. Achieved July 28th, 2012.

330 – Spend some time in a boardwalk town. Achieved Jule 12th. 2012.

331 – Visit the Goonies house in Astoria. Achieved October 10th, 2009.

332 – Visit the Grand Canyon. Achieved October, 2009.

334 – Finish a race. Achieved in the Manly Fun Run, May 2010.

335 – Attend an NRL game. Achieved October 2003.

337 – Attend an international cricket match. Achieved at South Africa v Australia, December 2005.

338 – Attend an international football match. Achieved at South Korea v Turkmenistan, February 2008.

339 – Visit Maya Bay. Achieved February 7th, 2013.

341 – Visit the Smithsonian. Achieved July 10th, 2012.

342 – Swim in a lake. Achieved September 25th, 2009.

348 – Climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Achieved October 16th, 2010.

350 – See Big Ben. Achieved May 20th, 2014.

352 – Scuba dive on the Great Barrier Reef. Achieved September, 2010.

356 – Compete in a Scavenger Hunt. Achieved September, 2011.

357 – Go zorbing. Achieved December 26th, 2010.

358 – Go ziplining. Achieved December 22nd, 2010.

359 – Go black water rafting. Achieved December 27th, 2010.

360 – Climb a glacier. Achieved December 23rd, 2010.

362 – Try stand up paddle boarding. Achieved November, 2017.

363 – Make money from my writing. Achieved November, 2010.

371 – Search for the Loch Ness Monster. Achieved May 28th, 2014.

372 – Spend New Year’s Eve in Sydney. Achieved December 31st, 2011.

376 – Learn to surf. Achieved October 18th, 2010.

380 – Attend a traditional tea ceremony. Achieved October 11th, 2012.

384 – Teach English in another country. Achieved November 22nd, 2007.

398 – Stand under a waterfall. Achieved February 9th, 2014.

403 – Receive fan mail. Achieved June, 2014.

404 – Attend my high school reunion. Achieved November 11th, 2011.

408 – Have my tarot read. Achieved December 26th, 2010.

410 – Get a professional massage. Achieved December 2nd, 2013.

411 – Be mistaken for being much younger than I am. Achieved March, 2015.

413 – Drink milk straight from a coconut. Achieved February 2nd, 2014.

414 – Witness childbirth. Achieved September 11th, 1999.

416 – Eat an insect. Achieved October 20th, 2009.

419 – Eat drunk shrimp. Achieved September 19th, 2012.

422. Drink real absinthe. Achieved June 6th, 2015.

426 – Play Santa Claus at a party. Achieved December 20th, 2012.

427 – See a show in Las Vegas. Achieved October 26th, 2009.

436 – Try skeet shooting. Achieved March 4th, 2015.

437 – Play paintball. Achieved May 23rd, 2014.

440 – Ride in a tuk tuk. Achieved February 2013.

441 – Ride in a double decker bus. Achieved May 27th, 2014.

445 – Pan for gold. Achieved in 1993.

447 – Spend a night under the stars. Achieved June 7th, 2015.

448 – Learn to appreciate wine. Achieved October, 2014.

449 – Participate in speed dating. Achieved February 14th, 2012.

451 – Live in a different country for a year. Achieved November 20th, 2008.

462 – Attend the Boryeong Mud Festival. Achieved July 5th, 2008.

465 – Go kayaking. Achieved June 20th, 2010.

470 – Travel the Karakoram Highway. Achieved May, 2012.

480 – Visit Sossusvlei. Achieved June 8th, 2015.

484 – Walk along the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Achieved February, 2016.

502 – Visit S21/Tuol Sleng. Achieved February 19th, 2013.

506 – Explore Arishiyama Bamboo Forest. Achieved December, 2017.

516 – Take a cruise on Milford Sound. Achieved December 19th, 2010.

523 – Go parasailing. Achieved July 20th, 2008.,

524 – Run an obstacle course. Achieved February 10th, 2013.

536 – Attend a lady boy show. Achieved February 13th, 2013.

538 – Visit Angkor Thom. Achieved February 22nd, 2013.

544 – Run the City 2 Surf. Achieved August, 2010.

548 – Get my name on a wall for completing a food challenge. Achieved in Brewsell’s, November 2016.

557 – Explore Tokyo. Achieved December 2nd, 2017.

558 – Explore London. Achieved May 20th, 2014.

589 – Explore Palawan. Achieved February 9th, 2014.

590 – Drive Big Sur. Achieved July 29th, 2012.

591 – Eat deep dish pizza in Chicago. Achieved August 4th, 2012.

592 – Eat sushi in Japan. Achieved December 1st, 2017.

