Ever since I can remember, I have been obsessed with travelling. My Grandad used to work on a big cargo ship and had the opportunity to visit every country the ship went to. When he was back, he would bring me little presents and books from all over the world. The stories he would tell and languages he could speak made me want to visit all those places too! This ultimately inspired me to create my bucket list. After all, there is so much more out there to see and experience, and we only have one life to do so.
I made it my mission to see as much of our world as I possibly can. There is a whole culture out there and I believe staying in your comfort zone can really limit you to experience the wonders our world has to offer. Luckily, Sam and I both share a huge love for travelling and decided to start a blog and feature all of our adventures around the world and in London were we currently live.
So here it is, my Ultimate Travel Bucket List! And yeah, it is a long one. I will be updating it over time with new places and activities we discover. Likewise, we will be crossing places off the list and featuring them in a blog post with tips, comments and recommendations.
My travel bucket list
- Go on a camel ride in the Sahara Desert, Morocco
- See/Scuba dive Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef, Australia
- Stay in a bungalow in Bora Bora, French Polynesia
- Go on a LOTR inspired trip to New Zealand – Hike the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, see Mount Ngauruhoe (“Mount Doom”) and get lost in Hobbiton
- Have a pint of Guinness in Dublin, Ireland
- Go on an African Safari at the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
- See a man in a kilt playing the bagpipes in Edinburgh, Scotland √
- Visit Saint Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, Russia
- Ride Tram 28 in Lisbon, Portugal √
- Trek the Himalayas
- Walk through the Fushimi Inari-taisha in Kyoto, Japan
- Get a train over the Glenfinnan Viaduct (Harry Potter), Scotland
- Hike the Inca trail and reach Machu Picchu, Peru
- Climb up to the feet of the Tian Tan Buddha (Big Buddha), Hong Kong
- Eat pancakes in New York, US √
- Take a helicopter ride over Kauai, Hawaii
- Visit the archaeological city of Petra, Jordan
- Meet the monkeys at the Ubud Monkey Forest, Bali
- Go on a Wicker Toboggan Sled Ride in Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal √
- Party at Glastonbury, England
- Explore Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Visit the Acropolis of Athens, Greece
- Go on a road trip through Route 66, US
- See humpback whales – Canada, Mexico, New Zealand…anywhere!
- Go to the top of the Empire State Building, New York, US √
- Ride a gondola in Venice, Italy
- Visit the Rila Monastery, Bulgaria
- Travel along the French Riviera (Côte d’Azur) √ : Cannes, Nice, Monaco
- Attend a FIFA World Cup match
- Cross Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic √
- See the Terracotta Army of the First Emperor of China in the Lintong District, Shaanxi, China
- Visit the Grand Canyon and walk along the Skywalk, US
- Have a beer at the Oktoberfest in Germany
- Visit the Lincoln Memorial at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., US
- See the Stari Most in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Explore Snowdonia, Wales
- Go up Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh, Scotland √
- Ride in a Hot Air Balloon…anywhere!
- Cross the Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo, Japan
- Visit the Giant’s Causeway, Ireland
- See the Northern Lights in Iceland
- Visit the Cavern Club in Liverpool (World’s best rock&roll club where The Beatles started playing!) √
- Have glühwein at a Christmas Market – in Austria or Germany!
