My Fijian Dream – Accommodations

A wonderful aspect of visiting Fiji is the variety of accommodations that match the diverse needs of travelers. Whether you’re looking for luxury or budget, adventure or relaxation, family-friendly or adult-only, you can find it all in Fiji. Matangi Private Island Resort offers royal luxury in an adult setting. Garden Island Resort is littered with lusciousness and comfort; Castaway Island, Fiji is a dreamland with white sand beaches, vibrant coral reefs, and crystal clear waters; Outrigger on the Lagoon perfectly blends family focus with the option for an adult retreat; and Uprising Beach Resort is at the heart of adventure and mixes affordability with extravagance. Discover Fiji through its varied beauty and accommodations.

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Travel Photo of the Year – Still Time to Vote!

The Travel Photo of the Year contest is well underway. The 18 contestants have received thousands of votes, and http://www.bucketlistpublications.com/portfolio-view/travel-photo-contest-20/ is currently in first place with 417 votes, but they still have until Friday to have their photo selected as the Travel Photo of the Year!

The winner will have their photo featured in our picture gallery and on the Travel Photo of the Year section of the homepage. A write up along with a link to their website will be included. They will also be featured in a Bucket List Publications blog post.

Vote for your favorite photo by clicking the photo and hitting any or all of the social share buttons below including Facebook, Twitter, Delicious, Digg, StumbleUpon, Email this, Google +1, Submit, reddit, inShare, or comment. You can vote daily! You can get your family to vote! You can vote for your own photo! You can vote for several photos! And the photo with the most votes after one week, will be the winner!

Let’s help share these amazing photos with others and support the limitless possibilities of bucket list seekers and travel enthusiasts. 

Click here for the Travel Photo of the Year Contestants or follow the links below each picture.

Travel Photo of the Year Contestants

Bucket List Publications is proud to host its first Travel Photo Contest. After receiving hundreds of travel photos, we’ve narrowed it down to the top 18! We need your help deciding which one deserves the title of Travel Photo of the Year. The winner will have their photo featured in our picture gallery and on the Travel Photo of the Year section of the homepage. A write up along with a link to their website will be included. They will also be featured in a Bucket List Publications blog.

Vote for your favorite photo by clicking the photo and hitting any or all of the social share buttons below including Facebook, Twitter, Delicious, Digg, StumbleUpon, Email this, Google +1, Submit, reddit, inShare, or comment. You can vote daily! You can get your family to vote! You can vote for your own photo! You can vote for several photos! And the photo with the most votes after one week, will be the winner!

Let’s help share these amazing photos with others and support the limitless possibilities of bucket list seekers and travel enthusiasts. 

Click here for the Travel Photo of the Year Contestants!

View the photos below. They are in no particular order.

Adventure Photo Contest

Hundreds of readers have asked if my header photo is actually me. It’s a skydiving picture that truly reflects my views on extreme adventures. The smile on my face proves that I belong in the sky and there are no limits. Just looking at adventure photos gets me excited and dreaming about my next journey. Do you long to try something extreme? Have you already? What will be your next extreme adventure?

Skydiving Adventure Package Winner!

Chanel of Photography + Science = Chanel won the Skydiving Adventure Package with Bucket List Publications and Skydive San Diego. With over 700 social mentions including Facebook, Twitter, Google +1, StumbleUpon, Reddit, and inShare, she will receive a tandem skydiving adventure with deluxe video and stills from Skydive San Diego.

Her tandem skydive adventure includes:

Pre-jump instructional class
One tandem jump harnessed to a professional Instructor
A scenic 5 to 7 minute parachute flight
A First Jump Certificate
Deluxe Video and Stills.

Congratulations Chanel! The creators of Bucket List Publications wish you the adventure of a lifetime. 

Remember to submit your bucket list by following the instructions at: http://www.bucketlistpublications.com/submissions/. Maybe you could be the next bucket list adventure recipient. Brian of BC, Canada went heli skiing on March 9th thanks to Bucket List Publications and Selkirk Tangiers. He and a guest received three nights at Revelstoke Mountain Resort, two days skiing including life tickets and equipment, and one day heli skiing with Selkirk Tangiers. 

Stay tuned for photos and videos from Chanel’s skydiving adventure.

Remember to follow Bucket List Publications Online Magazine for other great contests, giveaway, articles, and photos from bucket list adventure seekers. Just go to the homepage, enter your email under the Follow Us! section, and receive updates from Bucket List Publications Online Magazine. 

