My Travel Bucket List 9.5.2024

It’s fun to ponder all the cool places you have not yet been but would be amazing to experience. Just for fun, I will share with you my bucket list of places I would love to travel. 

My absolute dream places to travel:

1. New Zealand

If I could do only one trip for the rest of my life, it would be to New Zealand. I am a big fan of Lord of the Rings so it would be amazing to see the places where the movies were filmed. Also, Pavlova (the cake that New Zealanders and Australians argue about which country it is originally from) is my favorite food so I would love to eat the original cake. On top of all that, I have heard that there are penguins in New Zealand. Is that true? I would like to see them as well!

Pavlova!

2. Australia

I mean, if I want to go to New Zealand to eat Pavlova, it would be only fair to try it in Australia, too. In addition, there is a lot of interesting nature that would be cool to see. Kangaroos and stuff! (There is unfortunately nature I do not want to see, I am aware of that. Like snakes!)

3. Tokyo, Japan

When I was younger, I read some Magna and watched Studio Ghibli movies. Since then, I have found Japanese culture interesting. Even though nowadays I am not that into Magna and stuff anymore, Tokyo is still one of the places I dream most to visit.

4. Rome, Italy

I love history. I have visited many of the biggest and most famous cities in Europe (like Paris, London, Berlin, Barcelona…). But for some reason – I cannot understand why – I have never been to Rome even though there are so many interesting historical things to see. I cannot wait for the day to travel to Rome and fix this odd situation!

5. Iceland

Only Nordic country I have not yet been to. That is already a reason to put Iceland on this list! No, but honestly, I am truly interested in the beauty and uniqueness of nature in Iceland.

Other places I would like to travel:

Turkey

More specifically Istanbul, but I think there might be other interesting places, too. Mainly because I have friends from there, but I would also like to visit Hagia Sofia and other historical buildings in Istanbul. And drink authentic Turkish coffee!

Sicily, Italy

Honestly, any place in Italy because of the food and atmosphere but Sicily especially because I have friends from there, too. I have traveled around northern Italy so it would be interesting to see what the south is like.

Hong Kong

I also have a friend from Hong Kong, and she told me how different the city looks compared to Finland. It sounded so fascinating that I would like to see that myself! And see her again, of course!

South Korea

Once, a group of Koreans took me and some other people to eat Korean chicken. I fell in love! I have heard good things about other Korean food, too, so I would really like to experience Korean cuisine.

Looks delicious, right?

Athens, Greece

I like Percy Jackson books. And history. 

Amsterdam, Netherlands

As a person who likes history, I would like to visit Anne Frank’s house and the art museums there. A couple of times, I have been so close to Amsterdam that I have thought about going there but not quite making it that far. 

Places I have already been but would like to travel again:

Vienna, Austria

Obvious reasons (my favorite city).

Karlskirche in Vienna

Stockholm, Sweden

I have heard good things about the museum scene in Stockholm. So far, I have only been to the Vasa museum (twice, heh!).

London, The United Kingdom

A short but tragic story: I visited London in the Summer of 2020. Everything was close. Big Ben was under construction. So there was not much to see, and the trip was a bit sad. So I would like to visit London again and see what there is actually to see like the British Museum, Baker Street, The Globe, just to name a couple.

I mean… Looks a bit sad

And that is it! Of course, there are many other places I would like to travel. But these are my biggest traveling dreams. Hopefully, this post inspires you all to dream and think about amazing places on this planet you want to see! Or at least you got to know me and some of my traveling interests a bit better!