Presenting: My Bucket List

Adventures to have

• Visit all 50 states
• Take a U.S. road trip (2011, 2013, 2016)
• Do a cross-country trip by train
• See wild grizzly bears in Alaska
• See a Broadway play on Broadway (x3 “Phantom of the Opera,” “Wicked,” “Lion King”)
• Get a behind-the-scenes tour of the White House
• Climb to the crown in the Statue of Liberty
• Ride a cable car in San Francisco (2012)
• Go to Disney World and have fun as an adult (2016)
• See live improv in Chicago (2011)
• Be a geek at Harry Potter World
• Go island hopping in Hawaii
• Visit Roswell, NM
• Take an air boat tour in the Everglades in Florida (x2)
• Experience Mardi Gras in New Orleans
• Have a Voodoo Donut in Portland (2017)
• See the Kentucky Derby live at Churchill Downs
• Bike across the Golden Gate Bridge in SF
• Go to a really weird/random local festival
• Drive the Pacific Coast Highway through California
• Swim with manatees in Florida (2015)
• Eat lobster in Maine
• Go to the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta (2015)
• Hike Angel's Landing in Zion National Park (2016)
• See a sunset at Delicate Arch (2016)
• Pursue a tornado with a team of storm chasers in Tornado Alley
• Stay at a dude ranch in Montana
• Take a helicopter ride over the Grand Canyon
• Road trip the Florida Keys (2021)

Things to see

• The Grand Canyon (2011)
• Antelope Canyon, Arizona (2011, 2016)
• Horseshoe Bend in Arizona (2016)
• Havasu Falls, Arizona
• The Wave in Arizona
• Monument Valley, Utah (2011, 2016)
• Zion National Park, Utah (2016)
• Bryce Canyon National Park (2016)
• Mesa Arch in Canyonlands NP (2016)
• Redwood trees in California
• Death Valley (2022)
• Big Sur
• Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco (2012)
• Alcatraz (2012)
• The glass beach in California
• Hearst Castle
• Yosemite National Park (2012)
• Great Smokey Mountains NP (2021)
• The Biltmore in Asheville (2018)
• Fall foliage in New England
• Times Square, NYC (x3)
• Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, New York City (2009)
• Las Vegas strip (2011)
• Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada (2018)
• National Mall in Washington, D.C. (x3)
• The Alaskan wilderness
• Space Needle, Seattle, Washington (2010)
• The San Juan Islands in Washington
• The Hoh Rainforest in Olympic National Park (2023)
• The St. Louis Gateway Arch (2011)
• Mount Rushmore (2017)
• The Badlands in South Dakota (2017)
• White Sands National Park in New Mexico (2015)
• Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (2011)
• Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii
• “The Bean” in Chicago (many times)
• Squares in Savannah, Georgia (2013, 2021)
• The Oregon coast (2017)
• The Painted Hills in Oregon (2017)
• Old San Juan, Puerto Rico (2016)
• Big Bend National Park, Texas
• The Grand Tetons in Wyoming (2017)
• Yellowstone National Park (2017)

Adventures to have

• Go to the Tulip Festival in Ottawa (2013)
• Skate on the Rideau Canal in winter
• Eat poutine in Quebec (2018)
• Ride trains across the country
• Hike to the Larch Valley in Banff
• Swim with Beluga whales in Churchill, Manitoba
• Go on an iceberg quest in Newfoundland
• Bobsled down an Olympic track in Calgary
• Go to the Calgary Stampede (2019)
• Explore Montreal
• Drive the Icefields Parkway (2015)
• Go tidal bore rafting in Nova Scotia
• Spot narwhals in the Canadian Arctic (2022)

Things to see

• Niagara Falls
• Banff National Park (2014)
• Jasper National Park
• Polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba (2018)
• Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta
• Moraine Lake in Banff (2015)
• Quebec City, Quebec (2018)
• Niagara-on-the-Lake (2014)
• Capilano Suspension Bridge in Vancouver (2015)
• Fogo Island
• Hopewell Rocks in New Brunswick
• Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland

Adventures to have

• Snorkel in cenotes in Tulum
• Spend time in a beach town in Mexico
• Swim with whale sharks in Cancun
• Go on a great white shark dive trip to Guadalupe Island
• Eat my way through Oaxaca
• Release baby sea turtles on a beach
• Celebrate the Day of the Dead

