Bucket List
![Bucket list](/images/headers/bucketlist/bucket-list.jpg)
A bucket list is a wish list of things to do before you die or ‘kick the bucket’. I have no intention of departing from this mortal life until I have crossed everything off my bucket list, which seems to be growing longer daily.
This section of my website contains details of my bucket list. Some of the things I have managed to do and some of the things I still have to do before I die. Whenever I see something new that I want to do, I add it to this list. I have recently started cruising and have found it an excellent way to enjoy a holiday and to be able to cross off some of the things on my bucket list. It does seem that a lot of the things on my bucket list are travel-related.
The term Bucket List has been around for a long time but has maybe become a lot more popular since one of my favourite films, The Bucket List’ starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, was released in 2007. If you have never seen this film, I highly recommend you watch it. If you haven’t already got one, it will make you start your bucket list.
![A helicopter lands in front of Robin Masters house Photo: NBC](/images/headers/bucketlist/hawaii.jpg)
Since I was very young and used to watch Magnum PI, starring Tom Selleck, on television, I have wanted to see the Hawaiian islands. Some of my friends have been and they have all said what a great place it was to visit.
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![Whale breaking the surface of the water as it leaps.](/images/headers/bucketlist/whale-watching.jpg)
I had been fascinated by the vast Whales I had seen on television nature programs and the Orca that I have seen at SeaWorld in Florida. I had always wanted to go to see them in their natural habitat.
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![Train on a track at Miniature Wonderland in Hamburg, Germany.](/images/headers/bucketlist/miniaturewonderland.jpg)
I saw an advert for this Miniature wonderland on Facebook, decided it looked interesting, and added it to my bucket list. It's much better than the old miniature villages I remember being bored by as a kid.
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![Christ the Redeemer statue, Rio de Janeiro.](/images/headers/bucketlist/christredeemerstatue.jpg)
Like so many people, I have always been fascinated by pictures of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and have wanted to visit Rio de Janeiro and Brazil for a long time.
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![St Govans Chapel, Bosherston, Pembrookshire, Wales.](/images/headers/bucketlist/stgovanschapel.jpg)
I saw a photo of St Govans Chapel in Bosherton, Pembrokeshire, Wales, on Facebook and immediately decided to visit it.
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![Carcassonne, France.](/images/headers/bucketlist/carcassosne.jpg)
I think I once went to Carcassonne as a young boy. I think I was there with my mum, dad & sister on a visit on the way back from a family holiday in Spain. But I want to return as an adult & look around.
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![The Leaning Tower of Piza.](/images/headers/bucketlist/piza.jpg)
I have always been fascinated by the Leaning Tower of Piza & have always wanted to go there. Recently, more of my friends have visited it & after seeing their photos, I have put it on my bucket list as a place I want to go to before I die.
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![Mount Fuji, Japan.](/images/headers/bucketlist/japan.jpg)
I have always wanted to go to Japan and have now booked an escorted tour to visit as much as possible.
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![King Hussein II Mosque in Casablanca.](/images/headers/bucketlist/KingHusseinIIMosque.jpg)
From a young age, I always loved Humphrey Bogart films and being somewhat of a romantic, I know I hide it well; I always wanted to visit Casablanca in Morocco.
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![Rocket Launch at Cape Canaveral](/images/headers/bucketlist/rocketlaunch.jpg)
As a young child, like many others, I always wanted to be an astronaut. As this seemed out of my reach, I decided to go to Kennedy Space Centre in Florida one day and see a live rocket launch.
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![Maid of the Mist approaching Horseshoe Falls.](/images/headers/bucketlist/maid-mist.jpg)
I went on The Maid of the Mist when I went to America in the 1990s with my friend Alistar Parry. We flew to New York, hired a car and drove through the state of New York to the Canadian and American border, where we stayed on the American side of Niagara Falls.
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![Augusta National Golf Club.](/images/headers/bucketlist/augusta.jpg)
One of the places I have always wanted to visit is the Augusta National Golf Club. I love golf, but I do not want to play golf there. Just walk around the course to soak up the beautiful location.
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![Langkawi Sky Bridge.](/images/headers/bucketlist/langkawi-sky-bridge.jpg)
I saw a photo of the Langkawi Sky Bridge on my computer when Microsoft chose it as a screen saver, and I decided to add it to my bucket list.
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![Berlanga de Duero Castle](/images/headers/bucketlist/berlanga-de-duero-castle.jpg)
I have my computer set up to change images daily using Microsoft Bing images. One morning the picture shown was this marvellous castle. As it is in Spain, there is an excellent chance that I will be able to visit it and take it off of my bucket list.
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![Alan Morris on a segway.](/images/headers/bucketlist/segway.jpg)
I think the first time I saw a Segway was on television. It was a policeman riding one somewhere, and I thought straight away that I had to have a go.
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![Cliff diving in Jamaica.](/images/headers/bucketlist/cliff-diving.jpg)
Why would anyone want to go cliff diving? I remember seeing Elvis Presley diving off a cliff in one of his films and thinking how cool it would be to have a go.
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![Alan Morris on the Great Wall of China.](/images/headers/bucketlist/greatwall.jpg)
As a small boy, I was fascinated by China and always wanted to visit China. One of the things I wanted to do if I visited China was to walk a section of the Great Wall of China.
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![Alan Morris at Machu Picchu.](/images/headers/bucketlist/machu-picchu.jpg)
Machu Picchu was one of the places my dad always wanted to go and never went to because of ill health. Because of my dad, I started looking into going to Machu Picchu to see what it was, where it was and why he wanted to go there.
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![Jasper National Park.](/images/headers/bucketlist/jasper.jpg)
My parents went to Jasper National Park, and once I saw the photos of them there, I immediately put it on my bucket list.
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