My Bucket List
Machu Picchu, Peru
Tucked away in the rocky countryside northwest of Cuzco, Peru, Machu Picchu is believed to have been a royal estate or sacred religious site for Inca leaders, whose civilization was virtually wiped out by Spanish invaders in the 16th century. The site stretches over an impressive 5-mile distance, featuring more than 3,000 stone steps that link its many different levels
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
Lauterbrunnen is situated in one of the most impressive trough valleys in the Alps, between gigantic rock faces and mountain peaks. With its 72 thundering waterfalls, secluded valleys, colourful alpine meadows and lonely mountain inns, the Lauterbrunnen Valley is one of the biggest nature conservation areas in Switzerland and one of the most picturesque villages in Europe
Overseas Highway, Florida Keys, USA
The Overseas Highway, sometimes called “the Highway that Goes to Sea” is a total of 113 miles of roadway and 42 overseas bridges, leapfrogging form key to key in a series of giant arches of concrete and steel construction. The most famous part of the highway is the 7-mile bridge at Marathon Keys. One can expect seascapes as colorful as any artist’s canvas, colors of shimmering sea from turquoise to blue to deep green, landscapes of rustling pine, swaying palms and shallow mangrove, all vying for life under a horizon-to-horizon blue sky dotted with fleecy white clouds.
Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Salar de Uyuni, where the earth meets the sky, amid the Andes in southwest Bolivia, is the world’s largest salt flat. It’s the legacy of a prehistoric lake that went dry, leaving behind a desertlike, nearly 11,000-sq.-km. landscape of bright-white salt, rock formations and cacti-studded islands. The sunset above the flats is considered one of the most amazing views.
Angels Falls, Venezuela
Angel Falls is a waterfall in Venezuela. It is the world’s highest uninterrupted waterfall, with a height of 979 metres and a plunge of 807 m. The waterfall drops over the edge of the Auyán-tepui mountain in the Canaima National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The falls are located in Canaima National Park, and, because of the dense jungle surrounding the falls, they are best seen from the air.
Plitvice National Park, Croatia
Plitvice Lakes National Park is a 295-sq.-km forest reserve in central Croatia. It’s known for a chain of 16 terraced lakes, joined by waterfalls, that extend into a limestone canyon. Walkways and hiking trails wind around and across the water, and an electric boat links the 12 upper and 4 lower lakes. The latter are the site of Veliki Slap, a 78m-high waterfall.
Antelope Canyon, AZ, USA
The Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon in the American Southwest, on Navajo land east of Page, Arizona. It includes two separate, scenic slot canyon sections, referred to as Upper Antelope Canyon, and Lower Antelope Canyon. The canyon has a wave-like structure that gives it a unique look and, along with the canyon’s glorious light beams, makes Antelope the most-photographed slot canyon in the Southwest United States. The canyon’s unique geography was created by water that rushed over its walls over many, many years.
Seljalandsfoss Waterfall, Iceland
Seljalandsfoss is located in the South Region in Iceland right by Route 1 and the road that leads to Þórsmörk Road 249. The waterfall drops 60 m and is part of the Seljalands River that has its origin in our of the biggest volcano glaciers in Iceland. Seljalandsfoss can be viewed from all angles, as a walking trail passes behind the falls, and and also on the north, west and east sides of the falls.
Northern Lights, Iceland
Iceland, which sits at the latitude of approximately 64° north, is ideally located to see the aurora. As Iceland has longer hours of darkness and often statistically less frequent cloud cover, and thus provide more opportunities to see the aurora borealis. The best places to see the Northern Lights in Iceland are those beaches, waterfalls or locations facing North. Hvolsvöllur, Skógafoss, Jökulsárlón, Stokksnes, Kirkjufel and Hvítserkur are some of the best locations to view the lights.
Palawan Islands, Philippines
Palawan, often voted as one the best islands in Asia, is the largest island in the Palawan Province, in the western Philippines. The capital, Puerto Princesa, is known for the biodiverse Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, where boats run along an underground river through vast caves. Off the east coast, Honda Bay’s islands are dotted with resorts. It is also rich with reefs teeming with marine life.