- Hike the Lake District, England
- Eat pintxos in Bilbao, Basque Country
- Hike and reach the top of a volcano √: Teide Volcano, 3,718m, Canary Islands
- Rollerblade along Venice Beach, Los Angeles, US √
- Go on a reindeer sleigh ride in Lapland, Finland
- Explore the Mayan Yucatán (Chichén Itzá) and Teotihuacán (Pyramids of the Moon/Sun), Mexico
- Attend the Olympic Games
- Visit the Niagara Falls, Canada
- Visit Monument Valley in Utah, US
- Travel the Jurassic Coast, England
- Tour the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, The Netherlands √
- Visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum in Krakow, Poland
- Run like a Baywatch lifeguard in Santa Monica Beach, Los Angeles, US √
- Hike in North America’s National Parks √: Yosemite, Sequoia, Kings Canyon, Joshua Tree
- Visit the Alhambra in Granada, Spain
- Visit the Neuschwanstein Castle in southwest Bavaria, Germany
- See the Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Stand in the Crown of the Statue of Liberty, New York, US
- Eat a Philly Cheesesteak in Philadelphia, US √
- Go Port tasting in Porto, Portugal √
- Explore the Taj Mahal, India
- Visit Dracula’s Castle, Romania
- Relax in the Blue Lagoon, Iceland
- Visit Keukenhof, the largest tulip garden in the world, The Netherlands √
- Explore Stonehenge, England
- Visit the Colosseum in Rome, Italy
- Go to the top of the Burj Khalifa, Dubai
- Relax in a Caribbean Beach – Turks & Caicos, Aruba, Anguilla, Antigua, St. John, St. Lucia..anywhere!
- Spend New Year’s Eve in New York (and watch the ball drop in Times Square) √
- Be in two/multiple states at once (e.g. Four Corners), US
- Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, New York, US √
- Explore Gaudí’s Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain √
- Walk on the Great Wall of China
- Have a shot of tequila in Mexico
- Go to Walt Disney World in Florida, US
- Discover Cinque Terre, Italy
- See the General Sherman Tree at Sequoia National Park, US (largest known living single-steam tree on Earth!) √
- Go on a canal cruise in Amsterdam, The Netherlands √
- Surf in the Gold Coast, Australia
- Get colourful at the Holi Festival, India
- Watch an England vs Australia cricket match in Australia
- Visit the Eden Project, England
- Ride a cable car in San Francisco, US √
- Try the world’s best chocolates in Belgium √
- Tram up to The Peak, Hong Kong
- Explore the Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt
- Go on a serious tomato battle in La Tomatina in Valencia, Spain
- Play in a Casino in Las Vegas, US
- Visit the Forbidden City in Beijing, China
- Visit Banff and Jasper National Parks in Canada
- Eat sushi in Tokyo, Japan
- Attend a NBA game in the US √: Brooklyn Nets vs Miami Heat; Boston Celtics vs Toronto Raptors
- Climb to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
- Visit Pompeii, Italy
- Go to the Super Bowl
- Visit Mount Rushmore National Park, US
- Swim with dolphins in Hawaii, US
- Hike up to the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles, US
- Watch a cricket match in India
- See bears in the wild…anywhere! √: Sequoia National Park
- See sloths in the wild…anywhere!
- Hike the trail and conquer the highest peaks in Madeira, Portugal √: 13km from Pico do Arieiro and up to Pico Ruivo, 1,861m
- Visit the Great Cathedral and Mosque (Mezquita de Córdoba), Spain
- Visit the Roman Baths in Bath, England √
- Try the authentic Grasmere Gingerbread in Grasmere, Lake District, England √
- Go punting in Cambridge, England √
- Walk the York City Walls √
- Set foot on all seven continents
- Watch the sunset from Santorini, Greece
- Visit Vatican City
- Go up the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France √
- Meet the penguins at Boulders Beach, Cape Town, South Africa
Do you also have a travel bucket list? If so, what’s on it? What other places and activities would you recommend adding?
G.x
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I’ve done number 23 and wouls SO reccomend it! On that same trip I made time to tick off your number 101 also!!
Solid bucket list, hope you can work through them all!
So jealous! We are so looking forward to exploring more of the US, especially the national parks! Which part of Route 66 did you do? Any hidden you would recommend along the way? x
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I absolutely love how you got into travelling! So lovely to have little trinkets from all over the world! I’ve been to a couple of the places on your list and I can 100% recommend trips to both Pompeii and Auschwitz. You’ll leave both places with such a new take on life.
