I’ve been thinking about doing a post on my ultimate bucket list for some time, and there’s no time like the present to do so! I’ve kept a travel-related bucket list for years now, and while I’ve certainly checked a few items off of it already, I still have many to go. I’ll be periodically updating this post to reflect anything I do check off, and anything I want to add to it. I hope this helps inspire your own travel bucket list or gives you more ideas for yours, if you already have one!

My Bucket List: 

• In North America
  • Visit New York City at Christmas time
  • Visit San Francisco
  • Go wine tasting in Napa Valley ✔️
  • Take a road trip along the California coast
  • Visit Seattle
  • Visit Bend, Oregon
  • Visit Denver
  • Visit Maui, Hawaii
  • Do an Alaskan cruise
  • Visit Banff, Canada to see the glacial lakes ✔️  (Done in July 2018 and it was magical! We already want to go back.)
  • Visit Costa Rica

• In Europe:
  • Visit the Greek Isles ✔️  (Visited Santorini, Mykonos, Hydra, Paros, and Aegina in May 2017!)
  • Visit Lake Bled, Slovenia
  • Visit Croatia, including the Plitvice Lakes waterfalls
  • Visit Budapest and Prague ✔️  (Done in April-May 2018!)
  • Visit Amsterdam during the Tulip Festival (My husband is dying to visit Amsterdam, and I’ve been once before, but not during tulip season, so I’m happy to go back!)
  • Visit Salzburg, Austria and live out my South of Music dreams ✔️ (Done in May 2018 and it was fantastic!)
  • Travel around Scandinavia, including Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, and Helsinki
    • Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn, Estonia
    • Visit St. Petersburg, Russia via ferry
  • Go back to Ireland and visit the Cliffs of Moher this time (I visited Dublin and some surrounding countryside areas about 8 years ago, while living in London, but didn’t have time to make it to the Cliffs of Moher!)
  • Go back to Italy and visit the Amalfi Coast
  • Visit the Christmas markets somewhere in Europe, maybe in Germany
  • Visit Turkey
    • Visit Istanbul
    • Visit Cappadocia and do a hot air balloon ride here!
  • Visit Iceland and drive the Ring Road

• In Africa:
  • Visit Morocco and do an overnight camping trek in the Sahara (currently planning this for December 2018!)
    • Visit Chefchaouen, also called the ‘Blue City of Morocco’
    • Visit Fes and explore the famous medina
  • Visit Cape Town, South Africa
    • Do wine tasting day trip
    • Hike Table Mountain
  • Stay at the Giraffe Manor in Nairobi (Check this out if it’s not on your radar yet– looks so incredible!)
  • Go on safari in Kruger National Park
  • Visit Egypt and see the Ancient Pyramids

• In Asia:
  • Visit Thailand (tentatively planning this for March 2019!)
    • Go to Chiang Mai and visit the Elephant Sanctuary
    • Go to Phuket and explore the temples here
    • Explore some of the Phi Phi islands
  • Visit China
    • Hike the Great Wall of China
    • Explore Shanghai
  • Visit Japan
    • Go to Tokyo during cherry blossom season
    • Explore Kyoto
  • Visit Cambodia
    • Explore Angkor Wat
  • Visit India and see the Taj Mahal
  • Visit the Philippines and learn how to surf with Elaine Abonal!
  • Visit Bali
  • Stay in an overwater bungalow in Bora Bora

• In Oceania:
  • Visit Australia
    • Visit my friend Jayne in Melbourne!
    • Visit the Great Barrier Reef
    • Take a helicopter ride over the 12 Apostles
    • Visit Sydney and climb the Sydney Harbor Bridge
  • Visit New Zealand
    • Do the Heli-Hike at the Franz Josef Glacier
    • Visit Wellington
    • See Hobbitton, where The Hobbit movie was filmed
  • Visit Fiji

• In South America:
  • Visit Peru
    • Hike Machu Picchu
    • Visit and hike Rainbow Mountain from Cusco
  • Visit Bolivia
    • Explore the Uyuni Salt Flats
  • Visit Argentina
    • Visit Buenos Aires
    • Explore the Torres del Paine National Park
  • Visit Chile
    • Go on a tour through Patagonia

• In Antarctica:
  • Go on a Girls Love Travel trip to Antarctica!

More General Travel Goals: 

• Visit all 50 US states
• Visit all 7 continents
  • More specifically, visit all continents except for Antarctica before we start a family
• Visit all countries in Europe

Well, there you have it, my ever-growing, ever-changing goals and plans to travel the world! Some of my bucket list is very specific, even more so than I mentioned here, while some that I haven’t thought through in detail yet are still very general. Do you have a bucket list, and if not, do you plan to make one? If you’re inspired to make your own travel bucket list, make sure you comment on here with the link to your post so I can share it on my blog! As always, thanks for reading and stay tuned for more.