52 Things To Do This Year

When we first started travelling and were browsing through the shelves of a tourist store – the type that sells every odd thing you can’t possibly imagine – we came across an innocuous-looking little tin box with a bright green label that read “50 Things To Do Once In A Lifetime”. Thinking it sounded like a bit of fun and possibly some inspiration for our travels, we purchased it, and promptly tucked it away without opening it. Now, some five months later, we pulled it out again and decided to see what magical suggestions it contained.

We were somewhat surprised initially at the simplicity of some of the suggestions, until it once again hit us that it’s all those small moments (and some big ones) that make up the memories we treasure most from our travels so far. As we looked through the list, we thought 50 things is really not that big a number in the scheme of things, and not particularly challenging to do over a lifetime. So we decided we’d modify the rules, and created “52 Things To Do This Year”.

What we’d like to do is encourage everybody – whether you’re travelling or not, living in a house or a caravan – to join us! Every week for 52 weeks, starting in the first week of the New Year, we aim to add to our memories by ticking off one activity from the list. Set out below is our list in no particular order. If you haven’t already, make sure you subscribe to our weekly newsletter to stay up-to-date with our weekly quest and hints on how you can complete your own quest.

If you’re joining us on our quest, we’d love you to share your pics on our Facebook page, and if you’re all over Twitter and Instagram, post them there as well using the hashtag #52things.

For any people or businesses that can help us and our fellow adventurers in our quest, email us at info@thejuniornomads.com.au or contact us on Facebook.

We’re looking forward to sharing our quest with you!

1: Send a message in a bottle – Week 3
2: Go skinny-dipping
3: Go stargazing
4: Go deep see fishing and eat your catch
5: Host a BBQ
6: Volunteer for a charity
7: Go for a midnight picnic
8: Take a ballroom dance lesson
9: Send something special to a sick child
10: Random act of kindness
11: Buy a book and read it through
12: Dine out at a 5-star restaurant
13: Go to a classical concert
14: Go to a movie premiere
15: Visit a fortune teller
16: Go to a huge sporting event
17: Learn “Hello”, “Goodbye” and “I love you” in a foreign language – Week 4
18: Go for afternoon tea in a snazzy hotel
19: Go to an outdoor festival
20: Plant a tree
21: Take a boat trip whale watching
22: Sleep under the stars
23: Stand on the edge
24: Ride a horse
25: Take a candlelit bath
26: Hop in an airplane
27: Throw a coin in a fountain
28: Swim with dolphins
29: Go on a rollercoaster
30: Write a fan letter to a movie star
31: Donate blood
32: Get a massage – Week 2
33: Take a gondola trip down a river
34: Dye your hair a crazy colour
35: Have your handwriting analysed
36: Watch the sun set over the water
37: Use a metal detector to look for hidden treasure
38: Climb a mountain
39: Get a music lesson for an instrument you’ve never played
40: Visit a working farm
41: Shower in a waterfall
42: Visit a war memorial
43: Drink a really expensive glass of champagne
44: Milk a cow
45: Have your portrait painted
46: Watch the sun rise from a hilltop
47: Send a postcard overseas – Week 1
48: Go to the opera and listen to the fat lady sing
49: Toast marshmallows over the fire
50: Take a train trip somewhere new
51: Get a photo with Santa
52: Spend New Year’s somewhere you’ve never been before