đș Culture
- Participate in a salt harvest in Bolivia
- Experience a banya (steam bath) ritual with locals in Belarus
- Celebrate Garifuna Settlement Day in Belize
- Witness a Voodoo festival in Ouidah
- Visit Kampong Ayer in Brunei
- Celebrate Carnival in Antigua and Barbuda
- Hear chants at Geghard Monastery in Armenia
- Discover the Ateshgah fire temple in Azerbaijan
- Cruise the Sundarbans and watch Baul folk music in Bangladesh
- Discover Aka pygmy polyphonic singing in the Central African Republic
- Visit Rapa Nui and watch Polynesian dance in Chile
- Visit a township jazz club in Cape Town
- Attend a cattle wrestling festival in South Sudan
- Watch Morris dancing in the UK
- Learn the art of Tâai chi at dawn in China
- Witness a bull-jumping ritual
- Experience an ancient Polynesian fire dance
- Celebrate Midsummer with bonfires
- Join a Dayak longhouse celebration in Borneo
- Wear a costume in public outside of Halloween
- See a Broadway show in New York
- See traditional bamboo weaving in a rural village in East Timor (Timor-Leste)
- Participate in a rice harvest festival
- Dance salsa in Havanaâs open-air club
- Experience a village wine festival in Cyprus
- Celebrate Spicemas Carnival with soca and calypso rhythms in Grenada
- Explore Mayan ruins and taste atol de elote in Guatemala
- Hear traditional griot storytelling with kora music in Guinea
- Witness a colourful carnival with masks and costumes
- Explore Amerindian culture and taste pepperpot stew in Guyana
- Celebrate Feria Juniana with music, parades, and food in Honduras
- Participate in a Kurdish dabke dance in Iraq
- Watch a Bolivian cholita wrestling match
- Watch a Bhutanese masked dance
- Lantern festival
- Experience a Mongolian ger wedding ceremony
- Participate in a Kurdish dabke dance in Iraq
- Learn to play the djembe in Mali
- See ancient petroglyphs or cave paintings in remote landscapes
- Go to a drag brunch
- Join a night archaeological dig, helping researchers uncover the past
- Join a cultural festival parade
- Attend a traditional court ceremony
- Explore medieval castles and listen to Gypsy brass bands in Romania
- Make papier-mùché festival figures in Mexico
- Join a bamboo weaving workshop in Thailand
- Hear Bedouin stories
- Watch a kathakali performance in India
- Watch a traditional Kabyle dance performance in Algeria
- Attend a drumming ceremony in Australia
- Make ceremonial pottery with a Pueblo artisan in the USA (New Mexico)
- Participate in a local oral history recording project, preserving indigenous stories
- Take a living-history camp experience, learning medieval, Viking, or indigenous survival skills
- Learn local bridal or funeral dress-making traditions, helping embroider ritual attire
- Join a weaving or quilting bee, contributing to a communal tapestry over days
- Watch calypso performances at the Vincy Mas festival in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Experience a fiafia night of Samoan dancing and fire shows in Samoa
- Wander San Marinoâs medieval towers during a local festa in San Marino
- Dance to traditional rhythms during SĂŁo TomĂ©âs Independence Day in SĂŁo TomĂ© and PrĂncipe
- Witness a camel race at the Janadriyah festival in Saudi Arabia
- Join a sabar drumming circle and taste thieboudienne in Senegal
- Learn to play a folk instrument used only during certain celebrations
- Learn to write my name in Tamil scripts
- Record and illustrate local proverbs, their literal and cultural meanings
- Join a folk-dance troupe rehearsal, then perform at a village event
- Attend a nocturnal mask or lantern parade
- Visit Petra and watch Bedouin storytelling by firelight in Jordan
- Go on safari and hear Maasai chants around a fire in Kenya
- Witness a traditional canoe festival in South Tarawa in Kiribati
- Walk through souqs and sip strong Arabic coffee in Kuwait
- Attend the Song and Dance Festival with folk costumes in Latvia
- Dance to marimba music at the Palo de Mayo festival in Nicaragua
- Wander Skopjeâs Old Bazaar and hear folk music in North Macedonia
- Wander Muscatâs souqs and watch dhow boats sail in Oman
- Watch a diablico sucio (devil dance) at Corpus Christi in Panama
- Join a tereré-sharing circle in a Paraguayan village
- Explore Nubian culture and music in Khartoum, Sudan
- Celebrate Holi Phagwa with colours and chutney music in Suriname
- Walk through Damascus souqs and hear oud music in Syria
- Watch a polo match during Nowruz celebrations in Tajikistan
- Join a drum and dance circle on Zanzibarâs beaches in Tanzania
- Dance to drum rhythms at the Ewe Hogbetsotso Festival in Togo
- Attend a tapa-making workshop in Tonga
- Celebrate Carnival with steel pan and limbo dancing in Trinidad & Tobago
- Visit Roman ruins and sip mint tea in a medina in Tunisia
Celebrate the Chinese New Year in Beijing, ChinaVisit Brunswickâs mural-covered streets.Learn the art of Balinese offering-making â canang sari.Watch a Gamelan orchestra performance â Indonesia.- Visit a
hammam bathhousein Morocco. Visit a traditional MÄori village in New ZealandLearn calligraphy at a local school or shrine, practising decorative scriptsLearn a traditional dance from my own cultureAttend an all-night temple vigil or chanting session alongside monks or devotees
đź Spirituality
- Listen to Vedic chanting in a temple in India
- Misty tea hills of Ella, Sri Lanka
- Sleepover in a Tibetan monastery
- Tigerâs Nest Monastery in Bhutan
- Attend a soul retreat workshop
- Sleepover in a Tibetan monastery
- Witness a Bon shaman ritual in Tibet, China
