Welcome to my ever-growing, ever-changing bucket list!
It sounds a little cliché doesn’t it? A bucket list. But honestly, I much prefer that to boring old ‘things I want to do before I die’! Either way, a bucket list is about living your life to the fullest.
My bucket list has been a work in progress for years. I add to it, I delete things that aren’t relevant anymore (maybe I don’t want to learn Swahili anymore!) and try as much as I can to tick things off the list.
And what a feeling it is every time I get to tick something off the list and see what I’ve accomplished!
I’ll never be finished with my bucket list. I suspect this list will just keep growing and growing, because there are so many things that I want to do in this life!
Life’s too short for waiting around, so check out my list below and take as much inspiration as you like to get writing your own bucket list and ticking as many things off as you can!
TRAVEL BUCKET LIST
- 7 Continents (1 left)
- 100 Countries (28-ongoing)
- 32 Counties of Ireland (ongoing)
- Live in a foreign country ✔
- Giraffe Manor in Kenya
- Skydive over The Palm Jumeirah, Dubai ✔
- Fly business class ✔
- Fly first class
- South African Safari ✔
- Climb Mount Kilimanjaro
- Hike Everest Basecamp
- See the Dragon Blood Trees of Socotra ✔
- See Victoria Falls ✔
- Snorkel the Great Barrier Reef
- Attend the Monaco Grand Prix
- Sail around the Venetian Islands ✔
- Hike the Inca Trail to Macchu Pichu
- Cruise Halong Bay ✔
- Visit Pompeii, Italy
- Ride on the Trans-Siberian railway
- See Siem Reap, Cambodia
- See the Pyramids in Egypt
- Go swimming in the Pink Lake Retba in Senegal
- Be a kid in Disneyland, Hong Kong ✔
- Go to the top of the Eiffel Tower ✔
- Trek to the North Pole
- Trek to the South Pole
- Ride the Orient Express
- Tour the Golden Triangle, India ✔
- See Rainbow Mountain, Peru
- Stay in the Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Singapore ✔
- Stay in the Ice Hotel, Sweden
- Ride in a Gondola, Venice ✔
- Visit Japan during cherry blossom season
- See the giant tortoises in the Galapagos Islands
- Climb YuShan, Taiwan
- Tour through Vietnam ✔
- Swim with whale sharks, Philippines
- Cycle through rice fields, Bali
- Stand behind Niagara Falls
- Go Island hopping, Thailand ✔
- Get the train from St. Petersburg to Moscow, Russia
- Ride a train through the Rockies, Canada
- Experience vanlife around Australia
- Go off road driving in New Zealand
- Stay in a water villa, Maldives
- Do the Polar Plunge in Antarctica ✔
- Take a cable car in Langkawi, Malaysia ✔
- Visit the butterfly farm in Penang, Malaysia ✔
- Go in a hot air balloon in Cappadocia, Turkey
- See a show on Broadway, New York ✔
- See a show in the West End, London ✔
- Climb a giant sand dune in Wadi Rum Desert, Jordan ✔
- Slide down the Great Wall of China
- Attend Carnival in Brazil
- Float in the Dead Sea, Jordan ✔
- See the Northern Lights
- Travel Solo ✔
- Travel with a stranger ✔
- Walk the Camino, Spain
- Visit Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Road trip Route 66 in an RV
- Stay in a treehouse hotel in Thailand
- Gamble in Vegas ✔
- See the penguins in Antarctica ✔
- Go to the top of Sagrada Familia in Barcelona ✔
- Attend a luau, Hawaii
- Hike to Wadi Shahab in Oman ✔
- Hike the Stairway To Heaven, Fermanagh, Ireland
- Visit the black sand beach in Iceland
- Trek through the Amazon
- Take a fight without knowing the destination
- Take the Ella Train, Sri Lanka
- Travel to space!
ADVENTURE BUCKET LIST
- Take a cruise ✔
- Abseil down a waterfall
- River tracing
- Heli-skiing
- Zipline ✔
- Ride in a hot Air Balloon ✔
- Stay in a castle
- Bathe in hot springs ✔
- See a Coral Reef
- Stay in a treehouse hotel
- Dune bashing in the desert ✔
- Climb a mountain ✔
- Climb a volcano
- Ride a jet ski ✔
- Ride a Segway ✔
- Ride in a helicopter ✔
- Get a tattoo ✔
- Camp on the snow ✔
- Get a bamboo tattoo
- Get a piercing ✔
- Zorbing
- Rock climbing
- Extreme hiking
- Sleep on the side of a mountain
- Sleep in a tent ✔
- Sleep in a yurt
- Swim in a crater ✔
- Cliff jump
- Take a horse drawn carriage
- Drink in an Ice Bar ✔
- Glamping
- Paragliding
- Swim in the ocean ✔
- Stand under a waterfall ✔
- Swim in a cave
- Parasailing
- Kitesurfing
- Spelunking
- Indoor skydiving
- Paddle-boarding
- Skiing
- Cross Country Skiing ✔
- Snowboarding
- Snowmobiling ✔
- Flyboarding
- Water-skiing
- Skydive ✔
- Travel in a submarine
- Travel in a tuk tuk ✔
- Wakeboarding
- Kayaking ✔
- Snorkelling ✔
- Swim with dolphins
- Swim with sea turtles
- Swim with manatees
- Get up close to an elephant ✔
- Hold a hawk ✔
- Whitewater Rafting
- Attend the Olympic Games
- Attend Burning Man
- Attend Coachella
- Attend Glastonbury
- Attend Edinburgh Fringe Festival
- Climb Sydney Harbor Bridge
- Hold a snake ✔
- Hold a monkey ✔
- Edge Walk CN Tower, Canada
- Walk underwater ✔
- Sail a boat between two countries
- Drive a F1 car
- Ice Skating ✔
- Paintballing
- Walk across a rope bridge ✔
- Lay in a sensory deprivation tank
- Sleep under the stars ✔
- Take a surfing lesson
- Hold a tarantula
FITNESS BUCKET LIST
- Run 5k ✔
- Run 10k
- Run a half marathon
- Run a marathon
- Learn how to box ✔
- Do a Tough Mudder
- Achieve my target weight
- Achieve my ideal fitness level
- Summit Kilimanjaro
- Take Yoga classes
- Be able to do 10 push ups ✔
- Be able to do 10 pull ups
