“Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.”
Traveling is so good for the soul. The following are my top places and things I want to see and do before I kick the can. I’ve included things I’ve already done to remind myself of where I’ve been.
MAN-MADE WONDERS
- See the sunrise over Angkor Wat in Cambodia (It was magical!)
- Kiss on the Eiffel Tower in Paris
- See the pyramids of Egypt
- Gaze at the New York city skyline
- See the Taj Mahal in India
- Visit the Colosseum in Rome
- Visit the Sistine Chapel
NATURAL WONDERS
- Sail the Galapagos and hang out with the animals
- Gaze at the dazzling Aurora Borealis
- Cruise Ha Long Bay in Vietnam
- Smell the cherry blossoms in Japan
- Marvel at the icebergs in the Antarctic
- See the Grand Canyon at sunset
- See lions, elephants, rhinoceros, buffalo and leopards in Africa (Limpopo National Park)
- Cruise down the Amazon River and stay at a jungle lodge
- Whale watching (Bay of Fundy / Grand Manan)
ACTIVE ADVENTURE
- Hike the Inca Trail to Machu Pichu
- Biking in Amsterdam
- Bike the Brooklyn Bridge
- Bike along the beach coast in Nice, France. (Promenade des Anglais)
- Fishing in Alaska
- Ride a camel across the Sahara Desert
- Kayak the Hopewell Rocks (We did this TWICE!)
- Walk the Great Wall of China
- Hiking in Yellowstone National Park
- Climb a mountain, any mountain. (Climbed Mt. Sinai in Egypt…2,285 m OMG! OK, technically I rode a camel partway up but I hiked the other part where it was too treacherous for a camel to pass through! Let’s climb another one…)
…AND WE DID. This time closer to home at Mt. Carleton. At 817 m, it was an easier climb, but I did this at 8 weeks pregnant (Ughhh… I was soooo tired and nauseous).
- Hang out with all the penguins in the Falklands
- Camping in Australia’s Outback
- Bike across the Golden Gate Bridge
CHILLAXING
- Sleep on a beach (any beach)
- Get my beach on in Koh Phi Phi
- Get my beach on in Hawaii. (Lanikai Beach, one of the BEST beaches, so gorgeous.)
- Mud bath and float in the Dead Sea
- Yoga in Bali
- Sleep on the Nile River in Egypt (slept on a felucca)
- Camp out in the Wadi Rum Desert
- Sleep beneath the stars in the Sahara Desert (This was unreal.)
- Dip in Iceland’s Blue Lagoon
YUM YUM
- Drink Moroccan tea in Marrakech
- Drink in Dublin
- Karaoke and sushi in Tokyo
- Café au lait in Paris
- Visit the Blue Mosque and have Turkish coffee in Istanbul
MARVEL AND MYSTERY
- See the mysterious Stonehenge (We woke at the crack of dawn for a sunrise tour where we got to walk in and around the site itself. Priceless.)
- Glow worms in Waitomo Caves (New Zealand)
- Stroll along the streets of Venice
- Visit the magical, fairy tale place of Colmar (France)
- View the statues on Easter Island
- Stay in a hut over the ocean in Bora Bora
- Petra
- Walk the Siq in Jordan
- Scope out a castle in Scotland
- See the sunset from a sailboat in Santorini, Greece
- Smile with the Mona Lisa in Paris
- Check out the Banaue Rice Terraces in the Philippines
DANCE! DANCE!
- Waltz in Vienna
- Salsa in Cuba
- Dance in the Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro
- Party at Oktoberfest in Munich
- Mardi Gras in New Orleans
WHY NOT?
- Bet $100 hand in black jack in Las Vegas
- Kiss the Blarney Stone in Ireland
- Road trip across Route 66 in the US
- Ride the Trans-Mongolian Express train
- RV roadtrip across Canada (oh yes, I’ve barely explored my own country, it’s so huge.)
- Get lost in Fez
YOUR TURN…
Do you have suggestions for me? What’s on your travel bucket list?
