My Bucket List

To be worked on, added to, subtracted from - generally refined!


Manhattan, New York, done a few times but more welcome ...

Lake District, UK - done in many parts ...

Oldupai Gorge, Tanzania - did it February 2013 ....

Ngorongoro Conservation Area - includes the crater and the Serengeti - awesome!

Glen Coe and Loch Ness, UK done but could be done better ...

Seychelles, Indian Ocean no plans ... yet!

Northern Mountains of Mallorca, Balearic Islands. Awesome ... great walking

Patagonia Plains, Argentina hmmm....

Kuantan, Malaysia OK, will need some planning

Shetlands & Orkneys - July 2017

Itsukushima Shrine, Hatsukaichi, Japan. Beautiful and everything I ever thought it would be.

Ring of fire volcanoes, Wrangel Island, Russia

Stockholm, Sweden - done it!

The Bermudas or Somers Isles

Atacama Desert, Chile

The Great Barrier Reef, Australia ... plans afoot Sept/Oct 2017

Stewart Island, New Zealand - done and it is to be recommended!

Milford Sound, New Zealand - fabulous.

Bali, Indonesia

Kazakhstan

Mongolia

Douglas, Isle Of Man - disappointing but any port in a storm.

Madeira, Portugal

Kerala Waterfalls, India

Taj Mahal, Agra, India - gorgeous

Hydra and Spetses, Greek Islands. Gorgeous too.

La Paz, Bolivia

Leaning Tower and Baptistry, Pisa. Wonderful.

Seattle, Washington State, USA Very lovely setting and no wonder some pretty wealthy people chose to live here

Costa Rico - stunning

Singapore, Malay Peninsula Sept/Oct 2017

Easter Island, Chile

Cairns, Northern Territory, Australia ...in the plan.

Havana, Cuba - enjoyed it tremendously

Keys, Florida, USA Lovely in parts.

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Democratic Republic of Congo

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia yep, on the list but not sure if we'll ever make the MCG on a Boxing Day!

Whistler, British Columbia, Canada

Prague, Czech Republic Excellent.

Iguazu Falls, Venezuela

Goa, India

Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Venezuela

Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Spitsbergen (part of Norway)

Northern Lights (say in Norway)

Bora Bora, French Polynesia

Edinburgh - Brilliant

Maldives Islands

Dublin, Republic of Ireland Yep!

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Krakow, Poland - Lovely.

Dead Sea, Israel - Disappointing and stings!

Washington DC, District of Columbia, USA - interesting

Seoul, Korea - not again. Glad to have been but ...

Rome, Italy Incredible and I will be back...

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

Martinique Island, Caribbean

Beijing, China excellent but would hate to live there

Xian China - saw the Terracotta Warriors but happy to leave the rest.

Paris - Beautiful. An old friend who looks lovely.

Hong Kong, China A wonderful experience but I don't want my world to look like this.

Amsterdam, Den Hague and Rotterdam, The Netherlands - I can see why the Dutch would suffer home sickness.

Panama City, Republic of Panama - surprising - skyscrapers but built on drug money?

Auckland, New Zealand Windy and yachts everywhere ... I liked it but could live here - it is miles from anywhere.

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Republic of the Fiji Islands

Petra, Jordan - Stunning.

Republic of Cape Verde

Madrid and Barcelona, Spain. Both are great Cities ... Madrid shades it for me as a visitor but I would prefer to live in Barca.

Tibet - harsh but extraordinary

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Madagascar, Malagasy Republic

Chichen Itza, Mexico - very clever and cruel.

Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley and Cusco, Peru - stunning and humbling.

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

French Riviera, France Not my cup of cha.

Venice, Italy ... La Serenissima . Luigi Barzini was right - he thought it was "undoubtedly the most beautiful city built by man".

Valley of The Kings and the Valley of The Queens plus Giza, Egypt

Ulan Bator, Mongolia

Galápagos Islands, Ecuador - Nature beats everything. The best destination so far.

San Francisco - not brilliant for us

Nairobi, Kenya

Newfoundland & Nova Scotia Canada - maybe May/June 2017

Reykjavik and touring Iceland - To be recommended but don't go for the food!

Athens, Mount Olympus and Thermopylae, Greece

Jakarta, Republic of Indonesia

Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii - Yes, nice but not at all what it is cracked up to be.

Mumbai, Maharashtra. Bombay? Been, Bewildered but would go back to try to understand it Better.

Bangkok, Thailand

Marrakesh, Morocco

Nuuk, Greenland

Juneau, Alaska, USA

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Mexico City, Mexico

St. Petersburg, Russia

Moscow, Russia

Tokyo Metropolis, Japan Unbelievably massive yet initimate. A lovely place yet I couldn't call this home. You'd have to be young.

Cape Town, South Africa

London, UK - "When you tire of London, you tire of life." Samuel Johnson

Sydney - planned

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil