Top Ten Events To Go To or Do Before You.....

joejoem · 2007-08-17 11:43:46

Get too old, or die etc.... I was talking to a friend about the top ten worldwide events that I would love to do. For this I'm talking about a pilgrimige of sorts, not just going to a music festival in a county beside dublin! I havent been able to complete my list, so far I have thought off 1)Running of the bulls in…

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Get too old, or die etc....

I was talking to a friend about the top ten worldwide events that I would love to do. For this I'm talking about a pilgrimige of sorts, not just going to a music festival in a county beside dublin! I havent been able to complete my list, so far I have thought off

1)Running of the bulls in Pamplona
2)The Burning Man Festival (Find the Irish Pub!)
3)Monaco Grand Prix
4)The Chernobyl Appeal (Ali Hueson & Adi Roche) raise money every year to buy a few ambulences which are filled with medicine and driven to Chernobyl. I would love to drive one of them over. Good Karma.
5)A motorbike tour accross Route 66 before it gets too run down!

I'm stuck after that, I just can't remember the rest, perhaps thats the hangover???

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#2 17-08-2007 12:45PM

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joejoem wrote:

Get too old, or die etc....

I was talking to a friend about the top ten worldwide events that I would love to do. For this I'm talking about a pilgrimige of sorts, not just going to electric picnic! I havent been able to complete my list, so far I have thought off

1)Running of the bulls in Pamplona
2)The Burning Man Festival (Find the Irish Pub!)
3)Monaco Grand Prix
4)The Chernobyl Appeal (Ali Hueson & Adi Roche) raise money every year to buy a few ambulences which are filled with medicine and driven to Chernobyl. I would love to drive one of them over. Good Karma.
5)A motorbike tour accross Route 66 before it gets too run down!

I'm stuck after that, I just can't remember the rest, perhaps thats the hangover???

Number 5 there is pretty easy to do these days. I want to do it next year.

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#3 17-08-2007 12:48PM

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i know someone that did number 3 by accident!

i've been to monaco a few times. i dont see how u can isolate that. like why not Silverstone or nurbergring?

suppose swimming with dolphins or some other hippy stuff like that could be included.

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#4 17-08-2007 12:54PM

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Oktoberfest.

I have done it already and am going again this year. But I recommend it to everyone else.

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#5 17-08-2007 12:57PM

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edit.. Sh1t sorry forgot I wasn't supposed to mention that particular Irish music festival in Kildare.. But haven't made it down to it yet..

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#6 17-08-2007 01:00PM

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New Years in Sydney or Times Square in NY
Whats that tomato throwing festival in Spain? Tortalamino or something?
Go to an Olympic Games or World Cup Finals

I wouldn't even give that kildare music festival a mention. Waayy better ones around the world to go to.

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#7 17-08-2007 01:03PM

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whiskeyman wrote:

New Years in Sydney or Times Square in NY
Whats that tomato throwing festival in Spain? Tortalamino or something?
Go to an Olympic Games or World Cup Finals

I wouldn't even give that kildare music festival a mention. Waayy better ones around the world to go to.

Actually thats true... The Berlin Love Parade.. (is that still going?) but I'm still ashamed I haven't been to the Irish one.. I'm the only one of my friends who hasn't been... I'm so uncool

Ooh ooh... and Mardi Gras

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#8 17-08-2007 01:05PM

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La tomatina
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomatina

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#9 17-08-2007 01:11PM

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JIZZLORD wrote:

La tomatina
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomatina

yeah, that's the one. Gonna try and go next year. Looks crazy!

I suppose other events might be the solstice in Newgrange - doesn't Stonehenge have it too?

Run the NY or London Marathon.

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#10 17-08-2007 01:22PM

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Get drunk by 2pm and play pool in Bundoran.

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Jigsaw wrote:

Get drunk by 2pm and play pool in Bundoran.

Jesus, you're easily pleased.

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#12 17-08-2007 01:39PM

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A Bull Run in Spain was always one of mine and got to do it last year but never again.

It wasn't that major one in Valencia/Pamplona where they throw spears and kill the bull It was in the back arse of nowhere, a real Spanish town where no one spoke English, with the smaller travelling bull runs where the bull legs it around after you and impales his fair share of bodies!

The way they treat these bulls is unbelievable, they seem to have so much respect for the animals but there's still something wrong about the whole thing

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#13 17-08-2007 01:41PM

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whiskeyman wrote:

New Years in Sydney

Done!!!

