I feel like I’ve seen so much of the world already, but there’s still a lot I want to do before I kick the proverbial bucket. Here’s a list of places I want to visit, events I want to attend, and other miscellaneous things that I want to accomplish someday. Stay tuned for updates on my blog—I’ll certainly be writing about each of these as they happen!
Places:
- See the Pyramids of Giza and Luxor, Egypt
- See Machu Picchu, Peru
- Visit Cuba before it “changes”
- Scuba dive on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
- Walk on the Great Wall of China
- Ride in a hot air balloon over the Loire Valley, France and/or Cappadocia, Turkey
- See Mont St-Michel, France as the tides come in
- Go to Morocco and explore Marrakech and Casablanca, and see the Sahara Desert
- Ride in a Sky Wheel (London or Singapore)
- See volcanic lava (Hawaii or Costa Rica)
- See giraffes in the wild on an African safari
- Stand on the equator
- Stand on all 7 continents
- See the Taj Mahal and Rajasthan, India
- See the Kremlin and Red Square, Russia
- Visit a Hindu Temple
- Visit a Buddhist Temple
- Visit the Holy Land, Israel
- Ride an elephant in Thailand or India
- Ride a camel in the desert
- See the Aurora Borealis
- Visit Santiago de Compostela, Spain (pilgrimage ?)
- Take the high-speed train from Beijing to Shanghai
- See the terracotta warriors in Xian, China
- Go glacier ice climbing (again)
- See Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
- Explore New England, USA
- See the Rapa Nui statues on Easter Island, Chile
- Visit Kyoto, Japan
- Visit Ankor Wat, Cambodia
- Return to Santorini, Greece
- See Stonehenge, England
- Enjoy a glass of wine at the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy (while the orchestra plays)
- See Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (So I can compare it to Iguazu Falls, Argentina/Brasil)
- Do the Sydney Harbor Bridge climb, Australia
- Go to the top of the Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE
- See Uluru/Ayers Rock, Australia
- Road Trip across the U.S.A.
- Visit Chateau Frontenac, Quebec, Canada
Events:
- Celebrate Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro
- Celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans
- Attend the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena
- Celebrate New Year’s Eve in Times Square, New York City
- Celebrate Oktoberfest in Bavaria, Germany
- See the Palio in Siena, Italy
- See the Running of the Bulls/Fiesta de San Fermin, Pamplona, Spain
- See Las Fallas Festival in Valencia, Spain (March-April)
- Celebrate Carnevale in Venice, Italy
- Attend La Tomatina Festival in Bunol, Spain
Miscellaneous:
- Get a second passport
- Learn another language (or two) * Currently studying Portuguese
- Take an ethnic cooking class
- Be published in a national magazine
- Start my own travel agency
- Live in a foreign country
- Sky dive somewhere exotic
- Participate in a flash mob
Michael Figueiredo is a freelance travel writer based in Los Angeles, California. When he’s not gallivanting around the world, he’s enjoying the laid-back lifestyle and perfect weather of Southern California. So far he’s visited thirty-six countries and territories on five continents. His goal is to see at least one new country every year! . Read more from this author
I love this bucket list! I’ve done a few things on there…visit a Buddhist Temple, Hindu Temple, I’ve done everything in your miscellaneous list besides sky diving!
I’m going to borrow some of your events to add to my bucket list.
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Haha! Feel free to “borrow” any of them! I think everyone should be able to do/see all of these things in his or her lifetime
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What a great list. I can attest to the wonder of many of these things. For example, the Aurora Borealis is mind blowing. No, that is not hyperbole.
I look forward to reading your blog as you experience these things!
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Great list! I hope you are in great health and planning to live for a loooooooooooong time
. The only ones I’ve done on your list are stand on the equator (in Ecuador you can try and balance an egg on the equator and if you’re successful you get a certificate) and have gone glacier climbing. Look forward to hearing about all your exciting adventures.
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You should totally do #1 on your list right now!
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Great list, Michael – I’d love to go to all of those places (except I’d do the Great Barrier reef without the scuba diving – just not the thing for me). I can say that Yellowstone is truly awesome and Stonehenge is definitely worth seeing (I went off-peak season so not a big crowd).
I’ll enjoy hearing about your adventures as you check off items on the list!
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Love your site – great job. Don’t waste your time on the sky wheel in London. It’s expensive and rather boring. The others that I have been to on your list are wonderful, but definitely don’t miss Kyoto.
Alan
Love your list, I’m currently working on mine and you gave me a couple of ideas. Great blog, btw, keep it up
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I am a HUGE bucket list lover & yours is pretty amazing! Best of luck on your journey.
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Great list, one I would add that’s not on there though is riding across India via motorcycle as there are lots to see and nothing does it better when crossing so much land than a motorcycle. The Enfield Bullet is something still made in India although an old design would make a classic bike for the journey.
Went to the Great Wall on New Year’s Day–it was freezing, but we were the ONLY people there…so cool. I have a photo on my Travel photos page if you want to see what it’s like to be alone in a country of a billion people!
Hope you get there soon!
Nancy
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That sounds like an amazing experience! I’ll check out your photos now