Bucket List

Hi friends, amigos, freunds, vens, miks, amis, tomadachi,

I have a confession. I am an addict.  A big, fat addict.  And you know what I’m addicted to?

Travelling.  The people, the cultures, the food, the drinks, the languages, the traditions, the history, the architecture, the sceneries, the transportation….The journey.

Hence, where this blog was born.  Growing up in Australia, I took my first (besides NZ) overseas trip in 2009 and haven’t looked back since.  I’ve sipped champagne on the floor of the grand canyon, cuddled tiger cubs in Thailand, smoked shisha in the Arabian desert, watched a Cirque de Soleil show in London, swam with turtles in Mexico, posed for photos with the Sphinx and pyramids, rode an elephant in Laos, snowboarded the powder in Canada, ate rat and snake in Vietnam, experienced Anzac Day at Anzac cove, drank pints of Guiness in Ireland and trekked my way through a hell of a lot more of Europe.  Butttt, there’s still so much more I want to see, experience and live.  Come with me on my journey J

I haven’t always just travelled.  I studied for 5 years through uni and worked in my field as an electrical engineer for the past 2.5 years.  However, I found I always had itchy feet.  Itchy feet to explore and learn and grow.  Which has brought me to my new adventure.  Back in a country I absolutely love for the people, the incredible landscapes and the atmosphere.  Croatia.  I have scored a job working as an on board representative on Sail Croatia, a company re-known for providing incredible experiences for guests on board weekly trips up and down the Croatian coast.  I am already brimming with excitement, because even though I’ll be working, the people I’ll meet and the places I’ll get to see again will be one thousand times worth it!

From here, I’m not sure where I’ll go, but the plan is to continuing ticking off what I can on my bucket list.  As such, I thought I’d share with you the next 30 things I’d like to do before I turn 30 (I’m 25 now).  You can then follow my journey through this blog and hopefully get to see, through my eyes, some of the great wonders this world has to offer. 

1.       Spend 12 weeks on a boat tripping along Croatian Coast – TICK!

2.       See the big 5 in Africa

3.       Take a photo at Iguaza Falls

4.       Trek to the base camp of Mt Everest

5.       Drive the southern coast of Portugal

6.       Run with the bulls in Spain

7.       Play soccer (football) with vibrant kids in Argentina

8.       Snap a picture with a gorilla in Uganda

9.       Walk the Great Wall of China

10.   Cruise along the Great Ocean Road from Melbourne to Adelaide

11.   Eat jalfrenzi and naan in India

12.   Climb Machu Picchu

13.   Visit my sponsor child in Mozambique

14.   Roam the markets of Marrakesh

15.   View the Northern Lights from Iceland

16.   Travel on the trans-Siberia train from Russia to China

17.   Attempt to speak French in Quebec City

18.   Hike the Pyrenees between France and Spain

19.   Volunteer in an orphanage…anywhere!

20.   Party at Rio Carnivale

21.   Learn to surf off the coast of Perth

22.   Rave to the music at Coachella

23.   Bobsled in Northern Norway

24.   Explore the marine life off the Galapagos Islands

25.   Relax on the beaches in the Seychelles

26.   Sleep in the desert next to Ayers Rock

27.   Ride fresh powder on the slopes in Japan

28.   Dance the Trepak with Russians in Russia

29.   Float in the Dead Sea off Jordan

30.   Fall in love with the city of love, Paris

That is all for now. Stay tuned for the next part of my journey J

xxxx