My After 40 Travel Bucket List

I realised that I have never actually sat down and created a bucket-list, which is quite strange as I do love making lists! I live to travel so most of the things on my list will be travel related so it is actually more of a Travel-wish list.

I will definitely be trying to tick off everything on my list, but I also know that I will be adding to it as time goes by. As the clock is already ticking I am already working on making each one of these a reality!

As a nomad, there’s nowhere in the world I don’t want to see at some point, but there are definite things I want to do and places I want to see sooner rather than later.

Floating down the Gorges of the magnificent Yangzte River

Here is my very flexible Bucket List:

Do the Trans Siberian Railway from Russia to China
Witness the Northern Lights in Iceland or Norway
Walk the Camino trail. The Camino de Santiago (the Way of St. James) is a large network of ancient pilgrim routes stretching across Europe and coming together at the tomb of St. James (Santiago in Spanish) in Santiago de Compostela in north-west Spain.
Time travel to ancient Athens, Greece
Throw a coin in the Trevi fountain, Italy. Throwing of a coin from the right hand over the left shoulder will ensure that I will return to Rome in the future. ( I would love to visit it more than once).
Smell the Tulips in Amsterdam
Ride a Gondola in Venice, Italy
Go to a show in the Moulin Rouge in Paris
Visit Pompeii, Italy. Pompeii was mostly destroyed and buried under 4 to 6 m of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.
Marvel at the Vatican city
Wear a Mask at Carnival in Venice
Sail among the Greek Islands
Visit the Blue Lagoon in Iceland. Mineral-rich hot water from far beneath the earth forms the spectacular lagoon, where a luxurious health spa has been developed in the rugged lava landscape.
Get Spooked at the Catacombs in Paris
Visit Dracula’s Castle in Transylvania, Romania
Marvel at the Taj Mahal
Drink genuine chai masala in India. Masala chai is a flavoured tea beverage made by brewing black tea with a mixture of aromatic Indian spices and herbs.
Chat with Monks at the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet
Get a Fish Pedicure in Asia
Tour the Hanging Temple of Mount Hengshan in China. ( I hope to see this in the next two years!)
See the sunrise at Shwedagon pagoda, Myanmar. It is a gilded stupa located in Yangon, Myanmar.
Wander around the Borobudur Temple in Indonesia
Drive a Cadillac to the Grand canyon. I love the movie Thelma and Louise so this has been on my list for quite a while.
Take a Great American Road trip
See the Hollywood Sign and get to stalk my favourite actors or actresses.
Explore New England in autumn, USA
Go to the Top of the Empire State Building in New York
See a Broadway Musical in New York City
Go dog sledding
See the statues of Easter Island
Explore the Galapagos island. Thanks to a lack of natural predators, friendly wildlife such as playful sea lions and gigantic sea tortoises let visitors get up close and personal.
Tour Havana in a classic car, Cuba
Pay Homage to the Dead at the Dia de Los Muertos Festival in Mexico City
Trek the Inca Trail
See the Christ the Redeemer Statue in Rio de Janeiro
Bargain in the Souks of Marrakech
Float in the Dead Sea