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Bucket List Journey

List Worthy Experiences in Travel, Food & Adventure

Starting a Grunge Band in Seattle

In grade school, we were required to learn an instrument and the gracefulness of the flute was calling my name. Apparently, not that loudly, because it was given to the popular girl and all that was left was one lonely clarinet. Nobody wants to be in a cool band with the clarinet girl. Even as an adult, the fantasy of rocking it on stage has never left. And thanks to EMP (Experience Music Project) in Seattle, Washington, my dream came true. Sort of. The EMP museum is located at the… Read More »

My Attempt at a Guinness World Record

Being in the Guinness Book of World records is on a majority of Bucket Lists, mine included. But, I never knew what I would do to get there; knit the longest scarf, shove 1000 straws in my mouth or charm a dozen snakes? A visit to the Guinness World Records Museum in San Antonio, Texas would surely help me narrow it down. Could I possibly fit 161 clothes pins to my face to beat Garry Turners record of 160? My… Read More »

Dinosaurs of Spanishtown, Half Moon Bay

Dinosaurs of Spanishtown Hwy 92, Half Moon Bay, California Occasionally (really, more often than not), I need an escape. I unfold my trusty, tattered map to see where I can travel that is close enough for a day trip, but far enough from my restaurant that I can’t be called in to cover a shift for the ailing dishwasher or hungover server. This day I was driving the hour and twenty minutes to Half Moon Bay where seeing the Dinosaurs of Spanishtown was on… Read More »