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!