Things to see

• Mexico City
• The colorful city of Guanajuato
• Maya ruins at Tulum
• The pink lakes
• Flying manta rays in the Sea of Cortes

Adventures to have

• Watch planes fly in over Maho Beach in Saint Maarten
• Rent a scooter in Bermuda
• Swim with pigs in the Bahamas
• Hang out with flamingos in Aruba (2018)
• Kayak the bioluminescent bay in Puerto Rico (2020)

Things to see

• Flamenco Beach on Culebra Island in Puerto Rico (2016)
• Old San Juan (2016)
• The Pitons in St. Lucia

Adventures to have

• Hike between the villages in the Cinque Terre
• Eat pizza in Naples, Italy
• Ride a gondola in Venice, Italy
• Hike in the Dolomites
• Climb to the top of the dome of St. Peter’s, The Vatican, Italy (2005, 2013)
• Visit Calabria, where my Italian grandpa's family is from
• Watch the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain
• See all the Gaudi architecture in Barcelona (2015)
• Throw tomatos La Tomatina in Valencia, Spain
• Hike the Mont-Rebei Gorge in Spain
• Island hop in the Azores
• Celebrate New Year's at Hogmanay in Edinburgh, Scotland (2012/13)
• Go to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (2012)
• Hunt for Nessie in Scotland (2012)
• Drive the North Coast 500 in Scotland
• Land on the beach runway in Barra (Scotland)
• Ride the Jacobite train through the Scottish Highlands (2015)
• Cross the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge in Northern Ireland (2017)
• Do a Game of Thrones tour in Northern Ireland
• Take a Black Taxi tour in Belfast (2013, 2022)
• Track my ancestry in Ireland
• Stay in a castle in Ireland (2018)
• Sleep in a library in Wales
• Lay on a beach in Croatia for a day
• Island hop in Croatia
• Sail around the Greek islands
• Sing “Sound of Music” tunes in Salzburg, Austria (2013)
• Experience the true Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany
• Drive on the Autobahn, Germany
• Ride in a hot air balloon in Cappadocia, Turkey
• Hunt vampires in Romania (2012)
• Soak in the Blue Lagoon in Iceland (x3)
• Drive the Ring Road in Iceland (2022)
• Snorkel in between tectonic plates in Iceland (2015)
• Go inside an ice cave in Iceland (2015)
• Go on a multi-day horseback riding tour in Iceland
• Chase the Northern Lights in Norway (2016)
• Drive the Atlantic Road in Norway (2015)
• Be in St. Petersburg during White Nights
• Try a spacecake in Amsterdam (2013)
• Visit family in Slovakia
• Go on a river cruise
• Go hunting for gnomes in Wrocław, Poland
• Take a pletna boat across Lake Bled (2012, 2023)
• Go on a road trip in Slovenia (2023)

Things to see

• Stonehenge, England (2012 and 2015)
• Abbey Road, London, England (2013)
• Highclere Castle, England (where Downton Abbey was filmed)
• All the cool sights in London (Big Ben, The Eye, London Bridge) (2012)
• The Royal Mile in Edinbrugh, Scotland (x3)
• Isle of Skye, Scotland (x3 – 2012, 2015, 2016)
• Orkney Islands, Scotland
• Heather blooming in Scotland
• The Fairy Pools on the Isle of Skye (2016)
• Beaches on Lewis and Harris, Scotland (2016)
• Cliffs of Moher, Ireland (2013)
• Harbor in Cobh, Ireland (2018)
• Skellig Michael in Ireland
• Dark Hedges in Northern Ireland (2017)
• Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy (2005)
• Colosseum, Rome, Italy (2005)
• St. Peter’s Basilica, The Vatican, Italy (2005)
• The Scavi, The Vatican, Italy
• Ruins in Pompeii, Italy (2005)
• Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy (2013)
• Canals in Venice (2013)
• The villages of Cinque Terre, Italy
• The walls of Dubrovnik, Croatia (2012)
• Plitvice Lakes in Croatia
• Red Square, Moscow, Russia (2016)
• The Winter Palace in St. Petersburg (2016)
• The fountains at Peterhof Palace in Russia
• Remnants of the Berlin Wall (2013)
• Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland (2013)
• Dracula’s Castle in Romania (or what inspired it, at least) (2012)
• Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany
• Flower carpet in Brussels, Belgium
• The Old Town of Prague (2013)
• The Bone Church in the Czech Republic (2013)
• Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (2013)
• The Mona Lisa, The Louvre, France (2022)
• Normandy beaches, France
• Lavender fields in France
• Mont-Saint-Michel in France
• Notre Dame, Paris, France
• Rila Monastery, Bulgaria (2012)
• La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain (2015)
• Plaza de Espana in Seville, Spain (2015)
• Montserrat, Spain
• Alhambra palaces in Granada, Spain (2015)
• Great Mosque in Cordoba, Spain
• Ronda, Spain
• Tiled houses in Portugal (2019)
• The Douro Valley, Portugal (2019)
• The Algarve in Portugal (2023)
• The fjords of Norway (2015)
• Pulpit Rock in Norway
• Lofoten Islands, Norway (2023)
• Santorini, Greece (2013)
• The Acropolis in Athens (2013)
• The Faroe Islands (2017)
• Reykjavik, Iceland
• Stari Most bridge in Mostar
• Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey (2012, 2019)
• Icebergs in Greenland (2018)

