The Ultimate Travel Bucket List

The Ultimate Travel Bucket List Ideas

I love making lists. If you peeked into my diary or any blank piece of paper I could get my hands on, you’d find every type of list imaginable: the usual to-do lists, to-buy lists, to-read lists, and the ones that don’t make sense at all, like the list of English words beginning with the letter C that I could come up with in five minutes (112).

In 2013, I created a bucket list to help me deal with depression and a quarter-life crisis. The items were wide-ranging, from the mundane (learn to ride a scooter) to the outrageous (jump out of an airplane), from the attainable (climb a volcano) to the nearly impossible (have a flat tummy).

The list gave me a reason to get out of bed every morning. It also, in a way, planted the seed for this blog.

While the original list had close to 1,000 items, this version has been pared down to just over 700, to keep it (more-or-less) travel-related.

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The ultimate travel bucket list
The ultimate travel bucket list

Items in bold mean I’ve done them. Click the linked ones for the stories and guides; the others are still waiting to be written (yes, yes, I’m working on it).

Travel (General)

  1. Travel solo
  2. Hitchhike
  3. Couchsurf
  4. Visit 50 countries
  5. Visit 50 UNESCO World Heritage Sites
  6. Visit all 7 New Wonders of the World
  7. Visit all 7 New Natural Wonders of the World
  8. Visit all 7 continents
  9. Visit the happiest country in the world
  10. Visit the smallest country in the world
  11. Visit the largest country in the world
  12. Be in two countries at once
  13. Live on a tropical island for a month
  14. Travel for a month with only a backpack
  15. Spend a week traveling without a phone
  16. Revisit a place that didn’t impress me the first time
  17. Go to the North/South Pole
  18. Visit a medieval castle
  19. See windmills
  20. Climb to the top of a lighthouse
  21. Visit a floating village
  22. Visit a ghost town
  23. Sleep under the open sky with no tent
  24. Go on a desert safari
  25. Go on an African safari

Travel (Country-Specific)

Asia

  1. Visit Bhutan
  2. Visit the Angkor Wat | Cambodia
  3. Visit the Great Wall | China
  4. Visit Tibet | China
  5. See the terracotta army in Xi’an | China
  6. See the Stone Forest in Shilin | China
  7. Go on the world’s tallest outdoor elevator | China
  8. Climb the Macau Tower | Macau
  9. See the Taj Mahal | India
  10. Visit Auroville | India
  11. Visit Jerusalem | Israel
  12. Swim in the Dead Sea | Jordan/Israel
  13. See the ancient ruins of Petra | Jordan
  14. Climb up the steps of Batu Caves | Malaysia
  15. See or climb the Mulu Pinnacles | Malaysia
  16. Visit the Maldives
  17. Visit North Korea
  18. See the Chocolate Hills in Bohol | Philippines
  19. See Mount Fuji | Japan
  20. Go to the poop museum | Japan
  21. Swim in the infinity pool at Marina Bay Sands | Singapore
  22. See the floating markets in Bangkok | Thailand
  23. Visit the Maeklong Railway Market | Thailand
  24. Visit the Land of the Fairy Chimneys | Turkey
  25. Visit Pamukkale | Turkey
  26. See Haghia Sophia | Turkey
  27. Visit the hair museum in Turkey
  28. See the Burj Khalifa | U.A.E.
  29. Visit the incense farm in Vietnam
  30. Visit Socotra Island | Yemen

Europe

  1. See the Tower Bridge | England
  2. See the Big Ben | England
  3. See the Stonehenge | England
  4. See the Eiffel Tower | France
  5. See the Catacombs in Paris | France
  6. See the Berlin Wall | Germany
  7. Walk on the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge | Czech Republic
  8. See the ruins in Athens | Greece
  9. Visit Santorini | Greece
  10. Soak in the Blue Lagoon | Iceland
  11. Kiss the Blarney Stone | Ireland
  12. See the Leaning Tower of Pisa | Italy
  13. See the Colosseum | Italy
  14. Make a wish at Trevi Fountain | Italy
  15. Visit Cinque Terre | Italy
  16. See the Dark Hedges | Northern Ireland
  17. See the fjords of Norway
  18. Pose on the Trolltunga rock | Norway
  19. Visit Auschwitz | Poland
  20. Visit the Crooked Forest | Poland
  21. See the waves at Nazare | Portugal
  22. Visit the Red Square in Moscow | Russia
  23. See La Sagrada Familia | Spain
  24. Cross the Tunnel of Love | Ukraine
  25. Visit Chernobyl | Ukraine

