What we’re about
Welcome to The Melbourne Bucket List Tickers Meetup!
After meeting and speaking with people from all walks of life during my travels, it dawned on me, that there are a lot of people including myself with bucket lists. The only problem is, they're simply that.......lists, and they're not getting ticked! Not to mention, there's nothing worse than going to the place you've always dreamed of and you have nobody there to share it with!
That's where this group comes in. My name is Jay Marquardt, originally from the USA and living in Australia for the past 10 years. I worked in travel, had a good job, wife, 2 dogs, nice house...I love to travel, I came to Australia to travel, yet I found it was always someday oneday. Or whatever I could squeeze in during my paid holiday time, which even than I was basically working because I constantly had responsbilities! Until finally I said that's it! I don't want to work my life away and wait until I'm 65 to travel the world and do all the cool sh** I want to do! So I sold everything I owned, ditched the house in Sydney, dropped the job, dropped the business and went traveling. That was 2 years ago, and I must say, it's been a freakin roller coaster, but it's paved the way to a totally new and unconventional life, where the challenges are worth it because it's a life on my terms.
That's my story, what's yours? If you've been thinking of travel or a bucket list but yet it seems like there's always an excuse. This group is for you. If you've always had a dream of doing something different, making a change, or simply just trying something new. This group is for you. If there's something you always wanted to go, see and do, or maybe you don't even know what it is you just know there's something more to life that what you're currently doing. This group is for you.
If you're 20 something or 60 something, doesn't matter. This a group of all ages. My goal is to get together inspiring and like minded people who have either taken the leap and can help others or who would love to be surrounded by others who can inspire them to be the ones who actually tick their bucket list. And maybe who knows, maybe you'll make a few friends or a partner along the way.
