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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, Casablanca and see the Sahara Desert
- Ride in a Sky Wheel (London or Singapore)
- See volcanic lava (Hawaii or Costa Rica)
- Road Trip across the U.S.A.
- 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
- Stay in an above-lagoon bungalow in Bora Bora, Tahiti
- 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
- Visit Chateau Frontenac, Quebec, Canada
- Explore a cenote in Belize
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
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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 forty countries and territories on five continents. His goal is to see at least one new country every year! . Read more from this author