Oceania

  1. See the Sydney Harbour Bridge | Australia
  2. Travel the Great Ocean Road | Australia
  3. See Ayers Rock | Australia
  4. Swim the Great Barrier Reef | Australia
  5. Walk in the Bora Bora lagoon | French Polynesia
  6. Visit the Hobbiton | New Zealand
  7. Swim in the Jellyfish Lake | Palau

Africa

  1. See the Pyramids of Giza | Egypt
  2. Visit the Blue Pearl | Morocco
  3. Shop in the souks | Morocco
  4. Swim at the edge of Victoria Falls | Zimbabwe

North America

  1. Visit Anne of Green Gables’ house | Canada
  2. See the Mayan ruins | Mexico
  3. Visit Bioluminescent Bay | Puerto Rico
  4. Visit the White House | U.S.A.
  5. Walk in Central Park, Manhattan | U.S.A.
  6. See the Empire State Building | U.S.A.
  7. See the Statue of Liberty | U.S.A.
  8. See the Hollywood sign | U.S.A.
  9. See the Golden Gate Bridge | U.S.A.
  10. See Mount Rushmore | U.S.A.
  11. See New England in the fall | U.S.A.
  12. Do the Hollywood Walk of Fame | U.S.A.
  13. Visit all 50 states of America | U.S.A.
  14. See the Niagara Falls | U.S.A.
  15. Visit McKamey Manor | U.S.A
  16. Go to Candytopia in Santa Monica | U.S.A.
  17. Go to Meow Wolf in Santa Fe | U.S.A.
  18. Go to the Pecularium in Portland | U.S.A.
  19. Visit the Museum of Death in New Orleans | U.S.A.

South America

  1. Visit Patagonia | Argentina
  2. Visit Salar de Uyuni | Bolivia
  3. Visit the Amazon | Brazil
  4. See the statues on Easter Island | Chile
  5. Visit the Galapagos | Ecuador
  6. Swing at the end of the world | Ecuador
  7. Visit the rainbow mountains | Peru

Adventure & Sports

  1. Go white-water rafting
  2. Go tubing
  3. Go kiteboarding
  4. Go flyboarding
  5. Go zip-lining
  6. Go paragliding
  7. Go parasailing
  8. Go paramotoring
  9. Go skydiving
  10. Go Scad diving
  11. Go hang-gliding
  12. Go bungee jumping
  13. Go on a ropeswing
  14. Do the reverse bungee (slingshot)
  15. Do the waterblob (human catapult)
  16. Base jump with a wingsuit
  17. Wing walk on a bi-plane
  18. Swim in the largest pool in the world
  19. Swim in a glass-bottom pool
  20. Walk on a glass-bottom bridge
  21. Walk on a hanging bridge
  22. Do the Polar Bear Plunge
  23. Jump off a cliff
  24. Rope swing into water
  25. Go snorkeling
  26. Go scuba-diving
  27. Go freediving
  28. Go sea-walking
  29. Ride on the Sea Dart
  30. Ride the Aquaskipper
  31. Ride a banana boat
  32. Fly on a trapeze
  33. Go abseiling
  34. Go wall-climbing
  35. Go rock-climbing
  36. Go spelunking
  37. Go canyoneering
  38. Climb a tree
  39. Run a full marathon
  40. Compete in a triathlon
  41. Run barefooted
  42. Go dog-sledding
  43. Go tobogganing
  44. Go luging
  45. Go snowboarding
  46. Go snowshoeing
  47. Learn to ski
  48. Learn to roller-skate
  49. Learn to surf
  50. Go body-surfing
  51. Sand surf in a desert
  52. Try stand-up paddling
  53. Go volcano-boarding
  54. Go zorbing
  55. Go aqua zorbing
  56. Try archery
  57. Learn to shoot a gun
  58. Play golf
  59. Learn yoga in India
  60. Join a tower race
  61. Walk on the sky bridge of Petronas Twin Towers
  62. Do the CN Tower Edge Walk
  63. Do the Mount Huashan plank walk
  64. Go sea kayaking
  65. Kayak through icebergs in Greenland
  66. Go on a multiday canoe or kayak expedition
  67. Go cave canoeing
  68. Row a sampan
  69. Learn to sail
  70. Join the Croatia Sail Week
  71. Experience zero gravity
  72. Watch a sports match in a stadium
  73. Watch a muay thai match in Thailand
  74. Learn muay thai in Thailand
  75. Learn capoeira in Brazil
  76. Watch sumo wrestling in Japan
  77. Watch The Alternative Games in Wales
  78. Watch the Grand Prix in Monaco
  79. Attend the Olympics
  80. Attend a WWE match

