BUCKETLIST

Miscellaneous

Fly a plane
Do something newsworthy
Get a second passport
Graduate University ✓
Become fluent in a second language
Get my drivers license ✓
Get my motorbike license ✓
Learn to confidently drive a manual car
Say ‘Yes’ to everything for a week
Get a meaningful tattoo ✓
Be on ‘The Amazing Race’ (PLEASE)

Travel Blogging and Writing

Have 1000 Twitter followers (here)
Have 1000 Facebook followers (here)
Have 1000 Instagram followers (here) ✓
- ^ Have 5000 Instagram followers ✓
- ^ Have 10,000 Instagram followers
Earn some money from my travel blog ✓
Be a well known resource and expert of a particular region of the world
Have an article printed in a major newspaper/on a major website ✓

Geography

Step foot on all Seven Continents
See Aurora Borealis (the Northern Lights)
Drive Route 66
Rock up to the airport and jump on the first flight out of there
Visit and make a difference in a tribal village
Go hot air ballooning ✓
Ride a mechanical bull
Take part in an archaeological dig
Jump off a waterfall ✓
Stay in a capsule hotel
Climb a volcano (Greece/NZ) ✓
Be in a snow storm
Experience the shift of two tectonic plates (aka – an earthquake)
Stand under a waterfall (Florence Falls in Darwin, NT / Minnehaha Falls in the Blue Mountains) ✓
Be in a film or in a TV show (Cheeze TV) ✓
Shoot a gun (Hamilton, NZ) ✓
Shoot a crossbow
Celebrate Christmas in a different country (Edinburgh) ✓
Celebrate NYE in another country (Edinburgh) ✓
Pursue a tornado with a team of storm chasers
Sleep in a tree house
Live abroad for at least a year
Sleep in an igloo
Meet real life pirates
Take a road trip with no GPS or map

Australasia

Australia

Drive from Darwin, Northern Territory to Adelaide, SA (Directly down the middle)
Snorkel at the Great Barrier Reef, QLD ✓
Visit the Whitsunday Islands, QLD ✓
See Uluru, NT ✓
Do the Uluru Base Walk ✓
Go to Bondi Beach ✓
Go to Manly Beach ✓
See the Bungle Bungles
See Kakadu and cruise Katherine River, NT ✓
Valley of the Winds hike, NT ✓
Kings Canyon Rim Walk, NT ✓
See the animals in Kakadu National Park, NT ✓
Walk across the Sydney Harbour Bridge, NSW ✓
Climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge, NSW ✓
Do the Centre Point Tower Sky Walk, NSW ✓
Climb and hang over the edge of the Qi Building, QLD ✓
Co Canyoning in the Blue Mountains, NSW ✓
Walk the same trail as the one taken in “Tracks” (Pipe dream…)
Walk the Rabbit Proof Fence
Drive the Great Ocean Road ✓

New Zealand

Go Zorbing, Rotorua ✓
Visit the Redwoods, Rotorua ✓
Whitewater the largest commercial drop of 7m – Rotorua ✓
Do a Lord of The Rings Tour, Christchurch ✓
Go hot air ballooning in Canterbury ✓
Hike Ben Lomond ✓
Hike Queenstown Hill ✓
Visit Hobbiton, Matamata ✓
Go Canyoning, Auckland ✓
Hike Rangitoto Volcano in Auckland ✓
Do the Sky Walk in Auckland ✓
Visit the volcanic black sand beach – Piha Beach, Auckland ✓
Bathe in the mud pools in Rotorua ✓
Visit Hooker Valley, Mt. Cook National park
Visit Lindis Pass, Otago
Hike Roys Peak, Wanaka ✓
Get a shot of That Wanaka Tree ✓
Visit The Remarkables, Queenstown ✓
Visit Arthurs Pass, West Coast ✓
Climb the world’s steepest road (Baldwin Street, Dunedin)
Go skydiving in Queenstown or Wanaka
Bungy Jump in Queenstown
Fly in a 6-seater plane over Queenstown to Milford Sound ✓
Chill out in an ice bar in Queenstown ✓
Try the worlds best burgers (according to Lonely Planet) FergBurgers, in Queenstown ✓
Take a cruise in Milford Sound ✓
Live in Queenstown ✓
Spend Crate Day in Hamilton ✓

