One of the things on my bucket list is to go to Mardi Gras in New Orleans. From what I’ve heard, it’s one of the biggest block parties in the nation! People in New Orleans celebrate Mardi Gras by having celebrations for about two weeks before and through Fat Tuesday (today!). To celebrate Mardi Gras, I’m giving away our Brilliant Bag in the most vibrant shade of purple. Not only is this bag an official Mardi Gras color (the other two are gold and green BTW), but it’s also one of the hottest colors for spring.
How does this giveaway work?
- Answer the following question: What is one of the things you want to do on your bucket list?
- Leave your answer by commenting on this blog post.
- Duplicate comments will not be counted.
- The winner will be selected by Random.org
Contest Disclaimer: Contest closes Monday, February 27, 2012. No purchase necessary. We reserve the right to close the contest early or late without warning. We will post the name of the winner by February 28, 2012. You must contact us within 7 days after to the winner is announced to claim your prize.
I want to go back to Europe and see Rome and Versailles, plus go to Greece, Turkey and Lebanon.
I want to travel and be adventurous. Try new foods!
i want to go do missions work in north korea
On my bucket list is to travel to Europe and help out in a hospital there.
I’d love to travel to Sienna to see the Palio! Italy is my dream.
One of the things on my bucketlist, is to travel the world. There’s so much out there to discover and learn. Whether its different fashion trends, food, or sites, I want to discover it all!
I want to visit all 50 states and collect a shot glass from each state!
one thing i want to do on my bucket list is to see the 7 wonders of the world!
I would love to visit Morocco and stay with some locals there, enjoying their culture, food and of course do tons of shopping!
Skydiving is definitely on my bucketlist!
Before I die, I want to meet a stranger in a random city and have an adventure thanks to my new friend
Meet brad pitt. I love every movie he has been in. In general he has given quite a bit of his own money to charities. Not a lot of actors do that. Love this guy.
visit the wonders of the world
Being an old woman some day and say: This life was totally worth it!
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Learn how to swim!!! its a little embarrassing but i am just scared i will drown again!
Thoroughly visit all 50 states. Live and work in a minimum of 10!
I want to own my own bakery in Italy some day!:)
I want to swim in every ocean before I die… yes, even the Arctic Ocean!
Live in NYC!!
Go to Fashion Week in New York, Milan, Paris, and London!
Go to Italy and Greece!
I want to attend a TED event!
I want to travel to every country.
One of the Items on my Bucket List is also a dream of mine and has been since I was old enough to talk. I would love to open a dance studio one day that caters to both special needs and general education students. I feel that this would promote a great environment and hopefully a better future for the newer generations. If I could complete this task on my bucket list I would be very happy.
see my daughters married and play with some grandbabies!
I want to travel to Kenya and do mission work there. I also want to speak Spanish fluently.
Start a family and travel to Ireland and Italy to learn about my and my husbands hertitage.
I want to take my son and daughter traveling and seeing historical markers all over the United States.
I want to go to New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras
Run a full marathon before my 30th birthday
Travel cross country from California to New York with my sister/friends in an RV stopping in as many states as possible!
One thing on my bucket list is to go deep sea fishing off the coast of anywhere exotic, like Bali, Belize or Fiji How amazing would that be?!
One thing on my bucket list is to go food and wine tasting throughout the south of Italy.
Something on my bucket list…? Buying season tickets to the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo! They always bring the best artists and it’s tons of fun!
Bike my way across the country!
One of the things on my bucket list is that I would like to travel across the United States and see the many wonders it has to offer.
Sing in a band!
Number one thing on my bucket list: go to graduate school.
It’s something that my parents weren’t able to do, and financially it’s close to impossible for me to do as well. I absolutely love learning new things. I think education is powerful and something not to be taken for granted.
I would love to work for a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to supporting women’s rights all around the world in some way or another.
Eat sushi in Japan, pasta in Italy, and taste wine in France
practice medicine in a third world country
i want to visit all the continents!!! all of them!!
