I've wanted to write a "bucket list" for a long time. It's a fantastic idea, but every time I started I always stopped, worried I wouldn't be able to accomplish the list. Today Michael and I are packing up both dogs and driving 11 hours to visit my brother-in-law in Pensacola, Florida. I've always wanted to bring dogs to the beach. Maybe this is a strange bucket list item but I just imagine them being in their element: running in the ocean and kicking up sand. (P.S. I'll be updating regularly on instagram: @heleneinbetween)
So checking off a small travel bucket list item, I thought it might be necessary to share the places I'd love to go. This list isn't comprehensive, I'm sure I'll be adding many more places along the way!
My Travel Bucket List
Europe:
Big Ben, London
- Germany
- Paris, France (check)
- Venice and Rome, Italy
- London, England (check)
- Stonehenge, UK (check)
- Copenhagen
- Dublin, Ireland (check)
- Finland
- Scotland (check)
- Switzerland
- Amsterdam (check)
- St. Petersburg, Russia
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Spain (check)
- Budapest
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Athens, Greece (check)
- Islands of Greece (check and check but I need to visit more!)
- Vienna, Austria
- Belgium (check)
- Turkey
- Prague (check)
- Milan
- Crimea Peninsula, Ukraine
United States and Canada:
Las Vegas Strip
-The Grand Canyon
- Maui, Hawaii
- Chicago, IL (check)
- Yellowstone National Park, WY
- New York City, NY
- Washington, D.C. (check)
- San Francisco, CA (half check, I went when I was 12 and I need to make a trip back)
- Las Vegas, NV (check)
- St. Louis, MO
- Santa Fe and Taos, NM (check)
- Boston, MA (check)
- Charleston, SC
- New Orleans, LA (wanted to put this on here, even though I visit at least once a year...check!)
- Napa Valley, CA
- Miami, FL (check)
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Nashville, TN (check)
- Seattle, WA
- Seaside, FL (check)
- The Virgin Islands
- Atlanta, GA (check)
- Anchorage, AL
- Denver, CO (check)
- Philadelphia, PA
- Hot Springs, AR (check)
- Vancouver, Banff, Montreal, Toronto in Canada
The Caribbean and Bahamas:
Grand Cayman with the sting rays
- Nassau, Bahamas (check)
- Exuma, Bahamas
- Jamaica (check)
- British Virgin Islands
- Grand Caymans (check)
- Turks and Caicos
Mexico and Central and South America:
Crab in Ecuador
- Cozumel, Mexico (check)
- Playa del Carmen, Mexico
- Cancun, Mexico
- Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Belize
- Galapagos Island, Ecuador
- Machu Picchu, Peru
- Costa Rica
- San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
- Easter Island, Chile
Australia, New Zealand, The South Pacific and Antarctica:
Aoraki / Mount Cook in New Zealand
- Sydney, Australia
- Fiji Islands
- Papua New Guinea
- New Zealand (all of it)
Asia:
Taj Mahal
-Phuket, Thailand
-Bali, Indonesia
-Singapore
-Nepal
-Sri Lanka
-Beijing
-Malaysia
-Mount Fuji, Japan
-Taj Mahal, India
-The Great Wall of China
-Angorwat, Cambodia
Africa and the Middle East:
Dubai
-Pyramids in Egypt
-Dubai
-Cape Town, Africa
-Sri Lanka
-Jerusalem
Obviously, I have a lot of work to do! What would you add? What's on your bucket list?