- Do a Balinese purification ceremony
- Attend Ngaben in Bali
- Join a Hindu fire ceremony (havan) in India
- Attend a Mayan fire ceremony in Mexico
- Do an Ayahuasca retreat in South America
- Blue City of Jodhpur, India
- Wander the ancient Silk Road cities (Samarkand & Bukhara) in Uzbekistan
- Pink Mosque in Putrajaya, Malaysia
- Maldivian sandbank picnic with zero crowds
- Spend a night in a luxury desert camp in Wadi Rum (Jordan/Western Asia)
- Walk through the quiet bamboo groves of Arashiyama at sunrise
- Yoga retreat in Bali, Indonesia
- Join a whirling dervish Sufi ceremony in Turkey
- Witness a Bon shaman ritual in Tibet, China
- Join a drumming ritual with Voodoo healers
- Hike to a Himalayan monastery and spin prayer wheels in Nepal
- Join a traditional Native American sweat lodge ceremony in the USA
- Join a Hindu fire ceremony (havan) in India
- Attend a Mayan fire ceremony in Mexico
- Participate in a midnight Easter service
- Participate in a DĂa de Muertos altar assembly in Mexico
- Visit a sacred grove with a tribal guide in Cameroon
- Carry a shrine float in a local temple procession
- Help float flower boats or hand-made candles in water during festivals
- Take part in communal costume-making workshops before festivals
- Learn ancient ritual chants or liturgies in languages like Pali, Sanskrit, or Classical Nahuatl
Offer flower garlands or blessings before a major seasonal ritualAttend a Welcome To The Country Ceremony.Be part of a ceremony, building ritual bonfires or altars, and helping collect materialsTake part in a community draping a sacred temple or shrine for a festivalGrand Palace in Bangkok, ThailandTorii Gates at Fushimi Inari, Kyotoin the sacred holy water at Tirta Empul, BaliStay in a traditional Ryokan (Japanese inn) in HakoneWatch the sunrise over Angkor Wat, CambodiaAlms in Luang PrabangListen to monks chanting in a monasteryExperience a full moon dance under the stars
đ Travel
- Snorkel pristine reefs and watch traditional story dances in Palau
- Visit The Bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland
- Wave Rock in Western Australia
- Celebrate New Yearâs Eve in Times Square
- Go on the Sex and the City tour in the USA
- Take a selfie at the Taj Mahal at sunrise
- Watch local daily life unfold at a floating market
- Memorise a poem and recite it in public
- Illustrate my own short comic
- Write a 6-word autobiography
- Spin a globe and visit a random place
- Spend a night in a castle
- Plant a tree and give it a name
- Visit Tiwi Island in the NT
- Visit Katherine Gorge
- Visit Darwin again in the wet season, hike in the Monsoon Forest, take a sunset cruise, and eat Mud crabs.
- Ride horses and join a desert yurt feast â Turkmenistan
- Visit Crystal Castle in Queensland
- Travel around the world for an entire year
- Wave to the Statue of Liberty
- Walk on a Black Sand Beach in Hawaii
- Walk on the pink beach in Lombok
- Visit Indonesiaâs equator city, Pontianak, Kalimantan
- Holiday in the Cook Islands
- Visit Skye just because Beth of Little Red Tarot used to write her beautiful posts from there
- Live in a place where I donât speak the local language
- See the midnight sun
- Wave Rock in Western Australia Bushwalk
- Watch a fatele dance during Tuvalu Day â Tuvalu
- Track gorillas and enjoy drum circles by the fire in Uganda
- Paint pysanky Easter eggs and dance the hopak in Ukraine.
- Ride the ferry-linked MalmöâCopenhagen train across the Ăresund Bridge.
- Take a safari train excursion in South Africa.
- Enjoy Creole cuisine and music during the Creole Festival in Seychelles.
- Watch a masked devil dance in a village ceremony in Sierra Leone.
- Listen to haunting folk songs at a castle festival in Slovakia.
- Explore Ljubljanaâs Old Town and enjoy accordion folk music in Slovenia.
- Witness panpipe music and dances at a village feast â Solomon Islands.
- Visit Petra and watch Bedouin storytelling by firelight â Jordan.
- Dance reggae to the beat of live drums at a beach party â Jamaica.
- Dance tango on the streets of Montevideo, Uruguay.
- Visit Jaipurâs palaces and eat Rajasthani thali in India.
- Dive the Great Barrier
- Explore Pompeii ruins in Italy
- Party in Las Vegas.
- Visit Central Park and Central Perk.
- Blue Mountains National Park.
- Greece island hopping.
- Do an African Safari and add the charm to my El Camino bracelet
- Float in the Dead Sea
- See the pyramids of Giza
- Visit the Galapagos Islands or Raja Ampat
- Floating gardens in Srinagarâs Dal Lake
- Stay in Entalula Beach, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines
- Go to Papua New Guinea to complete visiting all three countries with âNewâ in the name
- Visit the colourful fishing port of Djibouti City and sip spiced Yemeni tea in Djibouti
- Stroll through Belgradeâs bohemian quarter in Serbia
- Explore an underground wine cave in Moldova
- Visit North Korea
- Stay with Bedouins in the desert, listening to ancestral prayers at night
- Walk a pilgrimage trail barefoot, such as in India or parts of South America
- Visit Suva with Fafa
- Visit Bagan temples at dawn in Myanmar
- Explore under-visited UNESCO World Heritage villages or settlements
- Trace my ancestry on-site â visit the villages or regions tied to my family history
Walk through Versailles during the golden hourSlow boat down the Mekong River from Thailand to LaosVisit Ayers Rock and eat bush tucker in AustraliaWatch penguins at Phillip IslandVisit the Auschwitz Memorial
đŻđ” Japan
- Buy an abandoned house in Japan.
