5.Take Part in a Stupid Festival
This is the moment where the list turns the corner of cliché since its going to advice that you dip your toe into the Bucket List of nearly every adrenaline junkie on the planet. Taking part in Pamplonas Bull Run is as attractive as it is because it cunningly disguises stupidity with a veil of tradition. Just because its been done for centuries doesnt make it less stupid. The exhilaration of running away from a stampeding pack of bulls, only to reach a stadium where people cheer you on to try and touch the angry one they keep inside after the others have left, is unimaginable. If adrenaline is not your ideal holiday souvenir then perhaps La Tomatina in Spain you know the one where everybody throws tomatoes at each other? is more likely to attract you. If La Tomatina sounds like something thats been done to death but the idea of public fruit-based revolt still appeals, then the Battle of the Oranges at Carnevale dIvrea is for you. Not only do they throw projectiles of considerably more substance, they expect full-on role play and costumes which you can purchase there! If youre British then theres one festival which should usurp them all. The Cheese-Rolling race at Coopers Hill on Gloucestershire. Its maniacal, traditional and on your doorstep! Theres literally nothing quite as stupid as lining up at the top of a wet, muddy hill and attempting to chase a wheel of cheese down it. And therein lies the point! When an event, nay tradition, holds little more appeal than the sheer enjoyment of rolling down a hill and being tackled by a well-meaning local, theres no explanation necessary. Its stupid, its hilarious and its something youre unlikely to forget anytime soon!