My Travel Bucket List

Hey guys, today’s post is about my travel bucket list. Just taking a small break from the theme of traveling with kids.  In this post, I want to talk about my travel dreams. Traveling for me is not just a leisure activity. But it’s an emotional experience which stays with me in my memories forever.

For people who like exploring new places, traveling becomes their teacher & inspiration. For me, travel doesn’t only mean visiting new places, it’s much more than that. I develop deep bonds with those places, the mountains, the beaches, the cities, and the people.

When I am traveling, I feel deeply connected to my soul.

My Travel Memories

I was only 11 years old when I realized there’s a traveler in me. I used to watch a travel series every day which was aired on the Discovery channel in the ’90s – Travelers. And, I remember that was the first time I made a travel journal of all the places I wanted to visit.

The desire to travel was so strong that I would even argue with my parents to allow me to go on school trips, even if there was no one going from my friends.

My first school trip was to Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary when I was in the nursery, just 3.5 years old. My first flight experience was from my school trip to Agra when I was in 1st std. And, one of the best memories of my school trips is from Goa (11th std). I was the only science student traveling with the arts and commerce sections & I knew no one. It was the trip when I made some of my best friends during my last days in school.

I am all about planners and journals.

When it comes to travel planning, I like to keep a travel journal where I maintain my travel bucket list. Until a decade ago, all I wanted to do was travel to all the famous tourist places in the world. However, when I first traveled to Kerala with my mother in 2010, I realized the true beauty of a place doesn’t lie only in popular destinations.

Instead, it’s hidden from the general crowd & can be found only in off beaten paths. Since then, I make sure to find some off beaten unexplored destinations and add those in my travel itinerary.

I am lucky that my husband loves traveling as much as I do & now I see a traveler in my son too!

Places & Adventures which I have already ticked off my Travel Bucket List (India)

So, here’s a list of 30 places and 10 adventure activities which I have already ticked off my travel bucket list. Some of these places I’ve visited multiple times. However, there are still many destinations which I want to revisit & explore some of the less visited locations there. Waiting for my son to grow up a little so that we can travel like backpackers family & explore the world. That’s our travel goal.

30 Destinations in India

1. Goa
2. Kerela
3. Kashmir
4. Meghalaya
5. Kaziranga National Park
6. Andaman Islands
7. Manali
8. Mussoorie
9. Nainital
10. Kausani
11. Jim Corbett National Park
12. Agra
13. Jaipur
14. Udaipur
15. Pondicherry
16. Mukteshwar
17. Kanyakumari
18. Amritsar
19. Mcleodganj
20. Rishikesh
21. Dalhousie
22. Mount Abu
23. Lansdowne
24. Badrinath
25. Kedarnath
26. Hemkunth Sahib
27. Jammu
28. Patnitop
29. Dharamshala
30. Dawki

Adventure Activities

1- River Rafting

2- Paragliding

3- Rappeling

4- Snorkeling

5- Mountain climbing

6- Camping

6- Caving

8- Night Jungle walk

9- Jungle Safari

10- River crossing

Travel Bucket List – 40 Places I want to Visit/Things I want to do before I turn 40! 

My Travel Bucket List – In India

Destinations

1. Mahabaleshwar – Done (Aug 2019)
2. Rann of Kutch, Gujarat – Done (Oct 2019)
3. Dudhsagar falls – Done (Jan 2020)
4. Jodhpur – Done (Feb 2020)
5. Jaisalmer – Done (Feb 2020)
6. Lakshadweep – Done (Jan 2023)
7. Sakleshpur – Done (May 2023)
8. Wayanad – Done (Aug 2023)
9. Coorg – Done (Aug 2023)
10. Lachung, Sikkim
11. Ladakh
12. Gokarna, Karnataka
13. Darjeeling
14. Binsar
15. Ooty
16. Puri, Orissa
17. Chennai
18. Kanatal
19. Spiti Valley
20. Tawang
21. Sunderban
22. Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh
23. Mizoram
24. Kasol
25. Panchgani
26. Wellington, TN

Adventure Activities

1. Sky diving
2. Scuba diving
3. Trekking – Done
4. Hot air ballooning
5. Kayaking – Done (Oct ’22, Jan ’23, Mar ’23)

My Travel Bucket List – Outside India

1. Bali
2. Sri Lanka
3. Mauritius
4. Singapore
5. Nepal
6. Bhutan
7. Dubai
8. Vietnam
9. Europe

So, these are the 40 places and adventures which I want to tick off my bucket list before I turn 40! There’s a lot to be done and time’s running so fast. I should soon plan my next adventure trip.

That’s all for today, guys. Hope you liked this post. Now you tell me which destination or adventure activity is on top of your travel bucket list. Write it down in the comments below.

See you tomorrow! And, don’t forget to share this post.

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