{"id":890,"date":"2012-02-14T18:45:56","date_gmt":"2012-02-14T22:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.wordpress.com\/?p=890"},"modified":"2012-02-14T18:45:56","modified_gmt":"2012-02-14T22:45:56","slug":"accomplished-amazing-things-i-have-seen-and-done-before-my-30th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/?p=890","title":{"rendered":"Accomplished: Amazing Things I Have Seen (and done) before my 30th Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Inspired by my last post, posted on the condition that no one kill me&#8230;let&#8217;s just say I have a very cool life<span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Argentina:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Evita&#8217;s Tomb<\/li>\n<li>La Casa Rosa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Australia:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sydney Opera House<\/li>\n<li>Sydney Harbor Bridge<\/li>\n<li>Melbourne Zoo (biked to)<\/li>\n<li>Outback Adventure Horseback riding (in the pouring rain)<\/li>\n<li>Port Arthur Historic Site<\/li>\n<li>The Rocks Historical District (Ghost Tour)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Brazil<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Been in the middle of a swarm of beetles<\/li>\n<li>Hiked through the Amazon rainforest<\/li>\n<li>Meeting of the Waters<\/li>\n<li>Swum in the Amazon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Canada<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Auditioned for Canadian Idol<\/li>\n<li>Buchart\u2019s Gardens<\/li>\n<li><em>Circus Magicus<\/em> exhibition (worked)<\/li>\n<li><em>Eternal Egypt<\/em> exhibition (worked)<\/li>\n<li><em>Lady Washington <\/em>Sunset cruise (American ship, Canadian festival)<\/li>\n<li>Performed at Craigdarroch Castle<\/li>\n<li>Mount Washington<\/li>\n<li><em>Titanic<\/em> artifact exhibition<\/li>\n<li>Toured <em>HMS Bounty<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">China<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dule Temple<\/li>\n<li>Great Wall Of China<\/li>\n<li>Shanghai Sightseeing Tunnel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Costa Rica<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rainforest canopy tram ride<\/li>\n<li>Ziplined down a mountain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Egypt<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Camel Riding<\/li>\n<li>Great Pyramids of Giza<\/li>\n<li>Great Sphinx<\/li>\n<li>Temple of Luxor<\/li>\n<li>Valley of the Kings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">England<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bath Abbey<\/li>\n<li>Bath Circle<\/li>\n<li>British Museum<\/li>\n<li>Chalice Well<\/li>\n<li>Cenotaph<\/li>\n<li>Covent Garden<\/li>\n<li>Glastonbury Abby<\/li>\n<li>Glastonbury Tor<\/li>\n<li>Hatfield House<\/li>\n<li>Hot air balloon ride over Bath<\/li>\n<li>Kensington Gardens<\/li>\n<li>National Gallery<\/li>\n<li>Old Salisbury<\/li>\n<li>Portobello Road<\/li>\n<li>Performed on a West End stage (okay, so it was for HTS Showcase, but it was still a west end stage)<\/li>\n<li>Peter Pan <em>In<\/em> Kensington Gardens<\/li>\n<li>Nelson\u2019s Column (Trafalgar Square)<\/li>\n<li>Roman Baths<\/li>\n<li>Royal Shakespeare Theatre (backstage)<\/li>\n<li>Salisbury Cathedral<\/li>\n<li>Shakespeare\u2019s Birthplace<\/li>\n<li>Shakespeare\u2019s Grave<\/li>\n<li>Shreve\u2019s House<\/li>\n<li>Stonehenge<\/li>\n<li>St. Paul\u2019s Cathedral<\/li>\n<li>Tower of London<\/li>\n<li>Tower Bridge<\/li>\n<li>Westminster Abbey<\/li>\n<li>Westminster Palace<\/li>\n<li>West End<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">France<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Disneyland Paris<\/li>\n<li>Tunnel train from England to Paris<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Greece<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Donkey ride up the steps of Santorini<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Guatemala<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Drank out of a coconut<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Hong Kong<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hong Kong Disneyland<\/li>\n<li>The Big Buddha<\/li>\n<li>Hong Kong Light Show<\/li>\n<li>Hong Kong Night Market<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Mexico<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Parasailing<\/li>\n<li>La Paroquia de Nuestra senora de Guadalupe (Puerto Vallerta Catherdral)<\/li>\n<li>Eaten a fried Snickers bar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">New Zealand<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><\/strong>Auckland sky tower<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Panama<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Panama Canal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">India<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chinese Fishing Nets<\/li>\n<li>Gateway to India<\/li>\n<li>Taj Mah Hal Hotel<\/li>\n<li>Tuk Tuk Ride<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Israel<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Church of the Annunciation<\/li>\n<li>House of St Peter<\/li>\n<li>River Jordan<\/li>\n<li>Sea of Galilee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Italy<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coliseum<\/li>\n<li>Leaning Tower of Piza<\/li>\n<li>Pompeii<\/li>\n<li>Fountain of the Four Rivers<\/li>\n<li>St. Peter\u2019s Basilica<\/li>\n<li>Spanish Steps<\/li>\n<li>Pantheon<\/li>\n<li>Palazzo de Popolo<\/li>\n<li>Vatican City<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Jordan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Petra<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Singapore<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Universal Studios Singapore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Turkey<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blue Mosque<\/li>\n<li>Ephesus<\/li>\n<li>Gallipoli (from a distance only)<\/li>\n<li>Hagia Sophia<\/li>\n<li>Hippodrome<\/li>\n<li>Grand Bizarre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">United Arabic Emirates<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sandboarding<\/li>\n<li>Hooka<\/li>\n<li>Off-road jeep ride through the desert<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">United States<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Alaska:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mendenhall Glacier<\/li>\n<li>Glacier Bay National Park<\/li>\n<li>Juneau Zip-lining<\/li>\n<li>River Rafting down Juneau River<\/li>\n<li>Sitka National Park<\/li>\n<li>Sitka Raptor Centre<\/li>\n<li>Tracy Arm National Park<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">California:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">\u00a0<\/span>Disneyland<\/li>\n<li>Golden Gate Bridge (though I was too young to remember)<\/li>\n<li>Universal Studios Hollywood<\/li>\n<li>Winchester Mansion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">\u00a0Hawaii<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aloha Tower<\/li>\n<li>Hawaii harbor fish<\/li>\n<li>Pearl Harbor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">\u00a0Idaho<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sun Valley Jazz Festival<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Wales<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Canal boat to Llangothlen<\/li>\n<li>Cardiff Castle<\/li>\n<li>Chester Cathedral<\/li>\n<li>Chirk Castle<\/li>\n<li>Pont Cysyllte Aqueduct<strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Port Marion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">While At Sea<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Crossed the equator (three times)<\/li>\n<li>Snorkeled in Pago Pago<\/li>\n<li>Transatlantic crossing (twice)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Shows (seen):<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mary Poppins<\/li>\n<li>Lion King<\/li>\n<li>Spamalot<\/li>\n<li>Nutcracker (Royal London Ballet, Seattle, Victoria)<\/li>\n<li>Chicago<\/li>\n<li>Mousetrap<\/li>\n<li>We Will Rock You (twice)<\/li>\n<li>Spring Awakening<\/li>\n<li>39 Steps<\/li>\n<li>Peter Pan (In Kensington Gardens)<\/li>\n<li>Wicked (twice)<\/li>\n<li>Mamma Mia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Shows 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