- Explore the Kyoto bamboo forest.Â
- Visit Kyoto during Gion
Matsuri. - Do the onigiri trail in Japan.
- Visit Adachi Fish Market in Tokyo and Kii Katsura Fish Market in Kii Katsura.
- Travel to all of Japanâs 47 prefectures by train.
- Watch the sunrise at Mt Fuji.
- Do a Japanese farm stay.
- Stay in the Muji hotel.
- Stay in Muji Airbnb
- Hike Mount Takao.
- Soak in Yumori no Sato: Tokyoâs Black Water Onsen.
- Take a themed Hello Kitty Shinkansen
- Watch an Okinawan Eisa drum dance
- Watch a Sumo morning practice
- Attend a Shinto purification ritual
- Try saké crafting
Participate in a Japanese tea ceremony in JapanTaste matcha dessert in UjiHanami in JapanSoak in a thermal hot springTake pictures of the Snow Monkey looking zenOmakase in Japan andoutside of JapanMeet a geishaVisit an onsen town in JapanExplore Horyu-ji temple in NaraWatch Kabuki theatreExperience a traditional tea ceremony in Kyoto, JapanEat at Jiro Sushi.Watch the iconic tuna auction at Tsukiji fish market.Visit Kyoto temples during the cherry blossom seasonBath in an outdoor onsenSee Kyoto autumn leavesFeed the deer in Nara- Complete
Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Shibuya Crossing in TokyoRide on themed trains in JapanStay overnight in a Buddhist Temple on Mount KoyaEat Kappo cuisine in KyotoDrink AmakazeSoak in an OnsenHave Japanese Kaiseki in Japan
đš Stay
- Stay overnight in a historic fort or castle, now converted into guest accommodations
- Stay overnight in an adobe pueblo
- Stay in an artist residency for a few days or weeks, producing work in a new cultural setting
Stay in a yurtand taste fermented mareâs milk (kumis) in Kazakhstan- Do a station stay
- Stay in an ice hotel
- Stay in the Four Seasons
- Stay in one of the most famous hostels in Europe.
- Stay in a palace-turned-museum hotel, experiencing royalty-inspired service
Disconnect in a traditional Hanok village in Bukchon Village- Stay
in the Feng Shui house, Blue Mansion, in Penang, Malaysia. Stay near a sacred spring or shrine, offering visits at dawnGlampingStay in a beach houseStay on a farm in New ZealandStay in a ryokanStay in a hanok and learn Korean tea rituals â South Korea- Stay in the
Raffles Hotel Singapore Overnight stay in a Kerala backwaters boatStay at a 5-star hotelStay in an Airbnb
đ Experiences
- Write a letter to my future self at Café Pli in Paris
- Run and stay in The Open Book bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland
- Join a pub trivia night
- Do yoga in the park
- Go on a street art walking tour
- See a drag show
- Gamble in Macau
- Write a book
- Visit a pearl farm tour in Broome, Australia
- Summer swimming in Hampstead Ladies Pond
- Have a trip planned for me
- Fly somewhere First Class
- Celebrate a birthday in Trans Siberian
- Ghost tour
- Host a themed costume party
- Have a bonfire on a beach
- Do a silent disco
- Sleep under the open sky on a mountain
- Trace the path of a famous explorer
- Plant rice seedlings with farmers
- Birdwatching at a local reserve
- Watch a meteor shower
- Experience 24 hours of daylight in the Arctic
- Visit a poutine shack with locals in Canada
- Take part in oyster shucking
- Visit a lighthouse and climb to the top
- Find a four-leaf clover and press it into a journal
- Try a VR gaming arcade
- Learn to shuffle cards like a casino dealer
- Learn to say my favourite quote in sign language
- Try on a white wedding dress
- Learn to fold fitted sheets properly
- Do Disco Sauna
- Buy a well-researched telescope and use it regularly
- Attend a soul retreat workshop
- Publish an article in a magazine
- Make a Yayoi Kusama art travel trail
- And Haruki Murakamiâs travel trail
- Celebrate New Yearâs Eve in Times Square
- Go on the Sex and the City tour in the USA
- Visit Crystal Castle in Queensland
- Travel around the world for an entire year
- Write a book
- Trek in the Himalayas
- Wave to the Statue of Liberty
- Travel by myself to another country
- Take a selfie at the Taj Mahal at sunrise
- Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge
- Walk on the pink beach in Lombok
- Visit the Pink Lake in Western Australia
- Aurora Australis
- Walk on a glacier
- See ballet live
- Watch an outdoor movie screening
- Selfie in front of the Hollywood sign
- Roam a medieval castle
- Take a selfie in front of the seven wonders of the world.
- Research my family origins.
- Pay for a strangerâs coffee.
- Tube down the river in Laos.
- Do an Ayahuasca retreat in South America.
- Visit Skye just because Beth of Little Red Tarot used to write her beautiful posts from there.
- Visit a pearl farm tour in Broome, Australia.
- Tick off everything on my list of Australiaâs iconic foods.
- Visit Indonesiaâs equator city, Pontianak, Kalimantan.
- Holiday in the Cook Islands.
- Summer swimming in Hampstead Ladies Pond.
