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Top 10 adventures to experience in my lifetime
Posted By The Foo On 14th November 2007 @ 00:27 In Life through my eyes, And everything else..., Fascinating or Weird | 3 Comments
What happens if you have only a certain amount of time to live? Would you want to take a trip of a lifetime or just sit at home counting down the days?
For me, I would want to experience some exciting adventures and do some things that I’ll never forget. Here is my top 10 list (in no particular order):
Freefall and dive like there’s no tomorrow! A helicopter will fly to the top of Mt. Everest (29035 ft above the ground), where you will freefall past some of the world’s highest mountains and land on the highest drop zone in the world. You will then experience the Himalayan environment, visit the Kathmandu and Serpa lands on the Everest region.

Train on sophisticated simulators used on astronauts and fighter pilots, test your reaction to space flights zero gravity and more. It’s a two day intense training course by the National Aerospace Training & Research (NASTAR) Center in Pennsylvania. Those who experienced it called it “Disney’s Mission Space on steroids”.

[3] 3) Experience an Air Combat duel
Be a fighter pilot for a day, engage in aerial dogfighting with choice of 4 aircrafts including a world war II fighter plane. Maneuver the plane acrobatically and dog fight like the movies. You will get to fire with electronic bullets, so you can’t run out of it. Each plane is equipped with laser weapon systems, smoke and sound effects for realistic experiences.

[4] 4) Star in a personal Top Gun gun style documentary
Fly the L-39 jet fighter and play the role of the fighter pilot. Work with the same people and the same plane that was used in the movie Jarhead. Coordinate and create your own action/ flying sequence. While you are in the plane flying, everything will be filmed and at the end of it, you get to keep your the personalized documentary film and movie footage.

[5] 5) Exploring the Grand Canyon on a raft
A 14 day expedition down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon that includes hiking and rafting experiencing the history, archeology, ecology and geology of the Canyon. Imagine rafting down a canyon that is 6000 feet deep, 277 miles long and 18 miles wide (at its widest). This is a trip like no other.

[6] 6) Explore Europe, Africa and the Carribean on the Picton-Castle
The Picton-Castle is a sailing ship reminiscent of what commercial sailing ships were a 100 years ago. With 12,450 feet of canvas sails, an 1893 cooking stove, a galley on deck, two tiers with bunks, steel hull, mast and pine decks; you get to experience traveling the world like Christopher Columbus did. While on it, you will be a ship trainee seaman, learning navigation and square rigging.

[7] 7) Trekking in the Tibetan valleys seeing the last Shangri-La
Experience a 3 week hike up the eastern valleys of Merak and Sakten and tour the ancient monasteries. You will trek across 13,500 feet of the mountain, exploring ancient traditional villages and finally visiting with monks who follow the Nyingma sec of Tibetan Buddhism.

[8] 8) Bungee jump off the highest dam in the world
Bungee jump 722 feet off the Verzasca dam in Ticino, Switzerland. It takes about 7.5 to 8 seconds to reach the lowest point of the jump. Verzasca dam is the same dam James Bond jumped off in GoldenEye.

5 days reliving the adventures of the Wild West in South Dakota; getting up close and personal with a roaming buffalo herd, riding with the cowboys, bouncing along the prairie through the mountains on authentic wagon ride, horse through the back country and joining the native Americans in a traditional Indian pow wow.

[10] 10) Drive off-road down the Baja Peninsula
The ultimate in off-road adventure… one will drive an off-road car/ truck from the international border at Tijuana, along the Baja coast through Punta San Francisquito and finally to ending at Cabo San Lucas. Through the 7 day off-road journey, you will experience the variety of vegetation, wilderness, geographical terrain, beautiful valleys, and enjoy the Pacific coastline.

So what will your top 10 list be like?
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[1] 1) Sky dive the Everest: http://www.incredible-adventures.com
[2] 2) Space flight training: http://www.incredible-adventures.com
[3] 3) Experience an Air Combat duel: http://www.incredible-adventures.com
[4] 4) Star in a personal Top Gun gun style documentary: http://www.incredible-adventures.com
[5] 5) Exploring the Grand Canyon on a raft: http://gcex.com/
[6] 6) Explore Europe, Africa and the Carribean on the Picton-Castle : http://www.picton-castle.com
[7] 7) Trekking in the Tibetan valleys seeing the last Shangri-La: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/adventure-travel/asia/bhutan.html
[8] 8) Bungee jump off the highest dam in the world: http://www.jamesbond-shop.com/ge_jump.htm
[9] 9) Reliving the Wild West: http://www.wwexpeditions.com/
[10] 10) Drive off-road down the Baja Peninsula: http://wideopenbaja.com/index_main.html
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