Bucket List Trips

[mackem 23,782]

55 minutes ago, Born Hunter said:

You're an international people trafficker 

Used to have an interesting job,past tense,close……...But no cigar 

 

55 minutes ago, mushroom said:

Bhutan was on the list but..... the only massive hurdle that I see goin there and it was you, you bugger that pointed it out! It's fuucking expensive 

Yup,quite expensive BUT you cant take your £ or euros with you,life is about experiences,your looking at £2.5k'ish for Bhutan and that's before the return flight from Kathmandu which is maybe £400 for a real short flight but they have you by the bollox,you either want in or you don't,upper mustang is costing me $500 entry fee then you must employ a local guide,its going to be interesting,i will post pics 

[Chaff 3,414]

you will need a holiday after that trip mackem 

look toward to seeing pics

[riohog 5,621]

4 hours ago, mackem said:

Funny you mention this,i just got home from the doctors,had 4 jabs this morning Hep A,Tetanus,Typhoid and MMR,got to book my rabies (course of 3 jabs),going to do something I have wanted to do for a while,getting a visa tomorrow but still need another 2,i will post pics when I am there 

Couple of friends went to BC last year to Chilliwack and caught a number of big sturgeon,they did it on a budget,the bull shark in florida is interesting as my mayes emigrated there and he is a fanatical fisherman,thats why he actually chose florida,whats your budget on that do you figure?

Fieldsports bucket?Mountain lion 

bhutan?

[Born Hunter 17,638]

26 minutes ago, mackem said:

Used to have an interesting job,past tense,close……...But no cigar 

I know Barry, errr I mean, mate!

[Chaff 3,414]

1 hour ago, mushroom said:

Bhutan was on the list but..... the only massive hurdle that I see goin there and it was you, you bugger that pointed it out! It's fuucking expensive lol

P.s. The van will be unrecognizable as a van and more a scary looking transformer type rascal, driven by a hobbit looking Englishman and his huge bellend of a dog lol. All eventualities are planned and catered for. The only worry I have is being murdered but hey, that's life

What van did you settle for mush ?

Have kitted it out yourself, or get a Taylor made.

 

[mushroom 12,388]

1 minute ago, Chaff said:

What van did you settle for mush ?

Have kitted it out yourself, or get a Taylor made.

 

Not settled on a van or specs and I have to wait two years before I can ship her off to Uni

It's one of them mate I've got the finances sorted, route planned, looked into the visas and costs etc.... bucket list lol

[mushroom 12,388]

I'd like to add; to any younger 'uns reading this.... get the fuuck out there! Experience, learn, travel and better yourselves. Britain was built on travel and new knowledge

[Chaff 3,414]

Doh uni more expense forgot that one trying to plan my retirement, and thinking I will be 12k a year better off when they leave school, but of course uni, my Mrs and me will be doing our bucket list travelling in mobility scooters lol

[mackem 23,782]

24 minutes ago, Born Hunter said:

I know Barry, errr I mean, mate!

I loved that scene,great movie,always pay your taxes 

[Meece 1,957]

1 hour ago, mushroom said:

I'd like to add; to any younger 'uns reading this.... get the fuuck out there! Experience, learn, travel and better yourselves. Britain was built on travel and new knowledge

You forgot to mention subjugating the local populations and robbing anything that took our fancy. 

 

[riohog 5,621]

13 hours ago, riohog said:

bhutan?

just as a matter of interest mac  , ,i guess you take out travell /hesth insurance/ did they hammer you price wise  /. i never used to bother with it ,have done this time ,getting abit long in the tooth now so got too , my brother inlaw . was in italy couple of months ago  fit lad  50 ish , went on a bike ride fell off  broke his femur  ,proper job ,he was lucky he had insurance otherwise im sure it would have been a kings ransom  .

[mackem 23,782]

2 hours ago, riohog said:

just as a matter of interest mac  , ,i guess you take out travell /hesth insurance/ did they hammer you price wise  /. i never used to bother with it ,have done this time ,getting abit long in the tooth now so got too , my brother inlaw . was in italy couple of months ago  fit lad  50 ish , went on a bike ride fell off  broke his femur  ,proper job ,he was lucky he had insurance otherwise im sure it would have been a kings ransom  .

I am getting decent insurance mate as I am trekking above 4000 meters,i always get insurance wherever I go,seen too many GoFundMe appeals for people who are looking to have their healthcare bills paid and repatriated because they didn't insure their trip.

 

[mackem 23,782]

Every journey begins with the first step...……….

 

[riohog 5,621]

3 hours ago, mackem said:

Every journey begins with the first step...……….i managed to get away with not having a visa  as there is a waver in vietnam under 15 days in and out .i remember getting one for shanghi china a few yrs back  that didnt come cheap   bloody robbers  

 

enjoy your trip ,you only live once  ////

[mackem 23,782]

46 minutes ago, riohog said:

you only live once 

Once is enough if you do it right  Trying to find Bhutanese travel firms that are a little flexible due to going on my own,i have a few places I want to visit and the Bhutanese normally deal with fixed itinerary multi-person groups,going to try and visit a few remote valleys and attend an archery contest,also trying to get a guide in ladakh in india for a couple of days snow leopard spotting,got a few weeks in Canada between now and then.Enjoy Vietnam