Chasing Emma
chasing bucket list adventures and experiences
An Attitude of Gratitude + 50 Things I am Grateful for
Earlier this year when I was in a total slump I bit the bullet and made an appointment with a counsellor. While there I received a metaphorical slap in the face. My counsellor told me that I should try adopting “an attitude of gratitude” by listing five things I am grateful for each morning.
Read MoreRound Up: August 2020
August is one of those months that has always been insanely busy for me. It’s the beginning of Semester 2, there’s usually a scramble to find my mother a birthday present, I have to actually start caring about getting my tax done, and it’s the second half of the year meaning it’s the time to re-evaluate my goals and how much (or how little) progress I’ve made on them. This year, August has been much for calm and settled than usual despite a big change that I recently made in my life.
Read MoreBucket List: Wine Tasting at McLaren Vale
Going on a wine tour has been an item on my bucket list for a very long time, so when I found myself heading to Adelaide during a time that corresponded with my birthday you can bet I jumped at the opportunity to celebrate with a big bucket list check.
Read MoreBucket List: Play an Escape Room + Tips and Tricks for Your First Escape Room
Escape rooms have in recent years become all the rage, and for obvious reasons. Not only is it a great social activity, it’s like playing a 3D board game. My friends and I recently decided to give it a go as part of my 2020 birthday celebrations and we had a ball.
Read MoreTrephina Gorge Ridge Top Walk and Chain of Ponds
The wind had a bite to it.
It had kicked up the night before after we’d set up camp at the Trephina Gorge camp site and sent us in retreat to our tents for an abnormally early night, but I guess the copious amounts of wine and cheese also contributed to this. Nevertheless, we were committed to our mission. There are a number of short day hikes available at Trephina Gorge. Infact, we’d done the 2km Trephina Gorge Walk the evening before to admire the scenery. Today we were going to do the Ridgetop Walk and half of the Chain of Ponds Walk. A total of close to 19km. I wasn’t feeling fear exactly, but I was nervous.
Read MoreBucket List: Experience the Magic of Rainbow Valley
“How many people do you think will be camping there?” H asked as we turned off the highway and onto the red corregated road.
“I think there will be five” I said hoping Murphy’s law would be on our side and we would instead be blessed with an empty camp suite.
“I think there will be two others” T said.
Read MoreHiking Bridle Path Lookout in New Boots
My heels were really starting to sting and I could feel the sweat trickling down my spine. Over the past half hour my strides had shortened to something akin to a shuffle and my rest stops became more frequent. I could see the end point and the 4km marker indicating I only had another 900 metres before I reached the goal of my hike. I gritted my teeth and pushed on.
Read MoreShould you go White Water Rafting in Bali?
Did I hear that right? I thought to myself when my friend first suggested it. White water rafting in Bali? I suppose it makes sense. They get a lot of rain every year and there are many rivers and waterfalls so why shouldn’t there be white water rafting.
Read MoreDear Future Self
“How many crossroads are you allowed to have in life? I seem to have a lot of crossroads. I think maybe I crossed back across the same road too often.” – Queen Latifah
Travel Throwback: My First Overseas Trip
Prior to 2010 I had never been overseas. As someone who had grown up in a family where money was sometimes (actually, kinda often) tight, overseas travel was not something that I’d experienced. Because of this, I didn’t even have any real dreams or desires for overseas travel. It didn’t really exist to me.
Read MoreAbout Me
Hi there! I’m Emma, an Aussie with a bucket-list and a goal to check every item off my list. Join me on my bucket-list adventure as we experience as much of the world as possible.
