Year of the Challenge

Challenges

You challenged us:

"Get invited to an Indian wedding and/or star in a Bollywood movie"

- Stephanie Gadsby

"Using the facilities of a 5 star hotel without paying any money"

- Trish Woodward

"Have a relaxing day doing nothing whacky"

- Jackie Gross

"Audition for a local theatre/ yakuza"

- Zoë and Daniel

"Invite a stranger to dinner/ lunch..... you must convince them that they are a friend you haven't seen in years!"

- Oliver Woodward

"Share food or dance with people from 30 different countries"

- Sarah Infante

"Dress as a panda in Tienanmen Square"

- Daniel and Guifen

"Learn a tradition local skill to above beginner level. You must perform your skill in a display with at least 10 witnesses"

- Oliver Raizon

"Drink a snake’s blood (and eat its heart)"

- Oliver Woodward

"Do something nice for someone else in every new country you visit"

- Amy Kenyon

"Play music with people living in a country you visit"

- Paul Heller

"Make a challenge that is better than all the other challenges and complete it"

- Danny Schwarz

"Play an extra in a movie (a Chinese movie? Or Bollywood?)"

- Leoni Kurt

"Play a game of catch me if you can, where one person has a two day head start"

- anonymous

"Land a backflip"

- David Miller

"Give a homeless person a shower, clothes and take them for a meal"

- Greg Love

"Have an entire (5 minute plus) conversation in the local dialect with the people of a non-English speaking country"

- Amy Kenyon

"Deconstruct the Great Wall of China in any metaphorical, literary, or other artistic manner"

- Paul Heller

"2 person (or even 3 person) juggling with a stranger who you have had less than 3 minutes conversation with"

- Danny Schwarz

"Attend a dance/theatrical performance where you have no idea what is going on. Compose a synopsis of the show based on your observation"

- Paul Heller

"Find a stranger who will let you give them a hair cut... do it!"

- Lucy and David

"Go skinny dipping in the sea and get a stranger to join you"

- Elizabeth Bowen

We challenged ourselves:

"Do an exercise routine every day while we are travelling"

"Natalie must write at least 50,000 words (not including the blog). Note: she cannot write nonsense to fill up the wordcount"

"Natalie must touch her toes and hold the position"

"Get our photo or story in the local news"