Most common bucket lists

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CO-guy said:
Been/seen most on those lists. Went to Iceland to see the Northern Lights and it was overcast all week. Then in October we watched this from our front lawn in Colorado.
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I saw Northern Lights twice on overnight sail races on upper Lake Michigan after midnight, with little moonlight and almost no light pollution - makes a huge difference. Second time was wonderful, but the first was more expansive and went on for at least 15 minutes - the most magical natural phenomena I have ever seen.
 
Northern Lights were common, several times each night during our cruise in northern Norway a few years ago. We deliberately chose to go during the new moon in March, and it was amazing. Hurtigruten even offers a return trip for free if you don't get to see them; that's how reliable it is.
 
From my perspective, these are somewhat strange lists. DW and I have been to many of these places, but my all time high for jaw dropping awe, the Taj Mahal, does not appear at all. IMO in awe factor it easily outdoes the Eiffel tower and the pyramids (also missing from the lists.)
 
Hard to believe that, with Grand Canyon being such a ubiquitous bucket list item around the world, neither Yellowstone NP or Yosemite NP are anywhere on any of these lists. Yellowstone is near the very top of my list of "natural" places to visit in the world (as opposed to cities or countries), and Yosemite is simply awesome (visited twice in my earlier years).
 
Bucket list items:
Here are some memorable places we have visited, sometimes mire than once:

NYC

Eiffel Tower

Tower Bridge

Brunei

Grand Canyon

Disneyland/World

Santorini

Rome/Florence/Taormina

Lake Como

Notre Dame

Costa Del Sol

Istanbul

Niagara Falls

Great Barrier Reef

Mammoth Cave

Canadian Rockies

Sacre Coeur Montreal

Florida Everglades

Four Corners Cliff Dwellers

Pyramids of Mexico/Egypt

Whale watching

Hanauma Bay Snorkelling
 
I wonder if the bucket list, constructed the way it was, changes with whatever has been in the news or with social media contagions.

Didn't we have some recent "northern lights visible to people who have never seen snow" thing going on? I was in the Canadian wilderness in the winter and all we had was an outhouse. I saw the northern lights every night (I drank a lot more back then). After a while, I didn't even look up, I just wanted back in my warm bed!
 
There are so many wonderful sights in this world. Some we've seen that didn't make the lists above (and we've seen many of the ones listed):
Iguazu falls
Angkor Wat
Sagrada Familia
These are easily as impressive and memorable as the listed items
 
I only listed the top five in a few categories. If you go to the linked article, there is a good deal more.
 
fosterscik said:
There are so many wonderful sights in this world. Some we've seen that didn't make the lists above (and we've seen many of the ones listed):
Iguazu falls
Angkor Wat
Sagrada Familia
These are easily as impressive and memorable as the listed items
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One of the things I've said about travel is "If the density of 'bathrooms are for patrons only' signs exceeds 50 per square kilometer, I don't want to go there." Unfortunately, when you go to these places where "everybody wants to go", that's what you're up against. Tourists are there to be milked, not appreciated for their interest in seeing the world. I'd rather spend a week at a lesser canyon and see 100 people than fight traffic, spend two days, and see 100,000 people. But then again, I'm not out to impress "followers" or have a list of places to brag about. To me, it's about the experience when you're actually there (the experiencing self vs the remembering self).
 
sengsational said:
One of the things I've said about travel is "If the density of 'bathrooms are for patrons only' signs exceeds 50 per square kilometer, I don't want to go there." Unfortunately, when you go to these places where "everybody wants to go", that's what you're up against. Tourists are there to be milked, not appreciated for their interest in seeing the world. I'd rather spend a week at a lesser canyon and see 100 people than fight traffic, spend two days, and see 100,000 people. But then again, I'm not out to impress "followers" or have a list of places to brag about. To me, it's about the experience when you're actually there (the experiencing self vs the remembering self).
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Not my experience of the Grand Canyon at all.
 
MuirWannabe said:
If you are in Lake Isabella as your avatar heading suggests, then you are on the doorstep of one of the most beautiful places in the world imo. The Range of Light. Agree that keeping it on the somewhat down low is helpful.
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I agree with that. The funny thing is a lot of people, even long time CA residents never heard of it. I told more than 1 person that I was moving from the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, and when I told them where they said "where is that?" Three stoplights in the whole valley, and all on Lake Isabella Bl. It's a whole different world. :D
 
A friend who got married earlier this year visited three of those destinations on her honeymoon: African Safari, South Africa, and Santorini. I would not count the Uber to JFK for NYC, but they spend enough time there for work.

The African Safari was by far and away her favorite.
 
sengsational said:
.... But then again, I'm not out to impress "followers" or have a list of places to brag about. To me, it's about the experience when you're actually there (the experiencing self vs the remembering self).
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My follower is always impressed. I mean, I do have only the one, and she's usually with me.
 
finnski1 said:
stunning photo. It was snowing on the hoodos when we were there 2 years ago. 29 degrees. We were freezing
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We got there in winter this year.
One part of our bucket list is the US National Parks. So far we have been to 54 of the 64 parks.
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The remaining item on my bucket list is the Northern Lights but it is tricky as I hate cold weather.
 
I gave this some more thought and realized I really need an updated bucket list (or have something really unique to look forward too) I came up with two. Both have to do with a couple of my lifelong hobbies. Performance cars and Vegas. I'll toss them around in my head for a year or so and see how it plays out. (Hey that's half the fun, right) One can only be accomplished once a year, the other, anytime. Might blow them off as just to childish or stupid,,,,, or maybe not. While maybe "not so common", I'm sure many (1000's) have done both, but for me (and the DW), they would be once in lifetime event(s).
 
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