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The Ultimate Travel Bucket List

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at ECU chapter.

Have you ever sat in the library and thought, “Wow I really wish I could be out traveling instead of writing out 502 flash cards that aren’t going to help me pass the hardest class I’ve ever taken?” Well, same… Which is how, this Ultimate Travel Bucket List came into play.  I have been feeling very independent lately, which has given me the motivation to type out this list of places I’ve always been interested in visiting. One day I hope I will be able to say that I visited all 50 places (ya know.. if the money allows). I believe that it’s important to travel, and I believe that you haven’t truly found yourself if you aren’t able to go out and see certain parts of the world and experience other cultures.  Hopefully, with this Ultimate Travel Bucket List, I will inspire you to travel to one or many of these places, or I will succeed in helping you procrastinate. 

The Ultimate Travel Bucket List:

1. Visit Arches National Park in Moab, Utah

2. Study abroad or work in Oxford, England

3. Kayak through the Venice Canals

4. Paddle board through Lake Havasu in Arizona

5. Tour Machu Picchu in Peru

6. Take a picture in front of Glacier Bay, Alaska

7. Go to The Wizarding World of Harry Potty in Universal Studios, Florida

8. Visit Coastal Road in Cape Town, South Africa

9. Kiss a significant other on top of the Eiffel Tower

10. Take pictures of the Yellowstone National Park

11. Stand on the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland

12. Watch the sunset in Santorini, Greece

13. Climb Table Mountain in South Africa

14. Take a trip to Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah

15. Scuba Dive the Great Barrier Reef in Australia

16. Take a picture in front of the Taj Mahal located in India

17. Walk the Great Wall of China

18. Ride a camel to the Great Pyramid if Giza located in Egypt

19. Hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon in Arizona

20. Go to the Guinness Brewery in Dublin, Ireland

21. Swim in Devil’s Pool in Africa

22. Let go of a floating lantern in Thailand

23. See a Broadway musical in New York

24. Cross the Tunnel of Love in Ukraine with a significant other

25. Drive up the Amalfi Coast in Italy

26. Stay at San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chili, home of the largest pool in the world

27. Watch the Changing of the Guards in London

28. Take a dip in the Hot Springs in Iceland

29. Hike the Redwood forest in Califorinia

30. Take an educational trip to Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland

31. Ice skate under the Eiffel Tower

32. See the Northern Lights

33. Visit Death Valley National Park in California

34. Go to the tree lighting ceremony in New York City

35. Bike ride across the San Francisco Bridge in California

36. Experience a Bull Fight in Spain

37. Make a wish in the Trevi Fountain in Italy

38. Add a lock to the Love-Lock Bridge in Paris

39. Attend Oktoberfest in Germany

40. Stay in an Overwater Bungalow in Bora Bora

41. Experience the views at Montana’s Glacier National Park

42. Stand under the Hollywood sign in California

43. Explore the Sahara Desert

44. Go Zorbing in New Zealand

45. Take a picture among the Tulip beds in Holland

46. Go White Water Rafting in Colorado

47. Gamble in the city of Las Vegas

48. Visit Pompeii in Italy

49. Visit the One World Trade Observatory in New York City

50. Do a wine tasting at a Napa Valley winery

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Born and raised in Fayetteville, NC, but Ocean Isle Beach is closer to my heart. I'm an East Carolina University sophomore and a passionate English and Creative writing major.