9 1/2 Ways to Ignite Adventure Resources

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Hey Adventures…

This page includes resources from my presentation: “9 1/2 ways to ignite adventure in your life“. You’ll find web links, books and advice to help you: explore our world, discover your neighborhood, travel more and have more fun when traveling!

I’d love to hear what adventures you have, so send an e-mail and contact me!

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1. create an adventure list – need some suggestions? Remember: Write it Down, Make it Active, Plan it, Do it

• my adventure list
• 100 Things to Experience Before You Die
• 1,000 Places to See Before You Die (the website for the book by Patricia Schultz)
• 24 Ways to Improve Your LIfe in 24 hours Not travel-related per se, but great nonetheless
• From A Dangerous Business, here’s another great list.
• The 50 Most Important Landmarks in the World

2. what’s the 1 thing? Going somewhere for a quick trip? Stuck somewhere with some time to kill? Find the 1 thing…

• wikitravel.org
• visit the homepage of the tourism bureau for the city you’re visiting. They may also have a facebook and twitter account too!
• Lonely Planet Guidebooks are comprehensive, well-written and a great value
• Ask the front desk person, taxi driver, restaurant server, flight attendant, etc.

3. eliminate “buts”

• Stop making excuses. Simply put, if you find yourself saying, “but”, you’re making an excuse. Eliminate “buts”. Otherwise, you’re keeping yourself from going anywhere. For every “but”, there’s a solution. Find it.

4. start in your backyard

The following websites offer great information on what’s happening in Orlando.

• CentralFLTop5
• Pulse of Central Florida
• Rori’s Travel
• Visit Florida
• Orlando Visitor’s Bureau

5. end in your neighbor’s yard

Take a road trip. Here’s some go to resources.

• Roadside America – Guide to Uniquely Odd Tourist Attractions
• Weird Florida: Your Travel Guide to Florida’s Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets

6. do something child-like

• celebrate International Pillow Fight Day
• fly a kite at the beach
• climb a tree and read a book
• go to a carnival and eat all the bad foods
• get lost in a corn maze
• roll around in a hamster ball
• challenge your friends at laser tag
• bounce on a trampoline
• roller skate to your favorite tunes
• spend a rainy day surfing indoors

• 50 Things to do in Orlando and Central Florida with Your Kids

7. return to your childhood

• where did your family go on vacation?
• visit your alma mater
• hometown parades
• have a retro game night

8. get a guaranteed date

• join a sports league
• find a hobby
• take a class
• volunteer
• blog

9. be risky

• enter a contest
• try an “extreme” activity (skydiving, bungee jumping)
• start a business

9 1/2. add lots of cherries – make your adventure one to remember!

• fulfill one of your dreams on your adventure list
• do one of those expensive excursions you always wanted to to, but never could afford
• celebrate with friends
• add an overnight to your trip
• treat yourself to a good meal

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