Video – My Top 5 Travel Things To Do Before I Turn 25

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Nice Goals! I think you will achieve them even before we take off on our trip Good Luck

Great idea…

My travel goals for the next couple of years include:

1. Buying an RV and travelling through North & South America (probably start that April, 2011).
2. Buy and expedition vehicle and travel through Africa
3. Try to be a bit more connected to the cultures we travel through. The other day we visited an orphanage in Cambodia and had a great time. My son (5yo) and daugher (3yo) had a fantastic time kicking the footballs that we bought the kids around and all the kids just had a great time. Hopefully we were able to brighten their days even just a little…
4. Keep travelling for the next 3 years at least, then look for where I would like to live with my family

Thanks for the inspiration…

Regards,
Colin

Oh my gosh, you're adorable!!! Love your goals, especially #5. That's definitely a dream of mine too. Though sadly I have missed the 25 year mark…maybe I should shoot for 30???

I got my scuba license at the Great Barrier Reef and then a couple of days later sky dived over it. Such an awesome combo!

Aswetravel turn video – I LIKE IT

Number 5 is definately the best! I would love to do it too!

Thanks! Yeah haha that depends, when are you guys planning on leaving?

Thanks Colin!
They sound like some great goals, I have to add a few of those to my list!

Hey Andi! Haha WOW you did two of my goals in basically one go..?! Just kinda jealous!
Must have been an amazing place to sky dive?

Beyond amazing!!! I wasn't able to appreciate the view during the free
fall, but after the shoot was opened we floated in the air for about 5
minutes and had the MOST incredible view of the Great Barrier Reef!!!!!!

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Hey Andi! Haha WOW you did two of my goals in basically one go..?! Just
kinda jealous!
Must have been an amazing place to sky dive?

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Hi Kirsty! Yeah I think it sounds like the ultimate freedom

I'm glad you like it! We'll be posting at least one new video every week!

Great video! Love numbers 4 and 5! Something I definitely want to do as well. Cant wait to see more videos

Our tentative departure date is January 2011.

Great goals!

For your diving license, I would suggest going to Thailand. Especially the island of Koh Tao has very very good rates because there is a lot of competition. Open water diver with free accommodation for 300US$. If you are lucky you can even spot a whale shark there. Check out my friends at: http://www.impian-divers.com

And when you finish do a tour with us in the City of Angels http://bkktours.com

Regards,
Michiel

awesome, yeah I can imagine you don't really consider to enjoy the view when you're free falling 9000 ft in the air..!

Hey Michael!
Thanks for the tip, it sounds like a good deal. I'll make sure to check it out!

I started at 14,000ft!

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awesome, yeah I can imagine you don't really consider to enjoy the view
when you're free falling 9000 ft in the air..!

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oh you are a crazy girl – LOVE IT!

thanks for the comment – yeah we are are planning on doing this video format at least once a week – prob. also get Nathan on there as well for fun hope you see you around more!

exciting – we are planning on going to the USA around then – never been there before so thats exciting and then heading the whole way down to South America etc. where are you guys planning on going, and for how long?

I love how you set your goals! Here are mine but I'm at the end of my 25th year so here's look at the next 5:
1. I also want to go skydiving. I know it will scare the heck out of me but I've been dying to do it to prove a point to myself.
2. I want to do long-term volunteer in Africa. This actually might be the first thing I check off from my agenda in the next two years
3. I want to visit a remote village in China for over a week and live the simple life of the working country people.
4. I want to backpack in Asia and Southeast Asia including Australia.
5. I want to learn how to surf… and I don't mean stand on a board (I've at least stood up a couple of times) but really have a go at those waves! I had a potential chance in Surfer's Paradise, Queensland but didn't have enough time to fit it in my schedule.

Loved the video and the goals!! They all sounds like goals I should ad to my own list… I'll have to make that sooner than later!! Can't wait to hear as you accomplish them!

That sounds like some exciting goals!
A close friend of mine just got back from a year of volunteer work in Rwanda. She said it had been a life changing experience, which I can imagine.

Living in a remote village in China seems like a pretty crazy experience too..!

But in the end, there is nothing like surfing

My travel goal for this year is to hop the beautiful islands of the world, including the exotic Koh-Chang isles in Thailand (http://koh-chang.info/isles-near-koh-chang/). After that, then it's time to tour the rest of Thailand, then the whole of Asia!

Hey Annie, thanks for the comment, and the email (will reply soon!) yeah I am planning on doing all these things as soon as poss. then I can add some more!

Hey Janice, sounds like a great plan! there are so many beautiful islands around the world – that would make for an amazing trip!

Hi Sofia –
Love your list!

I recommend getting your diving license in the Caribbean (either Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, St. Marteen, Aruba, ufff… lots more to choose). They have great diving spots; and lots of shipwrecks… really exciting. I'm sure you will love it. I personally got mine in Puerto Rico. And so far one of my best dives has been in Culebra Island.
Also, I recommend you take the PADI license instead of the SSI. Both are great certifications but the PADI tends to be more recognized worldwide.

Hey Norbert, a big thanks for the tips. would LOVE to go to the Caribbean! what was the price for you doing a PADI course there?

I got it more than 10 years ago but I remember it was $300 at that time. I think today it still averages that price, but you can find instructors that do it for less than that (look for independent scuba shops). Dominican Republic is also a great place to get it and it's even cheaper. I was going to take the course there but my trip was too short to finish the course properly (it usually takes 2 weeks), so I got my license in Puerto Rico.

Outside of the Caribbean I recommend Southeast Asia, or the “holy grail” of scuba divers – Great Barrier Reef (though I haven't done that one yet).

you are a beautiful soul! best of luck, great goals! a lot of them are similar to the ones i've set for myself. let's make it a race!

Hey Angelo, thanks for the lovely comment – haha OK the race is ON!

I love the idea of #5. When I get some cash together I'll take my wife to the airport and just do it. She'll think I'm crazy but I reckon she'd come along!

hahaha yeah it's kinda crazy – but oh what FREEDOM! Tell us when you do it, would love to know how it goes

Sounds like great travel goals (especially skydiving)! Good luck.

Go to the Philippines for your diver’s certification. They got the best beaches and dive sites – Palawan, Boracay, Cebu and Tubbataha! The latter 2 got sharks for you to see!

if the two of you are gonna hit a roadtrip, i’d say get a suv and take out the back seat, or get a truck with a shell. you can put a bed in the back, and the front will seat two. great for shelter and if you pack light it will carry more than you need with a rooftop storage unit. good luck!