‘Don’t live the same year 75 times and call it a life.’
– Robin S. Sharma
Welcome to the part of this site where I share my humungous (and ever-growing) bucket list.
If you’re new to the idea of ‘bucket lists’ and not sure what one is, well, in a nutshell, it’s a list of goals you want to achieve in your lifetime.
And yes, I know this is a helluva long list, but it’s good to set your sights high, right?
This quote by Robin S. Sharma really resounds with me — ‘Don’t live the same year 75 times and call it a life.’ This is so true, and has become a bit of a mantra for me and has been the catalyst behind my travel addiction. You can find out more about me here.
I really hope that some of these ideas on my bucket list inspire you to build your own awesome bucket list.
Adventure Bucket List
- Scuba Dive in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
- Sky Dive, New Zealand
- Climb Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
- Float in the Dead Sea, Jordan
- Dive between North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, Iceland
- Scuba Dive in The Great Blue Hole, Belize
- Hike through the Antelope Canyon, Arizona
- Climb the Mount Fuji, Japan
- Sail around the Dalmatian Coast, Croatia
- Explore Patagonia on horseback
Wildlife Bucket List
- The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
- Swim with the Great White Sharks, South Africa
- ‘Spot the Big 5’ on Safari in Masai Mara, Kenya
- Gorilla Trekking in Uganda
- Watch Lemurs in Madagascar
- Swim with Whale Sharks
- Watch turtles hatch on a beach
- See wild Orangutans, Indonesia
- Dragons on Komodo Island
- Scuba Dive with a Hammerhead Shark
- Humpback Whales in Quebec
- Dive with gigantic Manta Rays, Indonesia
- Watch the mass migration in the Serengeti, Tanzania
- Swim with the pigs in Barbados
- Share the beach with flamingoes in Aruba
- The Glowworm Cave, New Zeland
Nature Bucket List
- Watch the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) in Iceland
- Float in the Dead Sea, Jordan
- The Amazon Jungle, South America
- Niagra Falls, Canada
- Plitvice Lakes, Croatia
- Helicopter Ride over the Grand Canyon
- Sleep under the stars in the desert
- Niagra Falls, Canada
- Summer Soltice at Stone Henge, UK
- Giant Redwood Trees, California
- Iguazu Falls, Argentina
- Cherry Blossoms in Japan
- Giants Causeway, Northern Ireland
- Salar de Uyuni Salt Flats, Bolivia
- Antarctica
- Blue flames of Ijen Volcano, Indonesia
- The Rainbow Mountains, Peru
- Palawan Underwater Caves, Philippines
- Hạ Long Bay, Vietnam
- Ride a Jeep through the Sahara
Temple & Ruins Bucket List
- Hike the Inca Trail to Machu Pichu, Peru
- The Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
- ‘The Tresaury’ at Petra, Jordan
- Angkor Wat, Cambodia
- The Mayan Ruins of Chichén Itzá, Mexico
- Göbekli Tepe, Turkey
- The Mayan Ruins of Tikal, Guatemala
- Fly in a Balloon over Bagan, Myanmar
- The Ruins of Hampi, India
- Copan Mayan Ruins, Honduras
- The ruins of Pompeii, Italy
- The Buddha head tree at Ayutthaya Ruins, Thailand
- See the sunrise over Borobudur, Indonesia
Bucket List Road Trip Ideas
- The Iceland Ringroad
- North Coast 500 Route, Scotland
- Castle Route through the Black Forest, Germany
- Great Ocean Road, Australia
- The Emerald Route, Slovenia
- Amalfi Coastal Route, Italy
Bucket List Experiences
- Listen to Jazz at Mardi Gras, New Orleans
- Dance salsa in Havana, Cuba
- Ride on the E28 Yellow Trams, Lisbon
- Yoga retreat in Ubud, Bali
- Dance samba at Carnival, Rio de Janeiro
- Build a campervan
- Ride on the San Francisco Cable Car
- Volunteer at a wildlife sanctuary
- Float around Venice on a Vaporetto, Italy
- Toast Marshmallows in a Volcano, Guatemala
Monuments & Landmarks Bucket List
- Taj Mahal, India
- Sagradia Familia, Barcelona
- Historical Centre of Tallinn, Estonia
- Historic Centre of Riga, Latvia
- Eiffel Tower, Paris
- The Acropolis of Athens
- Visit the ‘Pearl of the Adriatic’, the city of Dubrovnik
- The Colosseum, Rome
- St Basils Cathedral, Russia
- Mosque of Cordoba, Spain
- Colourful Houses of Bo Kap, Cape Town
- Learn to dance Flamenco in Seville
- Mount Saint Michael, UK
- The Easter Island Heads
- Pena Palace, Sintra, Portugal
- ‘Prop up’ the Leaning Tower of Pisa
- Cinque Terre, Italy
- The Great Wall of China
- Notre Damm, Paris
- Sistine Chapel, Vatican City
How many of these ideas are on your list?