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10 things to do before you're 31

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Ever fancied bungee jumping or wingwalking? Do you yearn to see the Grand Canyon or dream of being able to speak Italian? But you just kinda......think you'll never get round to it?

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Oh, come on. We've got heaps of great ideas for things for you to before you hit your 31st birthday (why 31? - that's the average age a bloke gets married these days and some think life endeth there....so get cracking)

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The Nevis jump in New Zealand
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ÌýWinchy bungee jumping in NZ
OMG. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Winchy doing his bungee in NZ
We've got our webteam's Winchy to tell us his list of 10 here.

Winchy ticked a couple of things off his list in a trip to New Zealand recently - skydiving and the Nevis bungee jump.Ìý

Winchy: "It's the highest commercial bungee jump. My mates did it and I had to save face. It was the scariest thing I have ever done - in high winds, sleet and snow!

It was the weirdest eight seconds of my life as I accelerated and decelerated to the floor from a height of 134 metres.

This can only be topped by a jump in South Africa. Not many people do this one. It's almost twice the height of the Nevis highwire in NZ …..I just want to scare myself silly again and I think this would be the only way I could!"


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Winchy's wishlist
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1. Skydive - done
2. Bungee jump, New Zealand - done
3. Bungee jump - South Africa
4. Visit Machu Picchu in Peru
5. Write a hit record
6. Make my mum's cat, 'Fudge', like me
7. Retire
8. Have a 'rendezvous' with Keira Knightly
9. See another Coventry Premiership match
10. Swim with sharks

ÌýMacchu Picchu
Peru's wonderful Machu Picchu - on many people's lists
Not a bad list from Winchy. Achievable - OK - maybe the Keira thing is wishful thinking but, hey, you never know. Oh yeah, and the Coventry thing is, well, we'll see.

Think about what your top ten would be and tell us. We'll put it here on the site and give you a bit of encouragement to tick some off the list, and you might get some tips or contacts to help you achieve your goals.

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Ideas for your list of 10
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ÌýHot air balloon
Take a hot air ballon ride in a special place
- Weekend in New York
- Learn a new language
- Teach someone something
- Work for a charity
- Be on telly
- Buy a sportscar
- Wingwalk
- Read a classic book
- Have a food fight
- Tell someone you fancy them
- Meet somebody famous
- Take a hot air balloon ride

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ÌýWinhcy bungee jumping in NZ
Do your photos beat this?
Make your list with us and let us feature it here. You could get some top tips and help with achieving them.

For some inspiration take a look at the weblinks on the left.

Or if you've already done some of the things on 'your list' and have some photos, send them in and we'll put them on this ´óÏó´«Ã½ site so everyone can see them.

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and we'll get back to you.

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Your 10 things
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Yvette Chamberlain has been in contact with us, extremely proud of one her top achievements to date.

ÌýAt the summit of Tryfan
Feeling on top of the world (well Wales anyhow)
In the photo Yvette is standing on Adam and Eve which lie at the top of the summit.

Situated in Snowdonia, Tryfan is easily one of the most recognisable and intimidating of the summits in the Welsh mountain range thanks to its classic pointed peak and rugged crags.

Getting to the top involves walking around six miles, ascending 2,500 feet in the process.


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