My Ever Growing Bucket List

My bucket list is forever growing. With every destination I hear about, every picture that inspires me on Instagram and every e-mail from travel affiliated sites and companies, I continue to add to and grow my bucket list. There are places on it now that I didn’t know about 6 months ago, and I’m sure in 6 months there will be places on it that I don’t know about now! Here’s my bucket list as of July, 2015. Check out the link at the top of my blog called Bucket List for an every growing and updating version of the list!
Australia Watch a sunset at Ayres Rock, Uluru Swim with a sea turtle in the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland Road trip down the East Coast of Australia Explore Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory Hop on board the Camel Train on Cable Beach, Broome Kayak in Katherine Gorge, Northern Territory Drive down the Great Ocean Road to see the Twelve Apostles, Victoria Visit Australia Zoo, Queensland Hit the waves at Bondi Beach, Sydney Road trip through The Kimberley’s and Northern Australia View Melbourne from the Eureka Skydeck, Victoria
Take the ferry from Darling Harbour to Manly, Sydney Experience the Great Barrier Reef from a Seaplane, Whitsundays, Queensland Sleep under the stars on the beach, Queensland
Explore Kings Canyon, Northern Territory Road trip to Cape York, the Top of Australia Swim in the waterfall pools of Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory Hike through the Blue Mountains, New South Wales Cuddle with a Koala Swim with whale sharks in Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia 4WD across the sand dunes of Stockton Beach, New South Wales Watch the sunset from the Mornington Peninsula Hotsprings, Victoria View the Aurora Australis, Tasmania Climb Sydney Harbour Bridge, New South Wales Visit all the Gold Coast theme parks, Queensland Search for crocodiles in Darwin, Northern Territory Experience sea turtle hatching season, Heron Island, Queensland Explore every state in Australia
Africa Stay amongst the Maasai Mara people, Kenya Witness the Serengeti Migration, Tanzania Sleep amongst the wildlife in Kruger National Park, South Africa Feel the spray of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe Get great photos of the complete Big 5 Relax on Zanzibar Island, Tanzania Search for gorillas in Uganda Swim in the Devil’s Pool, Zambia Visit the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, South Africa Explore the souks of Marrakesh, Morocco Safari through Chobe National Park, Botswana Climb Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa Visit Giraffe Manor in Nairobi, Kenya Spot a baby lion on a safari Volunteer with a conservation program for big cats or elephants Take a sunset cruise along the Zambezi River and spot hippos, Zimbabwe
Europe Climb to the top of the Eiffel Tower, Paris * Experience the beautiful white and blue town of Santorini, Greece Take a sunset gondola ride in Venice, Italy Try and make a guard smile at Buckingham Palace, London, England * Witness a hot air balloon sunrise in Cappadocia, Turkey Swim in the Blue Lagoon, Iceland Travel through the five towns of Cinque Terre, Italy Relax on Comino, Malta * Swim in the waterfall of Krka National Park, Croatia Run with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain See the Northern Lights, Norway Sunbathe on a pebble beach in Nice, French Riviera Meet a reindeer, Finland Add a lock to the Love Lock Bridge in Paris, France Catch the train between two different countries Eat gelato in Italy * Sail around the islands of Croatia Experience the ANZAC Day dawn service in Gallipoli, Turkey Visit the Colosseum in Rome, Italy * Drink a beer at Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany Check out the Red Light District in Amsterdam, Holland Spend a night sleeping in a castle, England Make a wish and throw a coin in the Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy * Dance all night at a beach club in Ibiza, Spain Explore the Louvre Art Museum in Paris, France * Go skinny dipping in Corfu, Greece Visit St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, Russia Catch an iconic double decker bus to see London, England * Stand at the Top of Europe, Switzerland
The Americas North America Bike ride down the Santa Monica boardwalk, LA Helicopter over the Grand Canyon, Nevada Walk up the Stairway to Heaven, Hawaii View Manhattan from the Top of the Rock, New York City Be an audience member for a TV show, Los Angeles Explore White Sands National Monument, New Mexico Be able to say ‘I’m in Miami, bitch!’, Florida Visit the Museum of Natural History, New York City Drink a butter beer at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Florida Find a bear in Yellowstone National Park Set foot on every island of Hawaii Airboat across the Everglades, Florida Sip cocktails in Waikiki, Hawaii Shop on 5th Avenue and lunch in SoHo, New York City Celebrity spot at Coachella music festival, Palm Springs Any kind of cross country road trip across USA Take a picture with Minnie Mouse in Disneyland, LA Visit the 9/11 Memorial, New York City Road trip from Las Vegas to Los Angeles Stroll down the San Antonio River Walk, Texas Attend an NBA game Take the perfect photo in Antelope Canyon, Arizona View Polar Bears in their natural environment in Churchill, Canada Visit Niagra Falls from both countries, USA & Canada Central America Visit the ancient ruins of Chichen Itza, Mexico Explore where the ruins meet the sea, Tulum, Mexico See the colour of Mexico City, Mexico Swim in the beautiful Ik Kil Cenote, Mexico South America Canopy walk through The Amazon, Peru Trek to Machu Picchu, Peru Dress up and dance at the Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Asia Dinner at the Underground Restaurant, The Maldives Explore the Arashiyama Bamboo Forest, Japan Have a drink at Rock Bar, Seminyak, Bali Experience the Sea of Stars on Vaadhoo Island, Maldives Cruise around the Phi Phi islands of Thailand Float around Ha Long Bay, Vietnam Take a night cruise around Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong Visit Mount Fuji, Japan Launch a lantern at Loy Krathong, Chiang Mai Shop at the Bangkok Floating Markets, Thailand Feed the orangutans in Borneo, Malaysia Tour the temples and gardens of Kyoto, Japan Participate in a health retreat in Bali, Indonesia Experience the glittering lights of the Supertrees, Singapore Board a Ngong Ping cable car to Lantau Island, Hong Kong Visit the Big Budda, Phuket, Thailand
The South Pacific Stay in an overwater bungalow in Bora Bora, French Polynesia Island hop around the 330 islands of Fiji Kayak around Milford Sound, New Zealand Explore Waitomo Glowworm Caves, New Zealand Learn to snowboard in Queenstown, New Zealand Snorkel the crystal clear waters of Tahiti Swim in To Sua Ocean Trench, Samoa Take a cruise of the South Pacific Islands
Middle East Dune bash in a Mercedes Benz, Dubai, UAE
Shop up a storm at The Dubai Mall, UAE Visit The Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi
The Caribbean
Run with pigs in Staniel Cay, The Bahamas Swim with stingrays in Antigua Explore waterfalls and islands around Jamaica
Others Be in two countries at the same time [Zimbabwe & Zambia] Fly in a private plane Fly first class Set foot on every continent
[Australia, Africa, Asia, North America, Europe*, South America, Antarctica] Learn a foreign language Skydive Head off on a road trip with no plans Throw a dart at a map and travel to wherever it lands

* I visited Europe with my family when I was 13,
so whilst I have had this experience before I definitely need to do it again

I would love to hear about your ultimate travel destinations! Comment below with some of your bucket list suggestions!