I’m not great at making New Year’s Resolutions – or at least, not good at keeping any that I do I make.
But I do have a travel bucket list that I am working my way through resolutely. The trouble is, as fast as I cross something off, I add something on!
This year, I stuck to my target of one new country a year, with two in fact: Botswana and Zambia. I crossed off three other items, albeit related: Okavango Delta in Botswana; helicopter over Victoria Falls; setting up a travel blog and reaching 500 followers in year one.
Here is my list as it stands now:
General
- Visit at least 1 new country every year (2011: China, 2012: Croatia, Bosnia; 2013: Botswana, Zambia)
Places
- Sossuvlei Dunes in Namibia
- Malawi
- Brazil, including Angel Falls
- Oberoi Udaivilas in Udaipur
- Easter Island
- Angkor Wat
- Terracotta Army in China
- Macchu Pichu
- Tikal in Guatemala
- Tallinn
- Vilnius
- Kiev (including Bulgakov museum)
- Rome
- Fez and Rabat, Morocco
- New Orleans
- Galapagos Islands
- Houseboat in Kerala
- Sydney
- Cuba
- Street art in Melbourne
- Taj Mahal in moonlight
Sports
- Rio Olympics
- Monaco F1
- Royal Enclosure at Ascot
- Kentucky Derby
Events
- Northern Lights
- Edinburgh Festival
- Holi in India
- New Year in New York
- Carnival, somewhere
- Hay Book Festival, or one abroad (Segovia, Budapest or Nairobi)
- Festival de Fes des Musiques Sacrees du Monde, Fez, Morocco
- White Nights in St Petersburg
- Holland in bloom
- A ball in Venice or Vienna
Activities / Skills
- Work with guide dog or hearing dog
- Drive an F1 car
- Speak better Spanish
- Live in Manhattan
- Snorkel with turtles
- Wine tasting tour / course in France or Spain
- Shopping in Milan
- Photography course / holiday abroad
- Learn to draw
Journeys
- Road trip around Spain
- Ferry Tarifa to Tangier
- Boat on Canal du Midi
- St Helena by Royal Mail boat (airport due 2016)
- Trans-Siberian railway
- West Highland railway
- Copper Canyon rail journey
Animals
- Tigers in India
- Orang Utans in Malaysia
- Gorillas in Uganda or Ruanda
- Elephants in Sri Lanka
- Polar bears in the wild
- Spanish Riding School, Vienna
- Duck billed platypus in the wild
Horse Riding
- Horse riding in Iceland
- Horse riding in Alentejo
- Horse riding in Mongolia
- Ride into Bryce Canyon
- Horse riding in Argentina
- Horse riding in Wyoming
- Ride into Petra on horseback
And I am planning some of these already: I have started a Spanish course, booked a photography course and drawn up an itinerary for a driving tour of Spain. I’ll keep you posted on progress.
Travel with Intent 
Wow!!! Your knowledge about the world around you is amazing. Its like You have researched about everything. Its a cool bucket list. Thank you very much for sharing. I will add your list once I compile it into a page. Your list made me your follower 😀
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That is an impressive travel resolution. I also love travelling and envy you for the great planning you do while travelling. I would also like to visit some of these places. I am also a food enthusiast. Can you tell me what food is best in each of these places?
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Great list! Good luck with it 🙂
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Looks like you are going to have lots of fun Debbie. Snatch a tiger and bring it through for me please. 😆
*hugs*
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I’ll see what I can do 🙂
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😉
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I would love to know what you thought of Zambia, I lived there for 10 years when I was growing up it was fabulous back then, not so sure now though! The Victoria Falls are fabulous aren’t they.
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To be honest, I didn’t get to see much. I liked Livingston. Apart from that I only saw the national park and river area close to the Falls. I adored the river – so beautiful and such great game viewing. The people were very friendly and many of the staff at the resort were from Livingston or nearby villages which was good to see. Whereabouts did you live?
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Oh my… that’s a formidable list!
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I know. And at my age…
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The real problem, I’m guessing, is that you’ll be adding things to that list faster than you’ll be crossing them off!
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I’m sure too. Which probably means I need to do about 5 a year, assuming I have another 20 years of travelling in me! And then there’s the issue of affording it all…
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Yes, the stupid money issue… sigh 😦
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Awesome! Hope you check off as many as you can from the list! Have a great 2014!
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