Atlantic Highway, Norway
The Atlantic Highway takes you on a unique journey close to the powerful Atlantic Ocean. This Norwegian Scenic Route opened in 1989, and is considered the most beautiful road trip in the world by some, thanks to the combination of modern engineering and spectacular natural surroundings. The road was chosen as the Norwegian Construction of the Century in 2005, and takes you on a journey through moorland, fertile cultural landscape, weather beaten bays and islands. By driving along this highway, you’ll have the chance to see the striking Norwegian coastal landscape at its best: small ragged islets connected by causeways, picturesque villages and, in between, the majesty of the Norwegian Sea.
Whitehaven Beach, Australia
Whitehaven Beach is situated around 800 km north of Brisbane. The beach is a 7 km stretch along Whitsunday Islands. The island is accessible by boat, seaplane & helicopter from Airlie Beach, as well as Hamilton islands. Whitehaven Beach boasts brilliant white silica sand that is among the purest in the world. Sink your feet into the sand and wade into the warm waves that gently lap the shore and you’ll soon realise why people come here from all over the world.
Algar di Benagil, Portugal
This beautiful cave is situated on the fishing village of Praia de Benagil Beach. It is along the southern coast of Portugal, closer to the Strait of Gibraltar. This cave has a round hole in the ceiling that frames the beautiful blue sky inside. Inside the cave is a small, magical beach. From inside the cave, you will see the blue sky through an opening in the ceiling, also known as the eye. One can reach the cave by boat or kayak.
Iguazu falls, Argentina/Brazil
Iguazu Falls are waterfalls that straddle between the Brazilian State of Paraná and Province of Misiones in Argentina along the River Iguazu. It divides the river into upper and lower Iguazu. With more than 275 falls, the Iguazu are the most majestic of water falls. The most scenic one is the curved cataract christened the ‘devils throat’ that has 14 falls that drop to a height of 350 feet. There is a point in the water falls observation deck that a visitor can stand and get enveloped by about 260 degrees of waterfalls. The entry to the park is possible from Argentina and Brazil.
Santorini Islands, Greece
Santorini is one of the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea in the South of Greece. The whitewashed, cubiform houses of its 2 principal towns, Fira and Oia, cling to cliffs above an underwater caldera (crater). They overlook the sea, small islands to the west and beaches made up of black, red and white lava pebbles. The island was the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history: the Minoan eruption (sometimes called the Thera eruption), which occurred about 3,600 years ago at the height of the Minoan civilization.
Yosemite National Park, CA, USA
Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridal-veil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome. A wonderland of geological formations and biological diversity, the park spans nearly 1,200 square miles on in central eastern California
Balloon ride in Capadoccia, Turkey
Cappadocia, a semi-arid region in central Turkey, is known for its distinctive “fairy chimneys,” tall, cone-shaped rock formations clustered in Monks Valley, Göreme and was formed by volcanic erosion. Thick ash solidified into a soft rock, called tuff, and over time the tuff rocks eroded with wind and water, creating the iconic fairy chimneys. It spans an area of distance of 5,000 km.sq and sits on an altitude of over 1,000 metres, cutting through three Anatolian provinces – Nevsehir, Keyseri and Nigde. Lots of underground cities were excavated in Cappadocia, some connected by a network of tunnels, few of which are open to tourists.
Milan Derby at San Siro Stadium, Italy
One of the biggest event in the football calendar is The Derby della Madonnina, also known as the Derby di Milano, played between the two prominent Milanese clubs Internazionale and AC Milan. The derby is played at The San Siro, officially known as Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, which is the home of AC Milan and Internazionale. It has a seating capacity of nearly 90,000, making it one of the largest stadiums in Europe, and the largest in Italy. The average cost of ticket is around 120 Euros.
Kentucky Derby, KY, USA
The Kentucky Derby is a horse race held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, almost always on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The competition is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of one and a quarter miles at Churchill Downs race tracks. It is also festival for Spring fashioner among the elite class of US country.
Cherry Blossom Flowers, Japan
A cherry blossom is a flower of many trees of genus Prunus or Prunus subg. Cerasus. They are also known as Japanese cherry and Sakura. They generally refer to ornamental cherry trees, not to cherry trees that produce fruit for eating. It is considered the national flower of Japan. It is home to over a hundred varieties of cherry trees, including wild varieties and cultivated ones. The trees are also differentiated in terms of the number of petals, the color of the petals, the shape of the tree, the color of the leaves, and whether the leaves arrive along with the blossoms or after the blooming period.
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