Bucket List Extraordinaire

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Everyone should have a Bucket List. A place to keep yourself accountable to your hopes and dreams. A place to keep track of the impactful and profound experiences you have had. Each is unique, but also the same, connecting us with the world community.
After many years and many travels, I still add to my Bucket List regularly. I may not get to complete it all, but its going to be fun to try!

Total: 230 Pending: 72 COMPLETED! 158

Europe:

Sleep in an Irish castle
Drive the Wild Atlantic way, Ireland
Hike the Cliffs of Moher and the Cliffs of Kilkee, Ireland
Wander around the Giants Causeway, Northern Ireland
Watch the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy races
Visit a Celtic Henge
Tour the Isle of Skye, Scotland
Search for Nessie in the Loch Ness, Scotland
Ride the Flam Railway, Norway
Take a Cruise on the Fjords of Norway
Lofoten Islands Road Trip, Norway
Sleep in a traditional Rorbuer, Norway
Stay at a Reindeer Farm, Finland
Chase the Northern Lights, Sweden
Tour La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain
Partake in the Running of the Bulls, Pamplona, Spain
Eat Paella in Spain
Tour the Royal Alcázar of Seville, Spain
Go on a cave tour, including Algar de Benagil, in Portugal
Experience the 24 Hour of Le Mans Race, France
Wander under the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
Visit the Louvre, Paris, France
Visit the Amalfi Coast, Italy
Swim in the Blue Grotto, Capri, Italy
Hike between the villages of Cinque Terra, Italy
Leave a love note at Juliet’s house, Verona, Italy
Visit the leaning tower of Pisa, Italy
Take a Gondola Ride, Venice, Italy
Tour the Colosseum, Rome, Italy
Wonder at the Ancient City of Pompeii, Italy
See the David and climb to the top of the Duomo, Florence, Italy
Tour the Sistine Chapel and St. Peters Basilica, Vatican City
Hear the chimes of Big Ben, London, England
See the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, England
Hike the white cliffs of Dover, England
Have cream tea in an English tea house, England
Island hop, including Santorini, Greece
Hike to the top of the Acropolis, Athens, Greece
Drink at a Beer Hall, Munich, Germany
Visit the Black Forest and buy a Cuckoo Clock, Germany
Visit Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany
Soak in the Thermal Baths, Budapest, Hungary
See a professional soccer game
Visit a Concentration Camp Memorial
Drive over 100mph on the Autobahn
Row around on Lake Bled, Slovenia
Hike through Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
Visit Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bike around the Canals of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Appreciate the Swiss Alps from Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
Visit the Blue Lagoon, Iceland
See St. Basils Cathedral, Moscow, Russia
Ride the Trans-Siberian Railway, Russia
Travel the Silk Road, Istanbul, Turkiye
Balloon Festival Cappadocia, Turkyie
Go to an F1 Race
Tour Chernobyl, Ukraine
Go to Dracula Castle, Transylvania

Asia:

Ride a tuk tuk, Thailand
Take part in the Yi Peng Lantern Festival, Thailand
See a Komodo dragon
Ride an elephant
Swim through the underwater cave on the deserted island of Koh Muk
Ride a Longtail Boat, Thailand
Stay in a treehouse
Get a blessing from a Buddhist monk
Visit Petra, Jordan
Visit the Taj Mahal, India
Take the 9 Arch Bridge Train Ride, Sri Lanka
Do the Gangnam Style, Seoul, South Korea
Walk on the Great Wall of China
Hike through Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Hallelujah Mountains, China
Disneyland Shanghai and Hong Kong, China
Experience Hong Kong, China
Visit the Puerto Princesa Underground River, Philippines
See Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
Stay on a junk boat in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Visit Hakone and Mount Fuji, Japan
Ride in a rickshaw
Explore the unique neighborhoods in Tokyo, Japan
Walk through Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo, Japan
Visit Disneyland Tokyo, Japan
Get your fortune told at a Shinto Shrine
Pray at a Buddhist temple
Visit moms birthplace, Ashina, Japan
Participate in a Tea Ceremony
Stay in a traditional Japanese Ryokan in an Onsen town
See Klingkling beach, Bali
Hike to Mount Everest Base Camp, Nepal

Africa:

Go on an African safari, World Cup of Wildlife, Kenya
Cage dive with great white sharks and go to penguin beach in South Africa
See the Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt
Cruise the Nile river
See Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Float and dive in the Dead Sea, Jordan
Ride a camel, Morocco
Buy a rug, Morocco
Play with lemurs, Madagascar
See Baobab Trees, Madagascar
Okavango Delta, Botswana
Gorilla Trekking, Rwanda
Stay on Mumbo Island, Malawi
See the Ethiopia churches of New Jerusalem
Trek the Red Desert, Namibia