- Take a pole fitness class
ENTERTAINMENT BUCKET LIST
- Be in a TV commercial ✔
- Be an extra in a movie ✔
- Be in a musical ✔
- Be in a play ✔
- Be part of a flashmob ✔
- Write a song ✔
- Perform said song on stage ✔
- Be in a band ✔
- Attend a film premier
- Meet Counting Crows ✔
- Meet Foo Fighters
- Be a street performer ✔
- Be on a podcast
- Be on a radio show ✔
- Dance on a bar ✔
- Get hypnotized
- See a TED Talk live
DEVELOPMENT BUCKET LIST
- Learn Spanish
- Learn how to build a website ✔
- Start a business ✔
- Help someone start their own business ✔
- Write a blog ✔
- Write a book
- Get published
- Learn a musical instrument (6 and counting) ✔
- Take a photography class
- Take a pottery class
- Take a painting class
- Learn how to sew
- Learn how to meditate ✔
- Learn sign language
- Be someone’s mentor ✔
CHARITABLE BUCKET LIST
- Raise money for charity ✔
- Start a charity
- Volunteer at an orphanage ✔
- Volunteer at an elephant sanctuary
- Help build a house
- Volunteer at an animal shelter
FINANCIAL BUCKET LIST
- Be debt free
- Get paid to travel
- Save enough for a house deposit
- Have financial freedom
- Create a passive income ✔
- Earn 6 figures a year
- Invest in the stock market
PERSONAL BUCKET LIST
- Do something that scares me ✔
- Be a bridesmaid
- Go on a blind date
- Adopt a child
- Get married
- Own my own home
- Rescue a dog
- Become a grandparent
- Own an investment property
MISCELLANEOUS BUCKET LIST
- Flip a house
- Build a tiny house
- Attend Comicon
- See a Cirque du Soleil show ✔
- Play in an escape room
- Take part in a scavenger hunt ✔
- Go speed dating
- Collect 50 Hard Rock Café Tshirts (24 and counting)
- Bet on a horse ✔
- Get ordained
Wow, what I fantastic list and so many things achieved so far. Have a pint with the Foo fighters is one of mine so if you crack that one let me know how 😂😂😂
This was huge. Wow!!!! I don’t know why but living in a castle stopped me in tracks. How would that be possible I’m wondering because it’s in my list too. Oy WA since to see you characterized them. The entertainment one was cool that you did those all. Some great suggestions to add to my own. Xx
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Thanks so much Isa! Friends of my mum own their own castle in Ireland and they rent it out. She has gotten to stay there once and it’s definitely something I want to do too!
I LOVE bucket lists, I was obsessed with them at one point. Your website will be a starting point for my next one for sure! Thank you x
Aw thank you Simona! I’m so happy to hear you found some inspiration with my Bucket List 🙂
Wow. That is a really impressive list and I’m happy to see you’re making progress. Good on you for moving from Ireland to Dubai. That must have taken a lot of courage.
Thanks so much 🙂
Great post and some really good and convincing reasons to start a bucket list! I’ve started loads in the past but never kept them. I usually stick to smaller bucket lists, like the end of the year type things. Some amazing things on your list! Best of luck with it! xxx
Wow so long list. We have few common list. Also adding few from your list.
This is awesome!!!! I’m thinking about starting a bucket list for my time at uni. To really experience it to the full!!! I have so many travel ideas too. Me and my partner are big travellers and our dream honeymoon is a European road trip!!! Great post – you’ve done so many amazing things!! Xxx
Thank you! Best of luck with your Uni bucket list!
This is such an inspiring list! I am currently in the middle of my second 101 Things in 1001 Days list – the first one didn’t go all that well – and I can’t wait to tick off more things from the list! 🙂
Good luck with yours.
Would love to see your 101 things once completed!
I love how you break up your bucket lists into categories. That is not something I’ve ever thought of doing, but I think would be a more motivating way to break it down and check things off! Incredible the things that you have done so far <3
Thank you Cheyenne 🙂
I love reading bucket list posts! I’d really like to live abroad at some, see the Northern Lights and visit Bali, Canada and Japan!
I highly recommend living abroad!
I love this post, and your whole website in general. I find it so inspiring and it really motivates to work on my own bucket list. I’ve already got one of the go but after seeing your website I might make a blog post about all the things I’d like to do before I’m 30 or something like that 🙂
Thank you x I’d love to see your post when you finish it!
Great post! I love lists and goals. I make them for myself often, but I do not have a bucket list. I will consider it now, though. Your list is quite impressive. You’ve done so many neat things!
A local newspaper where I live publishes a yearly bucket list of local places to visit that I love; it is an awesome way to find new places to eat and drink and shop, but the idea of creating a life bucket list appeals to me, since I love the idea of having a clear vision moving forward. That said, sometimes goals change and my bucket list would definitely be subject to change. 🙂
Oh that’s a great idea for a yearly one! my goals definitely change from time to time but I think that’s ok and the most important thing is to update your goals rather than delete. As long as you still have goals and are going in the right direction, it’s all good 🙂