See a cave painting ✓

See a cave painting ✓

Towards the end of the Herpetology tour to Arizona with World Life Global Safaris, we took a detour to the wrongly named “Grand Canyon”. I say this, not because it’s not grand (it is), nor because it’s not a canyon (it also is) – I say...
Ride a Horse ✓

Ride a Horse ✓

One of the most common reactions I’ve had when people read through ✓ Project Bucket List is a short pause, then a loud “you’ve never ridden a horse?!”. Maybe horse riding is some formative experience everybody has, like a 10th birthday...
See Monument Valley ✓

See Monument Valley ✓

Cowboys are cool. There, I said it. I like the hats, I like the horses, and I like the shooty tooty cowboy bootey demeanour in which they mosey around the ole’ West. When you visit Arizona, it’s near impossible to not come across cowboy culture. The place...
Hold a tarantula ✓

Hold a tarantula ✓

Trust me when I say – its weird that I don’t like spiders. I’m a proper bug man, give me beetles, millipedes, dragonflies all day, but I’ve always had crippling arachnophobia. I’ve had times as a full grown adult person where I’ve...
Herpetological Study in Arizona ✓

Herpetological Study in Arizona ✓

Alright, big word there in the title, and for those outside the field, it might not be super clear what I mean by this one. Herpetology is the study of reptiles and amphibians. There’s a massive yet niche community of people around the world who go absolutely...