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 someplace beautiful (The Australian Outback)
- 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
- 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
- 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 or newspaper
- Start my own travel agency
- Live in a foreign country
- Sky dive somewhere exotic
- Participate in a flash mob
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