For some time I’ve been collecting fun things one can do which shouldn’t be either especially scary (so no bungee jumping) or outrageously expensive (so no world cruises). I now have a list of 50 which don’t quite form a bucket list for me, although it is interesting to see which ones I’ve done and which I haven’t. When I get round to it I shall put the list on my website, but meanwhile I thought this month we would have a selection, just as a taster.
Ten Fun Things To Do (which shouldn’t cost a fortune).
- Have a summer picnic and remember to take the champagne
- See a lunar or solar eclipse
- Take part in a performance of Messiah (or any other choral piece) from scratch
- Every time you go more than 25 miles from home, buy a postcard and send it to a friend or relative
- Have something named after you (eg. new species, park bench, cocktail)
- Do some guerilla gardening: find a small piece of neglected public land, plant some flowers there and tend them
- Visit a different museum every month for a year
- Take a trip on the London Eye (or an equivalent large Ferris wheel) at sunset
- Have your fortune told (just don’t take the result too seriously)
- Buy yourself some flowers, just because