S1E10: Our Bucket List Adventures

In this episode of the Attempt Adventure podcast, hosts James Barrett and Michael Desrosiers talk about their bucket list adventure - their huge, lifelong dreams which they hope to achieve, and what it will take to make them a reality.

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Monthly Challenge

This month's challenge is to take a picture of your favorite local spot and send it to us via email or share it with the hashtag #attemptadventure. At the end of the month, our three favorite entries will get a cool Attempt Adventure sticker! It's the final week to get your entries in, so get on it, folks!

https://www.attemptadventure.com/blog-/monthly-podcast-challenge-2-local-spot-may-2021

Our Bucket List Adventures

Michael:

  • Hike the Dual Pilgrimage - *UNESCO* Camino de Santiago and the Kumano Kodō

  • Trek to Everest Base Camp in Nepal

  • Hike into the wilderness to photograph the Northern Lights

  • Blue Train between Cape Town and Pretoria

  • Eastern and Orient “Green Train” from Bangkok to Singapore

  • Ride the Mae Hong Son Loop on motorbike (or e-bike)

James:

  • Visit every country (or at least every continent)

  • Raft the Grand Canyon

  • Visit every national park in the United States

  • Trek to Base Camp (and maybe summit Everest)

  • Visit and dive the Galapagos Islands

  • Visit the North and South Poles

  • Go backpacking in the Alps

  • Visit the Pyramids

  • Hike the Inca Trail

  • Dive the Great Barrier Reef

Adventures in the News

In this week's Adventures in the News segment, James shares an article about how to go to space.

https://www.space.com/discovery-channel-who-wants-to-be-an-astronaut-contest-series#:~:text=The%20Discovery%20Channel%20is%20launching,for%20an%20eight%2Dday%20mission.

Get in Touch

Do you have a huge bucket list adventure? Write in to us! We would love to hear about it.1

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You can always email us at hello@attemptadventure.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

Stuff we talked about in the episode

2:00 Michael and James discuss cacao ceremonies and their feelings about online cultural experiences

https://www.natashawellness.com/recipe/2018/5/22/what-is-a-cacao-ceremony

8:20 James and Michael’s adventure episode from Ear Goggles

https://www.eargogglespodcast.com/episodes/bs47lwxa2085eso9zqjj6kh32otjua

10:39 Dual Pilgrim Passport (Camino de Santiago and Kumano Kodo)

https://www.tb-kumano.jp/en/kumano-kodo/dual-pilgrim/

15:10 Interview with Kellie Paxian

https://www.attemptadventure.com/episodes/s1e8-kellie-paxian-on-adventure-travel

15:12 Kellie Paxian’s upcoming adventure to the Galapagos

https://www.adventurelust.travel/travel

16:01 Darwin’s turtle, Harriet

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_(tortoise)

16:55 Interview with Robert Massey (adventure photography)

https://www.attemptadventure.com/episodes/s1e9-robert-massey-on-travel-and-adventure-photography

21:30 Blue Train, South Africa; E&O “Green Train”, Southeast Asia

http://www.bluetrain.co.za/

https://www.belmond.com/trains/asia/eastern-and-oriental-express/

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