I would love to travel to all of these wonderful places mentioned , but my #1 to do is : to help animals in need of homes and save them from being put to sleep
Go to Paris during Fashion Week and buy one really big splurge
Travel throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia – Italy, Spain, France, Morocco, Egypt, South Africa, Singapore, Malaysia, and Japan to be specific!
one day i will ACTUALLY learn how to play the guitar that my dad bought for me last year! =(
To ride in a Hot Air Balloon!
Although I would love to visit several places around the world, number one on my bucket list certainly is having several Domestic Violence centers across the U.S. which will also help sexual assault and sex trafficking victims. There is just not enough help out there, So I’m looking forward to providing some
one thing on my list would be to travel the world.
Go to NYE at Times Square.
One thing one my bucket list i would LOVE to do is visit French Polynesia and experience a Polynesian wedding ceremony! Soo amazing =)
I have a few things on my bucket list, however, at the moment a Counting Crows concert is at the top.
Go skydiving!
I’d love to ROCK OUT on stage just once! (and I don’t even sing)
One thing on my bucket list is to see the, Northern Lights! =)
Chelsie
I want to be successful enough when I publish my book to be able to go to Scotland and Italy and try to find out if I still have relatives there
I want to go to countries in South America, Europe, and Africa by the time i finish college (so by doing a few semester at seas!) and of course go sky diving!
I have a few things on my bucket list, but one of my top ones is to visit Brazil.. I am hoping to cross that off soon!
One thing on my bucket list is to study my master’s degree in Madrid.
The number one thing on my bucket list is to learn another language in addition to Spanish (and English, of course) and use it in one of its native countries. My top language would have to be French. France, here I come!
One thing on my bucket list is to swim with dolphins! I think it would be such an amazing experience!
One of the items on my bucket list is definitely to go sky diving!
Hard to pick just one item on my bucket list, but… Live somewhere with an ocean view.
Visit every country in Europe.
I would like to find a four-leaf clover in Ireland!
Spend a summer on Fire Island.
I’ve always wanted to go to England and go in a pub where a cute band is playing and have a ‘What a Girl Wants’ movie moment
Travel to all of the continents.
Take my kids backpacking across Europe.
I want to change someone’s life every day! No matter how little or how big!
Design my own wedding gown
Run a half marathon
Go bungee jumping in a foreign country!
I want to climb half dome at Yosemite w my four girls and husband
I want to travel and study somewhere completely outside of my comfort zone. My hope is to learn as much as I can from another culture, without judging or comparing it to my own. I think it would be refreshing and eye-opening to challenge myself to live in a place entirely different from what I’m accustomed to, and genuinely connect with the people there.
I have a very long Bucket List, but what I would most like to do is go to the San Diego Comic Con at least once in my life to get my geek on!
I have a very long bucket list but one of my fav is to visit every continent! =)
I’d love to spend two weeks driving through the U.S. National Parks out West. Someday I will do it!
So many to chose from but I really want to start volunteering for dog rescues.
One thing on my bucket list is to go to London and visit the love padlock with the boy I love and lock it on the bridge then throw it in the water. sooo romantic
Go to Hawaii and learn to surf!
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Gondola adventure in Venice, Italy.
One thing on my bucket list is to travel to the Greek Isles.
One of the things I would want to do on my bucket list is visit my mom’s family in Badalona, Spain. They have never seen me in person!
Perform at the Super Bowl half time show.
Travel the world on a private plane with my husband and dog
On my bucket list? To have a love better than Allie and Noah’s (from The Notebook).
Run the New York Marathon!
One activity on my bucket list is to play in a small room with at least 20 persian kittens.
Skydiving!!
The one thing on my bucket list I want to do is travel the world with someone I care about.
On my bucket list is to sky dive
the number one thing on my bucket list is to give my mom her best day ever. i want to ask her what the one thing she has always wanted to do, and make it happen.
To take a honeymoon with my husband cause we never got one !!
I would love to take my sisters to Disneyland. My dad had started a little bucket that we all put change in saving money hoping he could take my sisters at least once before he died. He unfortunately became too sick and passed away. The little savings we had needed to be used for other things but I promise myself everyday I will take them Since my dad was never able too.
One of the things on my bucket list is to take a honeymoon with my husband since we never got one !!
I want to take a road trip and travel to every state in the U.S !!