Hiking & Nature

  1. Climb the Piedra el Peñol | Colombia
  2. Climb Mount Rinjani | Indonesia
  3. Hike to see the blue crater lake of Kawah Ijen | Indonesia
  4. Walk the Kumano Kodo | Japan
  5. Climb Mount Kinabalu | Malaysia
  6. Hike to the Annapurna/Everest Base Camp | Nepal
  7. Participate in the 4-Day Walk of the World in Nijmegen | Netherlands
  8. Walk the Te Araroa Trail | New Zealand
  9. Hike on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu | Peru
  10. Walk El Camino de Santiago | Spain
  11. Walk the Jeju Olle Trail | South Korea
  12. Hike the Grand Canyon | U.S.A.
  13. Hike the PCT | U.S.A.
  14. Climb one of the 7 summits
  15. Hug a redwood
  16. Visit a virgin rainforest
  17. See an iceberg
  18. See a blowhole
  19. Visit an ice cave
  20. Visit a sulfur mine
  21. Climb an active volcano
  22. Watch sunrise on a mountaintop
  23. Fly over a volcano in Hawaii
  24. Walk in sea foam
  25. Experience a hailstorm
  26. See a tornado
  27. Stand under a waterfall
  28. See a petrified waterfall
  29. Swim in a natural infinity pool
  30. Swim in a cenote
  31. Watch a solar/lunar eclipse
  32. See a meteor shower
  33. See the Aurora Borealis
  34. See the Aurora Australis
  35. Experience the midnight sun
  36. Experience the polar night
  37. Visit a red-sand beach
  38. Visit a pink-sand beach
  39. Visit a black-sand beach
  40. Visit a green-sand beach
  41. Visit the glass beach in California
  42. Visit a pink lake
  43. Visit the spotted lake in Canada
  44. Visit the biggest lake in the world
  45. Visit the deepest lake in the world
  46. See a baobab tree
  47. See a giant sequoia tree
  48. See cherry blossoms
  49. Visit a lavender field
  50. Visit a tulip field
  51. Visit a poppy field
  52. Visit a sunflower field
  53. Visit a bamboo forest
  54. Walk through a corn maze
  55. Pick my own strawberries at a strawberry farm
  56. Pick wild blackberries