South America:

Go to the Galápagos Islands
Hike Machu Picchu, Peru
Go to the Rainbow Mountains, Peru
Circumnavigate the tip of South America
Hike through Patagonia, Argentina and Chile
See pink dolphins in the Amazon River
Visit Easter islands, Chile
Hike to the Christ the Redeemer statue, Brazil
Visit Lencois Maranhenses National Park, Brazil
Stand in the middle of the world, Equador
Go to the Falkland Islands
Visit Iguazu falls, Argentina
Visit the Salt Flats, Bolivia

Australia and Oceania:

Visit the Outback, Australia
Stay in an overwater bungalow
Experience the Crocodile Festival in Papua New Guinea
Visit the Glow Worm Caves, New Zealand
Sydney opera house, Australia
Scuba dive the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Drive the Great Ocean Road in Melbourne,

North America:

Swim with whale sharks, La Paz, Mexico
Swim in the Las Coloradas Pink Lake in Yucatan, Mexico
See Niagara Falls, New York
Watch Old Faithful erupt, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Stroll in Central Park, New York City, New York
Stand still in Times Square, New York
Visit Independence Hall, Philadelphia
See the 9/11 Memorial, New York
Tour inside of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, New York
Experience Walt Disney World, Florida
Swim with Manatees, Weeki Wachee, Florida
Visit the Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Explore the Everglades National Park via Airboat, Florida
See the Daytona 500, Florida
Hike in Glacier National Park, Montana
Scuba Diving in Roatan, Honduras
See the Panama Canal, Panama
See the Florida Keys and drive the 7 Mile Bridge
Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge, California
See the Hollywood sign, California
Hike in Yosemite National Park, California
Drive CA-1 from San Francisco to LA, California
Disneyland, California
Explore Big Sur, California
Hike at Redwood National Forest, California
Indulge in baked goods in Solvang, California
Stroll through Pike Place Market, Seattle, Washington
Marvel at the Hoover Dam, Nevada
Limo down the Las Vegas Strip to Lombard Street, Arizona
Hike to a Vortex, Sedona, Arizona
Visit the Petrified Forest, Arizona
Visit Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Swim with turtles, Maui
Drive the Road to Hana, Maui
Snowboard in Breckenridge, Colorado
Go spelunking
Hike in an ice cave, Alaska
Salmon Fishing in Homer, Alaska
Hike in the Narrows in Zion National Park, Utah
Stay on a Houseboat in Lake Powell, Utah
Hike Antelope Canyon, Utah
Experience the South Rim and North Rim of the Grand Canyon
See a Rodeo
Go Snorkeling, Belize
Watch the sunrise in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park
Airboat across an alligator swamp
Wander down the San Antonio River Walk and tour the Alamo, Texas
Catch a concert at Billy Bob’s, Stockyards, Ft. Worth, Texas
Ride a dog sled
Hike on a Glacier
Drive the whole Seward Hwy, Alaska
See Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska
See a concert at Red Rocks Amphitheater, Colorado
Go to Mardi Gras, New Orleans
Have tea on Victoria Island, Canada
See Killer Whales in the Wild, Canada
Visit Banff National Park, Canada
Hike the Cabot Trail, Canada
See the Balloon Festival, Albuquerque, New Mexico
See a NASCAR race
Drive Route 66
Stand in 4 states at once at Four Corners
Go Wine Tasting
See the Declaration of Independence, Washington DC
Marvel at the Lincoln Memorial and White House, Washington DC
Eat Lobster, Maine
Walk the Freedom Trail, Boston, Massachusetts
Walk a civil war battleground
Explore Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico
Sand Sled at White Sands, New Mexico
Visit the Alamo, Texas
Hike the Appalachian Trail
Surf in Hawaii
See an active volcano and Haleakala Crater, Hawaii
Dance in Nashville, Tennessee
Visit the rainforest and cloud forest, Costa Rica
Make chocolate from scratch at an indigenous BriBri Village, Costa Rica
Visit the Mayan temples, Central America, Belize
Go Snorkeling, Barbados
Visit the Mall of America, Minnesota
Dip in a Great Lake, Illinois

Poles:

See penguins in Antarctica
Cross the Drake Passage from South America to Antarctica

Anywhere:

See sea turtles laying eggs
Go canyoning down a waterfall
Spend time with reindeer
Zip line
Visit the arctic circle
Parasail
Play paintball
Get a tattoo
Go hang gliding
Hunt for shark teeth
Go skydiving
Go skiing
Buy a house
Have kids and share the world with them
Have a farm
Host a foreign exchange student
Go lobster diving
Go cross country skiing
Go ice fishing
Swim with stingrays
Scuba dive
Swim With dolphins
Arrive somewhere by seaplane