Holy Moments from an Unholy Disaster

Featured Writer: Marilyn Gardner
http://communicatingacrossboundariesblog.com/

I am the first to admit that given the choice of a 5 star hotel or camping I will pick a 5 star hotel.  I tell friends that anyone who grew up in the developing world with a commode for a toilet and one bath a week would appreciate my love of luxury so it was with some surprise that I found myself so eager to work in flood relief in Pakistan.

When I first heard news of the floods that began to spread their strength and turmoil in various parts of Pakistan in August of 2010, I felt sadness that was somewhat distant and removed.  Raised as an American in Pakistanwith the call to prayer as my alarm clock it was my childhood love and home, but as an adult I have been more connected to the Middle East through work and travel.  My memories of Pakistan are primarily relegated to occasional emails from friends and to those moments on the subway when I close my eyes and the rhythmic movement transports me back to the Pakistani trains of my childhood.   That changed when I saw a picture in the New York Times of the city of Jacobabad under flood waters.

3 First (Worst) Teaching Days – #2 – Norway House, Manitoba – Anyone Up for a Hospital Visit?

3 First (Worst) Teaching Days

As a teacher for over 8 years and in various schools around the country, my journey was filled with happiness, laughter, fear, nervousness and countless other emotions, often at the same time. Students have a unique way of touching your heart, driving you completely insane, and making you proud all at once. The first day of the school year can often set the tone for the entire year. It can be a stressful day naturally, but when you add a first day curse things can get out of hand. I’ve experienced the craziest first days during my career; including no heat over night in -50 degrees, going to the hospital with a concussion, and not making it to work because of a freak storm disaster. They are powerful enough to make you question entering the teaching profession altogether. Follow me on my first days of disaster and teaching.

#2 – Norway House, Manitoba – Anyone Up for a Hospital Visit?
I arrived in Norway House, Manitoba just early enough to catch the local flu bug that was going around. The day before school started, I was sick and miserable with few options. It was the the first day of school so I wasn’t exactly going to call in sick. I woke up that morning with watery eyes, a churning stomach, and a pounding head. The thought of a first day curse crossed my mind after my experience in Shefferville, Quebec but I quickly diminished it and went about planning my day. My first strategy was to eat as little as possible before heading to work. I had been throwing up everything that went into my stomach and I wasn’t prepared to vomit on one of my students. My second goal was to dress in warm clothing since I suffered from chills for two days. I assumed it would keep my body temperature at an even rate for the day and I could take off the top layer if I was too hot. Finally, I was going to arrive early, although this wasn’t exactly because of being sick since my idea of being on time is an hour early anyway, to settle in to my classroom and prepare for the day. I wanted to create as little interruption as possible so I made this plan of action, but it turned out to be a long list of disastrous choices.

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The Kindness of Others

Blogging has made such as impact on my life and I’ve only been doing it for three months. I’ve been introduced to the world through reading other blogs, adventures, and views. I’ve become acquaintances with mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, teachers, elderly, and children who have touched my heart and warmed my soul. Today, I received a message that has made such an impact on me that I though I would re-post it along with my response:

“Miss Lesley~

You’re my hero! Noticed you gave me a thumbs up on my blog…which led me to you! Whatta treat to read about your amazing adventures…you rock! I plan on being you in my next lifetime. Figure a gal who can eat a entire mega burger has gotta be a pretty cool chick!

Congrats on the baby, that will be your greatest adventure ever! I would love to gift you a print for the nursery (I’m an artist who adores whimsical positive images). Just click to my site http://www.cindydeluz.com and pick out whatever calls to you and the babe. It will arrive will a loving prayer attached…..consider it “angel mail”.

Keep living life to the fullest and making us smile out here!

Hugs~

Cindy

P.S. I subscribed to your blog…I’m sure you’ll hit 5,000 peeps before you know it. Woo Who!!”

I AMSTERDAM – A Little Something Extra!

If you walk down the main street of any city, you will see rows of shops and lots of people window shopping. It is exactly the same in Amsterdam, but the shop signs are preceded by the word “coffee” and the people are window shopping for prostitutes. Amsterdam is a magical place. It can be anything you want it to be depending on what drugs you are willing to take.

We arrived in Amsterdam like we arrived in most other countries. We had no place to stay and no prospects. We walked across the street from the train station and saw at least ten hotels on one block. There were lots of choices and we slowly made our decision.