Sunday, March 3, 2013

My 'Travel' Bucket List

It wasn't so long ago that I was enjoying myself in Greece, and just 2 months later I am starting to feel the need to take to the skies and travel again. I have 2 days of leave to clear by end of March and with the Good Friday holiday, I get 6 days to go anywhere I want. 

I'm still feeling the pinch from my Greek adventure, so I'm thinking of going to Bali. Believe it or not, I've never actually been to Bali. In fact, there are lots of Asian countries and cities that I've not yet traveled to. So, it's time to start conquering South East Asia!

Truth be told, I started this list before my Greece trip last year, but I never got around to finishing it or posting it. Today, I just started my bucket list which can be seen in my blog Entitled To Opinion. So what better time than now to start my 'travel' bucket list. This will be a list of all the places I want to go to one day and all the things I want to do there. I'm sure this list will forever be changing, but at least I have a list to fall back on and start checking it off my list. So here goes...

Africa

Go to the top of Table Mountain (Cape Town, South Africa)
See a lunar rainbow at Victoria Falls also know as Mosi-oa-Tunya (Zambia) * UNESCO World Heritage Site

Antartica

See the Aurora Australis (Antartica) * UNESCO World Heritage Site
Observe the Penguins in their natural habitat (Antartica)

Asia

Marvel at the construction genius of Angkor Wat (Cambodia)
Climb the steps of the Great Wall Of China (China) * UNESCO World Heritage Site
See the Great Pyramids (Egypt) * UNESCO World Heritage Site
Vist the Taj Mahal (India) * UNESCO World Heritage Site
Visit the old city of Jerusalem (Israel) * UNESCO World Heritage Site
Visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Japan) * UNESCO World Heritage Site
Visit Itsukushima Shrine (Japan) * UNESCO World Heritage Site
Go to Petra (Jordan) * UNESCO World Heritage Site
Stay a week in Jeju Island (Korea)
Explore the archeological site of Troy (Turkey) * UNESCO World Heritage Site

Europe

See the Aurora Borealis (Finland)
Watch the sun set and rise in Oia, Santorini (Greece)
Visit the monasteries at Metéora (Greece)
Walk the streets of Venice (Italy) * UNESCO World Heritage Site
Go to the Red Square and check out the Pokrovsky Cathedral aka Saint Basil's Cathedral (Russia)
Explore the Sagrada Família (Spain)

North America

Explore Chichen Itza (Yucatán, Mexico)
Watch a Stanley Cup match 'live' (USA)
Stay at the Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona, USA) * UNESCO World Heritage Site
Look down at the city of Los Angeles from the Hollywood Sign (Los Angeles, USA)
Watch all 7 Cirque du Soleil shows in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA)
Celebrate Christmas and New Year's Eve in New York City (New York, USA)
Visit the Four Freedoms Park (New York, USA)
Walk the length of the Brooklyn Bridge (New York, USA)
Visit all the museums of the Smithsonian Institute (Washington D.C, USA)

Oceania

Climb Uluru aka Ayers Rock (Australia) * UNESCO World Heritage Site
Climb up Sydney Harbour Bridge (Australia)
Dive at the Great Barrier Reef (Australia) * UNESCO World Heritage Site
Watch the All Blacks play on home ground (New Zealand)
Go to Hobbiton (New Zealand)
Pick out Orion's belt in the night sky at Mackenzie Basin (New Zealand)

South America

Getting up close to Iguazú Falls (Brazil)
Go to Machu Picchu (Peru) * UNESCO World Heritage Site


It's time to start checking these places off! Woo Hoo!


The SIA Brat

What do you think?
Do you think a 'travel' bucket list is useful or necessary? Do you have one too? Share it with us! Is there a place I should add to my list? I'm sure there are many places I've missed out so do let me know and it might end up on my list.