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TRAVEL BUCKET LIST: A LIFETIME OF EXPLORING

Jun 24, 2016

By way of introduction, for my first ever post I thought I’d combine two of my biggest obsessions – travel aaand making lists. I’ve been keeping and adding to a travel bucket list for several years now and as you can see below I’ve checked off a few experiences, but still have loads more to get ‘round to!

☑    African ‘Big 5’ safari. Mana Pools, Zimbabwe – October 2011
☑    Amazon rainforest safari. Colombia – September 2018
·      Arctic fox tracking. Iceland
·      Aurora borealis / aurora australis
·      Biggest stalactite in the world. Jeita Grotto, Lebanon
·      Birds of paradise viewing. Papua New Guinea
☑    Bornean rainforest safari, Malaysia – April 2023
☑    Cage dive with white sharks. Cape Town, South Africa – September 2011
·      Calakmul Mayan Ruins. Campeche, Mexico
☑    Caribbean island. Providencia y Santa Catalina, Colombia – September 2018
☑    Chimpanzee tracking. Rwanda – December 2017
☑    Cotton-top tamarin tracking. Parque Tayrona, Colombia – September 2018
☑    Desert safari. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – December 2017
·      Dog sledding
☑    Drink a Singapore Sling in Raffles Hotel. Singapore – October 2011
·      Easter Island, Chile
·      Emperor penguin and elephant seal viewing. Antarctica
·      Eurasian lynx tracking
·      Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
·      Giant panda viewing, China
☑    Giant Sequoias. California, USA – August 2011
·      Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland
☑    Gorilla trekking. Rwanda – December 2017
☑    Grand Canyon. Arizona, USA – August 2011
·      Great Wall of China
☑    Grizzly bear viewing. Glendale Cove, British Columbia, Canada – July 2016
·      Halong Bay, Vietnam
·      Hot air balloon ride
☑    Iconic USA road trip in a convertible Mustang – August 2011
·      Inca Trail, Peru
·      Jaguar tracking
·      Jeju Island lava tubes, South Korea
·      Large Hadron Collider. CERN, Switzerland
·      Leopard tracking
☑    Look down into an active volcano. Tanna Island, Vanuatu – January 2009
☑    Mount Kilimanjaro hike. Tanzania, Africa – September 2011
·      Narwhal viewing. Greenland
☑    Nevis bungy jump. Queenstown, New Zealand – December 2008
☑    Orangutan trekking. Sumatra, Indonesia – April 2019
☑    Orca viewing. Straight of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada – July 2016
☑    Paris sightseeing, France – July 2022
☑    Plitvice Lakes. Croatia – August 2010
☑    Polar bear viewing. Churchill, Manitoba, Canada – August 2016
·      Puma tracking. Patagonia, Argentina/Chile
·      Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
·      Red crab migration. Christmas Island, Australia
·      Red panda tracking, Himalayas
☑    Rome sightseeing, Italy – June 2014
☑    Schloss Neuschwanstein. Bavaria, Germany – July 2014
·      Scuba dive with dugongs, Busuanga, Philippines – March 2024
·      Scuba dive in the Great Blue Hole off the coast of Belize
☑    Scuba dive on the Great Barrier Reef. Queensland, Australia – January 2010
·      Scuba dive with hammerhead sharks
·      Scuba dive with thresher sharks, Malapascua, Philippines – March 2024
☑    Skydive. Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia – January 2011
☑    Sleep in a castle. Bevlilacqua, Verona, Italy – September 2019
·      Sleep in a yurt, Mongolia
·      Sleep in an igloo, Scandinavia
·      Sleep in an overwater bungalow
☑    Sleep in a tree house, Sri Lanka – October 2023
☑    Snorkel with beluga whales. Churchill, Manitoba, Canada – August 2016
·      Snorkel with minke wales, Australia
☑    Snorkel with seals. Narooma, New South Wales, Australia – December 2020
☑    Snorkel with whale sharks. Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia – June 2008
·      Snow leopard tracking, Himalayas
☑    Snow monkey viewing. Jigokudani Yaen-Koen, Japan – March 2010
☑    South American safari. Los Llanos, Colombia – September 2018
·      Storm chase in Tornado Alley, USA
·      Swim in Jellyfish Lake, Palau, Micronesia
·      Swim with humpback whales, Tonga
·      Tiger safari, India
·      Tiger’s Nest hike, Bhutan
☑    Victoria Falls. Zimbabwe/Zambia, Africa – October 2011
·      Waitomo glow worm caves, New Zealand
☑    Yosemite National Park, California, USA – August 2011

What’s on your travel bucket list?

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