My Travel Wish List

We all have something in common dear readers, we all miss travel. It's why I started up this blog again, it's why you're here. And if you're like me, you've been feeling discouraged about when and where you'll be able to travel to next. Well, I've been taking a travel writing course and my assignment last week was a truly inspiring one. I was tasked with coming up with my Travel Wish List, a minimum of 50 places I want to to see. I started by writing down the countries on my bucket list and quickly had a list of over 100 destinations! "This is too much to post on the class discussion board, they'll think I'm crazy" I thought, so I challenged myself to narrow the list down to my top 50. And since I'm an overachiever, I also challenged myself to come up with something specific I want to do in each country AND find a unique way to describe it, without any repeats. (I have a lot of time on my hands lately.) The assignment turned in to not only a writing exercise, but actually got me excited about my future in travel!

So, for this week's post, I am sharing My Travel Wish List (in no particular order) and I am challenging you to create one of your own! You don't have to think of a specific thing to do or find a unique way to describe it, you don't even have to have 50 places. But I do want you to write it down and put it somewhere you can see it every day. This was such an enjoyable and cathartic exercise for me and I think it can help my fellow travelers as well. And if you want to post your list below (or just share a few of your favorites) please share in the comments, I would LOVE to see where you want to go and get some new ideas too!

My Travel Wish List

1. Bathe in the hot springs of Arenal, Costa Rica
2. Take in the view in Queenstown, New Zealand
3. Peep cherry blossoms at the base of Mt. Fuji, Japan
4. Admire Iguazu Falls in Argentina
5. Marvel at the Moai on Easter Island, Chile
6. Step foot in Antarctica
7. Behold Angel Falls rising to the heavens in Venezuela
8. Look up at Christ the Redeemer in Brazil
9. Reflect at the Uyuni Salt Flats in Bolivia
10. Ascend to the top of Machu Picchu and Rainbow Mountain in Peru
11. Walk The Great Wall of China in Beijing, China
12. Smell the lavender fields in Provence, France
13. Sweat it out in a sauna in Finland
14. Gaze at the Northern Lights in Norway
15. Shop a Christmas market in a tiny village in the Black Forest, Germany
16. Take a slight risk to my health to see the site of the Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine
17. Float in the Dead Sea again, this time in Israel
18. Climb the Rock of Gibraltar
19. Come face to face with the Big 5 on a safari in Kenya
20. Run with the wild horses in Mongolia
21. Row to the Church of the Assumption in Lake Bled, Slovenia
22. Glimpse the place where three religions converged in Toledo, Spain
23. Swim in the clear blue water in The Algarve, Portugal
24. Meditate in the temples of Nepal
25. Sip Turkish coffee in Istanbul, Turkey
26. Hike in the Alps like Heidi in Switzerland
27. Dip churros in hot chocolate in Mexico City, Mexico
28. Spot whales off the coast of The Azores, Portugal
29. Drive a dune buggy in the desert in Tunisia
30. Photograph wildlife in Alaska
31. Cruise the Nile in Egypt
32. Visit the Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar
33. Stroll alongside the Merlion in Marina Bay in Singapore
34. Kayak in the grottoes in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
35. Look across the DMZ in to North Korea from South Korea
36. Go camping in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada
37. Listen to classical music played in Austria
38. Snorkel in the Great Barrier Reef in Australia
39. Sail along the coast of Croatia
40. Feel blue in Chefchaouen, Morocco
41. View the Pitons from my open air room in St. Lucia
42. Witness a tattoo ceremony in Samoa
43. Cross Charles Bridge in Prague, Czechia
44. Practice yoga at sunrise in Bali, Indonesia
45. Sleep in the treetops with the gibbons in Laos
46. Explore the ruins of ancient cities in Cambodia
47. Ride the Main Line by train in Sri Lanka
48. Island Hop in the Philippines
49. See the Afghanistan they don’t show on the news
50. Browse the wares at the Casbah in Algiers, Algeria

Thank you for checking out this post and let's see your wish lists in the comments!

Safe travels (in the hopefully near future),

Sam