Get dirty before 30

Nervous about hitting your thirties soon? Why not make a bucket list instead, of living life to the tee while you are still in your Tweeny Twenties? Here are 10 things we urge you to tick off before you turn 3 decades old.

1) Travel on two wheels: Travel, for one, is on top of the list, but taking a mundane package tour is so not on. Instead, we urge you to learn how to ride a bike, or better still, tame a Harley Davidson and take a trip up North. Plan it out with your girl pals and traverse the serene peaks of the Himalayas or soak in the sun as you ride along in the Swiss gullies.

2) Get art smart: Owning a genuine masterpiece and flaunting it on the hall wall is quite a thing to do. Moreover, it’s the most beautiful investment there is and if you manage to pull it off before you are 30, you deserve to feel proud of yourself. If you can’t afford a top artist, go for a not-so-expensive but a promising one and you will not be disappointed. Talk to art dealers to get started.

3) Doll-phins: Dolls like to swim with the dolphins. They probably are the only guys who are known to be the most obedient and friendly, so a trip to the Bahamas, Hawaii, Orlando or Western Australia to swim with the dolphins is something you really must make.

4) Do the Coyote Ugly: The women-run NYC saloon wants some crazy cats for comic yelling, bartending, playing the bouncer at the entry and cocktail waitressing. If you think you fit the bill for any, apply right away at http://www.coyoteuglysaloon.com/jobs.html or just book yourself there for enjoying the experience this hugely popular saloon extends.

5) Strip tease: Visiting a male strip tease bar and whistling away at the muscle display might not be a bad thing to do after all. And if it is, at least you will know how bad it is. Bangkok has some nice joints including the Gogo Bar. Las Vegas, Budapest, Paris have these too. Alternatively, you could hire a male stripper for your friend’s hen party and go full Monty right here in your own city!

6) Sail in the skies: A maiden hot air balloon ride in the pristine blue skies would be just the thing to do while your spirit of adventure and romance is soaring. Though it might cost a third of your pay, it will be a memory you will hold on to forever. Take the ride from Skywaltz Balloon Safaris in Rajasthan and choose your dream sky safari.

7) Challenge gravity: Want to fall like Newton’s Apple from the highest bungee site in the world? The Macau Tower in Hong Kong will get your screaming your lungs out. If not Hong Kong, find the next best bungee around town and take the plunge. Literally. But remember, this isn’t for the faint-hearted.

8) De-tox: After all that sinful stuff, you might want to take a breather and detox yourself mentally and spiritually. Take a ten-day Vipassana meditation course, one of the most ancient meditation techniques of India. Rediscover and concentrate on your inner-self. Set aside this time to focus, think and plan your life ahead. Visit http://www.dhamma.org/ for more details.

9) Rock it till you die: At least once in a lifetime, you must splurge on getting good tickets for attending your favourite rock band’s performance. Travel across seven seas for it if you have to, groove, go wild in the mosh pit and scream along as much as you like while your ear drums can still take it.

10) Ride a ship or pilot a plane: Speaking of woman power, how about taking a flying course at the Indian Aviation Institute, or learning to ride a cruise ship? Maybe you could qualify to ride the Gondola as well and sail the quiet waters of Venice by yourself.