December 2016 - The Bucket List Project

A Bucket List Adventure Race – The Rickshaw Run

December 26, 2016 Eric Gamble

Merriam-Webster defines an “adventurer” as someone who likes dangerous or exciting experiences; a person who looks for adventures! Well there is no doubt that in creating the Bucket List Project several years ago, I have sought out adventures of all types. I would spend hours scouring the internet, reading about the experiences of other “adventurers.” Many of these adventure activities and travels were typical to a person with wanderlust. However, there is one adventure that caught my eye and has totally stoked the…

My First Year in the Woods – A Bucket List Adventure

December 19, 2016 Michelle Faucheux

My First Year in the Woods – A Bucket List Adventure There’s a passage from Hemingway that I’ve often told people if offered a choice I would live in for eternity…. “Now that the bad weather had come, we could leave Paris for a while for a place where this rain would be snow coming down through the pines and covering the road and the high hillsides and at an altitude where we would hear it creak as we walked…

Bonfires on the Levee – A Louisiana Christmas Tradition

December 12, 2016 Eric Gamble

December is a magical time of year! Many people celebrate the holiday season with traditional customs passed down from generations of their family and community! This is especially true here in Louisiana, as we celebrate the coming of Christmas and the New Year in beautiful and unique ways. Perhaps, one of the most unique ways locals in Louisiana show their holiday spirit is through a Christmas tradition known as ‘the Bonfires on the Levee.’ Here they light up massive bonfires…