There have been many conversations in the Stewart household about all the amazing and ambitious things we want to do with our lives. We've accomplished a lot so far, but we both have an insatiable desire to do it all, see it all, and be the best. So although at times it feels like a curse because, realistically, you just can't accomplish it all, I do enjoy being a dreamer. My dreams always get bigger, progress with my life, and push me to do better.
This weekend Doug and I are at Sebring International Raceway. Doug was in FL earlier in the week for an Audi track event (this lucky man got to spend 2 days racing Audi's for work...life is tough), so he planned a head and trailered his Porsche down. After 2 days in West Palm with Audi we met up in Sebring so he could spend 2 days driving on one of the most famous tracks in the US. Please let me add that this is immediately following a three day weekend in which he drove his Audi at Virginia International Raceway.
We're having a great time and meeting interesting people. In this racing community there are a lot of Europeans, which reminds me how badly I want to travel to Europe. I wanted to travel everywhere, really (see an older blog post about this). I decided to finish this blog, which I actually started 2 months ago, about my all the places I want to see before I die. I'm sure this list will grow, and I may be leaving out some pretty important places already. There's just so much and I want to take it all in! So I figure, by putting it down I'm making some sort of a commitment. I can read this later and feel good knowing I'm crossing some things off.
First, let's start with the places that are at my disposal in the US. According to Budget Travel these are the 20 places every American should see in their lifetime (I have crossed through places I have already visited):
1. Grand Canyon
2. Yellowstone National Park
3. Highway 1, California
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6. Las Vegas Strip
7. Hollywood Walk of Fame
8. South Beach (Miami, Florida)
9. French Quarter (New Orleans, Louisiana)
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11. Nashville, Tennessee
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14. Taos Pueblo, New Mexico
15. Fenway Park (Boston, Massachusetts)
16. Civil Rights District (Atlanta, Georgia)
17. Architecture in Chicago, Illinois
18. Pearl Harbor
19. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
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Outside the US I'd like to visit the below places. Please keep in mind that this limited list is based off of what I've heard, seen online, seen on TV etc. I'm sure with a little more research it will change and grow. The places in BOLD are the places I'm sure will be completed, either because I have a friend with a home there, plans are already in the works, or it's simply an easier trip to plan.
1. Plitvice National Park in Croatia
2. Meteora, Greece
3. Rome, Italy
4. Southern France (particularly during the Le Mans 24 Hour Race)
5. Amsterdam
6. Berlin
7. Paris
8. Hiking in Switzerland
9. Albanian Riviera
10. Lake Geneva
11. London
12. Barcelona
13. Budapest
14. Alaska
15. Bali
16. Egypt
17. Venice
18. Thailand
19. The Gold Coast in Australia
20. Prague
21. Yangtze River, China
22. Beijing
23. Tibet
24. Mount Fuji
25. Honduras
26. Quebec
27. Mazinaw Lake, Ontario
28. The Glapagos Islands, Ecuador
29. Buenos Aires, Argentina
30. Paraty, Brazil
Quite the list, right? I have a lifetime to work on checking things off! Are there any places you feel like you MUST see in your life?
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