My Bucket List

I like to keep a bucket list of my personal goals as well as my travel goals. Have a nosey if you want to learn what I’ve crossed off and what I’ve yet to accomplish!

TRAVEL

USA

Watch a Drive-in-Movie | Watch a Sports Game | Be in the USA on Independence Day

Watch a Broadway Show in New York City | See the Hollywood Sign and Salvation Mountain in California

Sundance Film Festival in Utah | Gamble in Las Vegas | Niagara Falls | SXSW Festival in Austin

Climb the Rocky steps in Philadelphia | Route 66 or Pacific Coast Highway Road Trip

Watch Country Music at The Ryman and Visit Dollywood and Graceland in Tennessee

Sit on the Edge of the Grand Canyon | Celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans | DisneyWorld in Florida

CANADA

Toronto International Film Festival | Road Trip around the Canadian Rockies | See Lighthouses in Nova Scotia

CENTRAL AMERICA

Celebrate the Day of the Dead in Mexico City | Visit Parícutin Volcano and Chichen Itza in Mexico

Drink Mojitos in Cuba | Stay in Ian Fleming’s Villa in Jamaica

SOUTH AMERICA

Expedition to the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador | Salt Flats and La Paz in Bolivia

Paraglide Over the Christ the Redeemer Statue and the Harbour in Rio, Brazil

Trek in the Amazon Rainforest | Iguazu Falls in Argentina/Brazil

Drink Malbec in Buenos Aires, Argentina | Hike the Inca Trail up to Machu Picchu in Peru

AFRICA

The Great Pyramid at Giza and Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa in Egypt | Hotel Sidi Driss in Tunisia

The Atlas Mountains, Aït Benhaddou, Chefchaouen, and Ride Camels in the Sahara Desert in Morocco

Great Migration in the Serengeti | Safari in Africa and Attempt to See the Big Six

Victoria Falls in Zambia/Zimbabwe | Durban and Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa

AUSTRALASIA

Great Ocean Road Trip | Uluru | Great Barrier Reef | Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge

Melbourne Street Art | Pilgrimage to the Neighbours Film Set in Melbourne

Visit Hobbiton and Ride Horseback through The Lord of the Rings Locations in New Zealand

ASIA

Petra, Jordan | Swim in the Dead Sea | Visit the Old City of Jerusalem

Taj Mahal in Agra, India | Holi Festival in Northern India | The Beatles Ashram in Rishikesh, India

Hong Kong | The Great Wall of China | Karaoke, Studio Ghibli Museum, and Park Hyatt Hotel in Japan

Jeju Island, South Korea | Ha Long Bay in Vietnam | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Vigan and the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River in the Philippines | Komodo Island in Indonesia

Be a Digital Nomad Cliché and Stay in the ‘Eat Pray Love’ House in Bali, Indonesia

Volunteer at an Elephant Sanctuary in Chiang Mai, Thailand

The Beach (2000) Filming Location in Maya Bay, Thailand |  Visit The Bridge on the River Kwai in Thailand

Backpack in Southeast Asia | James Bond Island (Khao Phing Kan) in Thailand

Visit a Buddhist Temple in Southeast Asia

EUROPE

Cannes Film Festival | Venice International Film Festival | Berlinale Film Festival

St Patrick’s Day in Ireland | Kiss the Blarney Stone in Ireland | Drink Guinness in Dublin

Oktoberfest in Munich | German Christmas Market | Watch an Opera in Vienna

Travel on the Orient Express on its Original Route from Paris to Istanbul

Colosseum in Rome | Leaning Tower of Pisa | Italian Rail Trip

Walk the Camino de Santiago in Spain | Volunteer as a Secretary of Juliet in Verona

Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey | Acropolis in Athens, Greece | Lake Bled in Slovenia

Chernobyl and Climb the Odesa Steps in Ukraine | Spend Halloween at Bran Castle in Romania

Watch a Shakespeare Play at the Globe Theatre, London | Stonehenge in England

Stay at The Rocky Horror Picture Show Castle in England | Watch Eurovision Live

Walk Hadrian’s Wall Path | Writer’s Retreat in the Scottish Highlands

Celebrate Hogmanay in ScotlandWork at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Scotland’s North Coast 500 Road Trip

Drink Butterbeer at the Harry Potter Studios in London

 Cruise Along the Norwegian Fjords | Sauna in Finland | Be Happy in Denmark

Iceland Road Trip | Celebrate a Nordic White Christmas | Visit Every Country in Europe (20/44)

MISC.

Expedition to Antarctica

Visit all 18 UNESCO Cities of Film: Bitola in North Macedonia, Bradford in the UK, Bristol in the UK, Busan in South Korea, Galway in Ireland, Łódź in Poland, Mumbai in India, Potsdam in Germany, Qingdao in China, Rome in Italy, Santos in Brazil, Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sofia in Bulgaria, Sydney in Australia, Terrassa in Spain, Valladolid in Spain, Wellington in New Zealand, Yamagata in Japan.

LIFE

Live Abroad | Live Alone | Own a House | Learn a Language | Learn Sign Language

Learn a Latin Dance | Learn Self Defence | Take Spanish Lessons Abroad | Go on a Yoga Retreat

Try Surfing | Try Snowboarding | Try Skiing | Try Whitewater Rafting | Go Skydiving | Go Paragliding

Become a Certified Yoga Instructor | Become a Celebrant | Become a Certified Open Water Scuba Diver

TEFL Certification | Bachelor’s Degree | Master’s Degree | Write a Book | Write a Screenplay

Diploma in Professional Photography | Diploma in Journalism | Take a Bartending Course

Work on an American Summer Camp | Digital Nomad Visa | Volunteer AbroadTravel Solo

Get a Tattoo | Get a Non-Facial Piercing | Ride in a Hot Air Balloon | Witness the Northern Lights

Grow an Organic Vegetable Garden | Sleep in a Castle | Sleep in a Lighthouse | Sleep on a Houseboat

See Jack White Live | See Bob Dylan Live | See Dolly Parton Live

Survive an Entire Weekend Music Festival Whilst Camping

Get Married Overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge

 

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