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 2018Ride 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, 2016Watch the sunset over the Grand Canyon – October 2017Zip 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 2008Go on an African Safari – March 2018See a broadway show in New York City – September 2007Visit the top of Table Mountain in Cape Town – March 2018Ride 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 2008Get 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 2003Stand 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 2008Visit the Anne of Green Gables’ house in Prince Edward Island – September 2022Drive the Road to Hana in Maui – April 5, 2015Wander the grounds of Hobbiton in New Zealand – March 2017Swim 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, 2015Visit 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
- 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, 2014Drink Malbec in Argentina – Dec 13, 2019See 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 2007Gamble 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 2017Ride 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
KeepPortlandand 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!