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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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 – March 23, 2023
  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • Zorb in New Zealand – March 2017
  • Ride to the top of the Empire State Building – September 2007
  • Attend the Eurovision Song Contest
  • 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
  • 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

Do you have a travel bucket list? What places are you most excited to visit someday?

Let me know in the comments below!

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