Ever since I was 16, I’ve kept a list. Not on paper β in my head, then eventually on my phone, then on scraps of paper stuffed into a drawer. Places I saw in magazines, destinations friends mentioned, corners of the world that made me stop scrolling and just stare.
Some of them I’ve ticked off, sometimes in ways I never imagined. Some are booked, planned, and quietly terrifying me. And some β honestly β feel like they belong to another version of me, a braver one, a richer one, or just a future one who finally ran out of excuses.
This is that list. All 99 of them. The ones with the green checkmark? Done. The black and white ones? Still waiting for me.
βEiffel Tower
Paris, France

Christ the Redeemer
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
βColosseum
Rome, Italy

Great Wall of China
China
βMachu Picchu
Peru

Santorini
Greece

Petra
Jordan
βTaj Mahal
Agra, India

Pyramids of Giza
Egypt
βStatue of Liberty
New York City, USA

Grand Canyon
Arizona, USA

Niagara Falls
Canada/USA
βBurj Khalifa
Dubai, UAE

Sydney Opera House
Sydney, Australia

Mount Fuji
Japan
βVenice Canals
Venice, Italy

Northern Lights
Iceland

Swiss Alps
Switzerland
βBali Rice Terraces
Bali, Indonesia

Banff National Park
Canada

Cappadocia Hot Air Balloons
Turkey

Maldives Overwater Villas
Maldives
βAngkor Wat
Cambodia

Yellowstone National Park
USA

Bora Bora
French Polynesia

Serengeti Safari
Tanzania

Victoria Falls
Zambia/Zimbabwe
βBlue Lagoon
Iceland

Times Square
New York City, USA
βGolden Gate Bridge
San Francisco, USA

Stonehenge
England

Acropolis
Athens, Greece

Prague Castle
Prague, Czech Republic
βAmalfi Coast
Italy

Hallstatt
Austria

Neuschwanstein Castle
Germany
βTokyo Shibuya Crossing
Japan
βKyoto Temples
Japan

Great Barrier Reef
Australia

Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzania

Chichen Itza
Mexico

Yosemite National Park
USA

Antelope Canyon
Arizona, USA

Moraine Lake
Canada
βSahara Desert Camel Ride
Morocco
βChefchaouen Blue City
Morocco

Dubai Desert Safari
UAE
βThe Louvre Museum
Paris, France

Buckingham Palace
London, England
βBig Ben
London, England

Harry Potter Studio Tour
England
βDisney World
Orlando, USA

Universal Studios Japan
Osaka, Japan

Mount Bromo Sunrise
Indonesia

Komodo Island
Indonesia

Ha Long Bay
Vietnam
βPhuket Beaches
Thailand
βPhi Phi Islands
Thailand

Singapore Marina Bay Sands
Singapore

Gardens by the Bay
Singapore

Seoul Namsan Tower
South Korea

Jeju Island
South Korea

Amazon Rainforest
Brazil

Patagonia
Argentina/Chile

Iguazu Falls
Argentina/Brazil

Easter Island
Chile

GalΓ‘pagos Islands
Ecuador

Zion National Park
Utah, USA

Monument Valley
Arizona/Utah, USA
βRoute 66 Road Trip
USA

New Orleans French Quarter
USA

Waikiki Beach
Hawaii, USA

Road to Hana
Maui, Hawaii

Alaskan Cruise
Alaska, USA

Reykjavik
Iceland

Norwegian Fjords
Norway

Lapland Glass Igloos
Finland

Black Forest
Germany
βDubrovnik Old Town
Croatia

Blue Mosque
Istanbul, Turkey

Pamukkale
Turkey

Dead Sea
Jordan

Wadi Rum Desert
Jordan

Mount Everest Base Camp
Nepal

Bhutan Tiger's Nest Monastery
Bhutan

The Forbidden City
Beijing, China

Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge
China
βHong Kong Skyline
Hong Kong

Taipei 101
Taiwan

Lake Bled
Slovenia

Plitvice Lakes
Croatia

Edinburgh Castle
Scotland

Cliffs of Moher
Ireland

Giant's Causeway
Northern Ireland

Faroe Islands
Denmark
βCinque Terre
Italy

Mount Rainier National Park
USA

Glowworm Caves
New Zealand

Milford Sound
New Zealand
And then there’s number 100. The one I keep moving to the bottom of the list, not because I’ve forgotten it β but because it feels almost too big to write down. It’s the kind of dream that makes you laugh a little when you say it out loud, and then go quiet when you realise you actually mean it.

π§ Cruise to Antarctica
The last great wilderness. The end of the world. Number 100 β and the biggest challenge on this entire list.