I’m so fortunate to have a job that allows me to travel the world. But as a professional athlete, I’m more accustomed to spending hours of the day stuck within a hotel room and travelling between the airport and the athletics track! As I’ve got older, this is something I’ve wanted to change.
I don’t want to be 70 years old, looking back on all the amazing countries I’ve visited but without ACTUALLY being there or experiencing anything other than my running. With that in mind – I’ve made a bucket list. An endless list of things I want to do or see throughout my life. Realistically with my current training, I’ll aim to tick at least one thing off every year – during my two week off.
Let me know what’s on your bucket list? What do you recommend I add?
- Pyramids, Egypt
- Petra, Jordan
- Northern Lights – Glass Igloo, Finland
- Swimming with Pigs, Great Exuma ✔
- Blue Lagoon (been here as a kid but would love to go again), Iceland
- Run on Antarctica
- Universal and Disney World, Orlando USA✔
- See the Gorillas in Rwanda
- Safari in Kenya/Tanzania
- Antelope Canyon, Arizona USA ✔
- Swim with whale sharks, Maldives
- Feed a Kangaroo/Hold a Koala, Australia ✔
- See Tigers in the wild, India
- Taj Mahal, India
- Statue of liberty – sightsee New York – run around Central Park✔
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- See orangutans in Borneo
- Monkey Forest, Bali
- Watch Lion King on Broadway, New York ✔
- Machu picchu, South America
- Snow monkeys at Mount Fuji, Japan
- Swim with sea turtles, Barbados ✔
- Cherry blossom and Temples, Japan
- – Casino Monte Carlo, Monaco ✔
- Great Wall of China, China.
- Temples of Cambodia
- Sand Dune 4×4 in the desert, Qatar ✔
- Santorini – Greek islands
- Elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka
- Christ the Redeemer, Rio Brazil ✔
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- Coloseum & sightsee in Rome
- Ride a gondola down the canals of Venice
- Chichen Itza, Mexico
- Visit the track where my mum was World Champion, Tokyo Japan ✔
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- Great white shark diving, Australia
- Grand Canyon, Arizona USA ✔
- Great Barrier Reef, Australia
- Walk Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia
- Amazon rainforest, Brazil
- Shibuyu crossing and temple, Tokyo & Japan ✔
- Hollywood sign, LA
- Walk Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
- Horse Shoe Bend, Arizona USA ✔
- Climb the Haiku Stairs of Oahu, Hawaii
- – Add my shoes to Shoe Tree Park, Park City Utah ✔
- Walk on the Salar de Uyuni Salt Flat, Bolivia
- Eiffel tower, Paris (I have stood outside but would love to walk to the top and sightsee around Paris)
- Sumo wrestling, Japan
- Red Square, Moscow Russia ✔
- Swim in a Cenote, Mexico
- Cruise through Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
- Galapagos Islands
- Giraffe Park & Views across the Rift Valley, Kenya ✔
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