I would LOVE to visit Alaska. I am a big fan of cold weather and would love to eventually go on a cruise there!
I want to backpack across Europe with my best friend!!!
I would love to be able to take my parents to Italy…My mom’s side is Italian!!!
MY BUCKET LIST INCLUDES GOING TO MARDI GRAS AND EATING A KING CAKE IN THE FRENCH QUARTER!
One thing I want to accomplish on my Bucket List? Actually selling one of my original paintings! I can’t seem to let go the emotion that went into them!
I want to go on a mission trip to Russia or Africa and work with orphans.
Go to Margarita Island, Venezuela! With a name like that it has to be paradise!
One of the things on my bucket list is to go to Madrid, never been out the country and I like everything about the Spanish culture so I want to go there.
I would love to travel all across Europe.
Sorry for the double entry but I think I did the last one wrong
Swim with dolphins!
A trip to Brazil and learn more about my roots!!
I’ve been to mardi gras but I actually want to be IN the parade on one of the floats!
Kiss a stranger at times square on new year’s eve!
I want to tour the republic of Mexico over a summer –coast to coast!
to compete on ‘the amazing race!’
I would love to visit Colorado and learn to ski or snowboard or both! It may seem simple, but I’ve never done either before, but have always wanted to do it.
I would love to go sky diving, and I’m TERRIFIED of heights, so that would definitely beat a feat for me.
To ride a Hot Air balloon. Or go on a Safari in Africa with my kids.
The one thing I would like to check of my bucket list is…. travel to South Africa and go on a Safari tour.
Oh, bucket lists! If I was given even an inkling of an opportunity, I would ride my bike across the United States. Then I’d move to South America. Then Western Europe. Then…
Skydive!
Wow…this is actually tough to think about, umm.. back packing thru Europe..but if it’s too expensive or no one want to go with me, Road trip across the great 48 states.
Get an invite to the Oscars!
To make a significant change for the better in this world….and take my kiddo to Disneyland!
Climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa! Or go to Africa period!
Jump off an airplane!
I want to go to different countries around the world and experience their culture (:
One item on my bucket list: boat through the Amazon river
I have too many..would love to travel across Europe, ride a dirt bike with Bubba, snowboard in Alaska, live in an island for a month, sky dive in Switzerland, and try surfing in Hawaii.
one of my dreams is to experience a Hot Air Balloon ride with my two children!!
one of my dreams is to experience a hot air balloon ride with my two kids!
Skydiving!
One thing on my bucket list is to definitely travel to Hawaii! I’ve been to the Bahamas before, but would absolutely love to soak up some sun in Hawaii!
Travel to Africa on a mission trip for Operation Smile.
Set foot on all 7 continents!
I want to backpack through Italy. I must see every cultural difference throughout the beautiful country, as well as taste it. 😃
One thing on my bucket list I want to do is to travel to Rome!!
I want to travel the world and open stores with handmade items from around the world. The profits would then be returned to the artisans in those underdeveloped countries and people in the U.S. would have fabulous new accessories & furniture!
A co-worker that used to live in Chicago once told me how fun it is on St. Patrick’s day, so to go there is definitely now on my bucket list!
run a marathon, I am currently training!
Go to Antarctica, see icebergs, hug a penguin or two!!!!!
Eat Pasta in Italy!
To go to Versailles and Paris
I would like to travel to Thailand and go to Phuket, and walk along the beach, catch a Muay Thai boxing match, explore the beautiful ancient temples, check out the little shops in Old Phuket Town and the nightlife, where they party on the beach until dawn. And, of course, eat delicious Thai food!
One of the [many] things on my bucket list is to take my mom traveling internationally. We have our favorite spots in the US that we love to return to regularly, but going abroad with her is one of my biggest hopes for the future! xo
Travel to Egypt and ride a camel around the pyramids.
To hug a tiger… not a baby tiger, a full grown adult tiger
I want to learn how to read and write in Vietnamese. I would also like to learn to speak it fluently.
Go to New Orleans for Mardi Gras!
The Official Polar Bear Plunge in Alaska!
I have always wanted to go on a cruise to the Bahamas and vacation in Greece!
Go to Italy/Mediterranean cruise!