593 – Eat kimchi in South Korea. Achieved December, 2007.

594 – Eat Korean BBQ in South Korea. Achieved December, 2007.

600 – Eat real ramen in Japan. Achieved on November 14th, 2017.

605 – Visit the Roman Baths in Bath. Achieved May 21st, 2014.

608 – Experiment with food in the bedroom. Achieved in December, 2003.

613 – Visit Ngorogoro Crater. Achieved November 27th, 2014.

637 – Spend a night in an underground hotel. Achieved 1991.

641 – Go whale watching. Achieved November, 2011.

646 – Take the Manly Ferry. Achieved November, 2007.

649 – Camp in the Australian Outback. Achieved 1989.

652 – Go on a brewery crawl. Achieved October, 2009.

666 – Visit Hell’s Gate National Park. Achieved November, 2016.

676 – See the Three Sisters. Achieved in 1997.

677 – Spend a night in a ryokan. Achieved November 13th, 2017.

689 – Go on a ghost tour. Achieved in August, 2011.

691 – See a play on West End. Achieved May 30th, 2014.

694 – Explore a hedge maze. Achieved July, 2009.

695 – Visit a haunted house or cornfield at Halloween. Achieved October, 2009.

696 – Explore a mirror maze. Achieved July 27th, 2012.

698 – Land in a sea plane. Achieved August, 2016.

701 – Take a photography class. Achieved December 2nd, 2010.

706 – Ride a camel. Achieved in 1988.

707 – Ride an elephant. Achieved February, 2013.

714 – Visit Singapore. Achieved October 24th, 2015.

715 – Visit Dubai. Achieved March 1st, 2015.

727 – Holiday in a houseboat. Achieved December 5th, 2015.

728 – Visit Jiufen. Achieved July, 2016.

737 – Go on a winery tour. Achieved October 18th, 2014.

738 – Go on a food tour. Achieved July, 2016.

743 – Take obnoxious couple photos in a photo booth. Achieved in April, 2009.

745 – Fly business class. Achieved March 7th, 2015.

759 – See a redwood in the flesh (bark?). Achieved July 14th, 2012.

769 – Visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial. Achieved September 19th, 2015.

776 – Drink soju in South Korea. Achieved in December, 2007.

777 – Drink Scotch whiskey in Scotland. Achieved May 28th, 2014.

778 – Drink sake in Japan. Achieved November, 2017.

782 – Attend a champagne breakfast. Achieved November, 2001.

784 – Drink kava in Fiji. Achieved December 30th, 2010.

785 – Drink a Singapore Sling at Raffles in Singapore. Achieved October 25th, 2015.

787 – See the Crown Jewels. Achieved May 30th, 2014.

788 – Attend a TBEX event. Achieved October 18, 2015.

794 – Visit Jejudo. Achieved July, 2009.

795 – Attend the Jinju Lantern Festival. Achieved October 17th, 2013.

797 – Visit the Big Banana. Achieved January 29th, 2015.

798 – Visit the Big Pineapple. Achieved September, 2000.

807 – Holiday in the Maldives. Achieved August, 2016.

834 – Jump off a waterfall. Achieved October, 2016.

837 – Visit the Statue of Liberty. Achieved March, 2016.

838 – Visit Times Square. Achieved July 14th, 2012.

852 – Attend the Australian Celtic Festival. Achieved May 2nd, 2015.

857 – Attend a stand up show. Achieved August, 2011.

858 – Take a ride in a jetboat. Achieved July 27th, 2012.

862 – Play in a sporting tournament. Achieved October 28th, 2013.

868 – Attend an indy wrestling show. Achieved 2005.

874 – Attend a cocktail party. Achieved 2002.

877 – Play laser tag. Achieved March 17th, 2013.

878 – Win a championship with a team. Achieved 2001.

879 – Complete a Bachelor’s Degree. Achieved 2004.

882 – Work in hospitality. Achieved 2006.

883 – Work in retail. Achieved 2005.

884 – Work in a call centre. Achieved 2010.

885 – Work in an office. Achieved 2015.

886 – Work in tourism. Achieved 2015.

891 – Eat Beijing duck in Beijing. Achieved June 2nd, 2015.

896 – Become an uncle. Achieved 2011.

898 – Become a godparent. Achieved 1999.

903 – Have a caricature of myself drawn. Achieved July 14th, 2012.

906 – Have sex so many times in a day it hurts. A gentleman never tells.

907 – Have sex in a room other than the bedroom. A gentleman never tells.

908 – Have sex in the back seat. A gentleman never tells.

911 – See a UFO. Achieved 1996.