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Awe thank you for the lovely comment, it makes me want to visit those places even more! I believe travelling is the best way to learn and grow as a person. There are so many things to see out there that I cannot imagine myself staying in the same place forever 🙂
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I’ve done #51 and #97 and I fully approve of them. Niagara Falls is really something from a wonderland, love how clear and pure the falling water is.
Fun fact: There’s a New York Niagara Falls as NY is right next to where Niagara Falls in Canada is.
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That’s amazing! 🙂 I’ve never been close to such a massive waterfall, let alone three like the Niagara Falls!
I loved the fun fact, I am a sucker for those!
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Great post girl ! Those are all really awesome ideas you make me want to amp up my bucket list !
Thank you! x 🙂
Wow… what a list!!! I have only covered 14, 22, 26, 38, 39, 48, 69, 88, 94 & 96!
That’s awesome! You have covered way more than I have! Trust me, I am the jealous one here 🙂 x
That’s such a long list, but looks like you’ve made a good dent in it so far. I have to admit I’ve never really been overly confident with traveling but think I might need to write a list so I can try and do some more. What’s your next trip planned? Xx
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Haha, thank you! Sometimes I also think that there are a lot of things to check off the list, but then again there is so much to see out there! Our next trip is to Prague, I can’t wait to cross Charles Bridge (number 30!)!! x
94, 87, 39, 36, 11 and 5 are just some of the ones I have done and I recommend them all! This is a fabulous list I hope you get to do them all!
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Awe that is incredible! Thank you Abbie, I can’t wait to see all these places and more! x
I’m in love with your bucket list!! It sounds amazing! I went to the Oktoberfest and had Glühwein both in Germany already, it was so much fun! The Oktoberfest is such an experience! Everyone is singing and dancing under this huge tents!
I went to Lapland as well ! I did a sleigh ride but it wasn’t with animal but a snow motorbike. Tou also have to visit the official village of Santa Claus in Lapland! It’s so awesome!
Omg I love your recommendations, they seem like so much fun! I am so looking forward to meet Santa Claus and the reindeer, it’s every kid’s (and adult’s) dream! x
I love this, so inspiring! You can tick Dublin off so easily from London it’s such a fun weekend break! Definitely making a note of your Japan ones as we are heading there next month.
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Thank you, I’m glad you liked it! I can’t wait to explore Dublin, and Japan sounds like so much fun! Looking forward to reading your post about it! x
That is so amazing that your Grandad did that! I bet that was so lovely for you. “Walk through the Fushimi Inari-taisha in Kyoto, Japan” YES x100 this is one of my dreamssss so is “Cross the Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo, Japan”. You can tell I really want to go to Japan. I have never really thought about doing anything else because Japan is my dream but this has really got me thinking because there are so many beautiful places in the world. I do really want to go to the Blue Lagoon in Iceland though! I have been Wales so many times and climbed Snowdon, Snowdonia is beautiful I recommend doing that as soon as!!!! So great that you have ticked so many off your list already! xx
Awe thanks so much for the lovely comment! Japan looks like such a cool place to visit, so different from the western culture! Can’t wait to go there x
this is such an amazing bucket list, I’d love to go to so many of these places! I’m so jealous of my pals who’ve gone travelling around Asia/ New Zealand- Australia etc, I need to do some more exploring myself x
Thank you! Australia and New Zealand are on top of my list, I feel like there is so much to see that I would need a long escape to do everything that’s in my list! x
Wow! What a super awesome bucket list! I’ve done a few (Husky (not quite reindeer) sleigh ride in Lapland and the Tulip fields in Amsterdam was simply extraordinary! I am officially envious of your list 😉
Thank you!!! I have booked to see the Tulip Festival in Amsterdam next year, I’m excited! And I am officially envious of your sleigh ride in Lapland 🙂 x
This is a great bucket list! I’ve been to pompeii before and it’s really impressive!