Continue to give to charities throughout my life and to go to Africa to see the animals before they disappear in their wild habitat.
One of the more pressing items on my bucket list is to run a half-marathon. I just found a great training guide, so here’s hoping 2012 is the year!!
Go on a African Safari!!
Star as a supporting character in a blockbuster movie.
Write, illustrate and have published this idea for a children’s book I have floating around in my head!
I really want to go on a driving tour of Ireland. My ex husband and I always wanted to go as a belated honeymoon but it never happened!
Travel out of the country!!
I would love to ride in a hot air balloon before I kick the bucket!
Kentucky Derby, Mardi Gras, Super Bowl…I have a lot on my list!
I want to travel to all 7 continents before I kick the bucket!
I want to get married in Cinderella’s castle at Disney World before I kick the bucket
To see the Nothern Lights
Experience the world!, travel many places and experiences more than just one culture, hopefully with someone that means the WORLD to me too!
I’ve always wanted to fly in a hot air balloon – it seems so old fashioned, yet dangerous at the same time!
Explore New Zealand with my husband!!!!
Drive really really fast in a sports car on the audubon!
I would love to study abroad in Europe for school.. Or maybe even live there!
Travel to Australia!
I want to take my daughter to disney world.
eat and drank my way across Italy
attend F1 race in monaco!
Before I die I want to visit the Ghibli Museum in Japan!
I would love to visit Colombia and learn Spanish!!
Live in London for 9 months and show off this hip bag.
The number one thing on my bucket list is to get involved with a mission trip for kids. So many kids need someone to love them, I want to make a difference in the lives of those who feel lost, neglected or unloved.
Travel to Paris <3
I want to go to Ireland.
Skydiving!
I would like to run a marathon! Currently training for my second half-marathon
one step at a time!
I would love to live awhile in Ireland and Scotland getting in touch with my celtic roots, especially celtic Christianity!
The number one thing on my bucket list is to gather friends and family to go bungee jumping with me. It’s a once in a lifetime experience!
Go to Greece and see all the beautiful places I read about when studying Greek Mythology in college.
I want to drive all night do I can watch the sunrise on the beach!
NY Fashion Week is a must on my bucket list.
One of the things on my bucket list to do before I die….
I want to travel to Paris with my soon to be husband, rent a vespa and tour the city
And of course be wearing a dress from Francescas!!
I would absolutely love to be able to visit the Louvre before I die.
Go to Barcelona!!
Go to Italy and/or Greece and I also want to ride in a hot air balloon!
play “hookie” and be a ski instructor for a winter.
Meet Anna Wintour in London while wearing this bag.
I want to visit Italy! I have never left the U.S., it would be a dream to travel abroad!
Open my own cupcake bakery!
I want to scuba dive around the Great Barrier Reef! …and then explore Australia :]
I want to see whales in Hawaii!
I want to go to Greece!!
I want to sing a duet with someone I love.
Skydiving and going to Venice, Italy!!
Bring my husband and daughter to the French Rivera – my husband, for the coffee, and my daughter, to give her the experience of visiting a foreign country.
I’m a fashion merchandising major at Kent! One of the thing on my bucket list is to get an internship in Italy and study abroad there next spring where I can go to the real carnival!
One of the things I want to do is go to Mardi Gras in New Orleans! I have always loved this city and all of its history! I would love to have one crazy week full of fun and drinks with my closest friends!
Overcome my fear and skydive!
question: What is one of the things you want to do on your bucket list?
I want to open up my own restaurant! A very hip, trendy place people can go to to enjoy comforting food for the soul!
I want to skydive before I kick the bucket.
found a charity for deaf girl athletes to ensure they have the support to thrive.
Ever since I was a little girl I’ve wanted to see the northern lights. It just seems so magical. That is definitely one of the top things on my bucketlist!
One of the things to do on my bucket list is to go skydiving! I’ve wanted to do this because I think it will make me feel so alive
I would love to visit machu picchu in peru.
Learn to play the quitar!
spend a night in every country!
I want to own my own beach bar in florida!
I plan to take both my kids to Disney world!
Take after my grandfather and learn how to fly an airplane!
