Bucket List

Sophie’s Suitcase Bucket List

1. Rent a Camper van and travel down the East Coast of Australia
2. Hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
3. Climb Kilimanjaro
4. Learn to surf
5. Travel on the Belmond Pullman Train
6. Surf in Bali
7. Become a Divemaster
8. Visit Jerusalem and Tel Aviv
9. Go skiing in New Zealand
10. Go on safari in Sri Lanka
11. Visit Namibia
12. Fly over the blue hole in Belize
13. Go cruise in Alaska
14. Go to the Christmas markets in Edinburgh
15. Visit Vineyards in Argentina
16. Learn to Snowboard
17. Become a pro at skiing
18. Travel to Cappadocia and Istanbul
19. Listen to music and eat lots in New Orleans
20. Relax in Santa Monica
21. Paddleboard on Lake Tahoe
22. Eat pasteis de Belem in Lisbon
23. Visit the British Virgin Islands 
24. Swim with the pigs in Bahamas
25. Watch a baseball game in Vancouver
26. Eat hot dogs in Philly
27. Watch the Toronto Raptors basketball game 
28. Travel the Galapagos Islands
29. Travel to every continent: Asia, North America, South America, Europe, Australasia
30. Visit the Masai Mara
31. Stay in Hotel Grand Tremezzo
32. Full Moon Party at Koh Phangan
33. Elephant Trekking
34. Hot Air balloon ride at sunset
35. Visit Kefalonia and relax for a weekend
36. Host my own private tour with a tour company
37. Visit at least 5 of the Caribbean islands: St Lucia, Aruba, Barbados, Bahamas, Antigua
38. Cruise through the Norwegian Fjords
39. Do the BIG FIVE safari
40. Safari ride in Africa visiting the animals
41. Stay at Giraffe Manor
42. Stay 5* in the Maldives and stay in an above water villa in The Maldives
43. Drive route 66 in a campervan: the ultimate American road trip
44. Hit up Las Vegas
45. Watch the Haka
46. Take the Bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto
47. Eat at The Rock restaurant in Zanzibar
48. Visit the stunning city of Seville
49. Drive the roads of the Amalfi Coast
50. Visit the gorillas at Bwindi NP Uganda
51. See Machu Picchu
52. Spend Christmas and New Year on a beach with a BBQ
53. Visit the Masia Mara
54. Stay at Jade Mountain
55. Eat Sushi in Toyko
56. Visit the Serengeti
57. Go interrailing across Europe
58. Explore the Ngongoro Crater
59. Island hop in Fiji
60. Do a full RTW trip and persuade someone else to come with me…
61. Travel and stay at someone’s house I have met whilst travelling
62. Visit all the wonders of the world
63. Go tubing in Laos
64. Get a tattoo!
65. See the Great Wall of China
66. Wine tasting in the Douro Valley
67. Get some clothing handmade in Hoi An, Vietnam
68. See S21 and the Killing Fields, Cambodia
69. Visit Angkor Wat, Cambodia
70. Visit the temples of Bali – there are lots!
71. Take a dip in the Blue Lagoon
72. Travel alone, with mates and with a boyfriend
73. Take a cruise!
74. Travel somewhere on an organised trip
75. Visit the Grand Canyon
76. See Iceland and the waterfalls
77. Visit Scotland, explore the lochs and stay at Eagle Brae
78. Go skiing in most major ski-friendly countries in Europe and beyond: France, Switzerland, New Zealand
79. Stay in a 5* villa on a resort in somewhere classy
80. Visit the beaches of Phi Phi
81. Find a completely deserted island
82. Soak up the scenery of Halong Bay, Vietnam
83. Kayak round Halong Bay
84. Trek a huge distance with a massive backpack round Vietnam
85. Get on a 24 hour train journey
86. Spend days travelling from one place to the next without stopping….
87. Learn to speak Spanish
88. Sail around the med on a boat
89. Stay at The Fallen Angel in Cornwall
90. Stay at Whitepod in Switzerland
91. Go skiing at Utah, Solitude
92. Take a trip to the wonderful island of Hawaii
93. Stay in Atoll Rangiroa, French Polynesia
