#100 Go Skiing in the Summer

Last summer–Father’s Day, in fact–I had the unique pleasure of hitting the slopes of Aspen Mountain in the middle of June. Glacier skiing, common in parts of Canada and the Pacific Northwest, enables skiing almost year round. This is not the case in Aspen. The glaciers that carved out the Roaring Fork Valley have been [...]

#94 Go On A Road Trip!

Past the original feeling of excitement most teenagers feel at age 16 when we first get our license, most of us get so used to driving we forget how much fun it can be. In Austin, like many other cities, traffic can be so bad you wish you were on foot!
But fear not, [...]

#90 Visit a Historic Museum

First of all, I am not a history buff or anything, but I just think this is something that should be done at least once in your lifetime. There are so many important things that have taken place in this country, let alone in the state of Texas, that have helped us come to where [...]

#89 Go to summer camp

Attawaytogo: the motto of the summer camp I attended for 11 years (but we’ll get to that in a bit).
I know that Holley already posted about working at a summer camp, but I had to add my two cents about attending summer camp. Unless we have a large young blog viewership, I guess this really goes [...]

#88 Viva Las Vegas

We’ve all heard stories about Las Vegas since we were young. We all hear the tourism ads that say, “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas,” as well as seen countless movies set there (among my faves: 21, What Happens In Vegas, Ocean’s 11-13, Vegas Vacation). We must all have distorted images of this city [...]

#84 Hit a drive off the top of a mountain!

When I would go on golf road trips with my dad we would always look for fun places to hit golf balls. My dad always liked to carry around old throw away golf balls in a sac that came in handy in these cases.
When I went to the beaches of Northern California with high cliffs, [...]

#83 Go to Tahiti

OK, you got me.  I’ve never been there, but hey, a girl can dream can’t she?  I’m adding this incredible place to my list of things to do.  My sister and I can’t seem to get it out of our heads.  We have always joked that we would love to vacation here someday, but I [...]

#81 Visit Pilanesberg National Park

This fascinating national park lies in an ancient, extinct volcano crater. It’s the fourth largest national park in South Africa at 212 square miles, and the picture perfect location for your next (or first) Safari. It’s unique position in between the wet and dry lands of Africa allows an unique mixture of vegetation and animals, including [...]

#77 Visit Pearl Harbor

You may not think a final resting place is something to add to your list of 144 Things to Do.  You’re probably thinking more along the lines of a graveyard being where you’ll end up when you’ve checked off that “bucket list.”  But, if you’ve ever been to Pearl Harbor, seen the movie or read [...]

#71 Live in a foreign country

It has been a common thread on our blog to encourage experiences involving foreign cultures or languages, but I realized none of us have posted about actually living in a foreign country. 
I haven’t ever lived in a foreign country – I’ve done my fair share of traveling – but that is something I really want [...]