Have you ever heard someone say, "I wouldn't never normally do that, except for the life experience."  Some things in life you do just once so you can say you did it.  Take for instance bungee jumping.  Remember that fad?  Everyone had to do it just once.  I never did it.  Perhaps I should have. 

But that's not to say I'm not a guy that doesn't get out there and try new things.   I'm willing to do things unconventional too.  Heck... look at how I met my wife.  It took some unusual set of circumstances that lead me to be willing and try to meet a mail order bride, but I was willing to try something unconventional for nobel reasons. 

A friend of mine is hiking the entire Appalachian Trail.  Now that is a life experience.  Very few people will be able to make that claim.  He's definitely got one up on bungee jumping.   He's doing the walk with his wife which to me is aces.  That's the way to live, have someone you care about to share the best life has to offer.  They will always have something to talk about with that experience, let alone the bond.

Some of us have never been to New York.  That is a place everyone should visit.  I'm spending my weekend there this week so that comes to mind. I have a photo with the tickets from that day in the frame of the time my son and I travelled to the top of the Empire State building in Manhattan.   Visiting special places means a lot more if you have someone to share it with.    I suppose visiting places is something you would put high on a list of memorable life experiences.    From the Great Wall of China to the Eiffel tower.  Visiting places of such ...   more »