This is a list of places I’ve been, followed by my bucket list of all the places I plan to visit. The way I travel has changed dramatically over the years. Now as a single mom to a 9 year old daughter I struggle a bit with finding the appropriate level of adventure for her without
Next bucket list destinations:
Halifax, Barcelona, Mallorca
Where I’ve been:
Australia – Expo 88, Brisbane, Sydney, Surfer’s Paradise, Ranch in the Blue Mountains
Austria – 1983 (with parents), 1995 (5 month backpacking trip), 2006 (motorcycle tour)
Bahamas, The – worked on a liveaboard dive boat for 4 years
Bay Islands (& Mainland Honduras) – worked on a private yacht based there for 4.5 years
Belgium – 1995 (backpacking)
Belize – 1994 Road Trip, 2005 on a private yacht
Canada – born – traveled between Vancouver and Toronto several times, never east of Quebec
Czech Republic – Visited friends in 2006
Cuba – A stopover between Roatan and Milan – long enough for coffee and a sandwich.
El Salvador – I stopped here frequently en route from Honduras to Guatemala
England (UK) – 1983 (with parents), 1995 (5 month backpacking trip)
Fiji – 1988, Blue Lagoon Cruise and a stay in Nadi
Finland – 2017 (with parents and Offspring)
France – 1983 (with parents), 1995 (5 month backpacking trip, moved in with a boy in Paris, took a job in Nice)
Germany – 1983 (with parents), 1995 (5 month backpacking trip), 2006 (motorcycle tour)
Hungary – 1995 (5 month backpacking trip)
Italy – 1983 (with parents), 2006 (motorcycle tour) Upper Italian Lakes, Tuscany & Umbria, 2008 Milan for Nikki Beach
Japan – 1985 exchange student
Kuwait – visa run while I was living in UAE
Liechtenstein – 1983 (with parents) stopped for gas on a road trip
Isle of Man – 1995 (5 month backpacking trip)
Mexico – worked on a private yacht based there for 6 years – 5 in Cozumel, 1 in Isla Mujeres
Monaco – 1983 (with parents)
New Zealand – 2001 Motorcycle trip, Louis Vuitton Cup
Portugal – 1995 (5 month backpacking trip)
Qatar – visa run while I was living in UAE
Republic of San Marino
Scotland (UK) – 1983 (with parents)
Spain – 1995 (5 month backpacking trip – including Canary Islands with Mom)
Sweden – 2017 (with my parents and Offspring)
Switzerland – 1983 (with parents), 1995 (5 month backpacking trip), 2006 (motorcycle tour)
United Arab Emirates – 5 months in 1996/97 on a Garlington sport-fishing yacht
United States – all but 13 states in the NE (including Hawaii and Alaska)
Venezuela – 1997 Skydiving Boogie Mil8 Helicopter 15 jumps in Higuerote
Wales (UK) – 1983 (with parents), 1995 (5 month backpacking trip)
my Bucket List:
Argentina | Bermuda | Bolivia |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Brazil | Bulgaria |
Cambodia | Chile | China |
Cook Islands | Croatia | Curaçao |
Cyprus | Denmark | Dominican Republic |
Ecuador | Egypt | Greece |
Greenland | Iceland | India |
Indonesia | Ireland Dad lived in Belfast as a kid | Madagascar |
Malaysia | Maldives | Malta |
Marshall Islands | Micronesia | Montenegro |
Morocco | Nepal | Netherlands |
Nicaragua | Norway | Palau |
Panama | Peru | Poland |
Puerto Rico | Serbia | Seychelles |
Singapore | Slovakia | Slovenia |
South Africa | Thailand | Turkey |
Turks & Caicos | Uruguay | Vanuatu |
Viet Nam |
Also, but left out of the table because it didn’t fit properly: Lesser Antilles (Barbados, Saint Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago, Aruba, Martinique, Saint Barths, Virgin Islands)