My Bucket List

More than once on this blog I have mentioned the concept of the bucket list – that list of must see places you want to visit before you depart this world for the next. So today, I thought I’d share my bucket list with you. My list includes places I’ve already visited (marked with a strike through line).

Canada (need I say more?)

America

• New York City
• Grand Canyon
• Yosemite National Park
• Yellowstone National Park
• Niagara Falls
• Far too much to list individually

Asia

• Vietnam
• Hong Kong
• Japan (Tokyo)
• China (Great Wall, Forbidden City, etc)
• Cambodia

South America

• Peru (Machu Picchu)
• Brazil (Rio)

Europe

·    Italy (Venice, Rome, etc)

• England (London)
• Ireland (Dublin)
• Spain (Barcelona)
• France (Paris,)
• Czech Republic (Prague)
• Germany (-)
• Netherlands (Amsterdam)
• Switzerland (-)

North Africa

• Morocco
• Tunisia

Not Only – But Also

• Egypt (Pyramids of Giza)
• India (Taj Mahal)
• Jordan (Petra)
• Galapagos Islands
• Easter Island
• Cuba

Places I’d like to return to:

• New York City
• Grand Canyon
• Paris, France
• Athens, Greece
• Prague, Czech Republic
• Venice, Italy

Scraping The Bottom of The Bucket

Most of Africa
Russia (although Moscow might be interesting)

Phew! That’s some list. At 62, I guess I’m being optimistic, but what the heck. The only thing I’m really lacking is money. My enthusiasm and desire is there – even if the years may not be, but I still think I can knock quite a few of those countries and locations off my list.

Besides, while I was travelling in Cambodia during February, I met people in their late 70s and early 80s who were still happily travelling the world – so why not me? Why not indeed.

What’s on your  bucket list?

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