Animals

  1. Attend a horse race
  2. Ride a horse
  3. Learn to be a gaucho in Argentina
  4. Ride an ostrich
  5. Ride a camel
  6. Bathe an elephant
  7. Learn to be a mahout
  8. Be a sea-lion trainer for a day in Canada
  9. Swim with pigs in the Bahamas
  10. Swim with dolphins
  11. Swim with whale sharks
  12. Swim with manta rays
  13. Swim with manatees
  14. Swim with otters
  15. Kiss a sea lion
  16. Cage dive with sharks
  17. Cage dive with saltwater crocodiles
  18. Go whale-watching
  19. Go bird-watching
  20. Go bear-watching
  21. Shear a sheep
  22. Milk a cow/goat
  23. Herd cattle
  24. Feed a crocodile
  25. Play frisbee with a dog
  26. Walk a St Bernard on St Bernard’s Pass
  27. See kangaroos in their natural habitat
  28. See penguins in their natural habitat
  29. See polar bears in their natural habitat
  30. See fireflies
  31. See the salmon run
  32. See a yak
  33. See an alpaca
  34. See komodos on Komodo Island
  35. See the Serengeti’s great migration
  36. Witness the Monarch butterfly migration
  37. Witness the red crab migration
  38. See glowworms in New Zealand
  39. Visit the Giraffe Manor in Kenya
  40. Visit a bee farm
  41. Extract honey from a bee hive
  42. Visit the rabbit island in Japan
  43. Visit the cat island in Japan
  44. Be a panda keeper in China
  45. Hold a monkey/ ape/chimp/ orangutan
  46. Hold a koala
  47. Hug a sloth
  48. Hold a tarantula
  49. Cuddle a tiger cub
  50. Wrap a python around my neck
  51. Release a bird
  52. Release baby turtles into the sea
  53. Adopt a pet
  54. Go to a pet cafe
  55. Go fishing
  56. Go shrimp fishing
  57. Go deep sea fishing
  58. Go clam digging

Transportation

  1. Cycle in Amsterdam
  2. Cycle down the Danube Bike Trail
  3. Ride on a tandem bike
  4. Ride a unicycle
  5. Go sky-biking
  6. Go fat-biking
  7. Learn to ride a scooter/motorbike
  8. Ride the E-Monster Roller
  9. Ride a Vespa
  10. Ride a Harley
  11. Ride a Segway
  12. Drive an ATV
  13. Drive a dune buggy
  14. Drive a Go-Kart
  15. Drive a truck
  16. Drive a tractor
  17. Drive a sports car
  18. Drive abroad
  19. Drive Route 66
  20. Go on a hayride
  21. Participate in a rickshaw run
  22. Ride in a songthaew
  23. Ride in a convertible
  24. Ride in a limo
  25. Fly first-class
  26. Fly in a private jet
  27. Fly in a fighter jet
  28. Fly in a hot-air balloon
  29. Fly in a helicopter
  30. Fly in a blimp
  31. Fly in a seaplane
  32. Learn to fly an airplane
  33. Travel on a steam train
  34. Ride on the Puffing Billy Railway in Australia
  35. Travel on an Indian train
  36. Ride the bullet train in Japan
  37. Cross Russia via Trans Siberian railway
  38. Ride the iron ore train in Mauritania
  39. Ride the Orient Express
  40. Ride the Glacier Express
  41. Ride “the Tube” in London
  42. Ride the double-decker bus in London
  43. Ride on top of a train
  44. Travel on a sleeper bus
  45. Ride on a bamboo raft
  46. Ride on a water taxi in Bangkok
  47. Ride a jet-ski
  48. Ride a gondola in Venice
  49. Ride a shikara in Kashmir
  50. Go on a river bus in Hamburg
  51. Go on an ice-breaker ship
  52. Ride a hovercraft
  53. Ride in a submarine
  54. Go on a cruise
  55. Travel in a camper van
  56. Ride in a cable car
  57. Ride on a ski lift
  58. Ride a funicular

Accommodation

  1. Stay in an ashram
  2. Stay in a Buddhist monastery
  3. Stay in a nunnery
  4. Stay in a cabin in the woods or by a lake
  5. Stay at a dude ranch
  6. Stay in an ice hotel
  7. Stay in a cave hotel
  8. Stay in an underwater hotel
  9. Stay on an oil rig
  10. Stay in a traditional longhouse
  11. Stay in an overwater bungalow
  12. Stay in a jjimjilbang
  13. Stay in a capsule hotel
  14. Stay in a ryokan
  15. Stay on a houseboat
  16. Sleep in a tent
  17. Sleep in a tree house
  18. Sleep in a cave
  19. Sleep in a salt mine
  20. Sleep in a teepee
  21. Sleep in a yurt
  22. Sleep in an igloo
  23. Sleep in a trailer
  24. Sleep in a castle
  25. Sleep in a prison cell
  26. Sleep in a hammock
  27. Sleep on straw in a barn
  28. Sleep in a windmill
  29. Go glamping
  30. Stay at a Hard Rock Hotel

