Bucket List

Abu Simbel, Egypt

Climb Mount Kenya ✓

Climb Mount Kilimanjaro

Go on an African Safari ✓

Lake Turkana, Kenya (the world’s largest desert lake) ✓

Lalibela, Ethiopia (the world’s largest rock-hewn church)

Moyenne Island, Seychelles (the world’s smallest national park)

Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania (the world’s largest unbroken caldera) ✓

Pyramids of Giza, Egypt

Ride a camel in the Sahara desert

Victoria Falls, Zambia/Zimbabwe (the world’s largest waterfall)

Volunteer in Africa ✓

Blue Moon Valley, China

Borobudur, Indonesia (the world’s largest Buddhist temple)

Cedar Avenue of Nikko, Japan (the world’s longest tree-lined avenue)

Cherrapunji & Mawsynram, India (the world’s wettest place)

Crater Lake, Taal Volcano, Philippines

Hang Son Soong Cave, Vietnam (the world’s largest cave)

Hike Mount Batur at sunrise, Bali, Indonesia ✓

Island hop in Thailand

Korean Demilitarized Zone

Lantern Festival, Chiang Mai

Puerto Princesa, Philipines

Qinghai to Tiber Railway, China/Tibet (the world’s highest railway line)

Mount Tianmen Shan (Gate of Heaven), China

See cherry blossoms in Japan

Swing on ‘The Swing’ at Ombak Sunset, Gili Trawagan, Bali, Indonesia ✓

Taiwan International Balloon Fiesta, Taiwan

The Dead Sea, Israel/Jordan/West Bank

The Giant Buddha of Leshan, Sichuan, China

The Maldives (the world’s lowest-elevation country)

Walk along the living root bridge at Mawlynnong, Meghalaya, and Root Bridges of Cherrapunji, India

Waterfall Canyon, Takachiho, Japan

Athabasca Falls, Alberta, Canada

Canadian Rockies

Snowboard/ski at Whistler + Banff

Atlantic Road, Norway

Aya Sofya, Turkey

Cappadocia, Turkey

Door to Hell, Turkmenistan

End of the World Cliffs, England

Grand Bazaar, Istanbul, Turkey (the world’s oldest covered market)

Lake Baikal, Russia (the world’s oldest and deepest lake)

Lake Bled, Slovenia ✓

Lapland, Finland

Trolltunga, Norway

Tunnel of Love, Ukraine

Oresund Bridge, Sweden & Denmark

Pamukkale Thermal Pools, Turkey

Prague Castle, Czech Republic (the world’s largest castle)

Ride a gondola in Venice

Sail the Greek Islands

Slides at Citta del Mare, Sicily

Soča river, Slovenia

Stay at Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort & sleep under the Northern Lights in Finland

Stone Village Monsanto, Portugal

The Bone Church of Kutna Hora, Prague ✓

The Red Light District, Amsterdam ✓

Attend an Australian Football League game in Australia ✓

Aurora Australis

Daintree, Queensland, Australia (the world’s oldest tropical rainforest) ✓

East Rennell, Solomon Islands (the world’s largest raised coral atoll)

Frying Pan Lake, Rotorua, New Zealand (the world’s oldest & youngest hot spring)

Hike Morialta Falls, Adelaide, Australia ✓

Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

Kangaroo Island, Australia ✓

Kangaroo Island Road, Flinders Chase National Park, Australia ✓

Katherine Gorge, Nitmiluk National Park, Northern Territory, Australia ✓

Lady Musgrave Island, The Great Barrier Reef, South Pacific

Museum of Old and New Art, Tasmania, Australia ✓

Road trip around Australia

Snorkel the Great Barrier Reef, Australia ✓

Swim with whale sharks at Ningaloo Reef

The Ghan Expedition

Watch sunrise/sunset at Uluru ✓

Visit all the states + territories of Australia ✓

Coachella Festival, California

Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia (the world’s first penitentiary)

Glacier National Park, Montana

Kayak the Grand Canyon, Arizona

Lower Antelope Canyon, Navajo Nation

Molokai, Hawaii (the world’s highest sea cliffs)

Niagara Falls, North America

Place of Eleuthera in the Bahamas where the Caribbean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean

Stairway to Heaven, Oahu, Hawaii

Stand in a prison cell in Alcatraz, San Fransico

Yellow Stone National Park, USA (the world’s first national park)

Angel Falls, Venezuela (the world’s highest waterfall)

Cotahuasi, Peru (world’s deepest canyon)

Dia de Muertos, Mexico

Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Hike Machu Picchu, Peru

Lake Titicaca, Bolivia/Peru (world’s highest navigable lake)

Mosquito Bay, Vieques Island, Puerto Rico (world’s brightest bioluminescent)

MUSA Underwater Museum, Cancun, Mexico (the world’s largest underwater museum)

Trek the Inca Trail, Andes Mountain Range

Salar De Uyuni, Bolivia

San Alfonso del Mar, Chile (world’s largest swimming pool)

The Great Blue Hole, Belize (the world’s largest blue hole)

Tikal, Guatemala