StarSong
Awkward is my Superpower
- Location
- Los Angeles Suburbs
That's a LOT of driving in one day.
Let's Make An Anti-Bucket List?
- Thread starter OneEyedDiva
- Start date
Sunkist
Member
I would LOVE to do that!!!!
In contrast, my 'no' list would be virtually any outdoorsy stuff.. including activities I've never done (such as camping), and those I did but never want to do again (such as fishing).
Nathan
SF VIP
- Location
- High Desert- Calif.
#1 on my anti-bucket list- no more flying! There are no doubt other anti-bucket list items I could add, maybe after I finish my 2nd cup...
RambleTamble
Member
- Location
- U.S.
I don't think I'll ever go to Europe again. That flight across the Atlantic is brutally long and I have no desire to do any more traveling. Europe is beautiful, though, and the high speed trains are a great way to get around!
Lethe200
Senior Member
- Location
- San Francisco Bay Area
Will never/have no interest in:
- Go on a cruise again.
- Flying anywhere.
1) Went on cruise to Alaska and was bored stiff. Gorgeous scenery, but we live in an area with some of the finest and most varied scenery in the world - Northern CA - so except for the calving of the Humboldt Glacier, sailing by islands was a yawner. We can do that every day of the week after a 15 min drive.
Sadly, the tourist ports were like going to an Alaskan version of SF's Fisherman's Wharf, and rain canceled our two off-shore excursions. The one excursion we did go on was, again, a bore and expensive. We have better whale-watching in Monterey Bay CA and were spectacularly lucky (right after the cruise, ironically enough, adding on another week in Seattle WA) on a whale-watching trip off Victoria BC - even the marine biologists were shocked at how much activity we saw that time.
Spouse was all excited about the idea of food buffets, but then found the cruise food was mediocre and disappointing. Even the 'special' reservation-only, extra-cost restaurant was barely equal to the moderate-priced 3-star places here. We dine out more than average, so we have much more fun doing driving trips around Central and Northern CA, staying 3-5 days and finding the best places to eat. In fact, we're returning to Sonoma County to revisit two restaurants that really impressed us last year, one of which just won a Michelin star which was well-deserved (we don't always agree with Michelin's star ratings, altho their Bib Gourmand list is pretty good).
2) Jeez, we remember (and I'm sure most SF members do as well) when flying was fun. When airlines bragged about how much knee room you would have, even in economy coach. Yeah, that was when they actually fed you real food instead of shrink-wrapped fake breakfast burritos or miniature bags of stale pretzels & peanuts.
Well, traveling by air is not so much fun any longer. And especially now that both Spouse and I have developed hip osteoarthritis, and his is so painful he uses a cane. I foresee hip replacement surgery in his future, sigh. His only use for a passport is to carry a color copy of it in his wallet in case ICE stops us, and no I'm not joking.
- Go on a cruise again.
- Flying anywhere.
1) Went on cruise to Alaska and was bored stiff. Gorgeous scenery, but we live in an area with some of the finest and most varied scenery in the world - Northern CA - so except for the calving of the Humboldt Glacier, sailing by islands was a yawner. We can do that every day of the week after a 15 min drive.
Sadly, the tourist ports were like going to an Alaskan version of SF's Fisherman's Wharf, and rain canceled our two off-shore excursions. The one excursion we did go on was, again, a bore and expensive. We have better whale-watching in Monterey Bay CA and were spectacularly lucky (right after the cruise, ironically enough, adding on another week in Seattle WA) on a whale-watching trip off Victoria BC - even the marine biologists were shocked at how much activity we saw that time.
Spouse was all excited about the idea of food buffets, but then found the cruise food was mediocre and disappointing. Even the 'special' reservation-only, extra-cost restaurant was barely equal to the moderate-priced 3-star places here. We dine out more than average, so we have much more fun doing driving trips around Central and Northern CA, staying 3-5 days and finding the best places to eat. In fact, we're returning to Sonoma County to revisit two restaurants that really impressed us last year, one of which just won a Michelin star which was well-deserved (we don't always agree with Michelin's star ratings, altho their Bib Gourmand list is pretty good).
2) Jeez, we remember (and I'm sure most SF members do as well) when flying was fun. When airlines bragged about how much knee room you would have, even in economy coach. Yeah, that was when they actually fed you real food instead of shrink-wrapped fake breakfast burritos or miniature bags of stale pretzels & peanuts.
Well, traveling by air is not so much fun any longer. And especially now that both Spouse and I have developed hip osteoarthritis, and his is so painful he uses a cane. I foresee hip replacement surgery in his future, sigh. His only use for a passport is to carry a color copy of it in his wallet in case ICE stops us, and no I'm not joking.
oscash
Senior Member
- Location
- Sydney - Australia
Never rent a caravan for the night. It had a broken fly screen on the door which allowed a big black cat to wander in, in the middle of the night and gave us one hell of a shock.
Also, go for a walk with my son to Wentworth Falls near Katoomba. It was the middle of Winter, wind howling and it was a long way down to see the waterfall. On the way back people were overtaking me as I found the huge steps difficult to climb. Being 81 years of age was a downer and I swore I would never do it again. My thighs were aching the next day.
Also, go for a walk with my son to Wentworth Falls near Katoomba. It was the middle of Winter, wind howling and it was a long way down to see the waterfall. On the way back people were overtaking me as I found the huge steps difficult to climb. Being 81 years of age was a downer and I swore I would never do it again. My thighs were aching the next day.
StarSong
Awkward is my Superpower
- Location
- Los Angeles Suburbs
I don't now and never did fly because I found it a fun activity. I fly because it's the fastest and least expensive way to travel long distances. Other than my children and one sister 1000 miles away, all my relatives are 3000 miles away, as are many dear friends.
Driving or taking a train would take about 4 days and is more than four times the cost. (I just checked the price of RR travel again.)
So I put up with 5 hours of discomfort for the joy of seeing people I love.
I've visited 5 continents but on my anti-bucket list would be visiting India. I've had friends who've visited and they said it is a wild ride. They visited the Taj Mahal but also saw extreme poverty and people with monkeys riding on motorcycles. 
Going back to Las Vegas is also on the list because I used to visit every August to attend a conference. I don't like tacky or crowds, or tacky crowds.
Last would be anything that involved heights. My palms sweat when I even see heights on TV. I visited the Space Needle a couple of years ago when my niece moved there. They have installed a glass floor on the top level. I had to run and not look down to get from one side to another, but at least I did it for a group picture.
Going back to Las Vegas is also on the list because I used to visit every August to attend a conference. I don't like tacky or crowds, or tacky crowds.
Last would be anything that involved heights. My palms sweat when I even see heights on TV. I visited the Space Needle a couple of years ago when my niece moved there. They have installed a glass floor on the top level. I had to run and not look down to get from one side to another, but at least I did it for a group picture.
OneEyedDiva
SF VIP
- Location
- New Jersey
I don't know how I forgot to add this in the OP. I will never get married again. Never, never, never! I said that for years before I got married the second time. I mean it this time. 
gruntlabor
Well-known Member
- Location
- Last Frontier, Age 83
I will never again go out on the ocean.