Adventures to have

• Dance in a Latin American salsa or tango club
• Attend Carnival in Brazil
• Climb some Mayan ruins (2013)
• Get up close with sloths in Costa Rica (2013)
• Snorkel the Belize Barrier Reef (2013)
• Chill out on Caye Caulker, Belize (2013)
• Go on a sailing trip in Belize
• Relax on Little Corn Island in Nicaragua (2016)
• Hike the W in Torres del Paine National Park
• Relax on Little Corn Island in Nicaragua (2016)
• Straddle the equator in Ecuador (2016)
• Swim with marine life in the Galapagos (2023)

Things to see

• Machu Picchu, Peru
• Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (2023)
• Easter Island, Chile
• Salt flats, Bolivia
• Glaciers in Patagonia
• Cartagena, Colombia
• Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio, Brazil
• Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica (2013)
• Bocas del Toro, Panama
• Tikal ruins in Guatemala (2013)
• Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
• Antigua, Guatemala

Adventures to have

• Heli-hike a glacier in New Zealand
• Go on a “Lord of the Rings” tour in New Zealand (2005)
• Go zorbing in New Zealand (2008)
• Hike the Tongariro Crossing, New Zealand
• Hike Roy's Peak in Wanaka, NZ
• Surf in Raglan, New Zealand
• Ride the TranzAlpine train across New Zealand (2011)
• Go on an epic NZ road trip in a campervan (2018)
• Swim with seals in Kaikoura, NZ (2014)
• Kayak near the Tasman Glacier in NZ
• See a kiwi bird up close in New Zealand (2008)
• Climb up the world’s steepest road (Baldwin Street, Dunedin, NZ, 2008)
• Stay overnight in Doubtful Sound, NZ
• Hike around Uluru in the Australian Outback
• Climb the Sydney Harbor Bridge in Australia
• Road trip around Tasmania
• Take a helicopter ride over the Great Barrier Reef
• Sail in the Whitsundays
• Take a selfie with a quokka
• Swim with manta rays at Coral Bay, WA
• Stay in an over-water bungalow
• Swim with humpback whales in Tonga

Things to see

• The Great Barrier Reef, Australia
• The beaches in the Whitsundays
• Uluru, Australia
• Sydney Opera House and Harbor Bridge, Australia (2008)
• Rottnest Island in Western Australia
• Tasmania
• Hobbiton movie set, New Zealand (x4, 2005, 2008, 2014, and 2018)
• Castlepoint, New Zealand (2008)
• Lupins blooming at Lake Taupo, NZ (2014)
• Milford Sound, New Zealand (2008 and 2014)
• Abel Tasman National Park, NZ (2018)
• Queenstown, NZ
• Aitutaki Lagoon in the Cook Islands

Adventures to have

• Go up Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa (2016)
• Go on a safari (2016)
• Ride a camel in the Sahara (2019)
• See the wildebeest migration
• Stay at Giraffe Manor in Kenya
• Cage dive with great white sharks (2016)
• Trek to see mountain gorillas
• Climb sand dunes in Namibia (2016)
• Fly over Victoria Falls (2016)
• Swim in the Devil's Pool at Victoria Falls
• Ride a felucca down the Nile (2017)

