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!

On the list!     Pending     COMPLETED! 

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, Turkyie
  • Balloon Festival Cappadocia, Turkyie
  • Go to an F1 Race
  • Tour Chernobyl, Ukraine
  • Go to Dracula’s 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: 

  • Visit Machu Picchu, Peru
  • Hike the Rainbow Mountains, Peru
  • Stay in a traditional Andean Hut 
  • Swim in the Amazon River
  • Contribute to an Amazon River Tribe
  • Participate in an authentic Andean ceremony 
  • 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
  • Island Hop in Fiji
  • Visit the Glow Worm Caves, New Zealand
  • Tour the geothermal wonders of New Zealand 
  • Go Zorbing, New Zealand
  • Behold the Sydney opera house, Australia
  • Sleep overnight in a sailboat on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

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
  • See the 9/11 Memorial, New York
  • Tour inside of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, New York
  • Visit Independence Hall, Pennsylvania 
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Watch the fall leaves change in New England
  • 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 Mall of America, Minnesota
    Dip in a Great Lake, Illinois

 Central America/Caribbean:

  • Go Snorkeling, Belize
  • Scuba Dive in Rotan, Honduras
  • Visit the rainforest and cloud forest, Costa Rica
  • Make chocolate from scratch at an indigenous BriBri Village, Costa Rica
  • Tour the Panama Canal, Panama
  • Visit the Mayan temples, Central America, Belize
  • Go Snorkeling, Barbados

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
  • Go on a Survial Weekend 
  • Go Cliff Jumping
  • Go on a police or fire ride-along 

I am absolutely certain I will be adding to this list as time goes on, because you never know where life will take you!

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