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Thank you! I would love to visit Pompeii x
This would be so hard for me because my list of places to visit goes on and on! I have a whole folder of like 300+ photos that link to various places and things to see, eat, or do. Really like how diverse your’s is though. Hope you get to eventually check them all of them off!
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Thank you! Awe a whole folder of photos sounds so cool! x
I love this bucket list.Great place ideas to visit.I would. Love to see the rockies mountains in Canada
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Thank you! x
Wow!! What a fantastic travel bucket list! I love how it’s so detailed! I’d also love to go to Ubud Monkey Forest in Bali, that’s number 1 on my list. Also New York for New Years would be awesome. I hope you get to see everywhere and do everything you want to! Thanks for sharing <3 xx
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Thank you so much for the lovely comment, Bexa 🙂 I agree, NY for New Year’s sounds so amazing and Ubud Monkey Forest hast to be incredibly fun! Can’t wait to visit all these places! x
Wow, some great ideas here and great to see you’ve managed to check some off tour list. I really love your New Zealand LOTR trip idea – “Hike the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, see Mount Ngauruhoe (“Mount Doom”) and get lost in Hobbiton” – YES PLEASE!
I know, I am obsessed with New Zealand! I can’t wait to explore it! x
What an amazing list. Although, I do think any US roadtrip is a bit far-fetched… ask any American like myself! Haha, everything is soooo far away. The Grand Canyon is in my home state (AZ) and slightly overrated, not to mention the Skywalk is a massive faff to get to, the Southern Rim is a lot easier to access. You should definitely add more scuba diving adventures on your list, it’s a whole other world down there!
Thank you, Rachel! We are going on a roadtrip around California next year and I can already tell everything is much further than I thought! Might need to organise several trips instead 😛
Your list is just amazing! I had to check how many have I done it and it was 8 (no. 5, 21, 30, 43, 51, 65, 69 and 97). There are so many things I would love to experience… Would probably need to make a list as well.
Ohhh thank you so much 🙂 You’ve visited so many cool places, that’s so amazing! A list helps to keep a track of them haha xx
AMAZING list! Let us know when you make it to the US! We’ve done a lot of the US things on your list! Wait- let me be honest- I haven’t run like a Baywatch lifeguard on the beach… only my husband did that! LOL!!!!
That’s amazing! I’m heading to California in September for a road trip, can’t wait to tick a lot of the West Coast bits off my list 🙂 xx
This is such a great list! Thanks for linking the ones you have done too! I so wish I could travel like this, maybe some day!
This is so sweet, thank you!
A camel ride in Morocco would be amazing. That’s definitely on my list! Japan is one of my favourite places – I went there last year and the Fushimi Inari was amazing! This is such a great list, I’m definitely going to take inspiration from it!
Oh wow, this is so sweet! Thank you so much Kat, I really hope you get to tick more places off your bucket list soon!
Wow you have a long bucket list, but thats so good. I have a much smaller bucket list and it’s a great way of inspiring yourself to travel and see new places x
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Thank you so much Steph! Big or small, a bucket list is still a bucket list! I hope you get to cross all the places on yours soon 🙂 x
I love how long this bucket list is and there’s some amazing things on here! I think I counted 21 on here that I’ve done. What one do you think you’ll tick off the list next?
Awesome, which ones have you ticked off?
The next one on my list is spending New Year’s eve in NY! So exciting! x
This is quite the list! Love it! And I love how you’re checking places off as you go along and making them happen. One of my bucket list items is to visit the pyramids in Egypt. I also want to take a hot air balloon ride! I’ve done some of the things on your list, but may have to borrow quite a few of them for my own bucket list. 😉 Thanks for sharing! – Briana @ Next Destination Unknown | https://www.nextdestinationunknown.com/
This is lovely, thank you so much Briana! I’d love to visit the pyramids in Egypts, and a hot air ballon ride is high on my list too! I’d love to see your bucket list – let me know if you decide to share it online! x