León, Nicaragua
Board Down An Active Volcano
- Adrenaline
- 8
- Life-Changing
- 5
- F*cked-Up
- 10
- Value
- 9
BUCKET LIST
114 experiences actually worth doing — rated on Adrenaline, Life-Changing, F*cked-Up and Value. No museums. No walking tours. No filler.
114 experiences
León, Nicaragua
The one your mum must never find out about. Strapped to a pro, 1,000m of Norwegian fjord below.
AdrenalineOnce In A LifetimeLysebotn, Norway
Pamplona, Spain
Gansbaai, South Africa
10,000 miles in a car worth less than your phone. The Mongol Rally is the last great stupid adventure.
Epic JourneysMotors & SpeedLondon, United Kingdom
216 metres. You'll scream. Everyone screams.
AdrenalineGarden Route, South Africa
The rim is sightseeing; going below it is the memory.
WaterWild & RemotePage, United States
Actual lava is insane; black-rock hiking without lava is just geology admin.
Once In A LifetimeWild & RemoteIceland
Genuinely feels like flying, which is why it clears parasailing.
AdrenalineRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Pure top-tier bragging rights and pure top-tier budget burn.
AdrenalineOnce In A LifetimeVarious
Douglas, Isle of Man
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Lukla, Nepal
Nürburg, Germany
Haad Rin, Ko Pha-ngan, Thailand
Musanze, Rwanda
In the right moon and weather it feels like sci-fi; in the wrong conditions it is just dark water.
WaterOnce In A LifetimeVieques, Puerto Rico
Worth it if you can handle bugs, humidity and sleeping slightly below your comfort standard.
Wild & RemoteIquitos, Peru
A bus-sized fish that couldn't care less about you. Humbling in the best way.
WaterOnce In A LifetimeIsla Mujeres, Mexico
Still absolutely delivers, but only if you plan circuits, altitude and timings like an adult.
Wild & RemoteEpic JourneysCusco, Peru
Tiny plane plus massive waterfall is exactly the kind of ridiculous combo bucket lists are for.
Wild & RemoteOnce In A LifetimeGuyana
A cliché because it works.
Epic JourneysEurope
One of the few human-made spectacles that feels even bigger in person.
Once In A LifetimeCape Canaveral, United States
When visibility is good this is unreal; when the reef is battered you feel the environmental grief.
WaterCairns, Australia
Wildly expensive and wildly hard to beat.
Wild & RemoteOnce In A LifetimeAntarctica
Expensive, yes, but lions at dawn make most “luxury experiences” look fake.
Wild & RemoteOnce In A LifetimeArusha, Tanzania
One of the rare icons that still exceeds the wallpaper.
Wild & RemoteArgentina/Brazil
Yes it is touristy. No that does not stop it being jaw-dropping.
Epic JourneysOnce In A LifetimeJordan
Chicago to Santa Monica, United States
Sobering, powerful, and one of the few history trips that shuts everyone up.
Epic JourneysNormandy, France
Heavily posted because it is, annoyingly, actually that good.
Once In A LifetimeCappadocia, Türkiye
The World Darts Championship: 3,000 people dressed as smurfs singing at two blokes throwing arrows. Peak Britain.
Sport & SpectacleAfter DarkLondon, United Kingdom
Not a party. A licensed retreat, a shaman, and a night that rearranges your furniture upstairs.
Once In A LifetimeCusco, Peru
Not a casual festival, more a logistics exam with moments of magic.
Festival ChaosOnce In A LifetimeBlack Rock Desert, United States
Oklahoma, United States
Stand on top of a flying 1940s biplane. Yes, really. Yes, in Gloucestershire.
AdrenalineOnce In A LifetimeCirencester, United Kingdom
Bordeaux Mérignac, France
Interlaken, Switzerland
Huge adrenaline spike, then it is over before your brain catches up.
AdrenalineQueenstown, New Zealand
125km/h down actual Olympic ice with a pro pilot. Cheaper than a night out in London.
Motors & SpeedAdrenalineSigulda, Latvia
Buñol, Spain
Odda, Norway
The festival of colours. You'll find pink powder in your ears for a fortnight.
Festival ChaosOnce In A LifetimeMathura, India
Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
Macau, Macau SAR
Amazing if you like suffering with a view, pointless if you only want the summit photo.
Wild & RemoteEpic JourneysMoshi, Tanzania
Revelstoke, Canada
Jump, slide and swim down a turquoise canyon. Costs less than a UK train ticket.
WaterAdrenalineCebu, Philippines
Harder, colder and more humbling than Instagram promised.
WaterAdrenalineSiquirres, Costa Rica
Juneau, United States
Tulum, Mexico
Rooftop bars to back-alley neon. Bangkok after dark is a different planet.
After DarkBangkok, Thailand
Le Mans, France
Great if the dogs are well treated; weird and grim if they are not.