Fiij

Go Paragliding ✓

China

Celebrate Chinese New Year
Walk the Great Wall of China

Japan

Visit Hiroshima
See the Cherry Blossom Festival
Visit Himeji Castle ✓
Have a traditional Japanese meal in full yukata dressing ✓
Eat in Memory Lane, Shinjuku ✓
Take a ‘Lost in Translation’ inspired photo ✓
Cross the famed Shibuya Scramble ✓
Make udon noodles ✓
See Mount Fuji ✓
Ride the Shinkansen ✓
Go wakeboarding in Fukushima ✓
Visit the historical town of Ouchijuku ✓
Visit Dogo Onsen, Miyazaki’s inspiration for Spirited Away ✓

India

See the Taj Mahal
Experience the Holi Festival

Vietnam

Take a roadtrip ✓
Stay in Hoi An ✓
Go Fishing ✓
Visit the Imperial City, Hue
Visit Thien Mu Pagoda ✓
See the Marble Mountains ✓
Take a river cruise and see the Buffalo roam ✓

Malaysia

Visit Orangutan Sanctuary ✓
Visit a Turtle Rehabilitation Sanctuary ✓

Singapore

Visit Singapore Zoo ✓
Visit River Safari ✓
Visit Night Safari ✓
Visit Sentosa ✓
- Visit Universal Studios ✓
- Climb to the top of the Merlion ✓
- Catch the Sentosa cable car from Mount Faber to Sentosa ✓
See Gardens of the Bay & it’s night show ✓
Swim in the Marina Bay Sands pool

Thailand

Bring in the New Year with the Worlds Biggest Water Fight (Songkran)
Visit Koh Phi Phi ✓
Visit Maya Bay from “The Beach” ✓
Visit James Bond Beach ✓
Visit the Floating Football Field ✓

Hong Kong

Visit Tian Tan Buddha
Ride the Victoria Peak Tram
Visit Disneyland Hong Kong ✓
Visit Ocean Park ✓

Nepal/Tibet

Climb to Mt Everest Base Camp
SEE Mt Everest
Climb Mt Everest (Yeah I know, likely)

Indonesia

Visit Uluwatu Temple
See Mount Bromo
Visit Ubud Monkey Forest ✓
Visit Borobudur
Visit Prambanan
Visit Piaynemo in Raja Ampat ✓
Swim with Manta Rays (Raja Ampat) ✓
Rent a Scooter (Ambon, Maluku) ✓
Snorkel at Bunaken National Park ✓
Cruise through Komodo National Park for sunrise on a liveaboard schooner ✓
Hike at Padar Island ✓
Visit Pink Beach, Flores ✓
See the Komodo Dragons in Komodo National Park ✓
Witness the Easter Friday processions in Larantuka ✓

Europe

Ride the whole length of the Trans-Siberian Railway – Moscow to Beijing
Ride the whole length of the Orient Express – Paris to Istanbul

Britain

Visit Stonehenge
Visit Harry Potter World ✓
Go on the London Eye ✓
Go to the London Dungeons ✓
Visit Camden Markets ✓
Visit Newcastle and its Angel of the North
Party Geordie style in Newcastle
Live in Manchester
See the White Cliffs of Dover ✓
See Buckingham Palace and Westminster Palace ✓
Ride the London Eye ✓

Wales

Climb Mount Snowdown ✓
Visit the Doctor Who Experience ✓
Visit Mermaid Quay ✓

Scotland

Board the Hogwarts Express, Scottish Highlands
Visit Edinburgh ✓
Hike Arthurs Seat ✓
Visit Edinburgh Castle ✓
Learn a Scottish dance
Buy a kilt

