"Plunging head first into a body of water and seeing someone's body snap like a matchstick that terrifies me." Photo: Getty
What would be on your anti-bucket list?
Everywhere you turn, you’re bombarded with inspirational lists, mantras and Instagram pictures of experiences or places you simply must try/visit before you kick the bucket, coining that most modern of phrases, the ‘bucket list’.
In a subversion of that trend, I asked Aussies what would be on their ‘anti-bucket list’: overrated experiences to avoid before you die. And they didn’t hold back. Here’s what they warned you should steer clear of at all costs.
Orgies
Meeting your idol
Writing a bucket list
Personally I’ve just always felt the whole concept was idiotic and reeked of privilege. Sure, have some goals and experiences you’d love – ideally – to experience, but there’s no need to beat yourself up if you can’t achieve or afford them.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa photo – one of global travel’s great cliches. Photo: Getty
over. I missed Florence for Pisa and I’m still bitter. –@BenedictBrook, Sydney)
The ball dropping, New Years Eve, Times Square.
The Melbourne Cup
The Night Noodle Markets
Bungee jumping
See the Mona Lisa
Paris
Las Vegas
Skydiving
Climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Kuta, Bali
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