Bucket List

bucket list

To me, Living Life Differently means leaning into adventure, even when it feels a little scary or unconventional. A bucket list is a perfect way to keep those adventures in sight, and to remind myself that life is for living — not just spinning on the hamster wheel of life. Here’s the ever-growing, ever-changing list of things I want to do to keep life extraordinary…

wales

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

england

  • Cycle the Bath Two Tunnels route – a 12 mile circular route taking in the UK’s longest cycling and walking tunnel – ACHIEVED OCTOBER 2026
  • Take a bus to my birthplace in Cumbria from my home in South Wales – this is a new challenge that I’ve set myself to only use local buses to travel 267(ish) miles
  • Motorbike a 100 mile length of the Fosse Way
  • Cycle the Grand Union Canal towpath between London and Birmingham (137 miles)

scotland

  • Take the Caledonian Sleeper train – from Scotland to London or London to Scotland
  • Visit the Kelpies – the world’s largest equine sculptures – ACHIEVED in May 2026
  • Watch the Falkirk Wheel – the world’s only rotating boat lift! – ACHIEVED in May 2026
  • Cycle National Route 754 – the 63 mile traffic-free Union and Forth & Clyde Canals route runs across central Scotland from Edinburgh to Glasgow
The Kelpies

europe

  • Travel to the Arctic Circle in one of the Scandinavian countries
  • Watch the Aurora Borealis somewhere in Europe
  • Go husky sledding in the snow
  • Take a pedal powered rail bike (also known as Velorail / Draisine) in a European country – ACHIEVED in April 2026!
  • Visit the Corinth Canal in Greece (near Athens)
  • Visit Iceland to see friends in Reykjavik
  • Walk across Andorra
  • Cycle 700km along La Voie Bleu from Luxembourg to Lyon
  • Motorbike along the D940 ‘Côte d’Opale’ route in France (90 miles)
  • Walk a Camino
  • Motorbike down the N2 route in Portugal
  • Hike the Tour du Mont Blanc
  • Hike the Matterhorn circuit

worldwide

  • Head to Nepal to check out Everest
  • Visit Cappadocia in Turkey
  • Visit the Panama Canal in Panama
  • Visit Antarctica (the only continent I haven’t visited yet!)
  • Visit the ‘Gates of Hell’ in Turkmenistan
Mount Everest

RANDOM

  • Take the motorbike ‘big bike’ theory and practical test – THEORY TEST BOOKED NOV 2026
  • Develop my business into achieving a healthy passive income
  • Re-publish my book ‘Two Wheels to Chamonix’
  • Renovate the hay shed into a rustic workshop space
  • Set up 3x workshops for paying customers at the farm e.g. bird watching, build a bird box, xmas wreath making (by end of 2026)
  • Plant 3 new trees on the farm
  • Re-open the Motorhome Aire at the farm (by end of 2026)
  • Learn to play the guitar
  • Lose 5kg in weight
  • Take my son camping in a tent for his first time
  • Complete a bucket list goal with my sister
  • Go on an overnight trip on a sailing boat
  • Read one book a month
  • Volunteer for 5x days per year
  • Reach 100,000 downloads of my podcast
  • Learn to swim property; take adult swim lessons at my local pool
  • Make pizza from scratch with my son – ACHIEVED JUNE 2026
  • Tick off 10x Trig Points per year using the ‘Glamorgan Trig Bagger’ book
  • Reach 100k followers on TikTok, IG & Facebook combined
  • Ride in a hot air balloon
  • Give blood at least once a year

Inspired to set up your own bucket list but not sure how far to go out of your comfort zone?