Ireland

Celebrate St Patricks Day in Dublin
Visit the Giant’s Causeway
See the Cliff’s of Moher
Visit the Titanic Museum in Belfast

Germany

Drink down at Oktoberfest in Munich ✓
See the Berlin Wall ✓
Watch river surfing at Eiswachwelle in Munich ✓
Go museum hopping in Berlin ✓

Italy

Visit the Colosseum, Rome ✓
Visit Pompeii ✓
Climb Mt Vesuvious ✓
Visit the Amalfi Coast ✓
Sunbathe on Positano Beach ✓
Hike the Path of the Gods ✓
Visit the Blue Grotto in Capri ✓
Visit Venice, the floating city! ✓
See Burano, Venice ✓
See the Grand Canal, Venice ✓
Take a canal ride in a gondola in Venice ✓
Visit Florence ✓
See the Duomo in Florence ✓
See the Leaning Tower of Pisa ✓
Visit the Vatican ✓
See Creation of Adam in the Sistine Chapel ✓
Explore Cinque Terre ✓

Norway

Visit the Viking Ship Museum
Visit Geirangerfjord
Visit Alesund
Visit Pulpit Rock in Norway
Visit Trolltunga
Visit Stavanger

Spain

Party in Ibiza
Do the Running of the Bulls
Visit La Concha
Visit Toledo
Visit San Sebastian
Visit Valencia
Visit Barcelona

Portugal

Visit Lisbon
Explore Porto
See Monsanto, the village built around a rock
Explore the Algarve region, Lagos

France

Visit the Eiffel Tower ✓
Walk the stairs of the Eiffel Tower ✓
Get a kiss on the top of the Eiffel Tower ✓
Take in the view from the top of Notre Dame Cathedral ✓
Roam the lavender fields in France
See the Mona Lisa ✓
tour the Catacombs ✓
Climb the spiral stairs to the top of the Arc de Triomphe ✓
Dinner and a show at Moulin Rouge ✓
See Van Gogh’s Starry Night in Musee D’orsay

The Netherlands

See a windmill ✓
Visit Anne Frank House
Go cycling in Amsterdam
Visit the Van Gogh Museum ✓
Go to the avocado café ✓
See the iAmsterdam sign ✓
Try spacecakes in the redlight district ✓
Go on a canal cruise ✓
Visit Edam ✓

Croatia

Sail the islands of Croatia ✓
Visit Plitvice Lakes National Park ✓
Visit Dubrovnik – King’s Landing! ✓
Visit Korcula ✓
Visit Rovinj

Russia

Visit Siberia
Visit Saint Basil’s Cathedral
See the Valley of Geysers

Greece

Visit the Slammer Bar for a Slammer Shot in Ios ✓
Explore Anti-Paros by boat ✓
See the famous Oia Sunset in Santorini ✓
Walk the picturesque streets of Mykonos ✓
See the Mykonos Windmills ✓
Swim in a infinity pool overlooking Santorini’s Caldera ✓
Learn a traditional Greek dance ✓
Go bar hopping in Ios ✓

Switzerland

Visit Lucerne ✓
Cruise down Lake Lucerne ✓
See the Lion Memorial in Lucerne ✓
Take in the views from the top of Mount Rigi ✓
Take the cliché topless shot when friends on top of Mount Rigi ✓
Drive through Klausen Pass ✓

Czech Republic

Visit Prague ✓
Take in the views from Prague’s Astronomical Clock Tower ✓
Walk Charles Bridge in Prague ✓

Africa

GO ON A SAFARI
See Victoria Falls
See the wildebeest migration
Trek to see mountain gorillas in Uganda
See Lemurs in Madagascar
Visit the Avenue of the Baobabs in Madagascar

