2016 top 50 bucket list activities

So, what is a bucket list?

Oxford dictionary definition: “A number of experiences or achievements that a person hopes to have or accomplish during their lifetime”

Having a bucket list is a good way of starting to plan a round-the-world trip. There are many handy websites which contain all manner of bucket lists which provide ideas and inspiration.

Our top 50 bucket list experiences as completed throughout our 2016 global travels:

1. Take a trip around the world
2. See migrating whales (Hawaii)
3. Drive Hawaii’s ‘Road to Hana‘ in a jeep
4. Island hop around French Polynesia
5. Snorkel with sharks (Bora Bora and Belize)
6. Road trip around New Zealand and visit Milford Sound
7. Stand on Sydney Harbour Bridge
8. Snorkel the Great Barrier Reef
9. See a koala in Australia
10. Visit Borobudur in Indonesia
11. Pummel rice in the Banaue Rice Terraces in the Philippines
12. Lay in bed and watch the sun rise over the sea (Philippines)
13. Kayak to a tiny island (Philippines)
14. Visit the night markets of Thailand
15. Visit the Grand Palace of Bangkok
16. Cross the Bridge over the River Kwai by foot (Thailand)
17. Eat deep fried insects in Thailand
18. Hill Tribe trekking in Thailand
19. See a tarantula in its nest in the wild (Thailand)
20. Paddle a wooden raft (Thailand)
21. Mini cruise around Halong Bay, Vietnam
22. Participate in an Oriental cooking class (Vietnam)
23. Visit Angkor Wat, Cambodia
24. Admire the Hong Kong skyline
25. Visit the world’s largest casino (The Venetian, Macau)
26. Ride the bullet train in Japan
27. Participate in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony in Japan
28. Take a train through the scenic tea plantations of Sri Lanka
29. Observe elephants in their natural habitat (Sri Lanka)
30. Experience the legendary sunsets of Santorini
31. Make a musical recording (Santorini)
32. Climb a volcano (Santorini)
33. European road trip: drive through 6 countries from Calais to Prague (and back)
34. Sleep in a German castle
35. Drive (legally) at over 100 mph on a motorway (Germany)
36. Visit Tulum Mayan ruins in Mexico
37. Swim fully clothed across a river and wade through neck deep water at the ATM caves in Belize
38. Visit Tikal Mayan ruins in Guatemala
39. Relax in natural hot springs (Copan, Honduras)
40. See parrots flying in the wild (Honduras)
41. Tour through all 7 Central American countries
42. Look down into the crater at the bubbling lava of an active volcano (Granada, Nicaragua)
43. See a sloth in a tree (Costa Rica)
44. Take a night bus (Philippines, Bolivia, Argentina)
45. Short Inca trek to Machu Picchu
46. Bolivia Salt Flats adventure
47. Wine tasting at an Argentinian winery
48. Ocean cruise of South America
49. Visit Iguazu Falls
50. Stand under Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro

Please leave a comment and let us have some more bucket list ideas 🙂