Even though I just got back from my trip to the States, I've been suffering from some serious wanderlust as of late!
Not like that's anything new though. Travel is without a doubt my biggest passion and if I could get paid to travel around the world and document my life, I would do it in a heart beat.
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To be honest, one of the most difficult adjustments in moving to South Africa has been getting used to earning on the Rand {which doesn't go very far abroad} and having to come to terms with putting my travel plans on hold while I try to finance my studies and daily life {boring, right?}.
Luckily, I happened to fall in love with someone who also loves to travel and who is very open to living abroad in Europe, the Middle East or elsewhere for a couple of years before settling down :) So, after I finish my Master's next year, if the opportunity presents itself you can bet we will be packing our bags and heading somewhere new and exciting together!
Until that time comes though, I'll just have to be patient and live vicariously through all of my favorite expat bloggers and continue taking mental notes on all the places on my "must-see" list. In an effort to funnel all of my travel energy somewhere, I thought it would be fun to share where I've been so far via
The Travel List Challenge today! I saw this on
In the Pink and Green a few months ago and have been meaning to do it myself ever since. Places I've been are
bolded in green and I've also added some of my own travel photos as well as some photos via
Pinterest for the places I haven't been, but hope to visit in the near future :)
1) Alamo
2) Alhambra
Granada, Spain
3) Andros Island
Bahamas
4) Angel Falls
5) Angkor Wat
Angkor, Cambodia
6) Atlantic City Boardwalk
Atlantic City, New Jersey
7) Ayers Rock
Australia
8) Big Ben
London, England
9) Bora Bora
Polynesia
10) British Museum
London, England
11) Canals of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
12) Cathedral of Seville
13) Cave of Crystals
Mexico
14) Christ the Redeemer
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
15) Cinque Terre National Park
Italy
16) Colosseum
Rome, Italy
17) Crater Lake National Park
Oregon, USA
18) Dead Sea
Israel/Jordan
19) Death Valley National Park
California
20) Devil's Tower
Wyoming
21) Dome of the Rock
Jerusalem, Israel
22) Easter Island Statues
Polynesia
23) Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh, Scotland
24) Eiffel Tower
Paris, France
25) Empire State Building
26) Forbidden City
Beijing, China
27) French Quarter
New Orleans, Louisiana
28) Galapagos Islands
Ecuador
29) Gateway Arch
St. Louis, Missouri
30) Gettysburg Battlefield
Pennsylvania
31) Glacier Bay Basin
32) Glacier National Park
Montana
33) Glowworm Cave
New Zealand
34) Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco, California
35) Grand Canal
36) Grand Canyon
Arizona
37) Grand Mosque in Mecca
Saudi Arabia
38) Great Barrier Reef
Australia
39) Great Mosque of Cordoba
Cordoba, Spain
40) Great Wall of China
41) Hagia Sophia
Istanbul, Turkey
42) Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Hawaii
43) Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, California
44) Iguazu Falls
Argentina & Brazil
45) Kiyomizu-dera
Kyoto, Japan
46) Kremlin
Moscow, Russia
47) Lake Titicaca
Peru
48) Las Ramblas
49) Las Vegas Strip
LasVegas, Nevada
50) Leaning Tower of Pisa
Italy
51) Louvre Museum
52) Macchu Picchu
Peru
53) Matterhorn
Switzerland
54) Mayan Pyramids of Chichen Itza
Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
55) Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, NY
{I ran past it in Central Park... does that count!? ;)}
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57) Mount Fuji
Japan
58) Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzania
59) Mount Rushmore
South Dakota
60) Napa Valley
California
61) Ngorongoro Crater
Tanzania
62) Niagara Falls
New York
63) Notre Dame Cathedral
Paris, France
64) Pacific Rim National Park
British Columbia, Canada
65) Pebble Beaches of Nice
66) Petra
Jordan
67) Petronas Twin Towers
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
68) Portland Head Lighthouse
Cape Elizabeth, Maine
69) Puerta Del Sol
70) Pyramids of Giza
Egypt
71) Redwood National Park
California
72) Rock of Gibraltar
Gibraltar
73) Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado
74) Ruins of Athens
Athens, Greece
75) Ruins of Pompeii
76) Sagrada Familia
Barcelona, Spain
77) Willis Tower (formerly Sears Town)
Chicago, Illinois
78) Sedlec Ossuary
Czech Republic
79) Sistine Chapel
Vatican City, Italy
80) Smithsonian Institution
Washington, DC
81) Space Needle
Seattle, Washington
82) St. Peter's Basilica
Vatican City, Italy
83) Statue of Liberty
New York
84) Stonehenge
England
85) Sydney Opera House
86) Taj Mahal
Agra, India
87) Temple of the Golden Pavilion
Kyoto, Japan
88) Teotihuacan
Mexico
89) Tian Tan Buddha
Hong Kong, China
90) Times Square
New York City, NY
91) Varanasi
92) Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe
93) Wailing Wall
Jerusalem, Israel
94) Walt Disney World Resort
Orlando, Florida
95) Washington Monument
Washington, D.C.
96) White Cliffs of Dover
Dover, England
97) White House
Washington, D.C.
98) Winchester Cathedral
Hampshire, England
99) Yosemite National Park
California
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100) Zion National Park
Utah
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That brings my total to 32! Only 68 more to go! ;)
How many places on the Travel List Challenge have you been?
If you also decide to participate, please leave your link in a comment as I'd love to compare travel notes :)