South Africa

Visit Tsitsikamma National Park
Spend a night in Kruger National Park
Abseil and climb Table Mountain, Cape Town
Go cage diving with Great White Sharks
Visit the Cape of Good Hope

Tanzania

Climb Mt Kilimanjaro and watch the sun rise

The Middle East

Float in the Dead Sea

Egypt

See the pyramids and sphinx
Take a boat down the Nile
Explore the museums

Israel

Visit Bethlehem

United Arab Emirates

Visit Abu Dhabi
Visit Emirates Palace

North America

Visit all 50 states
See Niagara Falls from both sides (US and Canada)
Go to a Rodeo

Canada

Walk Lions Gate Bridge
Go mountain biking in Whistler ✓
Do an adventure ropes course in Whistler ✓
Go ziplining in Whistler ✓
Catch the Rocky Mountaineer train line ✓
Stay at Free Spirit Spheres on Vancouver Island
Kayak down the Yukon River ✓
See Lake Louise, AB ✓
Go on an iceberg quest in Newfoundland
See a wild Salon taking part in the salmon run, Whitehorse ✓
Go hiking around Lake Louise, AB ✓
See Moraine Lake, AB ✓

America

Do a roadtrip across America
Spend New Years Eve in Times Square, NYC
Climb the Statue of Liberty, NYC
Drive down the Enchanted Highway in North Dakota ✓
Visit the Empire State Building, NYC ✓
Visit Central Park, NYC ✓
Do a TV/Movie Site Tour in NYC ✓
See a Baseball Game ✓
Walk the Highline, NYC ✓
Visit Times Square, NYC ✓
Attend Burning Man in Nevada
SEE the Grand Canyon
Hike the Grand Canyon in Arizona
See the Space Needle in Seattle
See the White House in Washington DC ✓
See Pearl Harbour in Hawaii and learn the history
Surf in Hawaii
Go on a hike in Hawaii
Step out on the ledge at Skydeck Chicago ✓
Visit a Jazz festival New Orleans
See Mount Rushmore
Visit Cloud Gate, Chicago ✓
Visit Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND ✓
See the Badlands, ND ✓
Visit Disneyland California ✓
See a Broadway musical, NYC
Drive Route 66
See Horseshoe Bend in Arizona
See The Painted Hills in Oregon
Visit Battery Spencer at photograph the Golden Gate Bridge
Walk the Golden Gate Bridge ✓
Visit Walt Disney World, Florida
Visit Magic Kingdom, Florida
Visit Florida Keys and Ocean Highway
Visit the Everglades, Florida
Visit Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Florida
Visit Wizarding World, Florida
Visit Universal Studios, Florida
Visit Salt Lake City, Utah
Visit South Beach, Florida
Walk the Walk of Fame, CA ✓
See the Hollywood sign, CA ✓
Visit Universal Studios Hollywood, CA ✓
Visit Yellowstone National Park
Get a behind-the-scenes tour of the White House
Drive the Pacific Coast Highway through California
Swim with manatees in Florida
See the Lincoln Memorial ✓
See the Jefferson Memorial ✓
See the National Mall, Washington ✓
See the Pentagon ✓
Visit Yosemite National Park
See someone famous in California ✓
Take a Jurassic Park tour in Hawaii

Mexico

Go on Spring Break in Cancun
Visit Chichen Itza
Visit Acapulco
Visit Los Cabos

South America

Visit the Amazon Jungle
Take a river cruise in the Amazon

Brazil

Celebrate Carnivale in Rio de Janeiro
Take a tour of the favelas (slums)
Visit Tijuca National Park
Visit Sugarloaf Mountain
Visit Copocabana
Visit Christ the Redeemer

Peru

Hike the Inca Trail from Cuzco to Machu Picchu
Hike Colca Canyon (deepest canyon in the world) in Cuzco

Chile

See the statues on Easter Island
See Patagonia

Antarctica

Step foot on Antarctica

Other;

