Must-see...Must-do's

With only 2 days before I hand in my formal resignation from my dream job I thought it would be the appropriate time to make a list of all the things I really want to do in the next few years...
This list is in no particular order.

USA/Mexico

•  Backpack the West Coast, USA (LA, San Fran, Portland, Seattle) - walk the golden gate bridge, catch the ferry to alcatraz Islad (former, famous fedral prison), diving in Crater Lake, National Park hopping ($80 annual pass)
• Cross country travelling - www.nps.gov 
• Catch the train, Coast Starlight (35hrs - 3 states) Washington, Oregon & California www.amtrak.com
• New York City - visit 9/11 site, celebrate NYE in Times Square, ride the subway to Manhattan's southern tip on the Staten Island ferry past the Statue of Liberty, shop (www.swirl.com) Upper East side Madison's Avenue, empire state building, Greenwich village, Soho, Secret Chinese Garden on Staten Island via the S40 bus from St George Ferry Terminal, SummerStage in Central Park www.summerstage.org , Ellis Island via ferry, eat a hot dog, tour of grand central terminal www.grandcentralterminal.com  
• Williamsburg, New York - Streb Laboratory for indoor trapeze lessons + The Busch Gardens - amusement park www.buschgardens.com
• Pacific Coast Hway, California - elephant seals, laguna beach, hearst castle, big sur, monterey, mendocino
• Stay at the Jules' Undersea Lodge www.jul.com in Florida Keys
• Get inspired at City Light Books in San Francisco www.citylights.com
• Score a bargain in Las Vegas www.cheapovegas.com
• Eat a vegetarian dinner in San Francisco - Milennium's Aphrodisiac Dinner on Sundays www.millenniumrestaurant.com
• Hang a hammock on Isla Mujeres, Mexico (island offshore from Cancun) Playa Norte for drinks delivered on the beach - www.isla-mujeres.com.mx
• Swim in the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Santuary - 2.5 hr drive from Belize City
• Everglades National Park - www.nps.gov/ever
• See the Mission District murals in San Francisco www.sfmission.com
• Visit Washington's reflecting pool
• Roadtrip Route 66, via Kansas, Texas, Arizona - hire an old classic convertible. www.national66.org & www.alamo.com - watch a Cubs game at Wrigley Field
• Pike Place Market, Seattle www.pikeplacefish.com
• Check out the Painted Desert, Arizona - stay at Holbrook (40kms west for PD national park) + Petrified Forest
• Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona on Route 66 www.nps.gov/grca - Toroweap Overlook in Tuweep section = free camping
• Austin, Texas - live music www.unlockaustin.com
• Telluride near Salt Lake City? 
• Miami, Florida - www.blingblingexoticcarrental.com
• Hawaii Volcanos - Halekulani www.halekulani.com expensive breachfront hotel
• Eat at the Red Room in San Francisco - 827 Stutter St
• Visit the Yosemite National Park, California www.nps.gov/yose

Europe

• Visit Istria, Croatia - brijuni national park, wine & olive tasting, hunting for white truffles in Buzet
• Stop off at Valencia, Spain - dip fartos (long buns) into horchata (cloudy, sweet drink), Nit de Foc fireworks
• Paris, France - swiss army knife + baguette + cheese + bottle of wine + banks of the Seine opposite Notre Dame
• Naples, Italy - catch the ferry to Capri Island on Caremar (www.caremar.it)
• Learn to cook in Tuscany, Italy www.tutti-a-tavola.com AND cook tapas in San Sebastian, Spain www.eltxokodelgourmet.com
• Visit a spa in Slovakia www.spapiestany.sk
• Learn to Belly Dance in Istanbul, Turkey - www.bellydanceclasses.net/turkey and www.lesartsturcs.com
• Visit Greece - www.greekfestival.gr, island hopping
• Morocco - buy carpet, stand on top of a Sahara dune to watch the sunset, enjoy a mint tea in a remote village in the Ait Bou Gomez 'Happy Valley'
• Ireland - breakfast in the Farmgate Cafe in the English Market, kiss the Blarney stone at the Blarney castle
• Leeca, Italy - eat at Cucina Casareccia basement of house on Viale Colonello Archimede Coastadura, listen to jazz in Puglia www.jazzinpuglia.it
• See Djemaa El-Fna, Marrakesh, Morocco stay in Riad de l'Orangeraie only 5min walk away www.riadorangeraie.com
• Stay in a hip hotel in London www.thehoxton.com for cheap room sales
• Visit the world famous chocolate factory in Switzeland www.spruengli.ch - mmm Toblerone
• Go to Plaza mayor, Salamanca, Spain
• Crew a yacht www.globalcrewnetwork.com
• Swim with killer whales, Norway - www.orcasafari.co.uk (tours depart from the UK)
• Drive from Amsterdam to Istanbul - pass through Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania & Bulgaria
• Driving the Amalfi Coast, Italy (Costiera Amalfitana) www.amalficoastweb.com
• Grand Bazaar market, Turkey - 15min walk from Blue Mosque
• Stay in the Hotel Du Petit Moulin, France www.hotelpetitmoulinparis.com
• Stay at St Briavel's Castle, England (Gloucestershire) - gates locked at 11:30pm

Canada

• Vancouver, Canada - watch an ice hockey game, 
• Calgary Stampede www.calgary-stampede.com
• Dog Sled, British Columbia, Canada www.realadventures.com
• Banff National Park, Canada - catch the train, Rocky Mountaineer www.purewest.com