You may remember, and may wish to forget, the bloody massacre in the movie Kill Bill where Uma Thurman goes against criminal members of the yakuza gang. The set of this famous fight scene was inspired by a Tokyo restaurant and while in Japan I wanted to eat there. Hopefully the gruesome scene will not be [...]
If you are man (or woman) enough to brave a steep two hour cliff-hugging horseback ride, a half hour slippery, muddy hike through the forest and a 100 foot rappel down King Louis Waterfall at Matapalo, then I have the perfect excursion for you. While staying at Blue Osa Yoga Retreat [...]
I have been known to solve a few sudoku puzzles in my day, maybe even excelled at a game of Candy Crush. But, when my escape from being locked in a room with total strangers depended on all of us working together to solve challenging logic puzzles, panic ensued. Would we be one [...]
Are you looking for Bucket List ideas? Sometimes it's best to get inspiration from others and this page is filled with bucket lists for you to peruse, ponder and get inspired by. There are over 200 lists and 10,000 ideas of things to do before you die. Don't know what [...]
I have eaten plenty of versions on an Americanized Greek Salad where the ingredients were mixed in, or layer on top of, an assortment of leafy greens. And they were pretty delicious. But, it wasn’t until actually traveling to Greece that I was introduced to the traditional rendition of this dish. And there has been no [...]
Portland is the largest city in Oregon and filled with quirky things to do that range from adventurous to romantic to just plain weird. It is a mix of scenic landscapes, bustling neighborhoods, microbreweries, distilleries and bucket list worthy adventures for everyone. 20 Bucket List Things to Do in Portland [...]
I had many regrets when my adorable Italian Nonna passed away several years ago. But, the one that still haunts me today is that I didn't give her my undivided attention while she was making all of her traditional recipes that she brought to America from her tiny village in Northern Italy. [...]
Heading to a yoga retreat in Costa Rica frightened and excited me all at the same time. The intimidating part was that it had been over a year since I had practiced any yoga; my mat was getting dusty in the back of the closet and my downward dog looked more like [...]
My 40,000+ travel photos are all neatly stored on an external hard drive that is attached to me like a limb. Often times, hours are spent flipping through these pictures on my laptop remembering the adventures like they were yesterday. And even more often, the desire existed to have a physical photograph book to be able to flip real paper pages. [...]
When you are traveling around the world you quickly realize that many attractions require the need for climbing of some sort (see the Bucket List of 15 Things to Climb in the World for exhausting examples). When I heard that it was 374 steps uphill to the peak of Bartolome Island in the Galapagos, [...]
Bucket List Journey is a travel, gastronomy and new experience site that attracts readers from all walks of life; from the newbie nomad to the experienced foodie to the bucket list enthusiast and everywhere in between. On this site, Annette shares her personal journey of bucket list worthy experiences in travel, food and adventure.
Annette is a freelance writer, the owner of a Michelin recommended restaurant in Northern California and creator of the award winning travel & lifestyle blog, Bucket List Journey. She is checking the world off her bucket list, one adventure at a time and inspiring readers to push through their fears in order to pursue their passion.
She has been recognized and worked with a multitude of top companies, such as Frommers, Sandals Resorts and NATJA — while exploring more than 40 countries on 5 continents.
Her wanderlust has taken her around the world where she has swam with thousands of jellyfish in Palau, bathed elephants at a rescue in Thailand, rappelled down a 100 foot waterfall in Costa Rica, climbed Sigiriya Rock in Sri Lanka, nibbled on chicken feet in Hong Kong and so much more.
She has contributed to such publications as Adventure Planet Magazine, Merge Magazine, Huntington Beach News and is a regular blogger at the online news site P360. Her blogging awards include NATJA’s Gold Medal for Independent Travel Blog, inclusion on the Expeditioner’s Top 50 Travel Blogs and Nomadic Samuel’s Top 100 Travel Blogs.
For her culinary skills, she has been featured on KRON4 television, Mix it Up Magazine, Petaluma Magazine and the Press Democrat. She also currently writes a well-received foodie newsletter, Restaurant Life. For more credits, contributions and interviews see her press page…
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