Bucket List

“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” –Edward J. Stieglitz

A Bucket List is a collection of experiences and achievements that a person wants to accomplish before they pass away, inspired by the movie "The Bucket List". Although my list may seem lengthy, it's a work in progress, just like myself. It's always good to have something to look forward to, and I'm excited to see where my list takes me. Wish me luck!

Travel

• To Vist Priority Countries:

  • Bolivia/Chile/Argentina/Antartica
  • China
  • Russia
  • Australia
  • Egypt
  • Spain/Portugal/Morocco
  • Iceland (Volcano time)
  • Kenya (Migration Safari)

• ✘ Continents: Step foot in all 7 continents

  • ✔ Africa
  • ✘ Antarctica
  • ✔ Asia
  • ✘ Australia
  • ✔ Europe
  • ✔ North America
  • ✔ South America

• Visit natural wonders

  • ✔ Giant’s Causeway, UK: Group of interlocking basalt columns in Northern Ireland formed as a result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption.
  • ✘ Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia: World’s largest salt flat with desertlike, nearly 11,000-sq.-km. landscape of bright-white salt, rock formations and cacti-studded islands.
  • ✘ Galapagos Islands, Equador: Volcanic archipelago in the Pacific Ocean considered as one of the world's foremost destinations for wildlife-viewing.
  • ✘ Coral Atolls, Maldives: Series of coral atolls in the Indian Ocean making it the most quintessentially beautiful tropical places on the globe.
  • ✔ Sundarbans, India/Bangladesh: World’s largest tidal mangrove forest, and is famous for being one of the largest Bengal Tiger reserves.
  • ✘ Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: Africa’s tallest mountain, dormant volcano, and the tallest free-standing mountain in the world.
  • ✘ Jeita Grotto, Lebanon: Series of caves that was inhabited in prehistoric times, and is now a major cultural symbol of the nation.
  • ✔ Dead Sea, Jordan: , Lowest and saltiest body of water on the surface of Earth, where you can famously float in it, and that no macroscopic organisms can survive in it.
  • ✔ Northern Lights, Norway: The aurora is a celestial ballet of light dancing across the night sky, with a colour palette of green, blue, pink, and violet.
  • ✔ Mount Everest, Nepal: Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Himalayas.
  • ✔ Grand Canyon, USA: The famous, massive canyon cut by the Colorado River through Arizona with its layered bands of red rock revealing millions of years of geological history.
  • ✔ Ha Long Bay, Vietnam: Beautiful natural bay with emerald waters and thousands of towering limestone islands topped by rainforests.
  • ✘ Great Barrier Reef, Australia: World's largest coral reef system.
  • ✔ Iguazu Falls, Brazil: World's largest waterfall.
  • ✔ Niagara Falls, USA: World's fastest moving waterfall.
  • ✔ Amazon Forest, Peru: World's largest rainforests.

• Visit the ancient and modern world wonders

  • ✘ Pyramids, Egypt
  • ✘ The Great Wall of China, China
  • ✔ Petra, Jordan
  • ✔ Christ the Redeemer, Brazil
  • ✔ Machu Picchu, Peru
  • ✘ Chichen Itza, Mexico
  • ✔ Colosseum, Italy
  • ✘ Taj Mahal, India
  • ✔ Stonehenge, UK
  • ✔ Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
  • ✔ Hagia Sophia, Turkey

• Visit the must visit 25 cities:

  • ✔ 1. New York, New York, USA
  • ✔ 2. Paris, France
  • ✔ 3. London, UK
  • ✘ 4. Budapest, Hungary
  • ✘ 5. St Petersburg, Russia
  • ✘ 6. Marrakech, Morocco
  • ✔ 7. Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
  • ✔ 8. Florence, Italy
  • ✘ 9. Cape Town, South Africa
  • ✘ 10. Prague, Czech Republic
  • ✘ 11. Berlin, Germany
  • ✔ 12. Istanbul, Turkey
  • ✔ 13. Rome, Italy
  • ✘ 14. Copenhagen, Denmark
  • ✔ 15. Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • ✔ 16. Bangkok, Thailand
  • ✘ 17. Sydney, Australia
  • ✘ 18. Lisbon, Portugal
  • ✘ 19. Beirut, Lebanon
  • ✘ 20. Krakow, Poland
  • ✔ 21. Bruges, Belgium
  • ✘ 22. Charleston, USA
  • ✔ 23. Dubai, UAE
  • ✔ 24. Venice, Italy
  • ✔ 25. Salzburg, Austria

• Visit India's neighboring countries

  • ✘ Pakistan
  • ✘ Bangaldesh
  • ✘ China
  • ✔ Nepal
  • ✔ Bhutan
  • ✔ Sri Lanka

• Visit India's top 10 cities by population

  • ✔ Mumbai, Maharashtra
  • ✔ Delhi, Delhi
  • ✔ Bangalore, Karnataka
  • ✔ Hyderabad, Telangana
  • ✘ Ahmedabad, Gujarat
  • ✔ Chennai, Tamil Nadu
  • ✔ Kolkata, West Bengal
  • ✘ Surat, Gujarat
  • ✘ Pune, Maharashtra
  • ✘ Jaipur, Rajasthan