If I would do something on my bucket list I would grab the guy of my dreams, go to New York City for a week and I would kiss him in Central Park. It just sounds so romantic to have it happen <3
Expat to Europe!
Someday I hope to accomplish owning my own business
I really want to backpack through Europe someday!
I would like to go to the Mardi Gras festival one year in “Nawlins.”
I want to own my own bakery in the small town that I grew up in!
i will someday visit machu picchu.
I want to learn to make clothing for my daughter, like my mom did for me. And her mom for her. And her mom for her. My friends are all getting in to it as well.
Swim with dolphins!
I would love to backpack through Europe!
I would like to visit the mesopotamian region of the middle east and find the capital city of Ninveh my namesake.
Running a full marathon!
one day i will visit machu picchu.
I’ve wanted to learn how to surf for a long time.
Travel to Vietnam with my family and live as the villagers do
I want to visit Africa and teach the children there about Christ!
i would love to visit machu pichu.
Buy one of the old brownstones in Chicago!
I would love to visit Rome
SWIM WITH SHARKS!! Oh, and be mentioned in the newspaper without having to pay for it.
Take a journey that is known as the “Trail of Tears” – the route the Cherokee Indians took when told to leave their land.
Hike the 11 mile trail to the Kalalau Valley in Kaui…
safari in kenya
In my many world travels, I would especially like to attend an Indian wedding. The people of India have such culture, and their parties, particularly weddings, seem to show that. I think the dancing, the music, and the food would be amazing to experience.
See the Northern Lights in Iceland!
Vacation in Europe!
To climb Handies Peak in the middle of December.
I would love to visit every continent around the world!
I have always wanted to visit Ireland!
I would like to swim with dolphins
My bucket list mostly consists of traveling to places I’ve never been: Paris, South America, Greece, Spain, etc.
Top of my list right now is to travel Europe!
I want to travel to all 7 wonders of the World with my husband.
Hiking the Swiss Alps is at the top of my bucket list!! May actually have the chance to mark it off coming up this May!!
My bucket list includes running and finishing the half marathon I’m competing in two weeks from now and complete my first ride in the MS150!
To learn and perform, in full costume, an awesome Bollywood dance!
My top entry on my bucket list is to have a starring role and sing on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera.
I want to take a trip to Australia <3
See the Northern Lights in Alaska!
I want to go skydiving!!
I want to see the Himalayas!
I want to visit Greece!
One of the things on my bucket list is to learn how to snowboard successfully!
I want to get married and have 2 kids with the love of my life before I die.
Same with me, it’s hard to just pick one, but I’d like to visit Rio, Brazil!
One of the things on my bucket list is to go backpacking through Europe. Take the train and visit France, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Italy and Switzerland! It has been a dream of mine since I visited Switzerland but never had the opportunity to go to any of the other places.
I would love to travel to and through Italy with my husband!
I want to adopt a baby from Guatemala
I want to travel to so many places with my husband: Italy, Greece, Spain, Africa, Australia, and so many more! I love sharing new experiences with my love!
Visit my husband’s hometown of Mexico City and visit family, museums, and the pyramids.
I want to adopt a child from Guatemala!
I would like to take swimming lessons and go scuba diving with my future husband:-)
Swim with dolphins
Taking an amazing vacation to Greece has always been at the top of my bucket list!!
One of the things on my bucket list is to help restore a historic building. Whether it be a home, an office building or a theatre, anything. I would like to use my skills, my education, and my eye for desin to aid in the process renovating it.
I want to live in a different place than my hometown with my husband! I just think that would be a great experience and bring us closer!
I would love to skydive one day.
On my bucket list: I want to surf in FIJI! Possibly even live there.
I would like to travel the world in eighty days. No duplicating places I have already been and no staying in resorts. I want to take a little piece of each culture home with me.
I would love to visit each island of Hawaii. I am so excited to see the beautiful landscape, history, and culture of the state.
I want to eat at a three starred michelin restaurant!
My bucket list consists of many things but the one I’m working towards now is to be able to run a marathon. Not walk it, but run it.
I want to go on an unlimited shopping spree! 24 hours shop till I drop!