Animals

See a Giant Panda (Singapore) ✓
See a Raccoon (North Dakota) ✓
Touch a Seal (Taronga Zoo) ✓
Feed a Giraffe (Taronga Zoo) ✓
Swim with Whale Sharks (The Philippines) ✓
See a Thorny Dragon (Kings Canyon, NT) ✓
See the Crabs at Christmas Island
See a Rhinoceros Beetle
See a Wolverine (North Dakota) ✓
See a Slender Loris (Thailand) ✓
See wild Crocodiles (Darwin) ✓
See a wild shark (Fiji) ✓
Go to an Orangutan Sanctuary (Malaysia) ✓
See a wild Polar Bear
See a Whale jump out of the water
Go on an African Safari
See a wild Bear
See a Grizzly Bear that look intimidating in size (Japan) ✓
See a Zebra Galloping (Taronga Zoo) ✓
See a wild Elephant Seal
See a Narwhal
See a Saiga Antelope
See a Bush Viper
See a Piranha (Singapore) ✓
See a pod of wild Dolphins (Sydney) ✓
Swim with Dolphins (Akaroa, NZ/Coffs Harbour, NSW) ✓
See every remaining species of Rhino before they go extinct
See a Leopard Seal (Taronga Zoo) ✓
See an Armadillo (Japan) ✓
See a Sperm Whale
Visit a Turtle Rehabilitation Sanctuary (Malaysia) ✓
See a Mustang (Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota) ✓
See a Walrus ✓
See a Manta Ray (Hong Kong) ✓
See a Bison (MY FAVOURITE ANIMAL! Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota) ✓
Swim with Manta Rays (Raja Ampat, Indonesia) ✓
See Prairie Dogs (North Dakota) ✓
See a Basking Fish (Singapore) ✓
See a See Dragon (Sydney) ✓
See a Hedgehog (Japan) ✓
See a Pink Fairy Armadillo
See a Dumbo Octopus
See a wild Platypus (Jenolan Caves, NSW) ✓
See an Indian Rhinoceros (Singapore) ✓
See a Kiwi (New Zealand) ✓
See an American Beaver (Singapore) ✓
See a Yak (North Dakota) ✓
See a Hyena (Singapore) ✓
See a Hippopotamus (Singapore) ✓
See a Rhino (Singapore) ✓
Feed a Bear ✓
Feed a Tiger ✓
Swim with Crocodiles (Darwin, NT) ✓
See Tigers up close (Phuket, Thailand) ✓
Ride a Camel (Newcastle, NSW) ✓
Wrap a snake around my shoulders (Reptile Zoo, NSW) ✓
Meet Steve Irwin on a VIP Crocodile feed ✓
Milk a cow ✓
Ride a horse ✓
Go cage diving with Great White Sharks (my biggest fear)
Get pulled by sled-dogs
Help protect an endangered species
See a Killer Whale in the wild
See a wild Moose

Events

Go to the Olympics
Go to Banff Mountain Film Festival ✓
Go to Radical Reels ✓
Go running with the bulls
Go to La Tomatina

Sports

Go sky diving (Wollongong, NSW) ✓
Do indoor skydiving (Penrith, NSW) ✓
Go hang gliding
Go paragliding (Fiji) ✓
Go mountain biking (Whistler, Canada) ✓
Go ziplining ✓
Do a high ropes course (my fave is in Nowra, NSW) ✓
Go on a giant swing ✓
Go quad biking (Malaysia) ✓

Eating

Eat something from the particular cuisine from every country I visit
- Australia ✓
- Malaysia ✓
- Vietnam ✓
- Singapore ✓
- France ✓
- Thailand ✓
- Japanese ✓
- Italy ✓
- Switzerland ✓
- The Netherlands ✓
- Germany ✓
- Scotland ✓
- Greece ✓
- Croatia ✓
- The Philippines ✓