As the world re-opens, it’s a great time to revisit your travel bucket list. If not now, then when? Here are 50 ideas to whet your appetite for exploring the big, wide world. When inspiration strikes, let’s chat. I can help you get there. 


50 Ways to See the World


  1. Meet orangutans in Borneo, Indonesia 


    Photo by Susan Tuckey, Penguins2PolarBears - February 2020 in Borneo, Indonesia


  2. Explore Antarctica and commune with the penguins


    Photo by Susan Tuckey, Penguins2PolarBears - February 2019 in Orne Harbour, Antarctica


  3. Go on a pilgrimage to Varanasi, India 


    Photo by Susan Tuckey, Penguins2PolarBears - December 2016 in Varanasi, India


  4. Visit South Africa, Table Mountain and Cape of Good Hope 


    Photo by Susan Tuckey, Penguins2PolarBears - January 2016 at Cape of Good Hope, South Africa


  5. Drive the South Africa wine route


    Photo by Susan Tuckey, Penguins2PolarBears - January 2016 - South Africa Wine Route


  6. Go on an African safari in Ngorongoro, Tarangire and Serengeti national parks 

  7. Come face to face with polar bears in Churchill 


    Photo by Susan Tuckey, Penguins2PolarBears - November 2018 - Churchill, Manitoba


  8. Climb to Tiger’s Nest in Paro, Bhutan 


    Photo by Susan Tuckey, Penguins2PolarBears - December 31, 2016 - Tiger's Nest, Bhutan


  9. Bathe an elephant in Thailand 


  10. Go dogsledding in Alaska


  11. Go gorilla trekking in Uganda 


  12. Take a junk boat cruise through Halong Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site


    Photo by Susan Tuckey, Penguins2PolarBears - March 2015 - Ha Long Bay, Vietnam


  13. Take a Christmas market river cruise in Europe 


  14. Spend the night in an ice hotel 


  15. Spend the night in a luxury “igloo” and sleep under the Northern Lights


  16. Explore Machu Picchu 


    Photo by Susan Tuckey, Penguins2PolarBears - January 2018 - Machu Picchu, Peru


  17. Take a sunrise hot-air balloon ride over Cappadocia 


  18. Walk a portion of the Great Wall of China 


  19. Visit the ancient ruins of Petra (and walk through the Siq to the Treasure at night)


  20. Visit the Waitomo Glowworm Cave in New Zealand


  21. Go on a castle tour of Ireland 


  22. Embark on a self-driving tour of Norway 


  23. Attend Oktoberfest in Germany


  24. See an opera at the Sydney Opera House 


  25. Take a flightseeing tour over a volcano in Hawaii


  26. Soak in the steamy Pamukkale hot springs in Turkey (or the Blue Lagoon hot springs in Iceland)


  27. Visit an amazing waterfall - Iguazu Falls, Victoria Falls or the under-the-radar Kaieteur Falls in Guyana


    Photo by Susan Tuckey, Penguins2PolarBears - January 2019 - Iguassu Falls, Brazil


  28. Sleep in an overwater bungalow in a dreamy tropical setting like Bora Bora 


  29. Spend a week in a Tuscan villa in Italy (and go truffle hunting)


  30. Join in the Pingxi Lantern Festival in Taiwan


  31. Take a road trip to the Arctic Circle in the Yukon


  32. Meet a Maasai tribe in Tanzania 


  33. Kayak with beluga whales in the Hudson Bay


    Photo by Susan Tuckey, Penguins2PolarBears - July 2018 - Churchill, Manitoba, Canada


  34. Attend the Palio horse race in Siena, Italy


  35. Drive the Road to Hana in Maui


  36. Float in the Dead Sea


  37. Walk through a rice terrace in Bali


    Photo by Susan Tuckey, Penguins2PolarBears - January 2020 - Bali, Indonesia


  38. Meet the Sami reindeer herders of Finnmark 


  39. Take a rail journey/road trip through Spain 


  40. Sail on an expedition ship, whether Antarctica or the Scottish Isles


    Photo by Susan Tuckey, Penguins2PolarBears - January 2019 - St. Andrew's Bay, South Georgia


  41. Participate in a Japanese tea ceremony


  42. Take a walking holiday in the Shetland Islands


  43. Discover the laid-back island lifestyle of ancient Malta


    Photo by Susan Tuckey, Penguins2PolarBears - November 2017 - Malta


  44. Sail around Cape Horn 


  45. Circumnavigate Iceland, Newfoundland and Svalbard


  46. See the “new big five” (including polar bears and gorillas) 


  47. Go on a solo holiday


  48. See the pyramids and lie on the beach in Egypt


  49. Take a rail journey through the Italian lakes and Swiss Alps


  50. See Uluru in Australia 


    Ready to start planning? Let's chat.