One thing that is still on my bucket list I hiking the grand canyon from north rim to South rim! I have hiked in the gc before but never across the enitre thing. Can’t wait!
I have to celebrate a New Year’s Eve on Times Square before I kick the bucket!
Rebulid homes in New Orelans! The area where Katrina hit is still in really bad shape and they need all the help they can get!
My number one thing to do on my bucket list is to dance with my son on his wedding day. My father passed away before I got married and it was all I wanted with him. My son is only 2 so I have many years of waiting.
Bottle feed a baby tigers in Africa!
Travel to all 50 states within a year!!
To go to Spain
Start a family!
Learn to find joy in the every day, and find peace in myself before seeking it elsewhere!
i’d love to spend two years in central and south america setting up a dental clinic for the locals
I would like to learn how to play the piano
What is on my bucket list? Travel to France and (find) learn/meet my grandfathers side of the family. I have never been and never met.
I want to run a 5K! (starting small)
One of the things on my bucket list is to travel to Spain for a week and see the Red Hot Chili Peppers live (preferably while in Spain).
Go to Egypt and see the beautiful pyramids.
Hi my name is Ashley! I do hair and makeup in the Dallas/Fort Worth area! One of the things on my bucket list is to do runway hair and makeup for a major fashion show!
I want to run a marathon! (Hopefully crossing this one off the list June of 2012 at the San Diego Rock N Roll!)
I want to visit the Pyramids in Egypt and visit Glastonbury England
I want to back pack through Hong Kong, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand for a year!
The number one thing on my bucket list is to visit every country in the world or as close as I can get.
The number one thing on my bucket list is to learn to scuba dive and travel to exotic waters so I can explore the ocean.
Travel to every country in the world and photograph each one. After I get all the photos I want to publish a photo book of the scenes around the world.
I would love to visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter! I’m a huge geeky fan!
Go to New Orleans for Mardi Gras!
I would like to teach English in another country for a year. Preferably France, since it is the center of Fashion.
One thing on my bucket list would be to travel to Australia and swim the Great Barrier Reef! Thanks for the great giveaway!
~Laura R~
I would love to go back to Spain to show my husband where I spent a semester living, exploring, and studying!
I want to go skydiving
Go Fire Walking: Walk barefoot over a bed of hot embers or stones.
To be in Ireland for St. Patty’s Day!
Teach me how to STUMBLE
An African Safari is at the top of my bucket list and Mardi Gras is on the list too!
My dad is a huge golf fan and he’s just a wonderful dad in general who does so much for me and my family! One of the things on my bucket list is to take my daddy to the Masters! It’s something he has dreamt of doing his whole life and I would love so much to make that happen!
I want to visit every state in the US. My husband and I plan to knock three more off the list this summer!
to go on a medical mission trip
I want to travel to Australia and Scuba in the Great Barrier reef and pet a Kangaroo! :]
Go to Hawaii!! <3
To own that bag! :] <3
I love to go Hawaii, period. I would love to go snokelling and watch the sunset on the beach!
To live in Italy for a few months. ( :
One of my top things on my bucket list is to scuba dive in a ship wreck.
I want to take my daughter BACK to New York. She has been once, I have never been.
I want to go backpacking across Europe!
I want to see every sport’s championship game! Super Bowl, World Series, Olympics, Stanley Cup, etc., etc.
Explore Japan!
Go skydiving!!!
I want to eat and drink my way through italy
I have always dreamt of going to Paris, I’m currently teaching myself French & hoping one day I’ll have enough saved to go!
Something on my bucket list is to live in Europe for a year.
Travel to Carnival in Brazil!
I want to go to a packers game!
Backpack through europe
I would like to visit the other 2 Disneyland locations. I’ve already been to California, Orlando, and Paris…the only ones left include Hong Kong and Tokyo!
One thing on my bucket list is to go to Italy!
To free myself of all the possessions I so wanted in my younger years. They are not needed.
i would love to go to hawaii
I would love to make a trip to New York City and I also want to ride on a motorcycle! I also have plenty of concerts that are on my bucket list
I would just love to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower – just once <3!!
I would like to travel Europe for a month.
I have a lot on my bucket list, however, one thing would be to visit all 50 states (with a purpose).