Kick your Bucket List up a notch!

There are many books devoted to any number of things to do before you die (at least as compared to the number of books devoted to things to do after).  When it comes to travel, many of us have vague notions that we’d like to visit a destination (Hawaii, Japan, Turkey, Australia, etc.).

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What most of us don’t have figured out is what to do when you get there.  Sure, there are the obvious things (ride a gondola in Venice), but where can you go for mind-expanding, life-altering experiences?  Check out Lonely Planet’s Cooks, Clowns and Cowboys, 101 Skills and Experiences to Discover on your Travels.  This book, published in December, 2012, is a colorful and interesting source of ideas.

Browsing the Table of Contents we see entries such as: Grapple with Gladiators in Rome; Graduate from Gelato Uni in Bologna; Master Brazilian Cooking in Rio, Keep a Poker Face in Las Vegas Card School.  There is something to appeal to everyone.

The contents are color-coded and broken down into 7 main categories—Music & Dance, Active, Culture & Languages, Flora & Fauna, Food & Drink, Mind & Body, and Arts & Crafts.

The nice thing is that each entry is summarized in two pages.  Each entry displays:

• Duration,
• Cost,
• Outcome
• Where,
• What to Expect,
• How it Suits You,
• What You'll Get From It,
• Practical Details,
• Other Options, and
• Doing It At Home.

In the coming weeks, we’ll explore some of these, but in the meantime, run to your library or your book-seller and get yourself a copy.  We enthusiastically recommend it. 

Let GoStayFun book your extraordinary adventure. 
You may come back from your vacation having Roasted Your Own Coffee Beans in Guatemala.  Go for the gusto.  You deserve it.