Travel Bucket List
Bucket lists probably jumped the shark years ago. But, I never did one when they were all the rage and so I’m going to pretend they’re cool again.
This is my list and these things are always personal. My one rule in creating the list was not to put any timeline on completing. I don’t want to just check things off the list. Each one is an experience and deserves more time than that. And I don’t want to feel bad about taking trips that don’t check off anything on my list. I also haven’t numbered this list as I’m going to keep adding to it as I hear about cool shit I want to see or do. I don’t expect to ever complete it as I hope I’ll keep finding out really cool new shit that I want to do, see, eat, or drink.
This list is just my personal reminder that there’s a world out there to explore and experience. And if I’m ever wondering what I should do next weekend, or month, or year, I can get some ideas right here. Here they are in no particular order.
Places
Get a big head on Easter Island
See Christ (the Redeemer) in Rio September 2001
Get my kicks on Route 66 August 2019
Wail at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem
Ride in a Gondola in Venice June 2016
Sail through a fjord in Norway June 2017
Sail down the Nile River
Sleep in a Japanese capsule hotel
Walk the Great Wall of China
Ride in a limo on the Vegas Strip August 2015
Climb up to Masada in Israel
Play darts in a pub in the English countryside
Find Petra
Crawl through the tunnels in Viet Nam
Ride a bullet train in Japan June 2019
Gaze down on Machu Picchu
Ride in a tuk tuk in Thailand
Float in the Dead Sea
Drive through a Redwood Tree
Smoke a cigar in Havana after communism ends
Climb up to a monastery in Meteora
Check out the Taj with or without someone named Raj
Eat
Eat pizza in Italy Most recently, November 2018
Put a shrimp on the barbie Down Under
Dip into cheese fondue in Switzerland September 2003
Eat Wiener Schnitzel in Vienna
Eat a pierogi in Poland June 2018
Eat a steak in Buenos Aires
Slurp ramen in Tokyo June 2018
Eat a taco in Mexico City
Eat tapas in San Sebastian
Eat Tikki Masala in India
Eat at one of every Iron Chef’s Restaurants (Bobby Flay, Mario Batali, Michael Symon, Matsaharu Morimoto, Cat Cora, Marc Forgione, Geoffrey Zakarian, Stephanie Izard, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Jose Garces)
Drink
Drink a Mass of Bier at Oktoberfest September 2003
Sip Bordeaux in Bordeaux
Drink a Singapore Sling in Singapore
Bitte ein Bit in Bitburg where I was born
Sip scotch in Scotland
Shoot vodka in Russia
Get a proper pour of Guinness in Dublin
Take a shot from an ice bar June 2017
Drink homemade wine in the Republic of Georgia
Drink a Pina Colada in Puerto Rico and get caught in the rain
Drink bourbon in the Blue Grass State
Sip rum and smoke a cigar in a free and capitalist Havana
Adventures
Play Baccarat in Monte Carlo
See the Northern Lights
Blackwater rafting in a Glowworm Cave in New Zealand
Find an oasis in the desert
Campervan for a week
Hike in Patagonia
Bike through Germany for a week
Bike for a month
Whitewater raft through the Grand Canyon
Stay in a Kibbutz
Sleep in an igloo
Complete a century bicycle ride
Complete a triathalon
A weeklong kayak or rafting trip
Helicopter Tour
Sport
Attend a World Cup soccer game
Attend Wimbledon
Golf at Pebble Beach
Golf at St Andrews
Attend the Masters
Attend a baseball game at Fenway Park September 2018
Attend a football game at Notre Dame
Attend a Duke basketball game at Cameron Indoor Stadium
Animals
Hold a Koala
Spot a whale
Swim with a dolphin
Swim with a manatee
Ride a horse June 2020
Ride a camel
Ride an elephant
See a penguin in the wild
Go on safari
See a tortoise in the Galapagos
For Shits and Giggles
Be on a gameshow
Be in an extra in a movie
Play an entire song on the piano
Drink a beer with B list celebrity
Get fluent in German
Speak Spanish conversationally
Write a a novel
Shoot a gun