Walking with Wallabies
Zoos are a place that we've all visited at one time or another. Some are good, some not so good. Well, over the weekend I cam across a place that made me look at the keeping of animals in a whole new light. It's called the Pearcedale Moonlit Sanct ...
Strange Fruit
On my travels throughout the world, I've seen many, many great sites, met a lot of interesting people, and tasted lots of food (some good and some not so good.) Although I certainly am not a fruitarian, I do have a keen eye for fruit – and on my tra ...
Global Bucket List
At one point or another everyone dreams about exploring the world and experiencing all that it has to offer. I first developed the travel bug when I was a young boy and its stuck with me for my whole life (and I'm not exactly a young boy anymore). ...
A Tale of 2 Bucket Lists
I think I must have been about 12 years old when I first started to seriously dream about traveling. It all started when I went with a friend to an enormous used book store (more like a barn) near my home in New Jersey. It was here that I came acro ...
Australian/US Bucket List
When the travel bug first hit me I wrote down all of the places I wanted to visit in a 150 destination Global Bucket List. Who would have ever thought that this wouldn't end up being enough? You can find the list by reading my blog: A Tale of 2 Buck ...
Sunrises!
Yes, I've been meaning to write a followup to my earlier blog post "Sunsets" – but, you know how things always get in the way... been busy travelling, you see... A personal goal of mine has been to see a sunrise on as many continents as possible, an ...
Gaining a Perspective
“A journey of a thousand miles starts with one step” - Lao Tzu. Well, after months of planning I’ve finally taken that first step. Now I find myself in a foreign city on the first day of my Wanderjahr. Thankfully (due to smart planning) ...
In the Care of Ravens
History can be a funny thing. Based upon where you come from, it’s also very relative. For me, having grown up in the United States, something 300 years old seems very old. Well, when you hit Europe you’ll need to recalibrate your “ ...
Forever Young
Life is a funny thing. After years wandering the world, exploring its wonders, I’ve now entered a new stage of my life – one that many other life-long travellers have no doubt gone through before me. I’ve gone from being an intrepid wande ...
Top 10 Tips for a successful Wanderjahr (round-the-world trip)
My obsession with traveling around the world came from two primary sources – both books. The first was Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Vern and the second was A Vagabond Journey Around the World by Harry Franck. Both of these books made it abu ...
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Global Bucket List

At one point or another everyone dreams about exploring the world and experiencing all that it has to offer. I first developed the travel bug when I was a young boy and its stuck with me for my whole life (and I'm not exactly a young boy anymore). This is actaully one of 2 bucket lists that I've created in my life. This one includes a list of the most amazing global destinations you could ever hope to put down on paper. If you're curious about the second list then read my blog: A Tale of 2 Bucket Lists.
The plan is to check off the places I've visited as I write about my experiences. If there's a check in the box and the destination is highlighted in BLUE, read my blog and then check out my PlanetHop! Passport where I've collected all of my destination stamps and photos.
#1 The Great Wall of China (China)
#7 Mt Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)
#10 Chris the Redeemer (Brazil)
#11 Bwindi Inpenetrable National Park (Uganda)
#14 Galapagos Islands (Ecuador)
#17 Gir Forest National Park (India)
#18 Lemaire Channel (Antarctica)
#21 Iguazu Falls (Brazil/Argentina)
#25 Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italy)
#29 Milford Sound (New Zealand)
#32 Easter Island (Chile - technically)
#33 Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)
#37 Amazon Riverboat Cruise (Brazil)
#40 Cave of the Crystals (Mexico)
#42 Munich Oktoberfest (Germany)
#43 Raft the Zambezi (Zambia/Zimbabwe)
#45 Rocky Mountaineer (Canada)
#46 Tierra del Fuego National Park (Argentina/Chile)
#47 Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary (Malaysia)
#48 Running of the Bulls (Spain)
#53 Giant's Causeway (Ireland)
#55 Kho Phangan Full Moon Party (Thailand)
#60 Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
#66 Tower of London (UK)
#67 Virgin Islands National Park (US Virgin Islands)
#68 Lake Titicaca (Bolivia/Peru)
#70 Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuary (China)
#71 Old Town Praque (Czeck Republic)
#72 Citadel of Damascus (Syria)
#73 Bora Bora (Society Islands - French Polynesia)
#75 Saint Catherine's Monastery (Egypt)
#79 Victoria Harbour Cruise (Hong Kong China)
#80 Phosphorescent Bay (Puerto Rico)
#81 Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve (Cosa Rica)
#83 Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (Mexico)
#84 The Killing Fields (Cambodia)
#85 Table Mountain (South Africa)
#86 Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park (Japan)
#89 Korean Demilitarized Zone (Korea)
#92 Singapore Chinese New Year (Singapore)
#94 Pushkar Camel Fair (India)
#96 Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa (Egypt)
#97 Changing of the Guard (Buckingham Palace, UK)
#98 Avenue of the Baobabs (Madagascar)
#100 Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Israel)
#102 Neuschwanstein Castle (Germany)
#103 Copacabana Beach (Brazil)
#104 Robben Island (South Africa)
#105 Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (Vietnam)
#106 Trans-Siberian Railway (Russia)
#108 Whistler Mountain (Canada)
#110 Petronas Towers (Malaysia)
#113 Cathedral of Notre Dame (France)
#115 Kho Phi Phi Islands (Thailand)
#116 Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp (Poland)
#117 Matterhorn Trek (Switzerland/Austria)
#119 Victoria Falls (Zambia/Zimbabwe)
#120 Jigokudani Monkey Park (Japan)
#124 Valley of the Kings (Egypt)
#125 Kruger National Park (South Africa)
#126 Anne Frank House (The Netherlands)
#127 Garden Route (South Africa)
#130 London Eye (UK)
#136 Greek Island Hopping (Greece)
#138 Bridge of River Kwai/Death Railway (Thailand)
#140 Marakesh Bazaars (Fes el Bali, Morocco)
#141 Northern Lights (Arctic Circle)
#142 Pantanal Wetlands (Brazil)
#145 Ranthamborne National Park (India)
#146 Duomo of Florence (Italy)
#147 South Georgia Island (South Sandwich Islands)
#148 Algeciras (Spain)-Tangiers (Morocco) Ferry
#150 Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica)




