• Visit interesting countries in and near Middle East

  • ✔ Saudi Arabia
  • ✔ UAE
  • ✔ Qatar
  • ✔ Bahrain
  • ✘ Kuwait
  • ✔ Oman
  • ✘ Egypt
  • ✘ Morocco
  • ✘ Tunisia
  • ✘ Algeria
  • ✔ Jordan
  • ✘ Lebanon
  • ✔ Turkey

• Visit interesting countries in East Asia

  • ✘ China
  • ✘ Japan
  • ✘ Myanmar
  • ✔ Thailand
  • ✔ Vietnam
  • ✘ Cambodia
  • ✘ Malaysia
  • ✘ Singapore
  • ✘ Indonesia

• Visit interesting countries in Africa

  • ✔ Kenya
  • ✔ Tanzania
  • ✘ Uganda
  • ✘ South Africa

• Visit interesting countries in Europe

  • ✔ United Kingdom
  • ✔ Switzerland
  • ✔ France
  • ✔ Austria
  • ✔ Germany
  • ✔ Belgium
  • ✔ Netherlands
  • ✔ Vatican City
  • ✔ Italy
  • ✘ Czech Republic
  • ✘ Spain
  • ✔ Norway

• Visit interesting countries in Eastern Europe

  • ✘ Russia
  • ✘ Ukraine
  • ✔ Georgia
  • ✘ Bulgaria
  • ✘ Macedonia

• Visit interesting countries in Americas

  • ✘ Canada
  • ✔ USA
  • ✘ Mexico
  • ✔ Brazil
  • ✔ Argentina

• Visit interesting countries in Oceania

  • ✘ Australia
  • ✘ New Zealand

• Experience all states & union territories in India

  • ✔ Kerala
  • ✔ Tamil Nadu
  • ✔ Karnataka
  • ✘ Andhra Pradesh
  • ✔ Goa
  • ✔ Telangana
  • ✔ Maharashtra
  • ✘ Chhattisgarh
  • ✘ Odisha
  • ✘ Gujarat
  • ✘ Madhya Pradesh
  • ✘ Jharkhand
  • ✔ West Bengal
  • ✘ Rajasthan
  • ✘ Uttar Pradesh
  • ✘ Bihar
  • ✘ Sikkim
  • ✘ Arunachal Pradesh
  • ✘ Assam
  • ✘ Meghalaya
  • ✘ Nagaland
  • ✘ Manipur
  • ✘ Tripura
  • ✘ Mizoram
  • ✘ Haryana
  • ✘ Punjab
  • ✘ Uttarakhand
  • ✘ Himachal Pradesh

  • ✘ Jammu and Kashmir

  • ✘ Lakshadweep

  • ✘ Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • ✘ Puducherry
  • ✘ Chandigarh
  • ✘ Daman and Diu
  • ✘ Dadra and Nagar Haveli
  • ✔ Delhi

• Visit all major attractions in all districts of Kerala

  • ✘ Kasaragod
  • ✘ Kannur
  • ✘ Wayanad
  • ✘ Kozhikode
  • ✘ Malappuram
  • ✘ Palakkad
  • ✘ Thrissur
  • ✘ Ernakulam
  • ✘ Idukki
  • ✘ Kottayam
  • ✘ Alappuzha
  • ✘ Pathanamthitta
  • ✘ Kollam
  • ✘ Thiruvananthapuram

Travel/Ride in...

• ✔ Tram
• ✔ High-speed Train
• ✘ Hot air balloon
• ✘ Helicopter
• ✘ Small plane (2/4 seater)
• ✔ Propeller plane
• ✔ Kayak
• ✘ Jet Ski
• ✔ House Boat
• ✔ Yacht
• ✘ Cruise Ship
• ✘ Submarine

Adventure Sports

• ✔ Bobsledding (Slide down a twisted, banked, iced track at high speeds inside an open cockpit bobsleigh)
• ✔ Parasailing (Fly on a parachute connected to and pulled by a boat)
• ✘ Rapelling (Descending down a cliff side on a rope.)
• ✔ Sand dune bashing (Drive a car or buggy through sand dunes)
• ✘ Scuba Diving (Dive deep underwater carrying oxygen in cyclinder)
• ✔ Skiing (Go down a steep, snow covered mountain with skiis attached to your feet)
• ✔ White water rafting (Navigate choppy “whitewater” that has an unstable, turbulent current using an inflatable raft or kayak)
• ✘ Zip lining (Go down attached to a pulley suspended on a cable, mounted on a slope)

Experiences

• ✔ Hike to Tiger's Nest Monastery in Bhutan.
• ✘ Travel on Trans-Siberian railway from China (Beijing) to Russia (Moscow) through Mongolia.
• ✘ Watch an active volcano.
• ✘ Climb a famous mountain.
• ✘ Do a safari in Africa and watch all big fives in their natural habitat (African lion, African elephant, Cape buffalo, African leopard, and rhinoceros).
• ✔ Explore forests in Kerala on foot.
• ✘ Visit famous national parks in India.
• ✘ Go scuba diving / snorkeling and experience marine life up close.
• ✔ Catch and hold a big live crab with bear hands.
• ✔ Hold a venemous snake with bear hands.
• ✘ Run a half marathon.
• ✘ Travel 100 kilometers in a single ride on bicycle.
• ✘ Sell some silly stuff on the streets or public buses/trains.
• ✘ Try a completely different profession like driving taxi for more than a week.
• ✔ Start a business.

Last updated on 2024-Feb-10