Bucket List for Macau Living

50 things we hope to do and experience while living in Macau...

1. Swim with a whale shark

2. Stare in awe at the world largest outdoor Buddah. 26/10/12

3. Eat a deep fried spider or scorpion (note: this is for Heather ONLY, she thinks they'll taste like crab- thanks Andrew Zimmern!) 12/2013 Even Adam had a taste of the tarantula!

4. Explore the caves of Borneo

5. Make a difference in the lives of others

6. Gorge on Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches

7. Witness sunrise from the top of Mt. Kinabalu In Malaysia check! 21-12-12

8. Visit Chelsea in Thailand It was so great seeing you in Chiang Mai! :) April 2013

9. Lounge on a boat down the Mekong River

10. Have fish eat our feet soft during a fish pedicure 12/2013 Our feet have never tickled more!

11. Relish Portuguese egg tarts at Lord Stows bakery in Macau 1/9/12

12. Learn Cantonese. Revision: Learn SOME Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese- whatever we can remember!) We know at least 6 words! (Fail!)

13. Feel like we're at the top of the world on the observation deck at the Macau Tower

14. Toast with a Singha in Thailand as the sun sets over the ocean 2013-2

15. Savor laksa in Borneo Check, check, triple check! Delicious! 2012-12

16. Explore a foreign country with friends and family from back home Check! Thanks Todd and Roxy for being our first visitors! Borneo was awesome! 2012-12; we enjoyed 3 countries with Dad and Cindy, and 5 with Tiff, and a few with the Garcia's!

17. Sail in a Chinese junk

18. Get a Chinese fighting fish as a pet, or is it just a fighting fish if you live in China? Correction: Siamese 24/8/12

19. Island hop through the Perhentian islands

20. Ride in a tuk tuk through the streets

21. Return to Bali to see old friends1/2014 It's quite possibly our favorite place on earth

22. Be memorized by the sunset at Angor Wat, Cambodia 12/2013 It's a stunner!

23. Take a ride on the back of an elephant

24. Serve a meal we learned from a cooking class

25. Experience a live aboard dive boat

26. Discover the most friendly and yummy street food vendors in Macau Now if they would only stay in business!

27. Move into an ocean view apartment Does the river that leads to the ocean count?

28. Love our careers Check!

29. Volunteer Help the world anyway you can! Big or small it makes a difference!

30. Take a stroll on the Great Wall Adam checked this off in October of 2012!

31. Experience a level 8 typhoon 11/8/12

32. Pick Rick and Chris up from the Hong Kong airport.

33. Go on a trekking adventure through the rural Lao wilderness

34. Make friends that will last a lifetime, We'll be back to visit!

35. Camp somewhere

36. Devour a bowl of pho in Vietnam

37. Gamble a dollar in the Las Vegas of the East   Double or nothing sucker!


38. Add 100 dives to our scuba dive log (Current count- 12)

39. Zip line through the jungles of ________

40. Bungee jump off the worlds tallest bungee jump at 764 feet with Heather's sister Tiff (Note: Adam ONLY! Heather's not that crazy!)

41. Glide through the waters of Ha Long Bay aboard kayaks

42. Savor the romance of Luang Prabang, Laos

43. Relax while enjoying a Chinese massage

44. Meander through exotic markets Everything seems exotic when you don't know what it is!

45. Participate in a beach or underwater clean up

46. Attend the Formula One Grand Prix in Macau

47. Be dive and beach bums on Malapascua island in the Philippines Paradise! April 2013

48. Take a train ride complete with the smells and sounds from local culture

49. Gaze at a meteor shower from the beach of a remote tropical island A few islands met this criteria. :)

50. Enjoy the experience of a lifetime Everyday of life is an experience! Duh! :)