My Travel Wish List

It’s a great big world and there is so much I have yet to explore. Truth is, I kind of hate the concept of the bucket list; ticking off a list that you have to do before you die just seems kind of morbid to me. That doesn’t mean I don’t have a list of places I want to see and things I want to experience, I most definitely do. I’ve been lucky enough to travel to some of the world’s most beautiful destinations and have had some amazing experiences along the way; from waking up to the sounds of the rain forest in Costa Rica to glacier hiking in Iceland each new place only stokes the fires or wanderlust that much more. My travel desires are fluid, new experiences will certainly take the place of old; travel is my addiction and there is no cure. Without further ado, here is my travel wish list.

1. Eat my way through the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy.
2. Stroll the pink sands of Bermuda.
3. Go to Macchu Picchu in Peru.
4. Take in the magic of New York City during the holidays
5. Visit Petra in Jordan.
6. Soak in one of Budapest’s opulent baths.
7. Hike in Canada’s Banff National Park
8. Experience the Great Migration in the Serengeti
9. Explore Yellowstone National Park
10.  Sip bourbon at a distillery in Kentucky
11. Watch the sun set in Santorini
12. View polar bears in Manitoba
13. Get drenched at Iguazu Falls.
14. Walk along the Great Wall of China.
15. Scuba dive in Fiji
16. Road trip along California’s Pacific Coast Highway
17. Cooking class in Mexico
18. Experience the Southern hospitality of Savannah, Georgia
19. Eat tapas in Barcelona
20. Relax in a Japanese onsen
21. View the other-worldly landscape of Chile’s Atacama Desert
22. Get weird in Portland
23. Go truffle hunting in Italy’s Piedmont
24. Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge
25. Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro
26. See spirit bears in British Colombia
27. Hike the Grand Canyon
28. Stay in a houseboat in Amsterdam
29. Eat chili crab in Singapore
30. Wear a big hat while sipping a mint julep at the Kentucky Derby
31. See cheetahs in the wild
32. Stay in an overwater bungalow in Tahiti
33. Visit Mexico City
34. Visit Australia’s Whitsunday Islands
35. Explore the Badlands in South Dakota
36. Stay in a riad in Marrakesh
37. Take in the view from the Cliffs of Moher.
38. Ride a cable car in San Francisco
39. Eat hot chicken in Nashville
40. Stroll the colonial streets of Cartagena, Colombia
41. Visit Michigan’s Macinac Island
42. Cruise through the Norwegian fjords
43. Go hiking in Italy’s Dolomites
44. Relax on the beach in the Mayan Riviera
45. Explore Big Sky Country in Montana
46. See the Northern Lights
47. Drink a port in Lisbon
48. Stroll along the Seine in Paris
49. See tigers in the wild in India
50. Go hiking in Patagonia
51. Eat pinxtos in San Sebastian, Spain
52. Learn how to make pasta from an Italian nonna
53. Visit the Faroe Islands
54. Explore Middle Earth in New Zealand
55. Go mountain biking in Moab, Utah
56. Visit the Sami people in Lapland
57. Go hang gliding in the Outer Banks
58. Taste wine in Napa Valley
59. Walk through the walled city of Dbrovnik
60. Drink a beer in Munich
61. Learn how to tango in Buenos Aires
62. Drive the “Going to the Sun” Road in glacier National Park
63. Explore the castles of France’s Loire Valley
64. Eat BBQ in Memphis
65. Take a helicopter tour in Hawaii
66. Explore the stark beauty of Namibia’s Skeleton Coast
67. Go skiing in Colorado
68. Drink whisky in Scotland
69. Visit Gros Morne National Park in Labrador, Canada
70. Tour the White House
71. Cruise the Amazon
72. See Michelangelo’s David in Florence
73. Get my cowgirl on at a dude ranch anywhere in the Western US
74. Take a train ride through Switzerland
75. Drive the Wild Atlantic Way in Ireland
76. Take in the colonial charms of San Miguel de Allende
77. Explore Capetown
78. Listen to jazz on Frenchman Street in New Orleans
79. Eat my way around Montreal
80. Drink a beer in Milwaukee
81. Photograph lavender fields in Provence
82.  Go on an African safari
83. Explore Italy’s Lake District
84. Drink a Guinness in Dublin
85. Let it all ride in Las Vegas
86. Eat sushi in Tokyo
87. Visit the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul
88. Explore Greenland
89. See Rio’s Christ the Redemer
90. Kayak around the Isle of Skye in Scotland
91. Visit the Vatican City
92. Explore the temples of Bali
93. Take a hot air balloon ride in New Mexico
94. Relax on the beaches of the Seychelles
95. Stay in a Tuscan villa
96. Explore the wineries of Chile
97. Hike at Yosemite National Park
98. Eat my way through Lyon
99. See penguins in Antarctica