I thought a good way to start this blog off would be with a bucket list. Mine to be specific. As time goes on, I hope to update this list with any new additions (and I’m sure there will be tons) and to tick things off as I do them. I also hope that this will help inspire your own bucket list or at the very least give you a starting off point because it is my belief that everyone deserves a chance to get away from their everyday lives and recharge their batteries.
Without further ado, here, in no particular order, is the list:
- Fill up my passport
- Swim with whales
- Swim with dolphins
- Swim with manta rays
- Swim with stingrays
- See the northern lights
- Have breakfast with a giraffe
- Swim with sharks
- Take an elephant shower
- Walk the Great Wall of China
- Visit Bhutan
- Ride a gondola in Venice
- Climb to the top of the Eiffel tower
- Get a henna tattoo in India
- Go zorbing in New Zealand
- Swim with pink dolphins in the Amazon
- Stay in an overwater bungalow in Bora Bora
- Ride the Trans-Siberian Railway
- Skydive in Dubai
- See the fairy pools in Scotland
- Learn the art of falconry
- Float in the Dead Sea
- Let go of a floating lantern
- Swim in the Devil’s pool
- Go on a hot air balloon ride
- Swim in the Blue Grotto
- See a Broadway musical
- Watch an opera in the Sydney Opera House
- Make a wish in the Trevi Fountain
- Attend carnival in Brazil.
- Watch the sunset in Santorini, Greece
- Literally reflect at the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia
- Hug a sloth
- Cuddle a baby tiger at Tiger Kingdom, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Soak in the hot springs in Iceland
- Run, or walk, through the wisteria flower tunnel in Japan
- Eat in an underwater restaurant
- Get certified to scuba dive
- Swim in the largest pool in the world
- Enjoy the Katikies Hotel cave pool
- Hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
- Attend Mardi Gras in New Orleans
- Enjoy tea time in London
- Visit the Eden Project in Cornwall
- Visit the Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto
- Snorkel with manatees
- Step in the middle of the Pura Lempuyang in Indonesia
- Sit on the edge of Preikestolen in Norway
- Watch the changing of the guard in London
- Tickle whales in Mexico
- Helicopter over a volcano in Hawaii
- Go to the Guinness Brewery
- Learn how to make pasta from scratch in Tuscany
- Stand under the Hollywood sign
- Stay in a glass igloo
- Bike down Death Road
- Admire the pink hues of Laguna Salada de Torrevieja
- Attend the Palio Horse Race
- Explore the Sahara Desert
- Stand on a boulder wedged between mountains (Kjeragbolten, Kjerag Mt., Norway)
- Go to the Galapagos
- Visit the “real” Santa Clause in Finland
- Drink beer at Oktoberfest
- Frolic among the tulips in Holland
- Stay at an Ashram in India
- Cruise down the Amazon River
- Ski in the Swiss Alps
- Ride through Tibet on a yak
- Learn the Hula
- Ride a Vespa through Tuscany
- Swing on the edge of the world in Ecuador
- Spend the night in an Amazon Rainforest lodge
- Zip-line in Costa Rica
- Slide down the Atlantic slide in the Bahamas
- Watch the sunrise at Stonehenge
- Go to Elephant Nature Park
- See Fly Geyser in Nevada
- Snorkel the Great Barrier reef
- Visit all the Disney properties
- Hike Mount Fuji
- Take the “ultimate” U.S. road trip
- Take a picture with every state sign in America
- Experience zero gravity
- Go to the Holi festival
- Go paragliding
- Go white water rafting
- Visit Pompeii
- Go on a cruise
- Walk behind a waterfall
- Go hang-gliding
- Go bungee jumping
- Visit the glowworm caves in New Zealand
- Explore the Amazon Rainforest
- Drive down Route 66
- See the Hobbit houses in New Zealand
- Bathe in the mineral baths in Italy
- Visit Najao, France
- Sleep in a castle
- See the pyramids of Giza
- Ride a jet ski
- Take a ride on an elephant
- Go horseback riding in the mountains
- Visit the 7 natural wonders of the world
- See the 7 ancient wonders of the world
- See the 7 modern wonders of the world
- Visit all 7 wonders of the underwater world
- Go on safari
- Go to the digital art museum in Tokyo
- Attend the floating lantern ceremony in Hawaii
- Visit Anne Frank’s house
- See the lake above an ocean (Faroe Islands, Denmark)
- See the Terracotta Army
- Go to Easter island
- Walk on the Golden Bridge in Vietnam
- Drive through a tree
- See the cherry blossoms bloom in Japan
- Hike on Zhangjiajie National Forest Park
- Swim in Cleopatra Pool in Turkey
- Stroll above the trees in Cape Town
- Explore Tallulah Gorge State Park in New Zealand
- Hike Fjadrargljufur Canyon in Iceland
- Walk down Bamboo Street in Tenryu-ji forest, Japan.
- Sail on a pirate ship
- Explore Quinta da Regaleira in Sintra, Portugal
- See Dervish House next to Buna’s River in Bosnia
- Visit the village with no roads
- See the palace of Versailles
- Visit Fisherman’s Bastion
- Visit Arundel Castle
- Visit the Forbidden City
- See the cliffs of Moher
- Visit the Pantheon
- Explore Tomes Del Paine National Park in Patagonia, Argentina
- Swim in the lagoons in Brazil’s Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
- Go to the fairytale towns of Alsace, France
- Explore the Chateau De Chambord in France
- See Eilean Donan Castle in Scotland
- Visit the Niagara falls
- Stand on the equator
- Have lunch at a café in Paris
- Enjoy the hidden beach at the Marieta Islands
- Go on a spontaneous trip
- Go on an adventure tour
- Visit the El Rosario butterfly sanctuary
- See the underwater ruin of the Lycian city of Simena
- Explore Snowdonia National Park
- See Meringen, Switzerland
- Visit the village of Sóller, Majorca, Spain
- Learn the ancient art of horseback falconry
Looking at this list and recognizing that there are many more places and adventures I haven’t even discovered yet, I wonder if I’ll ever get through it all. That doesn’t mean I won’t try. It just means that my next adventure awaits. And hopefully you’ve discovered your next adventure as well.