- See the midnight sun
- Bushwalk
- Have a trip planned for me
- Rode a mechanical bull
- Build a snowman
- Keep a pet sheep
- Compete on Come Dine With Me
- Publish an article in a magazine
- Make a Yayoi Kusama art travel trail, and a Haruki Murakami travel trail
- Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge
- Take a selfie in front of the seven wonders of the world
- Research my family origins
- Compete on Come Dine With Me
- Visit Skye, just because Beth of Little Red Tarot used to write her beautiful posts from there
- Tick off everything on my list of Australiaâs iconic foods
- Live in a place where I donât speak the local language
- Do a cultural tour of the Country with an Indigenous guide
- Go to the Melbourne International Film Festival
- Attend the AFL Grand Final at the MCG
- Attend Sydneyâs Mardi Gras parade
- Watch cricket at the SCG
- Travel to a country I canât pronounce easily
- Take a year to live somewhere completely new
- Trace my family tree back five generations
- Go on a silent retreat
- Write down my grandparentsâ life stories
- Keep a dream diary for a month
- Visit Sovereign Hill and pan for gold
- Attend the Melbourne Cup
- Watch the Sydney to Hobart yacht race finish
- Go to the Adelaide Fringe Festival
- Live in a place where I donât speak the local language
- Walk The Camino De Santiago In Spain.
- Explore Jimbocho, Tokyoâs Booktown.
- Visit all the cities in my passport cover: Mexico City (and add North America charm on my El Camino bracelet), Sydney, Madrid, Amsterdam, Monaco, Bangkok, Barcelona, Athens, Berlin, Brussels, San Jose, Capetown, Edinburgh, Luxemburg, Copenhagen, Moscow, Lisbon, Prague, New York, Tokyo, Warsaw, Reykjavik, Hong Kong, Rome, Oslo, Boston, New Delhi, Cairo, Havana, Stockholm, San Fransisco, Tallinn, Canberra, Ottawa, Singapore, Rio, San Salvador, Helsinki, San Jose, Beijing, L.A., Dublin, London, Zagreb and Vienna.
- Hike the Pacific Crest Trail (inspired by Cheryl Strayedâs Wild).
- Attend Austin Kleonâs book launch.
- Take a ski course.
- Attend Eric Kimâs photography workshop in LA and
Lee Chapmanâs photowalk in Tokyo. - Go camping and add the Tent charm to my bracelet.
- Take a weekend cruise and add the charm to my El Camino bracelet.
- Watch a Sumo Wrestle.
- Visit the Southern Ocean and discover the charm on my El Camino bracelet.
- Go to the Bahamas just so I can add the Caribbean Sea charm to my El Camino Bracelet.
- Complete my Onigiri map trail.
- Celebrate the Oktoberfest in Germany.
- Savour authentic Sri Lankan cuisine in Sri Lanka and add the charm of the Indian Ocean.
- Visit Greenland to see a Puffin and a Polar Bear, and add both the Arctic and Atlantic Ocean charms to my El Camino bracelet.
- Trek to Machu Picchu and add a South American charm to my El Camino bracelet.
- See Egyptâs pyramids and the Red Sea (and add the charm).
- Tick off all the things in my ever-growing Australia Bucket List and Japan Travel List.
- Visit some of the most beautiful bookstores in the world, including Atlantis Books, Shakespeare & Company, Boekhandel Dominicanen, The Last Bookstore in L.A., Book and Bed, and Word on the Water.
- Attend Karpe concert.
- Visit The Happiness Museum in Denmark, meet Miek Wiking in person and get his authorâs signature on one of his books.
- Sail on the Baltic Sea.
- Watch the fire-dancing ritual of Nestinarstvo in Strandzha, Bulgaria.
Visit a desert and listen to the silenceSpend a night in a 24-hour cafĂ©.Learn calligraphyVisit my cityâs oldest libraryWrite thank-you letters to teachers who influenced me.Invite someone new to lunch.Interview my parents about their childhood.Give compliments freely for a week.Learn a song to sing for a loved one.Collect quirky magnets from everywhere I go.Visit a roadside attraction.Lie on the floor listening to vinyl recordsBuy a toy from my childhood and play with itExplore a historic homesteadFly business class- Play lawn bowls
Go bowlingWatch a sunrise from the highest pointGo stargazing at the cityâs observatoryGo on a road trip with no predetermined destination.Take a selfie in front of the Berlin Wall.Plant a flower.Host a party, a pyjamas and a sleepover party.Make new international friends while travelling.Visit Disneyland and sleep at a Disney hotel.Write a letter to someone who inspired me.Go to the Maid Cafe and theÂCat Cafe.Walk down Sydney Darling Harbour.Show up in PJs for work.Migrate to Australia.- See the
Penguins on Philip Island. Hike to the top of a volcano.Stay out all night till the sun comes up.Visit places in Eat, Pray, Love.Take a canal cruise in Amsterdam.White water rafting.Ride an elephant.Search for Nemo and Mola Mola.Vivid Sydney Festival.Attend the Dark Mofo Festival in Tassie.Spend winter in the Alps.Send a postcard from Vatican City.Take a dance class.Take a painting class.Shoot an AK-47.Throw a coin into the Trevi Fountain.Visit Coco Chanelâs apartment and Hemingwayâs Coffeeshop.Great Ocean Road.Visit the Colosseum at dawn and eat pasta while in Rome.Attend a spicy food competition.Pinnacles in Western Australia.Explore Melbourne laneways.Hot Spring in Mornington Peninsula.Ride an elephant.Walk the historic laneways of Melbourne.Celebrate the Holi festival.Participate in a local festival.Get my astrological chart drawn up.Get a tarot reading.Walk barefoot in Squeaky Beach, one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, at Wilsons Promontory National Park.Watch a play.Visit the State Library of Victoria.See Kata Tjuta at sunrise.See a show at the Arts Centre MelbourneAttend the Sydney Writersâ FestivalVisit the Fremantle Prison.Drink beer at an outback pub.Watch the Sydney New Yearâs Eve fireworks.- See a show at the
