Travel Dust

Chronicling the travel memories, musings, and desires of a tropical city girl out to see the world one backpack at a time.
I Likey

In the order of recall and burst of excitement in my head:

  1. See the Northern Lights in Scandinavia
  2. Sleep in an igloo
  3. Sleep in the Ice Hotel
  4. Sleep in the airplane hotel
  5. Sleep in a ship
  6. Sleep in a treehouse 
  7. Sleep in a cave
  8. Sleep in a native Igorot hut
  9. Sleep in a castle/palace
  10. Lie down on the nose of a boat while going through limestone karst in Palawan
  11. Go on a cruise
  12. Take the Road to Santiago 
  13. Take the Parental Unit to a Pilgrimage in Jerusalem
  14. Take Mom to Lourdes and Vatican (she might get some religion there lol)
  15. Backpacking in the Cordilleras
  16. Hike the rice terraces
  17. Visit all UNESCO cultural sites in Philippines
  18. Long weekend in Batanes
  19. Sandboard down sand dunes
  20. Ride the Oriental Express
  21. Ride a train from Singapore to Thailand
  22. Take a train across Scandinavia
  23. Ride a camel in the desert
  24. Ride an elephant in the jungle : it was raining too!!!
  25. Watch the Sinulog Festival
  26. Watch the Masskara Festival
  27. Participate in a crowded street party of a fiesta
  28. Watch the fiesta in Pamplona
  29. Cherry Blossom Festival in JAPAN
  30. Songkran Festival in Thailand
  31. Attend these festivals
  32. Travel across Portugal and know my roots
  33. Walk along the Great Wall
  34. Go to Mongolia and see the nomads
  35. Adventure Trip, Pet a Sheep & Do Lord of the Rings Tour in New Zealand
  36. Dive in the pristine reefs of Samar
  37. Swim with the whale sharks
  38. Watch dolphins in their natural habitat
  39. Learn how to surf
  40. Surf in Baler
  41. Swim in the Dead Sea
  42. Swim in calcium travertines of Pamukkale
  43. Blow a horn with the Matterhorn in view..if it’s allowed
  44. Wear a hanbok inside a palace in Korea
  45. Eat kimchi in Korea
  46. Eat sushi in Japan - not the airport of Japan
  47. Bungee rope dive into a river/stream
  48. Swim in a volcano’s crater - PINATUBO!
  49. Climb Kota Kinabalu
  50. Tomb Raider in Egypt
  51. Explore Zanzibar
  52. Go on a retreat in the Himalayas
  53. Visit Bhutan
  54. Discover Sikkim
  55. Bathe in a centuries old Turkish bath in Turkey
  56. See the Aya Sofiya
  57. Walk from Europe to Asia
  58. Ride a hot air balloon in Cappadocia 
  59. Eat pizza and pasta in Italy
  60. Drink tequila in Mexico
  61. Enjoy wine in Patagonia
  62. Devour artisan chocolates in Switzerland :D
  63. Have a shawarma in UAE, Bahrain or Qatar
  64. Eat a kebab in the Mediterranean
  65. Camp at Yosemite
  66. See the Statue of Liberty
  67. Watch a show at Broadway
  68. Eat a hotdog sold on the streets of NYC
  69. New Year in Vegas
  70. Travel on a bike
  71. Go on a NatGeo Expedition
  72. See the Buddha Head in a Tree in Ayutthaya
  73. Eat street food in Thailand
  74. Eat in Melaka
  75. Ankor Wat!!!
  76. Sunrise at Borobodur
  77. Take a batik class in Bali
  78. Southeast Asian Trip: Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos & maybe Myanmar
  79. Attend mass at the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona
  80. Prague <3
  81. Tour Sri Lanka
  82. Travel down from Madrid/Barcelona to Casablanca
  83. Go to Verona - Letters to Juliet! Hahaha!!!
  84. Throw a coin in the Trevi Fountain
  85. Greek mythology tour in Greece - aka the temples and islands
  86. Take an Inkaterra trip in Peru
  87. South American Road Trip: Bolivia, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay
  88. See Antartica and the Penguins via tip of Argentina
  89. Step in the Hand of God in Uruguay
  90. Explore Iceland & Faroe Islands
  91. Go on an African Safari
  92. Watch the Stonehenge Music Festival / Winter/Summer Solstice
  93. Festival of Lights / Loi Krathong in Thailand
  94. Travel for the World Cup
  95. Food trip in Taiwan
  96. Cross 3 borders in 24 hours
  97. Stand between two places at the same time
  98. See the Kremlin in Russia
  99. Visit a country in Central Asia (one of the -Stans, excluding Afghanistan)
  100. Travel alone
  101. Go around a new place on a motorcycle
  102. Stay in a fishing village in a remote island
  103. Get bumped up to business class, for FREE
  104. Go canyoning
  105. Spelunking!
  106. Whitewater rafting
  107. Walk along a Chocolate Hill - I walked down LOL
  108. Go in the Underground River of Puerto Prinsesa 
  109. Ride a reindeer-drawn sled hahaha
  110. Coffee & crepes in Paris or Nice, France
  111. Experience Jordan!!