94. Get my groove on in Nashville
95. Live the life in Santa Barbara
96. Take a trip in a helicopter
97. Experience a hop on, hop off bus
98. Eat, drink and be merry in Lisbon
99. Explore the lesser known areas of Florida on a road trip
100. Visit the city of Philadelphia USA
101. Stay at Reethi Faru Maldives
102. Stay at The Kulm in Switzerland
103. Explore more Sweden, especially the countryside and take a weekend in Gothenburg
104. Join a wellbeing weekend with Casa Fuzetta
105. Explore Costa Rica
106. Camp in a jungle
107. Drink wine in Chile
108. Take a weekend break to Paris with the best friend
109. Visit the pyramids of Egypt and ride a camel
110. Do 12 countries in 12 months
111. Do 5 countries in 5 weeks
112. Visit Byron Bay
113. Buy a DSLR
114. Take a long weekend trip to New York!
115. Take a USA Southwest Road Trip
116. Dive or snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef
117. Spend a year working somewhere else in the world
118. Eat Tapas in Barcelona
119. See and explore South America
120. Climb the Great Wall of China
121. Go swimming in the Blue Hole in Belize
122. Do some build work in an underdeveloped country
123. Work at the Australian Tennis Open
124. Travel across India
125. Head to the desert in Oman
126. Visit the Colosseum in Rome
127. See the lights of Hong Kong
128. Swim in the rooftop pool in Singapore
129. Go skiing in Canada
130. Sleep on the floor of a house with only a mosquito net.
131. Do a cooking course
132. Run a half marathon
133. See two continents in one day in Istanbul
134. Go to the Amazon rainforest
135. See the Northern Lights in Finland
136. Stay in Dubai and feel like a queen for a few days
137. Go to Glastonbury Festival
138. Go to a festival in the UK every year
139. Visit Auschwitz, Poland
140. Travel the trans-Siberian railway
141. Road trip around Western Canada stopped in Vancouver, Alberta, Banff, Jasper and Whistler
142. Take an outdoor bath in Budapest
143. Go to the Blue Lagoon in Iceland
144. Go on a cruise
145. Discover paradise islands of Islas Cies, Spain with a friend
146. Dance my way in to a Rio carnival
147. Climb Sydney harbour bridge
148. Visit Petra
149. Spend a day cruising round Milford Sound for the day, New Zealand
150. Watch sunset in Santorini
151. Go sand-boarding
152. Visit the ruins of Easter Island, Chile
153. Go to Oktoberfest, Munich
154. Visit Boracay Islands, Philippines
155. Buy a GoPro
156. Take a sailing trip round Whitsundays, Australia
157. Explore a new religion
158. Stay in a log cabin in the English countryside
159. Swim with dolphins
160. Climb a mountain
161. Fly over the Great Barrier Reef
162. Visit 30 countries by my 30th birthday…
163. Visit Tonga
164. Road trip around the USA

My Travel Tips and Recommendations

Flights

To book flights, I always use flight search engine, Skyscanner, I regularly use the Everywhere tool to find the cheapest places to travel. It’s how I get to travel so much all around the world. I find it the easiest way to compare flight prices across airlines and get the best deals. 

Accommodation

For accommodation, I usually book most of my hotels or hostels through Booking.com. I love using this platform as it provides me with some amazing deals for accommodation all around the world. Or if you prefer, I also recommend using Airbnb. If you haven’t signed up with Airbnb already, you can use this link to get £25 off your first visit!

Photography and Technology

Here is a list of the technology I always travel with:

• Canon G7X Mark II
• GoPro Hero Black 7
• DJI Mavic Pro
• RØDE VideoMic GO On Microphone

Travel Insurance

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