Nimbin Mardi Grass

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I'd love to see the aurora borealis.

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#15 17-08-2007 01:44PM

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AlmightyCushion wrote:

I'd love to see the aurora borealis.

Never would have thought of that - That has to be Number 1

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#16 17-08-2007 01:45PM

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If i dont get to see Neil Young play live I shall spend eternity in mourning.

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#17 17-08-2007 01:49PM

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Orlee wrote:

Never would have thought of that - That has to be Number 1

Neither would I but there is a thread over on the Astonomy and Space forum about it.

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AlmightyCushion wrote:

I'd love to see the aurora borealis.

Done, easily done if you live in Donegal...

Thread discussing this in Astronomy & Space at the moment:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=53760929

Of course if you live in North Kildare you can do the cheapseat option - go to the RTÉ 252 mast at about 6am in fog, when they crank it up to 300kW for the daytime it creates a corona through the fog. Was much better in the Altantic days when they ran at 500kW though.

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#19 17-08-2007 01:52PM

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Golden eye bungee jump....havent done it yet, but please buddha 2008

http://www.trekking.ch/eng/007.asp

oops i guess its not an "event" oh well, my bad

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#20 17-08-2007 01:54PM

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AlmightyCushion and MYOB - thanks, Im heading over to that forum now

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#21 17-08-2007 01:57PM

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MYOB wrote:

Done, easily done if you live in Donegal...

Thread discussing this in Astronomy & Space at the moment:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=53760929

Of course if you live in North Kildare you can do the cheapseat option - go to the RTÉ 252 mast at about 6am in fog, when they crank it up to 300kW for the daytime it creates a corona through the fog. Was much better in the Altantic days when they ran at 500kW though.

Any pics of that. It sounds cool.

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#22 17-08-2007 01:58PM

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I second the Love Parade idea.

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#23 17-08-2007 01:58PM

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Orlee wrote:

AlmightyCushion and MYOB - thanks, Im heading over to that forum now

Glad I could help. I really should have put a link to the thread but MYOB did so it's not too bad.

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#24 17-08-2007 02:03PM

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Yeah, Running with the Bulls in Pamplona was the most exhilerating thing I've done. It was brilliant. Was only going to stay one day but stayed three in the end.

Visiting the Atomic Dome in Hiroshima was the most moving tourist site I've visited, though lots of the dolmens and passage tombs in Ireland are good too, esp that one in Sligo that are like beehive huts on the tops of hills at the end of a stony road.

I'd always wanted to do the Oktoberfest when I was young but my drinking capacity is drastically reduced nowadays, kinda a waste to go now, apart from the food...

Tomatina would be good. I think in Valencia at Easter there is a big bonfire type festival. They make loads of papier mache models, huge they are. Then at the end of the festival they burn them all except the winning model. Imagine the St. Patrick's Day parade where they burn all the floats at the end of it!!! I was at the museum where they keep the winning 'float' one time and there were photos of previous festivals, it looked pretty good.

My favourite place that I visited in the US was Monument Valley at NW Arizona. The Grand Canyon's a hole in the ground, (shrugs shoulders.)

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#25 17-08-2007 02:06PM

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Saw the Aurora. It's cool. Drove Route 66 (most of it). Can't think of too many others I'd like to do now. Imagination dying with age!

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#26 17-08-2007 02:06PM

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tampopo wrote:

The Grand Canyon's a hole in the ground, (shrugs shoulders.)

I was mostly unimpressed by this also

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#27 17-08-2007 02:08PM

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tampopo wrote:

The Grand Canyon's a hole in the ground, (shrugs shoulders.)

:eek: It's awesome!....Beats Niagara Falls anyway

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tampopo wrote:

Visiting the Atomic Dome in Hiroshima was the most moving tourist site I've visited,

I'd never have thought of that. I'd say it's amazing though. Some day.

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#29 17-08-2007 02:11PM

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How about Venice? Maybe not as wild and adventerous but amazing none the less?

Such a beautiful place, no cars, no rushing. It's just so calm

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#30 17-08-2007 02:14PM

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AlmightyCushion wrote:

I'd love to see the aurora borealis.

its such an anti climax.

Right so im in iceland. I look up, there it is.... Pint?

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#31 17-08-2007 02:15PM

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Love Parade was cancelled this year, was truly incredible last year 1.5 m people dancing in Tiergarten. Aurora Borealis was visible a few years ago over Kildare, would love to go to Iceland though and may enjoy a full moon party in Thailand before I die....

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