Sydney Opera House. Visit MONA in Hobart.Experience Dreamtime storytelling from an Indigenous Elder.See Aboriginal rock art in Kakadu.Celebrate Onam.Go whale watching.Witness a proposal.See the lavender farm.Decorate a Christmas tree.Join or start a book club.Learn to say âthank youâ in 10 different languages.Stargazing until I saw a shooting star.Ride a cable car.Take a cooking class.Throw axe.Miss my plane.Grow vegetables in the garden and cook a meal with them.Chakra balancing session.Ride a Vespa.Greet a local with A-yĆng-ha-se-yo in Korea.Walk in a swimsuit on Bondi Beach.Own an original painting.Jjimjilbang experience in South Korea.Visit all Australian states.Read tarot accurately for othersDine on top of the Eiffel TowerExperience a fish spa.Karaoke Party with colleagues.Visit the Sistine Chapel.Camp under the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) and the charm on my El Camino bracelet.Soak in the Blue Lagoon.Pet Cafe.Try frog porridge in Geylang, Singapore.Take a nap in a hammock.Watch clouds and name their shapes.Try a different tea every day for a week.Take myself out on a solo date.Getting evacuated from the hotel.Taste chocolate in a Brussels chocolaterie in Belgium.VisitÂUluru.Snorkel.Skinny dip in the ocean.Go on a picnic or two.Blow dandelion seeds and make a wish.Find a waterfall and stand under it.Write a song, even if silly.Sleep in a capsule hotel.Taste lavender ice cream in Furano.Attend the Australian Open tennis in Melbourne.Write a thank-you letter to my favourite author.Make a vision board with magazines.Create my own holiday and celebrate it.Host a game night for friendsStart a pen-pal exchange.Leave encouraging notes in library booksSend flowers anonymously.Tell someone their laugh is wonderful.Go go-kart racing.Go kayaking on Sydney Harbour with the iconic Opera House as a backdrop.Go horseback riding.Photoautomat in Berlin.Make a wish at the Fontana di Trevi, Rome.Participate in the Smoking Ceremony.Send a mail to my future self.Witness Ramadan and Eid celebrations.Join a local meetup for a hobby.Visit Gyeongbokgung Palace.Organise a board game marathon.Walk the trail in the nearest reserve.Sleep in my living room instead of my bed.Spend a day wearing only one colour.Teach someone my favourite childhood game.Learn the story behind a strangerâs tattoo.Learn to play an instrument and perform one song.Spend New Yearâs Eve in a different countryMake a time capsuleand bury it.Whisper a wish into a well.Watch an independent film at a small cinemaHunt down the best street food stallVisit a town with a funny nameWear mismatched socks on purposeComplete Melbourne chai crawlAttend a local art openingAttend a poetry slam nightExplore the temples of Prambanan during sunriseWatch a crocodile feeding in DarwinLearn a foreign languageCatch a fishAttend a Javanese wedding ceremonyTry Balinese kopi luwak coffee in UbudBe a witness at a weddingMilk a cowGreat Wall of ChinaWatch a Javanese dance ceremonyDrive an autorickshaw in IndiaGet a matchy couple tattooto commemorate married lifeMarry my best friendHabituating Hobbiton in Rotorua, New ZealandStargazing in the OutbackVisit a Chinatown in Sydney, Melbourne, and LondonReconnect with an old friend over coffeeMail a postcard to myself from another cityVolunteer for a cause that moves meCompliment 10 strangers in one dayCreate a family recipe bookDance with someone in the kitchenSpend a whole day without my phoneBuy a random book from the dollar binVisit a country during a major festivalTake a long, candlelit bubble bathWatch the sunrise without checking my phoneWear pyjamas all day without guiltVisit a shearing shed to see sheep being shornDo a local food crawl in my own cityTake a ferry across Sydney HarbourSee humpback whales migrate along the coastGo to the Melbourne International Comedy FestivalWatch a live stand-up at a local comedy clubSee a local pub band play live musicMeditate under a treeSleep with the windows open to the fresh airRide bumper cars at a fairEnter a silly contest at a local festivalRide in the front seat of a rollercoasterWalk through a funhouse mirror mazeMake a zine and leave copies in a cafĂ©Make my own greeting cardsWrite a postcard to my future selfHunt down the best dumplings in my cityAttend a night market and try exotic street snacks in ThailandRide a tuk-tuk through city alleysLearn hand-painting at a batik workshopTake part in a henna painting ceremonyExplore ancient cave painting sitesWalk through Salzburgâs historic centreExplore the Fitzroy GardensWalk barefoot across soft grassStart a sketchbook, even if I âcanât drawâRecord my laughter and listen backBuild something with LEGO as an adultPaint my front door a cheerful colourStart a collection of tiny objectsWrite a letter to my future selfWrite my name in the sand (and snow) and wait for the tideTry ice skatingDo a random act of kindness anonymouslyWrite a haikuTry to solve a Rubikâs CubeKeep a plant alive for one yearAttend a didgeridoo performance at UluruVisit a desert camp for oud music and henna art in the United Arab EmiratesRide a carousel horse with gold reinsEnjoy hygge with candles, coffee, and pastries in a cozy cafĂ© in DenmarkJoin a coffee ceremony and taste injera with spicy stewsâ EthiopiaWitness a traditional kava ceremony in a village gathering in FijiRelax in a lakeside sauna, then dip in the icy waters of FinlandPicnic with a baguette, cheese, and wine under the Eiffel Tower in FranceStroll through whitewashed villages and hear bouzouki music in GreeceWatch a wayang kulit shadow puppet performance in IndonesiaRide a gondola and listen to opera in VeniceTry an escape room.Selfie in front of Platform 9 3/4See lion dances at the Lunar New Year in SingaporeVisit the gardens of Schönbrunn Palace in AustriaStroll through a desert souq and watch falconryBuy flowers for myselfTake a day off to wander without a plan.Try fortune-telling with a deck of playing cardsTake a road trip with no destinationSpend a rainy day in pyjamas watching moviesTake a train across an entire countryWrite a love letter to myselfand hide it in a bookJump into a pile of autumn leaves like a kidBlow soap bubbles in the park just becauseKeep a âhappiness jarâExperience ancient salt-mining rituals, explore KrakĂłw Old Town and eat pierogi in Poland- Live a happy and fulfilling life
