"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."
Mahatma Gandhi
In 2003, the BBC asked its viewers what would they like to do before they die. 20,000 people responded and here are their top 50 things to do.
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Swim with dolphins
Scuba dive on Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Fly Concorde to New York, New York, USA
Go whale-watching
Dive with sharks
Skydiving
Fly in a hot air balloon
Fly in a fighter jet
Go on safari
See the Northern Lights
Walk the Inca trail to Machu Picchu, Peru
Climb Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia
Escape to a paradise island
Drive a Formula 1 car
Go white water rafting
Walk the Great Wall of China
Bungee jumping
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Ride the Rocky Mountaineer train, Canada
Drive along Route 66, USA
Fly in a helicopter over the Grand Canyon, Colorado, USA
Take the Orient Express from Venice to London
See elephants in the wild
Explore Antarctica
Ride a motorbike on the open road
Have a go at cowboy ranching
Climb Mount Everest
Wonder at a waterfall
Travel into space
Explore the Galapagos Islands
Trek through a rainforest
Gallop a horse along a beach
Ride a camel to the Pyramids, Egypt
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Take the Trans-Siberian Railway from Moscow to Vladivostok
Catch sunset over Uluru (Ayres Rock) , Northern Territories, Australia
Go wing-walking
Climb Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa
Fly over a volcano
Drive a husky sled
Hike up a glacier
Ride a rollercoaster
Fish for blue marlin
Go paragliding
Play a round of golf at Augusta, Georgia, USA
Watch mountain gorillas
See tigers in the wild
Do the Cresta Run, Switzerland
Visit Walt Disney World, Florida, USA
Visit Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
See orang-utans in Borneo
Go polar bear watching |
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