I can hear you think it. “Another travel bucket list? What is going on here?” Trust me, you won’t regret reading this. This one is different. As opposed to the last travel bucket list I posted, this one won’t list (a lot of) specific destinations. Instead, you’ll find a series of special adventurous activities. You might even get some inspiration or find some cool travel ideas here. So grab a drink, settle down and enjoy the show.

One of the things I try my very best to pursue while I’m on the road is chasing adventure and doing unique things. Basically, I try to take the path less traveled. On my quest to find this, I’ve come across a number of adventurous activities I have never experienced. I fully intend to one day get to doing them, and I will keep you updated when I do. Until then, let me tell you about them!

Embrace fear

For starters, I’d like to share some thoughts on the concept of fear. Some things in life are terrifying. But being afraid of those things is a sign you’re doing the right thing. I’m absolutely frightened at the thought of doing some of these things.

What if the rope snaps? What if my parachute won’t open?

After some pondering about the answers to these questions, I started realizing that I shouldn’t even be worried about it. The sole fact that I’m scared beyond myself of doing things tells me that it’s going to be worth it.

I’m not afraid of knitting scarfs. Nor have I really gotten any real satisfaction out of knitting a scarf, no matter how beautiful it was (yes, I actually have done this before).

I was afraid of traveling alone. After going to Dublin without anyone else, I wasn’t anymore. Not everything went the way I had planned it, and that’s okay. Even better: I was proud of what I had done and I couldn’t wait to tell people about my experience.

Now that we’ve got that out of the way, let’s take a look at some exciting, terrifying adventure activities.

Adventurous activities

La Tomatina

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La Tomatina is a yearly event in the city of Buñol (Spain). On the last Wednesday of August, people come from all corners of Earth to get together for one of the world’s biggest hour-long food fights and throw tomatoes at each other. The festivity in itself doesn’t have any purpose except entertainment.

Hang gliding

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It just seems incredible to be able to feel the way a bird would experience the world. No worries, no boundaries… Only freedom. Of course, this is not something to recommend to someone suffering from severe fear of heights.

Bungee / bungy / bungie jumping

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Again, not really an activity for those vertigo people. If you’re not one of those people, though, you might be like me. I want to try all kinds of cool things, like bungee jumping. I’m sure that once I’ve tried it, I’ll want to go more and more extreme. Oh well, we’ll see what the future brings.

Mt. Huashan plank walk

I actually found out about this hiking trail after looking online for travel inspiration. I stumbled upon an article by Bored Panda about the Mt Huashan plank walk and I decided that I wanted to do this some day. It looks like you can’t feel more alive than when you’re hiking there. I can’t wait.

Skydiving

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When one of my best friends got a skydiving voucher as a birthday gift, he was hyping me up all day, every day. A couple of weeks later, he actually did get to it, and now he’s looking into getting his own permit to do it without someone else going with him. That must mean that it was fun. Probably even a bit more than just ‘fun’. Which is why I intend to do this as well. (If I wait a couple of years, he might be able to take me with him).

Apostle Island winter sea caves (Lake Superior, WI)

Does this picture really even need an explanation as to why I want to go here?

Skiing

I mean, how could anyone not like this?

This one is a little bit different than the others, because I’ve already gone skiing. A couple of times. It feels amazing to glide down the ski slope along with people you don’t know. Hearing the snow crack beneath your feet is something you can’t explain, but you have to experience. That being said, I wouldn’t mind if this was something I could continue doing for a long time to come.

So, there we have it. These are the most adventurous, thrilling things I want to do and continue doing in the future. Do you have any adventurous activities to add to this? Any comments on my choices? Let me know!

Thanks for reading!

-S