916 – Visit a sauna. Achieved August 15th, 2012.

919 – Go ice skating. Achieved July, 2011.

923 – Climb to the top of St. Paul’s Cathedral. Achieved May 20th, 2014.

925 – Visit Capitol Hill. Achieved July 10th, 2012.

928 – Ring in New Year’s with a kiss. Achieved December 31st, 2012.

929 – Woo a girl on the dancefloor. Achieved May, 2014.

930 – Play Spin the Bottle. Achieved 2002.

931 – Win a game of beer pong. Achieved March 7th, 2011.

934 – Spend Christmas abroad. Achieved December 25th, 2012.

935 – Jump off a boat and into the water. Achieved February, 2013.

947 – Drink banana beer in Uganda. Achieved September 19th, 2015.

957 – Take a yoga class somewhere beautiful. Achieved March 5th, 2015.

960 – Go horseback riding. Achieved 1995.

966 – Eat blowfish. Achieved December 9th, 2017.

977 – Receive a love letter. Achieved 2007.

978 – Photograph somebody in the nude. A gentleman never tells.

979 – Go on a pub crawl. Achieved October, 2013.

980 – Stay in a hostel. Achieved November, 2010.

981 – Go on a press trip. Achieved October, 2014.

982 – Travel with all of my family members. Achieved March 2008 – February 2014.

983 – Ride in a limo. Achieved August 24th, 2014.

990 – Ride a bull machine. Achieved March, 2011.

996 – Get picked up from the airport by somebody holding a sign. Achieved November, 2008.

997 – Go glamping. Achieved July 17th, 2015.

998 – Go hot tubbing in the cold. Achieved October, 2009.

In Progress

88 – Visit every European country

One down (United Kingdom). 55 to go.

92 – Visit the world’s 10 largest theme parks



Disney World, USA



Tokyo Disneyland, Japan



Disneyland, USA



Tokyo DisneySea, Japan



Universal Studios, Japan



Universal Studios, USA



Ocean Park, Hong Kong



Hong Kong Disney, Hong Kong



Lotte World, South Korea



Everland, South Korea



117 – Run a race on every inhabited continent



Australia (City 2 Surf)



Asia



North America



South America



Africa



Europe



140 – Have a lover from every continent



Europe



Asia



Oceania



North America



Africa



South America



156 – Kiss a girl from every country in the world

Fourteen down. 176 to go. I’m gonna need some chapstick…



USA



Australia



New Zealand



England



South Africa



South Korea



Russia



Poland



Canada



Germany



Belgium



Philippines



Kenya



Wales



213 – Scuba dive on every continent



Australia (Great Barrier Reef)



Asia (El Nido)



Africa



North America



South America



Europe



273 – Visit every one of the Disney theme parks



Disneyland, California



Disney World, Florida



Tokyo Disney, Japan



Disneyland Paris, France



Hong Kong Disney, Hong Kong



Shanghai Disney, China



314 – Revisit my childhood homes as an adult



Merriwa



Mallanganee



Menindee



Tibooburra



Mudgee



315 – Revisit my childhood vacation spots as an adult



Mooloolaba



Bribie Island



Ocean Shores



Carnarvon Gorge



Lake Menindee



323 – Visit all seven continents



Australia



Asia



Africa



Europe



North America



South America



Antarctica



343 – Visit all 50 US States

13 down. 37 to go.



Idaho



Washington



Oregon



Wyoming



Maryland



New York



New Jersey



Florida



Virginia



California



Arizona



Nevada



Illinois



535 – Ride the 10 tallest roller coasters in the world



Kingda Ka, Six Flags Great Adventure, USA



Top Thrill Dragster, Cedar Point, USA



Superman: Escape from Krypton, Six Flags Magic Mountain, USA



Tower of Terror, Dreamworld, Australia



Fury 325, Carowinds, USA



Steel Dragon 2000, Nagashima Spa Land, Japan



Millennium Force, Cedar Point, USA



Leviathan, Canada’s Wonderland, Canada



Intimidator 305, King’s Dominion, USA



Thunder Dolphin, Tokyo Dome City Attractions, Japan



691 – Visit every Australian state and territory



New South Wales



Queensland



South Australia



Victoria



Australian Capital Territory



Western Australia



Northern Territory



Tasmania



717 – Visit every country

14 down. 176 to go.



Australia



New Zealand



Fiji



South Korea



Japan



China



United States



United Kingdom



United Arab Emirates



Tanzania



Kenya



Cambodia



Thailand



Philippines



Rwanda



Uganda



Singapore



Indonesia



Namibia



South Africa



1002 – Go on a date with a girl from every US state

11 down. 39 to go!