đČ Food
- Make traditional luau dishes
- Eat a Camel burger
- Tick off everything on my list of Australiaâs iconic foods
- Visit Jeonju and help make kimchi in a home kitchen
- Street food in Chengdu, China
- Taste flying fish and macaroni pie at Oistins Fish Fry â Barbados
- Sip green tea and share naan bread in a traditional chaikhana â Afghanistan
- Visit the Manama Souq and try Arabic coffee with dates â Bahrain
- Explore BogotĂĄâs street art and eat bandeja paisa in Colombia
- Collect fortunes from fortune cookies
- Learn to prepare ceviche
- Join a reenacted Viking feast
- Learn to make tamales for a fiesta
- Forage edible wild plants with herbalists, then taste local herbal teas
- Host a cultural dinner night with friends
- Taste every flavour of ice cream at my local shop
- Learn to make my Attaâs best recipe
- Buy candy from a store I loved as a kid
- Make a meal entirely from farmersâ market produce
- Join a samovar tea party in Russia
- Learn to make Moroccan couscous with a local family in Morocco
- Explore a Yoruba bead-making workshop in Nigeria
- Learn to ferment fish with Indigenous Alaskans in the USA (Alaska)
- Eat fruit straight from the tree in an orchard.
- Eat goose intestine sausage in Germany.
- Taste laplap and watch kastom dances in Vanuatu
- Try Sheepâs head, roasted or boiled whole in Norway
- Eat Witchetty grubs, large edible larvae â Australia (Aboriginal bush food)
- Try Shirako (fish sperm sacs) and tuna eyeballs, boiled or steamed in Japan.
- Eat at a rotating rooftop restaurant
- Host a âmidnight snackâ picnic
- Try eating breakfast at midnight in a diner.
- Make my own jam and give it as a gift.
- Eat pizza in its birthplace in Naples.
- Try a cooking class in a cuisine I know nothing about.
- Bake bread in a clay oven
- Share a favourite recipe with a stranger
- Go foraging for truffles
- Do a progressive dinner with each course at a different spot
- Host a themed dinner party at home.
- Do a blindfolded dining experience.
- Brew my own beer or cider at a local brewery.
- Do a dessert-only dinner.
- Create a signature cocktail with a bartender.
- Try a hot wing or chilli-eating challenge.
- Have a picnic in the most iconic park.
- Go to a pop-up dinner or supper club.
- Book a private chef for a night.
- Try an extravagant tasting menu.
- Try Sapporo miso ramen.
- Eat at a 24-hour diner.
- Dining in the dark.
- Eat at Vue De Monde
- Bake a birthday cake.
- Do a barista course.
- Try Andean chicha corn beer
- Eat Pedroâs momâs feijoada â Brazil
- Celebrate Oktoberfest with beer, pretzels, and lederhosen â Germany
- Learn to cook paella at the seaside
- Learn to prepare ceviche
- Try hotpot in Chengdu
- Brew karkadeh (hibiscus tea)
- Have a picnic by candlelight.
- Camel Burger.
- Visit a Bavarian bakery
- Eat Akutaq, Eskimo ice cream of fat, berries, and snow â Alaska, USA.
- Share biryani at a bustling bazaar during Eid â Pakistan
- Eat camel milk yogurt â Middle East / Africa
- Sip port wine in Porto
- Eat ceviche at a bustling market in Quito, Ecuador
- Learn to cook adobo
- Join a grape stomp during harvest
- Document family recipes from elders, then cook and share them with descendants
- Drive fish traps or gather in traditional fishing communities at dawn
- Host an international potluck, sharing meals and stories from across cultures
- Harvest medicinal forest plantings with forest guardians, under moonlight
- Harvest salt the old way with salt pan communities, working under the sun
- Learn to bake bread in a communal wood-fired oven, as done in Mediterranean villages
- Help with cheese-making or tea harvesting in rural farm cooperatives
- Cook in a nomadic familyâs turf tent stove, learning open-fire cooking
- Harvest spices or coffee beans early in the morning, followed by processing
- Participate in an urban rooftop garden harvest and communal meal
- Prepare and eat a full ritual feast with a religious or cultural community
- Join a night-market cooking shift, helping locals prep food stalls
- Volunteer at a monastery garden or orchard, learning spiritual perspectives on food
- Hunt edible wild mushrooms or nuts with foragers, camping overnight in forest huts
- Eat pawpaw with chilli in Africa
- Eat Gooseneck barnacles in Portugal
- Try fermented locusts in Africa / the Middle East
- Eat yak cheese, aged or fermented in Tibet / Nepal
- Eat blood pancakes
- Eat an egg soup
- Eat pho at a street stall in Hanoi on a rainy day.
- Eat Sweetbreads
- Eat jollof rice
- Learn to make Lithuanian rye bread in Lithuania
- Collect 10 handwritten beloved recipes
- Learn to cook adobo
- Eat seagull eggs, fried or boiled, in Arctic regions.
- Join a camel caravan, and taste spiced Somali tea.
- Sip tea and share stories in a traditional teahouse â Iran.
- Walk through bustling bazaars and enjoy kebab feasts â Iraq.
- Drink Guinness at a pub in Ireland.
- Host a costume dinner party.