Food & Drinks

  1. Eat Peking duck in Beijing
  2. Eat sushi in Japan
  3. Eat momo in Nepal
  4. Eat chili crab in Singapore
  5. Eat kimchi in South Korea
  6. Eat pad thai in Thailand
  7. Eat plov in Uzbekistan
  8. Eat pho in Vietnam
  9. Go to an egg buffet
  10. Eat raw chicken in Japan
  11. Eat nagashi somen
  12. Eat biryani in India
  13. Eat ema datshi in Bhutan
  14. Eat shawarma in UAE
  15. Eat kibbeh in Lebanon
  16. Eat pavlova in New Zealand
  17. Eat Turkish ice-cream in Turkey
  18. Eat dolmasi in Azerbaijan
  19. Eat khachapuri in Georgia
  20. Eat borscht in Russia
  21. Eat verivorst in Estonia
  22. Eat cepelinai in Lithuania
  23. Eat mamaliga in Moldova
  24. Eat goulash in Hungary
  25. Eat sarmale in Romania
  26. Eat cevapi in Bosnia & Herzegovina
  27. Eat pierogi in Poland
  28. Eat tzatziki and souvlaki in Greece
  29. Eat Belgian fries in Belgium
  30. Eat sauerkraut in Germany
  31. Eat croissant in France
  32. Eat fish n chips in a pub in London
  33. Eat strawberries and cream at Wimbledon
  34. Eat haggis in Scotland
  35. Eat Irish stew in Ireland
  36. Eat frikadeller in Denmark
  37. Eat meatballs in Sweden
  38. Eat smalahove in Norway
  39. Eat stroopwafel in the Netherlands
  40. Eat pizza and pasta in Italy
  41. Eat rosti in Switzerland
  42. Eat paella in Spain
  43. Eat churros in Spain
  44. Eat Portuguese egg tart in Portugal
  45. Eat schnitzel in Austria
  46. Eat halusky in Slovakia
  47. Eat fli in Kosovo/Albania
  48. Eat couscous in Tunisia
  49. Eat kushani in Egypt
  50. Eat tagine in Morocco
  51. Eat an Ethiopian meal in Ethiopia
  52. Eat nyama choma in Kenya
  53. Eat succotash in Equatorial Guinea
  54. Eat New York Cheesecake in New York
  55. Eat buffalo wings in Buffalo
  56. Eat Kentucky Fried Chicken in Kentucky
  57. Eat poi in Hawaii
  58. Eat poutine in Canada
  59. Eat tacos in Mexico
  60. Eat gallo pinto in Costa Rica
  61. Eat ropa vieja in Cuba
  62. Eat ceviche in Ecuador
  63. Eat pastel de choclo in Chile
  64. Eat feijoada in Brazil
  65. Eat bugs
  66. Eat bird’s nest
  67. Eat red durian
  68. Eat cactus
  69. Eat escargot
  70. Eat raw oysters
  71. Eat caviar
  72. Eat a century egg
  73. Eat sea urchin
  74. Eat kangaroo meat
  75. Eat crocodile meat
  76. Eat crocodile egg
  77. Eat herring
  78. Eat the stinky tofu
  79. Eat balut
  80. Eat a wormcake
  81. Eat black pudding
  82. Eat the spiciest chili on earth
  83. Eat liquid-nitrogen desserts
  84. Eat fondue
  85. Dine in the dark
  86. Dine in the sky
  87. Enter a food eating contest
  88. Eat a molecular gastronomy dinner
  89. Chew betel leaf
  90. Chew khat
  91. Drink Ceylon tea in Ceylon
  92. Drink tea in England
  93. Drink kopi luwak
  94. Drink eggnog
  95. Drink at an ice bar
  96. Go to an oxygen bar
  97. Go tea-tasting
  98. Go on a food tour
  99. Join a cooking class
  100. Take a mixology course
  101. Have an omakase meal
  102. Learn to distill spirits
  103. Roast a turkey for Thanksgiving
  104. Learn to shuck an oyster
  105. Learn to make sushi in Japan
  106. Learn to make dim sum in China
  107. Learn to make fresh pasta in Italy
  108. Learn to make tacos in Mexico
  109. Join a chocolate-making workshop
  110. Learn to make gelato in Italy
  111. Learn to make latte art
  112. Learn to make pickles
  113. Learn to make cheese
  114. Make homemade jams
  115. Bake a cake
  116. Make bread from scratch
  117. Make my own pizza
  118. Learn fruit-carving
  119. Carve a pumpkin
  120. Learn to weave a ketupat
  121. Wade in a cranberry bog
  122. Stomp grapes for wine
  123. Tap a maple tree
  124. Learn to forage for wild ingredients
  125. Go truffle-hunting
  126. Go to a chocolate factory
  127. Visit a cheese museum
  128. Eat surstromming in Sweden
  129. Visit the disgusting food museum in Switzerland
  130. Eat at a Michelin starred restaurant
  131. Eat at a Hard Rock Cafe

