
I’ll let you in on a little secret…
Okay, it is actually quite an extensive, arm-long secret. And probably not that secret after all. But here it is: my bucket list. The things I dream of, the places I want to go and the things I want to do. And yes, some of them I have done already, but I will keep them on here as a reminder that dreams come true.
Just a side note: I couldn’t decide how I want to sort this list. I landed on “by country” (not too vague, to too detailed), which means this list is quite long. At the same time I get to go into some detail. Of course I don’t have everything on here yet, and that means that some countries have not been covered at all. If you have suggestions, please send me a comment. I will complement my list over time, or at least use your ideas for some itineraries to share on this site. I also add some links to interesting websites with more information about some of the sites.
MAKE A BUCKET LIST AND FILL IT WITH DREAMS THAT HAVE NO BOUNDARIES.
— ANNETTE WHITE
Let’s start with my top 150 things to do (for now):
Albanian Riviera
Albania – city of Berat and wine tasting in the surrounding areas
Algeria – Visit the Port of Algiers
Angola – The ship graveyard
Angola – Kalandula falls
Antarctica – exhibition to the end of the earth
Snorkeling in Antigua and Barbuda
The Iguazú Falls between Argentina and Brazil
Enjoy and Argentinian barbecue (asado)
Argentina – southern right whale watching at Reserva Faunística Península Valdés
Argentina – Wine tasting and the Fiesta Nacional de la Vendimia (annually in March) in Mendoza
Argentina – Learn to Tango
Armenia – Tatev Monastery
Australia – The Sydney Opera House
Australia – The Great Ocean Road
Australia – See a koala and a kangaroo
Australia – Snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef
Australia – The Daintree forest, try to spot a saltwater crocodile
Australia – Kangaroo Island
Australia – The Ghan railway accross the Outback
Austria – Watch a Mozart concert
Austria – Coffee Shops in Vienna
Austria – Swarovski Crystal World
The Bahamas
Barbados
Belgium – beer, chocolate and waffle tasting (or endulging)
Belize – The Great Blue Hole
Belize – Mayan archealogical sites
Bolivia – Salar de Uyuni and its flamingos
Bora Bora
Botswana – Okavango Delta
Brazil – Carnival in Rio de Janeiro
Brazil – Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro
Cambodia – Angkor Wat
Canada (and USA) – Niagara Falls
Canada – Toronto
Chile – Easter Island
Chile – The Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia (maybe stay at the awesome EcoCamp Patagonia)
China – Beijing
China – Shanghai
China* – Hong Kong
China – The Forbidden City
China – The Great Wall
China – Xi’an and the Terracotta Warriors
Colombia – Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá
Croatia – Visit Dubrovnik and the Dalmatian Islands
Croatia – Sea Organ and Sun Salutation in Zadar
Cuba – Explore Havana
Cyprus – archaelogical sites
Czech Republic – Prague, and the Charles Bridge
Czech Republic – Thermal baths in Karlovy Vary
Democratic Republic of the Congo – Mount Nyiragongo
Denmark – den Gamle By, Aarhus
Ecuador – The Galapagos Islands
Egypt – The pyramids. Specifically the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Egypt – The Valley of the Kings
England – London (everything about it!)
England – Stonehenge
England – Oxford
Fiji
Finland – Rovaniemi, the Santa Village in the Arctic Circle
The French Riviera
France – Loire Valley
France – The Eiffel tower, Paris
France – The Louvre museum, Paris
France – The Palace of Versaille, Paris
France – Paris. Watch an opera or ballet while there.
France – Lavender, sunflower and olive orchard tours in Provence
Germany – A Bavarian Oktoberfest
Germany – The Berlin wall
Germany – The Blackforest
Ghana – Kakum National Park
Greece – ancient Athens
Greece – Meteora
Greece – Island hopping, including Santorini, Mykonos, Rhodes, Corfu and Crete
Hungary – Budapest. The castle, the parliament and the amazing thermal baths.
Iceland – The Golden Circle
Iceland – The Blue Lagoon
India – The Golden Temple, Amritsar
India – Hampi Temple
India – Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundaraswarar Temple
India – Gurdwara Bangla Sahib
India – The Golden Triangle. That is Jaipur, Delhi and Agra (and the Taj Mahal)
Indonesia – Bali
Indonesia – Ubud and the Monkey Forest
Indonesia – Komodo Island (and spot a Komodo dragon, from afar)
Ireland – The Guiness Storehouse, Dublin
Ireland – The Cliffs of Moher
Ireland – The Blarney Castle
Ireland – The Rock of Cashel
Ireland – Aran Islands
Ireland – See a riverdance show
Ireland – The Dingle Peninsula
Ireland – The Ring of Kerry
Israel – The Dead Sea
Israel – The Old City of Jerusalem
Italy – Capri with its beautiful grottos
Italy – Lake Garda and surrounds
Italy – the Amalfi Coast
Italy – the Cinque Terre
Italy – the leaning tower of Pisa
Italy – Pompeii and Heraculaneum
Italy – Venice
Italy – Florence
Italy – Rome, definitely including the Colosseum
Japan – Tokyo
Japan – Kyoto; the cultural capital on the national culture day (3 November)
Japan – The Cherry Blossom (sakura) Festival at the end of March
Jordan – The lost city of Petra
Kenya – Serengeti safari to see the Great Wildebeest Migration
Madagascar
The Maldives
Mexico – The Mayan Riviera
Mexico – Swim in Ik Kil Cenote
Mexico – Chichén Itzá
Morocco – Explore the markets of Marrakech
Myanmar – Bagan
Namibia – Etosha Pan
Nepal – Mount Everest
Northern Ireland – The Giant’s Causeway
Norway – Preacher’s Pulpit (Preikestolen)
Peru – Machu Picchu
Philippines – Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park
Russia – The State Hermitage, St Petersburg
Singapore – Gardens by the Bay
Singapore – Sentosa
South Africa – Table Mountain, Cape Town
Spain – La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona
Spain – San Sebastian and the general Basque Country
Tanzania – Zanzibar
Thailand – the Grand Palace in Bangkok
Thailand – The islands of Ko Samui and Krabi
The Netherlands – Amsterdam
Turkey – Hot air balloon flight over Cappadocia
United Arab Emirates – The Palm Jumeirah
USA – The Grand Canyon, Arizona
USA – Antelope Canyon, Arizona
USA – Las Vegas, Nevada
USA – Hollywood (Los Angeles), California
USA – Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Luisiana
USA – New York City
USA – San Francisco
USA – Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Vatican City
Vietnam – Hạ Long Bay
Vietnam – The rice terraces in Mù Cang Chải
Vietnam (and China) – Ban Gioc-Detian Falls
Zimbabwe (and Zambia) – Victoria Falls
The Amazon Rainforest (in Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana)
See the northern lights
As I build this website, plan my trips or get ideas from you, I will add more items to my bucket list. And maybe (although I doubt it) I might remove some. But for now, I hope this inspire you a little.
Happy travel-dreaming
Erika