Travel Bucket List

I love lists SO much and having an actual literal bucket list is my favourite. I created it years ago and I’ve been adding to it as I continue to evolve and explore this vast and beautiful world of ours. This is in no way a conclusive list but after I hit 100 items, I figured that was a good place to stop (for now).

~~Wine Tour in Napa Valley – May 2018~~
Ride ATVs in Santorini, Greece – June 2015
Hike the 5 fishing villages of Cinque Terre, Italy
Experience all things Gaudi in Barcelona – January 1, 2015
Drink beer at Oktoberfest in Germany
Snorkel in the Great Barrier Reef – December 16, 2016
~~Watch the sunset over the Grand Canyon – October 2017~~
Zip Lining in Costa Rica – March 2004
Summit Mt. Kilimanjaro
Hang Gliding in Rio de Janeiro

See the Painted Ladies (FULL HOUSE) in San Francisco – August 2008
~~Go on an African Safari – March 2018~~
See a broadway show in New York City – September 2007
~~Visit the top of Table Mountain in Cape Town – March 2018~~
Ride to the top of the Eifel Tower – April 2006
Kiss the Blarney Stone
See the Mona Lisa – April 2006
See the Northern Lights
Cruise on the Nile River – July 2008
~~Get soaking wet at Iguassu Falls – December 11, 2019~~

Ride to the top of the Space Needle in Seattle – July 2008
Walk along the Great Wall of China
See the Crown Jewels in London – May 2006
Go trekking in Nepal
Visit Ground Zero in New York – October 9, 2016
Stay in an overwater bungalow in the Maldives
Trek to Machu Picchu and Climb Wayna Picchu – May 2010
Spend Midsummer in the Finnish archipelago
Visit the Acropolis in Athens, Greece – March 2003
Stand in awe of Victoria Falls

See the Colosseum – March 2003
Trek with gorillas in Uganda
Go to Pearl Harbour in Hawaii – December 2004
Watch the sunrise at Angkor Wat in Cambodia
Go to Central Park – September 2007
Celebrate the Holi “Festival of Colors” in India
Eat gelato in Italy – March 2003
~~Stand at the top of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai – March 2018~~
Go on a camel safari in the Sahara Desert
Go skiing in the Swiss Alps – December 2005

Visit the country of my mother’s birth – The Democratic Republic of Congo
Watch the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace – May 2006
Do a yoga retreat in India
Ride a camel at the Great Pyramids of Giza – July 2008
Visit the White House
Snorkel in the Red Sea – July 2008
~~Visit the Anne of Green Gables’ house in Prince Edward Island – September 2022~~
Drive the Road to Hana in Maui – April 5, 2015
~~Wander the grounds of Hobbiton in New Zealand – March 2017~~
Swim in the Mediterranean Sea – March 2006

Visit Mesada and the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem
Walk across the Charles Bridge in Prague
Climb Mt. Sinai at sunrise – July 2008
Take a river cruise on the Amazon
Go to a chocolate factory in Belgium – April 2006
Go swimming in the Dead Sea
Visit Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel in Rome – March 2003
Stand on the cliffs of Dover
Walk the ancient streets of Ephesus – June 27, 2015
Visit Auschwitz in Poland

Go dog sledding in Alaska – September 4, 2015
See the D-Day beaches in France
See the David statue in Florence – March 2003
Stay overnight in an ice hotel
See the Sydney Opera House – December 18, 2015
Visit the salt flats in Bolivia
Eat sushi in Japan
Eat pizza in Naples – June 19, 2013
See Old Faithful in Yellow Stone National Park
Tour the ruins of Pompei – March 2003

See the blue footed booby in the Galapagos
Go on the Sound of Music tour in Saltzburg – November 2005
See the classic cars in Havana, Cuba
Walk the grounds of Harvard University – November 10, 2014
~~Drink Malbec in Argentina – Dec 13, 2019~~
See my reflection in the Chicago Bean – September 3, 2016
Visit the Treasury of Petra by night
~~View Niagara Falls from both the US and Canadian side – November 2007~~
Gamble in Las Vegas – May 18, 2014
See a match at Wimbledon

Walk the Camino de Santiago
Walk along the old city walls in Dubrovnik – June 22, 2013
Wildlife spot in the Ngorongoro Crater in Kenya
Ride a gondola in Venice
Go to Ayer’s Rock in Australia
Get a traditional thai massage in Thailand – November 2016
Drive from Canada to Mexico
Bask in the hot springs of Iceland
Drink coffee in Colombia – May 2010
Take in the city lights of Hong Kong

~~Zorb in New Zealand – March 2017~~
Ride to the top of the Empire State Building – September 2007
Sandboard in the Atacama Desert
Hang out with penguins in Ushuaia, Argentina
Stand in awe of the giant California Redwoods
Ride in a Hot Air Balloon in Turkey – July 1, 2015
Stay in a villa on Lake Como, Italy
Swim in the infinity pool at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore
~~Keep~~ ~~Portland~~ ~~and Austin weird – December 2014 and August 2017~~
Visit every continent on earth: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America