Well it wouldn't be a travel website without a bucket list, now would it?!

Having said that, I don't want you to think you've landed on just another website where someone's ruthlessly chasing the ticking off of your traditional type of sightseeing (what I've come to call 'click and tick' travel).

I've seen it a lot on my travels so far (and I'm only a couple of months in as I type this). People rushing around, pausing just long enough to snap a quick pic on their smartphone but not actually stopping to SEE what they're photographing. I mean I know not everyone has the luxury of slow travel (believe me, I know how truly fortunate I am) but it's crazy to watch!

Having said that, I am someone who loves stationery, lists, and travel. So, in my book, if you combine them all into one, glorious, adventure filled mocktail, you get a travel bucket list. Here's mine at the moment (including a few that aren't travel destinations, but will probably happen while I'm travelling - like white water rafting or paragliding). I have no doubt forgotten half of it as it's been a while since I wrote it all down. Plus, the more I research travel destinations and talk with both locals and travellers alike, the longer the list will grow, I'm sure!

1. Hot air ballooning in Cappadocia (or other amazing and scenic place)
2. Skydive again (it's a long story, but the short version is this - I went skydiving for my 21st birthday and the whole day sucked so I want a do-over)
3. Bungee jump (preferably in New Zealand - I'm scared shitless but I'm going to do it!)
4. Explore New Zealand
5. See the Golden Gate Bridge
6. See the Grand Canyon
7. Walk the Camino de Santiago (at least one trail even if it's a short one)
8. Walk in the Swiss Alps
9. Ski somewhere wonderful in Europe
10. Have a proper “White Christmas”
11. See the Northern Lights
12. Visit Reykjavik and the ice caves
13. Stand on a glacier
14. See an active volcano
15. Scuba dive somewhere tropical
16. Surf in Hawaii or Portugal (or somewhere equally cool and iconic but without coral because I've heard it hurts like a mofo to land on it)
17. Walk along the Great Wall of China (not all of it, just a little bit)
18. See the Terracotta Warriors
19. See Niagara Falls
20. See the cherry blossoms in Japan
21. Ride the Bullet Train in Japan
22. Walk Mt Fuji
23. Visit Vietnam
24. Visit Cambodia
25. Go to Angkor Wat
26. See the Taj Mahal
27. See the pyramids in Egypt I caught my first glimpse of the pyramids on 7 October 2024 and got to explore them properly on 8 October 2024
28. See Machu Picchu
29. Go to Turkey
30. Visit Petra in Jordan I got to visit Petra on 1 October 2024 and it was amazing!
31. Visit Dubrovnik
32. Travel to every country on Earth (this has been on my bucket list since I was a teenager - I may not do it in this lifetime, especially as a female travelling solo, but I'll do my best!)
33. White water raft
34. Go rock climbing or abseiling outdoors
35. Go paragliding/parasailing
36. Go to Canada
37. See Monument Valley in the USA
38. Float in the Dead Sea 23 September 2024 and it was even better than I imagined it would be!
39. Visit the castles in Romania
40. Walk some of the beautiful trails of Liechtenstein
41. Soak in hot springs somewhere wonderful like Japan or Iceland
42. Have the courage to ride a scooter or motorbike in Vietnam
43. Visit the Dying City in Italy (Civita di Bagnoregio)
44. Walk in the Lakes District in England
45. Wander in the bamboo forest in Japan
46. Travel along the Croatian coast
47. Stroll the streets of Venice in winter
48. Visit the MoMA in New York (I got there too close to closing time last time I was in New York and I missed out)
49. And on that, visit New York again. I had five days there about 20 years ago and it absolutely, positively wasn't enough time
50. Soak up the magic of nature in Hawaii
51. Explore Mongolia
52. Visit Tibet
53. Visit Iguazu Falls in Brazil
54. Visit Hong Kong
55. Eat gelati and chocolate in as many countries on the planet as possible (which reminds me, I must start a list of the best gelati places on my travels so I can keep updating it!)

That's all for now. As I say, I'm sure more will be added and some will be tweaked over time.

I know it's all probably a little cliché and that the most exciting and memorable adventures will likely be all of the unplanned, spur of the moment, off the beaten track type adventures. But who knows. That's part of the adventure, right?