- Host a âweird food combinationâ dinner
- Try cooking a dish from every continent
- Try new cuisines â Iâm thinking
Lao, Afghan,ÂMauritian,Bhutanand⊠Eat Hokkaido Snow Crab in Sapporo.Snack galore in Taipei Night Market.- Eat a
South Indian thaliin Chennai, India. Drink Trappist beer brewed by monks in a centuries-old abbey in BelgiumDrink Kopi LuwakMake cookies from scratch.Master a favourite easy-to-cook meal: Rassam.Taste cheese from five different countries (the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Australia and Austria)Make and eat Onsen Tamago aka Hot Spring Egg.Eat French food outside of France.Try pickled herring with onions.Eat breakfast outside on a weekday.Eat pickled century egg in China.Taste dim sum and wonton noodles in Hong Kong.Have breakfast in bed and stay in bed.- Eat
Sannakjiat Noryangjin Fish Market in Seoul, South Korea. Have a coffee at Hemingwayâs regular coffee shop.Do the Dumpling Crawl in Melbournewith a friend.Try Belgian waffles in BrusselsExplore Budapest baths and eat chimney cake in Hungary.Eat fresh grilled octopus in Santorini.Hawker Market in SingaporeBottomless brunch with girlfriendsTraditional cooking class in Chiang Mai, ThailandFresh sashimi at the fish markets in Kanazawa, JapanTeppanyaki restaurantinTokyo.Korean BBQ House in South Korea.Freshly made dim sumin a traditional tea house inHong Kong- Egg Coffee in the
Old Quarter of Hanoi, Vietnam Night market hopping in Taipei for stinky tofu and bubble teaVisit the canals of Brugesandeat Belgian wafflesList down the top three best Banh Mi places in Melbourne(Tan Thanh Loi, Nhu Lan Bakery, and Banh Mi Stand).Eat Fugu â and not die.Try Balut, a Filipino delicacy.Drink Pilsner in a traditional beer hall in the Czech Republic.Eat Surströmming, fermented Baltic herring â Sweden.Eat HĂĄkarl, fermented shark meat in Iceland.Savour hawker foodEat Sacher Torte in Vienna.Eat Durian and successfully convince others to try Durian.Eat Belgian chocolate in Belgium.Eat Hyderabad biryani in India.Drink Umeshu in Wakayama.Enjoy Yakitori at the Japan Summer Festival.Try Kobe beef in Kobe.And try Tonkatsu in Tokyo.Eat pierogi in KrakĂłw, Poland.Try Unagi don inHamamatsu, Japan.Eat foie grasin France.Try birdâs nest soup, made from edible nests.Try crocodile meat, grilled or stewed.Try Pho in Ho Chi Minh City.Try eating only local food for a dayMake a dish with only five ingredients.Cook from a handwritten recipe.Eat at a restaurant with no menu (chefâs choice).Eat with chopsticks at every meal in a single day.Eat something I grew myself.Eat food truck food.Have a drink at a proper wine bar.Eat Happy Pizza in Cambodia.Eat white pepper crab in Singapore.Eat at Sushi Train and Cheese Train restaurants.Eat fried frog legs, a French delicacy.Eat Lutefisk, dried and lye-treated fish in Norway.Eat sea urchin (Uni).Eat fondue in a chalet in Switzerland.Eat at a Michelin-starred food court and restaurant.Eat a food I donât know the name of.Visit a food truck in my city.Eat Possum.Sip ale in a centuries-old pub.Learn to make sushi.Try Wagyu sukiyaki.Eat yudofu.Eat dessert before dinnerTry fried jellyfish â ChinaEat Arctic CharEat smĂžrrebrĂžd in Copenhagen, DenmarkEat chicken feet in a Yum Cha.Try fermented soybean (Natto) â Japan.Eat fermented fish sauce, a Southeast Asian delicacyEat snake soup.Try sea cucumber.Taste goulash.Taste the spiciest food I dare.Visit a food festival and sample everything.Savour a croissant in a Parisian cafĂ©and drink espresso at a Roman cafĂ©.Eat schnitzel in Vienna.Try a food I once swore I never would.
đ§ Adventures
- Earn the Dual Pilgrim badge
- Trek in the Himalayas
- Tube down the river in Laos
- Ride a mechanical bull
- Build a snowman
- Buy a well-researched telescope and use it regularly
- See Aurora Australis
- Pay for a strangerâs coffee
- Keep a pet sheep
- Ha Giang Loop in Vietnam
- Everest Base Camp in Nepal
- Sunrise over Mount Bromo in Indonesia
- Search for Snow Leopards in the high altitudes of Ladakh, India
- Sardine run in Moalboal, Philippines.
- Hike the âGreat Wallâ dupe (O Quy Ho Pass) in Sapa, Vietnam
- Worldâs largest cave (Son Doong) in Vietnam
- Sandboarding in the dunes of Mui Ne or Ilocos Norte
- See wild Orangutans in the rainforests of Borneo
- Walk through the Cloud Forest at Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
- Swim in the turquoise lagoons of Coron, Philippines
- Island hopping in El Nido, Palawan
- Relax in the âslow villagesâ of Sidemen, Bali
- Visit the âHawaii of Japanâ, Okinawa
- Overnight cruise in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
- Surf in Siargao, Philippines
- Stay in an overwater villa in the Maldives.
- Raja Ampat islands in Indonesia
- Visit Phu Quoc Island for the worldâs longest cable car ride
- Tea plantations of Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.
- See all the iconic Australian Big Things
- Run the London Marathon
- Attend Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain
- Cross a suspension bridge without looking down
- Camp overnight in the nearest nature area
- Swim in my cityâs natural swimming spot
- Spend a night in a treehouse
- Go indoor skydiving
- Do zip-lining.