Wild & RemoteOnce In A LifetimeTromsø, Norway
Ibiza Town / Playa d'en Bossa, Spain
Split, Croatia
More life flex than holiday, but the finish line still hits.
Sport & SpectacleVarious
Alien and unforgettable when conditions allow, but not worth building a whole trip around if access changes.
WaterOnce In A LifetimePalau
Thai New Year: an entire country armed with super-soakers for three days.
Festival ChaosChiang Mai, Thailand
Wetsuit on, off the cliff, into the Irish Sea, repeat. The sport Wales invented for lunatics.
WaterAdrenalinePembrokeshire, United Kingdom
Carnival's engine room — locals, drums and zero tourists doing it for the 'gram.
Festival ChaosAfter DarkRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Daytona Beach, United States
Puerto Natales, Chile
Properly memorable and far less obvious than the usual Tokyo checklist.
Sport & SpectacleOnce In A LifetimeTokyo, Japan
Bangkok, Thailand
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Ride shotgun through Shibuya and the Bayshore in the JDM metal you had on your bedroom wall.
Motors & SpeedAfter DarkTokyo, Japan
Koreans in shorts catching trout bare-handed in a frozen river. You're invited.
Festival ChaosOnce In A LifetimeHwacheon, South Korea
Camel in at sunset, sleep in a desert camp, wake up on Mars.
Wild & RemoteOnce In A LifetimeMerzouga, Morocco
Boom, Belgium
The infamous adults-only resort. What happens in Negril stays in Negril.
After DarkNegril, Jamaica
Europe's most notorious naturist village. You will have stories. You may not be able to tell them.
After DarkCap d'Agde, France
Two hundred bars the size of your bathroom, in the world's most electric night district.
After DarkTokyo, Japan
Derelict buildings turned into the best bars in Europe. Stag-do royalty for a reason.
After DarkBudapest, Hungary
Full-auto at a licensed range. Loud, absurd, extremely American.
Once In A LifetimeLas Vegas, United States
Ferrari, Lambo, McLaren — someone else's insurance problem for the day.
Motors & SpeedVarious circuits, United Kingdom
Full throttle across a white desert that happens to be a glacier.
Motors & SpeedWild & RemoteLangjökull, Iceland
Brilliant if booked early and you accept organised chaos.
Festival ChaosAfter DarkMunich, Germany
Churchill, Canada
Maun, Botswana
Fun for twenty minutes, then the salt finds every cut you forgot existed.
WaterOnce In A LifetimeJordan
Vatnajökull, Iceland
Levi, Finland
Harder, colder and more humbling than Instagram promised. Still worth it.
WaterEriceira, Portugal
Neon, history and questions you didn't know you had. Guided, legal, and weirder than you think.
After DarkOnce In A LifetimeAmsterdam, Netherlands
Kushikatsu, takoyaki and highballs in Japan's loudest, friendliest food city.
After DarkOsaka, Japan
Calgary, Canada
Loud, silly and fun, but nobody comes back spiritually changed.
WaterWild & RemoteNew Orleans, United States
Corny in the best possible way if you lean into it.
Wild & RemoteOnce In A LifetimeColorado, United States
Seoul doesn't close. Round three is noraebang karaoke. Round four is your business.
After DarkSeoul, South Korea
Bathurst, Australia
Drill a hole in a frozen lake, catch smelt, tempura it on the spot. Weirdly one of Japan's best days out.
Wild & RemoteOnce In A LifetimeHokkaido, Japan
Barcelona or Madrid, Spain
Las Vegas, United States
Beautiful, but not your private Highland film set any more.
Epic JourneysMotors & SpeedCalifornia, United States
Singapore, Singapore
Sydney / Brisbane / Melbourne, Australia
Dayclub Vegas: bottle service, DJs, and sunburn you'll feel for a week.
After DarkLas Vegas, United States
More worth it in a good pub than as a tidy corporate checklist stop.
After DarkDublin, Ireland
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Worth it if your team is in; otherwise it is incredibly expensive TV.
Sport & SpectacleUnited States
Louisville, United States
Indio, United States
Darwin to Adelaide, Australia
Excellent life choice unless the whole pool is phones, shouting and influencer elbows.
WaterReykjavik, Iceland
Paris to Venice, France to Italy
Absolute grail for golf obsessives, meaningless for everyone else.
Sport & SpectacleAugusta, United States
Vancouver to Banff / Lake Louise, Canada
Pretoria, South Africa
More LinkedIn travel than joy unless you genuinely care about the full set.
Epic JourneysGlobal
Cute for five minutes, then it feels a bit like wet livestock harassment.
WaterExuma, Bahamas
You pay in cold, queues and bladder misery for a story everyone already has.
Festival ChaosNew York, United States
Go at dawn or enjoy a shoulder-to-shoulder coin-toss scrum.
Once In A LifetimeRome, Italy
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