Round the World Bucket List

I have been lucky in my life to have had to the chance to travel to so many incredible places and see so many incredible things. But, there is still so much more out there to see, so many places to visit and so many things to do. The world is full of endless wonders and I want to see them all. I thought I would share with you my current travel bucket list. I wanted to keep it at 25, that was impossible so here are the 50 places I want to see and things I want to do before I die.  Some of them I have been able to check off the list.

1. Visit all seven continents -- 4 down, 3 to go

2. Go white water rafting -- In my head its in Costa Rica, but anywhere will do

3. See the Northern Lights

4. Go to Easter Island - I have been completely fascinated by this place since watching a video in high school Spanish class.

5. Get invited to an Indian wedding -- They look incredibly fun and are so colorful

6. Become friends with an elephant -- Elephants are my all time favorite animal. I would love to go somewhere like an orphanage where I can get up close and personal with one.

7. Travel on a boat down the Amazon

8. Learn to Scuba Dive

9. Attend the World Cup, Olympics and Wimbledon

10. Fly first class

11. Float in the Dead Sea

12. Visit Oktoberfest in Munich -- Last time I was in Munich my hotel was right across from the fair grounds where they hold it, I was just a few months early

13. Learn to surf

14. Fly in a Hot Air Balloon

 

15. Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Ireland

16. Go on a bike wine tour in France (or Mendoza or both)

17. Climb an active volcano in Hawaii

18. Go on yoga retreat in India

19. Take a Salt Flats tour in Bolivia

20. See Angkor Wat

P21. Live Abroad -- I think 2.5 years in Paraguay counts 

22. See La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona - This church just fascinates me. The architecture is amazing.

23. Road trip through Ireland

24. Visit Namibia's Skeleton Coast

25. Take part in the Holi Festival in India -- Again so many colors

26. Go to TomorrowLand, Glastonbury and Coachella music festivals

27. Tour the Galapagos Islands

28. Go to Vietnam

29. Visit all 50 states

30. See the Terracotta Warriors in Xian, China

31.  See Niagra Falls, Iguazu Falls and Victoria Falls -- I got to visit Iguazu Falls twice during my Peace Corps service

32. Stroll down the Avenue of the Baobabs in  Madagascar

33. Eat sushi in Japan

34. Go to the Florida Keys

35. See Stonehenge

36. Travel on the Trans-Siberian Railroad

P37. Snorkel in the Great Barrier Reef -- One of the coolest things I have ever done on my first ever trip abroad

38. Take a cross-country road trip

39. Climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge - I was too young to go without a parent last time I went to Australia

40. See the Gorillas in Uganda

41. Visit Petra, Jordan

P42. Ride in a Gondola in Venice -- It was romantic experience just like I thought but very expensive

43. Go to Mardi Gras in New Orleans

44. Take a boat ride down the Milford Sound, New Zealand

45. Take a ride on the London Eye

46. Go on an Alaskan Cruise

47. Trek up Machu Picchu 

48. See Tikal in Guatemala -- I have been to Guatemala twice and never had to chance to make it there

49. Visit Cuba

50. Go to Iceland's Blue Lagoon

What is on your bucket list?