I don’t know what it is about researching the world’s farthest flung places and jotting them in a little faux-leather notebook, but man, I love it. Luckily for you, this obsession means that I’ve worked out some of the absolute best things to do on earth – and now I’m finally ready to share them and inspire bucket lists around the world!

Europe

⬡ Disneyland Paris

⬡ Eiffel Tower, Paris

⬡ Alhambra, Grenada

⬡ Palace of Versailles, Paris

⬡ See the Northern/ Southern lights

⬡ Portmerion, Wales

⬡ Afternoon tea at Fortnum and Mason, London

⬡ Climb Mount Snowdon, Wales

⬡ La Tomatina, Spain

⬡ See a German fairytale castle (e.g. Liechtenstein, Eltzm Neuschwanstein_)

⬡ The Alps, France

⬡ Walk the Camino de Santiago

⬡ Interrail around Europe

⬡ Colosseum, Rome

⬡ Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy

⬡ Tulip Fields, Netherlands

⬡ Experience bright Italy (Vernazza, Procida, Burano)

⬡ Do the waltz at a ball in Vienna

⬡ Lavender Fields, the Netherlands

⬡ Go inside the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City

⬡ Consume space cake, Amsterdam

⬡ Stay in the Ice Hotel, Sweden

⬡ Kew Gardens, London

⬡ Visit a German market at Christmas

⬡ Acropolis of Athens

⬡ Camp at the Lake District, England

⬡ Stonehenge, England

⬡ Mont Saint Michel, France

⬡ Visit the Notre Dame de Paris

⬡ Dracula’s Castle, Romania

⬡ Take an outdoor bath in Budapest

⬡ The Louvre, Paris

⬡ Chinatown, London

⬡ Attend a British Music Festival

Asia

⬡ Taj Mahal, India

⬡ Diwali Festival of Lights

⬡ Virapaksha Temple, India

⬡ Stay at an Indian Ashram

⬡ Ride in an Indian tuk tuk

⬡ Walk the Great Wall of China

⬡ Turfan, China

⬡ Zhangjiajie national forest park, China

⬡ Rainbow Mountains, China

⬡ Lantern Festival, Taiwan

⬡ Hagia Sophia, Turkey

⬡ The Grand Palace, Bangkok

⬡ Bagan, Myanmar

⬡ Ride a camel

⬡ Sea of Stars, Vaadhoo Island

⬡ Meenakshi Temple, India  

⬡ See the Meeting of the Waters

⬡ Ride the Trans-Siberian railway

⬡ Swim in Jellyfish Lake, Palau

⬡ Yellow Mountain, Anhui Province, China

⬡ Eat fresh sushi at a stall in Japan

⬡ Go to a Japanese Onsen

⬡ Wisteria Tunnel, Japan

⬡ Stay in a Japanese Monastery

⬡ Hanami, Japan

⬡ Japanese tea ceremony

⬡ Mount Everest, Nepal

⬡ Visit an underground city like Cappadocia, Turkey

⬡ The Angkor Wat, Cambodia

⬡ Phnom Kulen Rong Chen, Cambodia

⬡ Amman, Jordan

⬡ Float in The Dead Sea

⬡ Yaunyang County, China

⬡ Taste tea in Darjeeling

⬡ Terracotta Army, Shaanxi

⬡ Dubai Miracle Garden

⬡ Songkran, Thailand

⬡ Spring Lantern Festival, Hong Kong

Africa

⬡ Visit the Sphinx and Pyramids of Giza, Egypt

⬡ Go on an African safari

⬡ Lalibela, Ethiopia

⬡ Great Zimbabwe

⬡ Abu Simbel, Egypt

⬡ Visit Madagascar’s avenue of ancient baobab trees

⬡ Lake Natron, Tanzania

⬡ Mount Kilamanjaro, Tanzania

North America

⬡ See the Grand Canyons

⬡ The Republic of Molossia

⬡ Actun Tunichil Muknal, Belize

⬡ Go inside the Empire State Building

⬡ Visit Mount Rushmore

⬡ Host a New York tea party

⬡ Antelope Canyon, Arizona

⬡ Drive down Route 66 on an American road trip

⬡ Dive to the Titanic

⬡ Camp in Oregon, Portland

⬡ Yosemite, California

⬡ Niagara Falls, Ontario + New York

⬡ Party in Las Vegas

⬡ The Statue of Liberty

⬡ See Times Square at Christmas

⬡ Death Valley National Park, California

South America

⬡ The Andes, Chile

⬡ Machu Picchu, Peru

⬡ Choquequirao, Peru

⬡ El Mirador, Guatemala

⬡ Carnival Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

⬡ Angel Falls, Venezuela

⬡ Chiapas, Mexico

⬡ Wander the bright streets of Cuba

⬡ Visit Christ the Redeemer

⬡ Welsh Patagonia

⬡ Rio De Janeiro Carnival

⬡ Ik Kil Cenote, Mexico

⬡ Chichen Itza, Mexico

Australasia

⬡ Swim in the Great Barrier Reef (You may also want to take a look at a dive calendar and consider going scuba diving with a group or instructor. There are many different locations and excursions including tours from Airlie Beach that you may want to consider being a part of. It’s a chance to get some exercise and see some truly unique creatures.)

⬡ Glowworm caves, New Zealand

⬡ See a pink lake (e.g. Lake Hillier, Australia)

⬡ Climb Sydney Harbour Bridge

⬡ See the Red Crab Migration

⬡ See the Moai, Easter Island

⬡ Stay in an overwater bungalow in Bora Bora

Experiences

⬡ Go to Antarctica

⬡ Fly in a hot air balloon

⬡ Go parachuting

⬡ Go tandem biking

⬡ Ride a segway

⬡ Go wild swimming

⬡ Hike a volcano

⬡ Do up an old van and travel across a continent in it

⬡ Go cliff jumping

⬡ Stay in an underwater hotel

⬡ Bungee jump

⬡ Go glass blowing

⬡ Sleep overnight in a lighthouse

⬡ Sleep overnight in a cave

⬡ Sleep overnight on a beach

⬡ Horse ride through the surf

⬡ Milk a cow

⬡ Spend a few months in a completely new country with an equally new language and learn it (Discovering the joys of learning Korean while traveling opens up a whole new level of adventure. Ready to dive in? Check out this Korean level test!)

⬡ Swim with something big (e.g. a whale or shark)

⬡ Sleep outdoors watching the stars

⬡ Go surfing

⬡ Snowboard

⬡ Flyboard

⬡ Ride a pedalo

⬡ Hire a houseboat

⬡ Ride in a sleigh pulled by huskies

⬡ Go hand gliding

⬡ Fly first class

⬡ Skydive

⬡ Go Water-skiing

⬡ Go to a nude beach and blend in 😉

⬡ Bicycle cross-country

⬡ Ride in a yacht

⬡ Go on a cruise

⬡ Drive a helicopter

⬡ Swim in marine phosphorescence

⬡ Swim in an infinity pool

⬡ Throw a dart at a map and go to that place, wherever it lands

⬡ Go on holiday with no luggage

⬡ Ride in a canoe

⬡ Explore an unexplored island

⬡ Go paragliding

⬡ Busk

⬡ Ride in a limousine

⬡ Go rock climbing

⬡ Skinny dip

⬡ Ride a steam train

⬡ Swing through the sky on a trapeze

⬡ Get kissed under mistletoe

⬡ Drive a motorbike

⬡ Get a penpal in another country

⬡ Put a message in a bottle and send it across the ocean

And so, have you guys done many of the things on this list? Will it help inspire your next trip, or is your bucket list already flawless?

Let me know in the comments below!

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