21 FOR 21 AT 21: Wish #14

WISH #14: TRAVEL EVERY CONTINENT

My Dream Travel Itinerary (and proposed activities):

* Asia
 - Japan (watch a sumo match, go ninja-spotting and eat real ramen from a ramen stand)
 - Mongolia (go horseback riding with the descendants of Genghis Khan and try to traverse the Silk Road)
 - Vietnam (try Vietnamese cuisine and see the battlefields of the Vietnam War)
 - Israel (go on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land with falafel in hand)
 - Turkey (see the Hagia Sophia with baklava in hand and watch an Ottoman military band)
 - China (feast on Chinese cuisine after seeing the Great Wall and witnessing some Shaolin monks practicing)

* Europe
 - Scotland (get me some bagpipes and a kilt, go to the Highlands, and dress up as a Pictish warrior)
 - Ireland (drink ale and listen to jigs in Irish pubs, visit places that became prominent during the Troubles)
 - France (buy myself a big block of cheese after visiting Paris's Eiffel Tower and Provence's lavender fields)
 - Italy (visit a Roman Colosseum, get gorged on pizza and pasta, and get the Pope's blessing in the Vatican)
 - Scandinavia (VIKING SPOTTING! after feasting on a smorgasbord)
 - Spain (go on a pilgrimage by foot to Santiago del Compostella before going to a tapas bar in Barcelona)
 - Germany (feast on sausages and lagers during Oktoberfest, watch a Rammstein concert)

* Americas
 - Cuba (hang out on the beaches and meet and greet Fidel)
 - Peru (climb Macchu Picchu and ride a llama)
 - Chile (watch a Nueva Cancion concert after seeing the Easter Island statues)
 - U.S. (eat in diners and delis, visit Disneyland or Hollywood, watch a Civil War reenactment)
 - Mexico (explore Aztec ruins after a meal of tamales, nachos and burritos, harvest vanilla beans)

* Africa
 - Morocco (shop at a souk, go camel-riding and explore the Sahara)
 - South Africa (meet and greet Nelson Mandela)
 - Ethiopia (visit the Battlefield of Adwa, Coptic churches and old imperial castles)
 - Tanzania (visit Olduvai Gorge, go on a safari, and climb Mt. Kilimanjaro)

* Oceania
 - Australia (learn the didgeridoo from the Aborigines and pet koalas)
 - New Zealand (learn the Maori haka dance, pick kiwifruit, and visit the scenery from Lord of the Rings)
 - Polynesia (island-hop, fish with locals, scuba-dive)

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I should start saving for this, I guess. 13 more wishes. Good luck, godspeed, God bless!