Festivals & Culture

  1. Observe silence during Nyepi in Bali
  2. Throw tomatoes at La Tomatina
  3. Participate in the Battle of the Oranges in Italy
  4. Run with the bulls in Pamplona
  5. Celebrate Las Fallas in Valencia
  6. Join a hammer festival in Portugal
  7. Attend snowbombing festival in Austria
  8. Run after a giant wheel of cheese in Gloucestershire
  9. Witness the wife-carrying festival in Finland
  10. Celebrate Oktoberfest in Munich
  11. Go to the Brazilian Carnaval
  12. See the Burning Man in California
  13. Celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans
  14. Celebrate the UFO Festival in Roswell
  15. See the Chicago River turn green on St Patrick’s Day
  16. Go to a renaissance festival
  17. Spend the 4th of July in USA
  18. Celebrate Holi in India
  19. Celebrate Dia de los Muertos in Mexico
  20. Celebrate New Year’s Eve at Times Square
  21. Celebrate Christmas with a Christian family
  22. Decorate a Christmas tree
  23. Go Christmas-caroling
  24. Have a white Christmas
  25. Celebrate Hanukkah with a Jewish family
  26. Go trick-or-treating on Halloween
  27. Witness the alm-giving ceremony in Laos
  28. Celebrate Songkran in Thailand
  29. Celebrate Loy Krathong in Thailand
  30. Celebrate Yi Peng in Chiang Mai
  31. Attend Boryeong Mud Festival in South Korea
  32. Go to the Harbin Ice Festival
  33. Attend a Japanese tea ceremony
  34. Join a kava ceremony in the Pacific Islands
  35. See a real-life geisha in Kyoto
  36. See the whirling Dervishes in Turkey
  37. Join a voodoo tour in Ghana
  38. Take haka lessons in New Zealand
  39. Visit an Amish community
  40. Attend a pow wow
  41. Attend a pride parade
  42. Attend a wedding of a different culture
  43. Attend a Bon Odori festival
  44. Release a sky lantern
  45. Wear a cheongsam / hanfu in China
  46. Wear a sari in India
  47. Learn to make a sari in India
  48. Wear a kimono / yukata in Japan
  49. Wear a hanbok in South Korea
  50. Wear a kilt in Scotland
  51. Wear traditional Thai costume in Thailand
  52. Wear a conical hat in Vietnam
  53. Wear traditional Balinese costume
  54. Wear a burqa in the Middle East
  55. Wear baju kurung in a foreign country
  56. Watch a flamenco show in Spain
  57. Listen to fado music in Portugal
  58. Attend the Rainforest World Music Festival in Kuching
  59. Attend the Merdeka Parade
  60. Go to a hot-air balloon fiesta

Just for Fun!

