Sometimes, something happens and one thinks “this is IT, I could die happy now.” Before I get to that point, I would like to tick as many of these places off my list as possible.
Things to do
- Travel to Vienna in Austria, Austria
- Travel to the Okavango Delta with Francois, Botswana
- Visit Baines baobabs in Nxai Pan National Park, Botswana
- Visit Angkor Wat, Cambodia
- See the Great Wall of China, China
- Travel to Prague, Czech Republic
- See the pyramids at Giza in Cairo, Egypt
- See Stonehenge, England
- Visit London with Francois, England
- Visit Mont st. Michel, France
- See the chalets in the Loire valley, France
- Visit Santorini, Greece
- See the Taj Mahal, India
- See tigers in the wild, India or Thailand
- Travel to Japan, Japan
- Witness the famous migration in the Masai Mara, Kenya
- See the sand dunes in Namibia, Namibia
- See the wonky architecture of Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Visit the Anne Frank house in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Visit the Rijks museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Visit the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Ride the Trans-Siberian Rail, Russia (to wherever)
- See a ballet in Russia, Russia
- Visit Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia
- Do a single malt whiskey tour in Speyside, Scotland
- See a bunch of Scottish castles, Scotland
- Visit Loch Ness, Scotland (cause, you know…)
- Take the Blue Train from Johannesburg to Cape Town, South Africa
- Take the Golden rail route through the Swiss Alps, Switzerland
- Climb/ circumnavigate Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
- Hot air balloon over Cappadocia, Turkey
- See the ruins of Ephesus, Turkey
- Visit the archaeological site of Troy, Turkey
- Travel to Istanbul, Turkey
- Visit MOMA in New York and stand in front of Heroicus Sublimus, United States of America
- See polar bears and narwhals, Canada
- See flowing lava, wherever
- See Iguazu/ Niagara/ Angel/ Victoria falls, whichever happens first, I guess
- Spend time on a tropical island/ Camp out on a (semi-)deserted island, wherever
In progress, or visited on solo or family trips
- Skinny dip in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
[1997 – 2002, various times] - Visit London, see all the sights
October 2012 - Visit as many Harry Potter related places as possible
London in October 2012, Warner Bros studio tour in London 2012
Done
- See the Aurora Borealis
Iceland, December 2014 - See a volcanic hot spring geyser
Iceland, December 2014 - Take a dip in the blue lagoon in Reykjavik, Iceland
December 2014 - Travel somewhere insanely cold in the middle of winter
Iceland, December 2014 - See the stained glass windows of Notre Dame in Paris, France
December 2014 - Climb the Eiffel tower in Paris, France
Paris, April 2012 - Visit the catacombs in Paris, France
Paris, April 2012 - Visit the French alps, France
Chamonix, April 2012 - Visit the Louvre museum in Paris, see La Liberté guidant le peuple, France
Paris, April 2012 - Visit the Sacre Coeur in Paris, France
Paris, April 2012 - Get lost in Venice, Italy
Venice, April 2012 - See St. Mark’s bassilica & surrounds in Venice, Italy
Venice, April 2012 - See the Nascita di Venere by Botticelli in Florence, Italy
Florence, April 2012 - See the Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy
Rome, April 2012 - Stand in the Colosseum, Italy
Rome, April 2012 - Visit St. Peter’s bassilica and the Vatican Museum, Italy
Photos! - Visit the ruins of Pompeii, Italy
Pompeii, April 2012 - Visit the Sistine chapel in Rome, Italy
Rome, April 2012 - Bungee from Bloukrans Bridge, South Africa
December 2009 - See a Dali exhibit in Europe
Peggy Guggenheim collection in Venice, Vittoriano Complex in Rome (both 2012)
Travels through a geek's mind 