Things to see

• The Pyramids of Giza, Cairo, Egypt (2017)
• Victoria Falls (2016)
• Chefchaouen, Morocco (the “Blue City”) (2019, 2023)
• Table Mountain in South Africa (2016)
• Beaches in Zanzibar (2019)
• Lemurs in Madagascar
• The deserts of Namibia (2016)
• Wildlife in the Serengeti (2019)
• The Okavango Delta in Botswana (2016)
• The Big 5 (2016)
• Rock-cut churches in Ethiopia

Adventures to have

• Climb the Great Wall of China (2007)
• Ride (and survive the ride) in a tuk tuk (2014)
• Beach/island hop in Thailand (2014)
• See the Yi Peng lantern festival near Chiang Mai
• Volunteer at Elephant Nature Park in Thailand (2014)
• Go diving around Koh Tao, Thailand
• Get custom clothes made in Hoi An, Vietnam (2014)
• Attend the Cherry Blossom festival in Japan
• Stay in a cave in Cappadocia, Turkey
• Go hot air ballooning in Cappadocia, Turkey
• Volunteer with pandas in China

Things to see

• Ephesus, Turkey (2019)
• Travertine terraces in Pamukkale, Turkey (2019)
• Great Wall of China (2007)
• Forbidden City, Beijing, China (2007)
• Live pandas in China
• The teracotta warriors in Xi'an, China
• Mount Everest up close
• Angkor Wat, Cambodia (2014)
• Halong Bay, Vietnam (2014)
• Sapa, Vietnam
• Taj Mahal, India
• Temples in Bangkok, Thailand (2014)
• Longtail boats on a Thai island (2014)
• Pai, Thailand
• The “White Temple” in Chiang Rai, Thailand
• A geisha in Japan
• The Peace Memorial in Hiroshima, Japan
• Hemji Castle in Japan
• The Tori Path in Kyoto, Japan
• Snow monkeys in Japan
• The lights show in Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong
• Temples in Myanmar

Adventures to have

• Float in the Dead Sea
• Pretend I'm Indiana Jones at Petra
• Go on a desert adventure in Oman

Things to see

• Petra, Jordan
• Jerusalem
• Mosques in Iran

Adventures to have

• Go skydiving
• Go bungy jumping (x4 – Taupo (2008) and Queenstown (2005, 2011, 2014), New Zealand)
• Hike out on a glacier (Franz Josef, NZ, 2011; Alaska, 2012)
• Ride in a hot air balloon (Monument Valley, 2011)
• Go white water rafting
• Ride in a helicopter (New Zealand, 2008 and 2014; Niagara Falls 2014)
• Go kayaking
• See an active volcano up close (I wanna see the lava!) (2022, Iceland)
• Climb a mountain
• Drive in a country where they drive on the opposite side of the road
• Attend a professional sports game (football, baseball, soccer, rugby, hockey)
• See gymnastics live at the Olympic Games (London, 2012)
• Go jet boating
• Go ziplining
• Celebrate Christmas in a different country
• Celebrate New Year’s in a different country (Ireland, 2007/8; Scotland 2012/13)
• Go on a cruise
• See the Red Bull Flugtag in person
• Hang out with someone famous
• Attend a huge parade and/or rally
• Take part in a protest
• Play in a marching band at a professional sporting game/match (Canada, 2006)
• See a favorite band in concert
• Participate in a wacky cultural event/tradition/race (Loony Dook and Color Run, 2013)
• Eat something that looks/sounds/smells scary
• Tour someplace haunted at night (Ottawa, 2012; Edinburgh, 2012)
• Go horseback riding on a beach
• Go SCUBA diving
• Take part in an archaeological dig
• Stomp grapes to make wine
• Visit a nude beach (and actually go nude)
• Dance a Latin dance with a Latin guy
• Go skinny dipping
• Jump off a waterfall

Things to see

• The Northern Lights (Manitoba, 2013; Norway 2015)
• Icebergs up close
• A geyser explode
• Sufi Whirling Dervishes in action (2019)