  1. Go on a ghost tour
  2. Ride on a Ferris wheel
  3. Ride a carousel (as an adult)
  4. Ride on a roller coaster
  5. Ride a mechanical bull
  6. Go to the circus
  7. Go to Madame Tussaud’s
  8. Go to Universal Studios
  9. Go to Disneyland
  10. Ride the summer toboggan in Switzerland
  11. Visit an upside-down museum
  12. Visit a 3D-art museum
  13. Experience the Grand Wailea water elevator
  14. Go to a music festival
  15. Go to a drive-in movie
  16. See a Broadway musical
  17. Watch ballet
  18. Watch the opera
  19. Watch a Chinese opera
  20. Watch a traditional puppet show
  21. Watch a shadow puppet show
  22. Watch the launch of a space shuttle
  23. Learn to deal card games at a dealer school
  24. Smoke hookah
  25. Smoke a cigar
  26. Learn to roll a cigar in Cuba
  27. Drink weed tea
  28. Drink bhang lassi
  29. Inhale the laughing gas
  30. Try the magic mushroom
  31. Eat space brownies
  32. Go to a full-moon party
  33. Go to a luau party
  34. Party on a helipad
  35. Party on a yacht
  36. Party at the Playboy Mansion
  37. Watch a ping pong show in Thailand
  38. Receive a lap dance
  39. Go skinny dipping
  40. Go to a nude beach

Self-Care

  1. Go to a fish spa
  2. Take a mud bath
  3. Get a Balinese massage in Bali
  4. Get a Thai massage in Thailand
  5. Get an Ayurvedic treatment in India
  6. Go to a hammam in Turkey
  7. Go to an onsen in Japan
  8. Go to a jjimjilbang in South Korea
  9. Get a shiatsu massage in Japan
  10. Go to a thermal bath in Hungary
  11. Go to a beer spa in Austria
  12. Have a sulfur bath in Georgia
  13. Get a Swedish massage in Sweden
  14. Soak in a natural hotspring
  15. Try a sensory deprivation tank

Personal Growth

  1. Go on a meditation retreat
  2. Go on a darkness retreat
  3. Get ordained
  4. Work on a ship
  5. Work as a fruit-picker abroad
  6. Quit my job and be my own boss
  7. Learn Thai massage in Thailand
  8. Take an Ayurvedic course in India
  9. Learn shiatsu in Japan
  10. Attend a basic survival course
  11. Attend an avalanche survival course
  12. Learn Arctic survival skills
  13. Learn desert survival skills
  14. Attend a space camp
  15. Learn to swim like a mermaid
  16. Learn to escape from quicksand
  17. Learn to throw a boomerang
  18. Learn to juggle
  19. Learn to eat fire
  20. Learn to dance flamenco
  21. Learn to waltz
  22. Learn to salsa
  23. Learn to rumba in Cuba
  24. Learn to tango in Argentina
  25. Learn to tap dance in Ireland
  26. Learn traditional Balinese dance
  27. Learn to belly dance in the Middle East
  28. Dance bharatanatyam
  29. Do the Hula dance
  30. Join in a tribal dance
  31. Learn to play gamelan in Bali
  32. Take bagpipe lessons in Scotland
  33. Learn to weave a basket
  34. Learn to make batik art
  35. Make something out of clay
  36. Create Maori art in New Zealand
  37. Learn to blow glass
  38. Learn blacksmithing skills
  39. Learn carpentry skills
  40. Learn to make candles / soap
  41. Paint Easter eggs in Ukraine
  42. Create my own perfume
  43. Learn a new language
  44. Take Spanish lessons in a Spanish-speaking country
  45. Learn sign language
  46. Celebrate my birthday abroad
  47. Watch a TED talk live
  48. Meet an internet-famous animal
  49. Meet a president/prime minister
  50. Meet the POTUS/FLOTUS
  51. Meet the Dalai Lama
  52. Meet the Queen/King of England
  53. Meet the Pope

Giving Back

  1. Volunteer to clean up a public space
  2. Volunteer at an animal shelter
  3. Volunteer at a soup kitchen
  4. Volunteer/work on a farm
  5. Volunteer to build a house
  6. Join a reforestation program
  7. Be an aid worker in a third-world country
  8. Help someone cross something off their bucket list
  9. Pick up a hitchhiker
  10. Host a Couchsurfer

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