Travel Bucket List Accomplished

Before I rate another place, I wanted to reflect on some memories.

I have been very blessed to have already collected some amazing experiences in my lifetime that I would definitely say were on my (travel) bucket list.

 I write this list, not as a brag, but perhaps to inspire others to begin crafting their own travel bucket lists and even to reflect like I have been doing, on the amazing sights, tastes, and activities that you have experienced. 

Eagle Beach

Some of the best-rated beaches in the world

• Eagle Beach- Aruba
• Grace Bay Beach-Turks & Caicos
• The beaches near Black Rock,-Maui

Some unique scenery and biomes

Arenal

• The rainforest of Costa Rica and Arenal Volcano
• Slieve League coast of Ireland 
  

  

  Slieve League

• Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland
• Arches National Park, Utah
• Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
• The Grand Canyon, Arizona
• Everglades National Park, Florida
• Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida Keys
• The Salt Flats and Great Salt Lake, Utah
• Alvord Desert, Oregon
• Garden of the Gods, Colorado

Astounding Architecture

La Sagrada Familia

• La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain
• Montserrat in Spain 

Montserrat

• The Coliseum in Rome, Italy
• The Pantheon, Rome
• Tulum, Mexico
• Chichen Itza, Mexico

  

  Inch Abbey

  
  
• Glasgow Cathedral, Scotland
• Cardiff Castle, Wales
• St. Paul's Cathedral-London, England
• Christchurch Cathedral-Dublin, Ireland
• York Minster-York, England
• Kirkstall Abbey-Leeds, England
• Inch Abbey-Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
• Edinburgh Castle-Edinburgh, Scotland

Historical sites

I mean, much of the amazing architecture falls under historical too.

• So many monuments (I cannot possibly name them all!)-Washington, DC

  

  The Vatican

  
  
• Mount Vernon, Virginia
• Anne Frank House, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• The Vatican, Vatican City

Adventures

• Ziplining over the rainforest in Costa Rica
• Snorkeling: Maui, Oahu, Florida Keys, Aruba, Turks & Caicos
• float plane with grizzly bear sighting in Alaska
• float plane in the Florida Keys
• hiking the Big 5 National Parks in Utah

  

  wolf walk

  
  
• Skywalk at Grand Canyon West (glass bridge over the canyon)
• Capilano Suspension Bridge-Vancouver, B.C., Canada
• Night hike-Costa Rica
• Hiked to a glacier-Jasper National Park, Canada
• Glacier cruise-Seward, Alaska
• Walked with wolves-Colorado

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  glow worms in the sea

  Pleasure Pier-Galveston, Texas
• Swam with sea turtles- Ko 'Olina Lagoons, Oahu
• Snorkeling with octopi-Cozumel, Mexico
• Sting ray feeding-Cozumel, Mexico
• Bioluminescent (glow) worm sail-Turks & Caicos
• Cave tour-Aruba 
  
• boat rental to go all over the Florida Keys
• Swam with manatees-Crystal River, Florida

Food

• escargot 
• caviar
• moose gravy
• all the gelato!

I am sure I am forgetting things that don't deserve to be forgotten! 

I am a firm believer that adventures can happen near and far. Some of my favorite places in Oregon are heading over to the Oregon coast as well as to the Columbia River Gorge area, and the Painted Hills. In the upcoming year, we have planned a trip to Eleuthera, Bahamas with our friends and I hope to make more memories. We also have a family trip planned to New Mexico-among other things we hope to visit White Sands National Park and Carlsbad Caverns to watch the bat flight. In just a few weeks we are headed to Fairbanks, Alaska as a couple to see if we can view the Aurora Borealis and go dog sledding. This fall I am headed to Paris with some girlfriends and cannot wait! 

What are some travel bucket list items that you have done?

On my travel bucket list currently are many things, but I know that I would love to see Death Valley, California as well as visit Marrakech Morocco, and Sintra in Portugal