A bucket list
Crossed off the Great Wall of China in 2018!
When I was looking through my old blog the other day, I came across a travel bucket list that 22-year old Andrea had written.
Out of the 25 items, only 6 were crossed off but reading through it reminded me of the many different goals I had. Travel has been such a constant figure in my life and there isn’t a day that goes by where I don’t think about all the fascinating places out there, waiting to be explored.
There’s no doubt that COVID-19 made it incredibly tough when it hit in 2019 and it’s only since last year that people are really going travelling again. But if anything, I’m determined now, more than ever, to get back out there and explore, especially after having a magical trip in New Zealand earlier this year and seeing my family in the Philippines after so long.
I’m bringing back my bucket list and adding a few more items that I’ve long thought about and some that I’ve been fortunate to do.
1. Have a Parisian romance
2. See a Broadway show in New York
3. Travel all around Ireland
4. Have chocolate and fries in Belgium
5. Listen to a bagpiper in Edinburgh
6. Go star-gazing in New Zealand
7. Have breakfast outside of Tiffany’s
8. See Marina Bay Sands in Singapore at night
The latest bucket list item crossed off my list - Marina Bay Sands
9. Meet some monkeys in Ubud
10. Climb the Great Wall of China
11. Go temple crawling in Japan (planned for 2024)
12. Have sangria in Barcelona (planned for 2024)
13. Eat Portuguese tarts in Lisbon (planned for 2024)
14. See the Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen (planned for 2024)
15. Say a prayer at the Taj Mahal
16. Have a crazy night in Old Havana
17. Go on an African Safari
18. Explore the Great Pyramids of Giza
19. Gamble in Morocco
20. See the Northern/Southern Lights
21. Visit Mont St Michel
22. Visit the monuments at Petra
23. Take a train ride through the Silk Road
24. Do the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
25. Visit the Jewish Museum in Berlin
26. Ride a gondola in Venice
27. Take a swim in Santorini
28. Climb Mt Kilimanjaro
29. Explore Annapurna
30. Visit Ha Long Bay in Vietnam