- Go indoor rock climbing and outdoor rock climbing.
- Do a city scavenger hunt.
- Do a Segway or e-scooter tour
- Rent a jet ski at a local lake.
- Swim in two oceans in one day
- Be a tourist in my own city for a day with maps, cheesy photos, and souvenir shopping
- Join a night safari with indigenous rangers in Borneo
- Join a husky sled expedition with the Sami people in Lapland, Finland
- Join a community rebuilding project after natural disasters, learning solidarity traditions
- Attend a regional wrestling or folk sports event, or train with athletes
- Harvest or plant community fields
- Sleep at the festival grounds during harvest festivals, as part of preparations
- Participate in planting or ploughing ceremonies at spring festivals
- Help herders or shepherds move livestock seasonally, following transhumance routes
- Stay with families building traditional earthen or stone homes, participating in the build
- Participate in desert dune taming or oasis gardening to learn survival agriculture
- Participate in a sweat lodge, temazcal, or purification ritual guided by local elders
- Join a spiritual healing circle or healing drumming session with local practitioners
- Observe or assist in a ritual fish release at a temple or monastery (merit-making practice)
- Write prayers or wishes on temple flags
- Explore a ghost town.
- Walk across an entire city in a day
- Visit Katherine Gorge
- Watch the crocodile race at Berry Springs Tavern & swim in Berry Creek
- Visit Fogg Dam
- Visit 22 of Australiaâs Big Things
- Go on an Antarctica expedition
- Do the Polar Plunge
- See ancient stromatolites in WA
- Walk the Bondi to Coogee coastal track
- Hang in Costa Rica and add the charm to my El Camino bracelet
- Try sleeping under the stars without a tent
- Get lost in a corn maze
- Ride in a submarine
- Watch the sunrise from the highest place in the city
- Ride in a hot air balloon
- Memorise the constellations of the night sky
- Build a fort out of blankets
- Make origami animals and leave them in public places
- Swim with bioluminescent plankton
- Watch a solar eclipse in totality
- Make snow angels (or sand angels)
- Visit the oldest tree in my area.
- Spend time in a cabin without electricity.
- Swim in a hidden lake.
- Take a train just for the scenery
Hike Mount BromoSpend a full day shadowing a local family, from market to meal to chores
đ Train & Transport
- Take the Sri Lanka Coastal Line train
- Ride on the Maharaja Express and The Ghan.
- Ride the Suite Class Compartment from Jakarta to Surabaya
- Take the Taksaka Luxury Train from Jakarta to Yogyakarta
- Ride the KAI Panoramic Train for scenic views across Java
- Take an overnight journey on the Brawijaya Train from Jakarta to Malang
- Ride a historic steam train through heritage routes, such as the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway or the Jacobite in Scotland
- Take the Eurostar under the English Channel
- Ride the Orient Express
- Experience the Seven Stars Kyushu luxury train
- Cross the USA coast-to-coast by train
- Ride the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express in Europe
- Experience the Blue Train in South Africa
- Travel on the Eastern and Oriental Express from Singapore to Thailand
- Journey on the Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express across Russia, Mongolia, and China
- Ride the Indian Pacific in Australia
- Take the Jacobite Steam Train (âHarry Potter trainâ) in Scotland
- Ride the Renfe CercanĂas commuter train â Spain
- Travel on the Thalys â FranceâBelgiumâNetherlandsâGermany
- Journey on the Glacier Express in Switzerland
- Experience the Bernina Express from Switzerland to Italy
- Take the Flam Railway in Norway
- Travel on the Danube Express in Eastern Europe
- Complete the Trans-Siberian Railway from Moscow to Vladivostok
- Travel the Balkan Flexipass route
- Take the Arctic Circle Train (SwedenâNorway)
- Try an overnight sleeper train in Europe
- Stay overnight in a train-turned-hotel in Sweden (Train Hostel)
- Ride a Christmas market train in Germany
- Try a wine-tasting train in California, USA
- Take a chocolate train in Switzerland
- Ride a steam-powered heritage train in Wales
- Take a train across the Sahara Desert (iron ore train) in Mauritania
- Ride the Cass Scenic Railroad in the USA
- Take a Lego-themed train in Denmark
- Ride a murder mystery dinner train
- Travel on an overnight couchette in Eastern Europe
- Take a desert train through the Outback in Australia
- Ride the Tren de la Costa, Train to the Clouds, and cross the Andes from Chile to Argentina
- Ride the Lapland Santa Claus Express (Finland)
- Take the TranzAlpine across the South Island â New Zealand
- Take the Bergen Line â Norway
- Ride the Al Andalus Train â Spain
- Take a cross-continental train ride.
- Travel on the Alaska Railroad to Denali
- Ride the El Chepe through Mexicoâs canyons
- Travel by train to Lhasa (Tibet)
- Ride across Eastern Europe with an Interrail pass
- Take the Indian Golden Triangle circuit by train
- Travel to Istanbul on the Bosphorus Express
- Ride across Australiaâs Nullarbor Plain
- Take the Silk Road high-speed trains (ChinaâKazakhstan)
- Travel to Scotland on the London Caledonian Sleeper
- Ride the âslow TVâ train through Norway (Bergen to Oslo, filmed)
- Travel on a sleeper train
Ride the regional train from Taiwan to Hualien.Ride the City Circle Tram in Melbourne.Ride a tram to St Kilda.Paddle steamer on the Murray River.Ride on the London double-decker bus.Ride Euro Rail.Experience the Whoosh High-Speed Railway between Jakarta and BandungTake the Puffing Billy steam railway.- Ride Japanâs
Shinkansenâbullet trainâ. Travel on Koreaâs KTX train.
