Bri’s Bucket List!

I’m dedicating this page to keep track of my bucket list for two reasons:

• Remind me of the many amazing opportunities I’ve gotten to experience so far and;
• Inspire me to never stop exploring!

 

So cheers to new adventures and life lessons, exploring the wonders of the world, meeting new people in new places, sharing experiences and telling stories… 

1. Travel on all 7 continents
2. Dive with whale sharks
3. Visit the Ancient Pyramids in Egypt
4. Camp underneath the Northern Lights
5. Experience Day of the Dead festivities ✓
6. Meet Dr. Jane Goodall
7. Bathe in the Blue Lagoon in Iceland
8. Live on a tropical island or at the beach! ✓
9. Skydive ✓
10. Learn a second language ✓
11. Speak at least 3 languages ✓
12. Snorkel in coral reefs (in Belize & Thailand- yes!) ✓
13. Eat a fresh coconut off the tree ✓
14. Stay in an underwater hotel in Fiji
15. Go on a romantic horseback ride on the beach
16. Trek the Himalayas in Nepal ✓
17. Vacation in a private bungalow in the Maldives
18. Open up a cat sanctuary
19. Bike an entire continent or around the world
20. Travel to 100 countries before I’m 40
21. Come face to face with a lion
22. Fly in a glider plane ✓
23. Get a tattoo in different countries ✓
24. Go on an African safari
25. Do a work/holiday visa in NZ or Australia
26. See the Great Barrier Reef
27. Go on a camel safari in the desert (India)  ✓
28. Milk a cow ✓
29. Visit the Taj Mahal  ✓ (Read my guide to Agra + the Taj)
30. Swim and snorkel in Koh Phi Phi islands ✓
31. Hike up to Machu Picchu, Peru
32. Learn how to surf ✓
33. Have a French/American wedding
34. Japan… just Japan
35. Backpack around Europe ✓ (Read here)
36. Learn from a pro photographer (or better, become one!)
37. Backpack around SE Asia ✓
38. Live in 10+ countries (almost there!!)
39. Explore China and Taiwan
40. Walk the Great Wall of China
41. See the majestic Angkor Wat Temples, Cambodia ✓
42. Tour the Killing Fields, Cambodia ✓
43. Meditate with Buddhists in Tibet
44. Visit the Vatican in Rome ✓
45. Adopt a Shiba Inu!!
46. Hike on an active volcano ✓
47. Run a marathon
48. Do an Iron Man, swimming/biking/running
49. Sit in natural hot springs ✓
50. Couchsurfing with awesome people ✓
51. Go to the Holy Land
52. Eat at a Guide Michelin restaurant
53. Do the Ardéchoise bike race
54. Go jet skiing
55. Go glamping ✓
56. Tour a coffee farm in Colombia ✓ (Read about our experience!)
57. Climb the Eiffel Tower ✓
58. Eat snails and frog legs in France ✓
59. Go to Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios ✓
60. Get a Thai massage in Thailand ✓
61. Visit Platform 9 and 3/4 in London ✓
62. See all the Wonders of the World
63. Take colorful pictures in Cuba
64. Visit the lavender fields in Provence, France ✓
65. Dress up as Link or Zelda at Comic-Con International
66. Visit Bilbo in Hobbiton, NZ
67. Get laser eye surgery
68. Swim with dolphins  ✓
69. See the Queen of England in person ✓
70. Become a published author
71. Eat Dal Bhat with hands ✓ (Things to do in Kathmandu)
72. Travel with best friend cc
73. Visit the glowworm caves in New Zealand
74. Watch the sunset in Santorini, Greece ✓
75. Go on a hot air balloon ride
76. Eat oysters ✓
77. Visit the Grand Canyon ✓
78. Drink at the Guinness Brewery in Dublin, Ireland
79. Explore Patagonia, Chile
80. Be part of a flash mob ✓
81. Roadtrip around the USA
82. Go to a Brazilian Carnival
83. See a live Broadway show in NYC  ✓
84. Be maid of honor at sissy’s wedding ✓
85. Ride a Segway
86. Go skiing in France ✓
87. Dog sled
88. Go caving ✓
89. Indoor Skydive
90. Volunteer to help baby turtles ✓
91. Go to a black sand beach ✓
92. Make a sell of €40k at a French auction ✓
93. Learn pottery
94. Play music at a wedding (organ) ✓
95. Be an extra in a movie
96. Go on a cruise ✓
97. Get hypnotized ✓
98. Dress up for a Renaissance Festival ✓
99. Be the speaker at a TED talk
100. Go to a major league soccer game ✓
101. Get a henna tattoo ✓
102. Get a fish pedicure ✓
103. Start a business ✓ (Fluffy Kitty, Bucketlist Bri)
104. Go wine tasting in France ✓
105. Live a completely zero-waste life
106. Take a cooking class ✓
107. Go naked on a nude beach
108. Volunteer at an animal shelter ✓
109. Donate blood ✓
110. Plant a tree
111. Do gymnastics ✓
112. Make a hole in one ✓
113. Go to a Hawaiian luau
114. Stay in the Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, TN ✓
115. Throw a dart at a map and go
116. Do the Hollywood Walk of Fame
117. Ride in a tuk-tuk in Asia somewhere ✓ (Read my India guides)
118. Climb the Haiku Stairs in Oahu, Hawaii
119. Stand up paddleboard ✓
120. Bike with no hands ✓
121. Tour the White House
122. European Christmas Markets ✓
123. Drink wine older than me ✓
124. Watch the changing of the guard in different countries ✓
125. Visit Komodo Island, Indonesia
126. Visit the Acropolis, Greece ✓
127. See the Mona Lisa in person at the Louvre, Paris ✓
128. Go to Mardi Gras, New Orleans
129. Holi Festival of Color, Nepal ✓
130. Attend a Catholic mass in France ✓
131. Go to the Olympic Games
132. See the Monte-Carlo Casino, Monaco ✓
133. Go ziplining ✓
134. Go scuba diving or freediving ✓ (in Cozumel!)
135. Be a guest at an Indian or Nepali wedding  ✓ (Read about it here!)
136. Learn to play the guitar or ukulele
137. Hang out with gauchos in Argentina
138. Do van life for a while ✓ (Read my Van Life Journal)
139. Road trip across Canada or the U.S ✓ (Read it here)
140. Get my PADI scuba diver certification ✓
141. Build a tiny home with Paul
142. Open up a cat café
143. Bike from Sweden to Portugal
144. Stay at a spa resort in Switzerland or the Dolomites
145. Live in French Polynesia at some point!
146. Visit Nintendoland in Japan