Personal: Itchy Feet

For traveling that is…

I’ve never been hugely interested in traveling. I went on a good amount of European holidays as a child, ranging from beach-bum relaxation in Portugal to sightseeing cruises around most of the Med. I visited Switzerland in 2012 and that was what really opened up my eyes to what I haven’t seen. The country itself is stunning, it truly is amazing what natural sights exist. I blame this holiday alone on my current itchy feet.

I realised there’s so much I want to see. Photos are all very well and good, but there’s nothing like seeing it for yourself. Take Apollo’s temple in Side, Turkey. There’s hundreds of photographs online, but not one gives any idea of how huge these ruins actually are. I’ve been four times and it never fails to take my breathe away. With all this in mind, coming up with a Travel Bucket List for Transun was pretty easy. And hey, maybe I can win a Northern Lights trip in the process!

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Thrill Seeking in New Zealand & Australia

It surprises most people I meet, but I’m actually a pretty big adrenaline junkie. I’ve loved high ropes courses, survived zorbing, and love the watersports I’ve had a go with. I’d love to climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge, go white-water rafting near Queenstown (NZ). My love of rainforests from geography throughout school means that a tree top adventure would be a must, and I’d also love to visit family in New Zealand. I’d maybe get the courage for a bungee jump too…

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Man vs Food Tour of America

I absolutely adore this program, as weird as it sounds! Me and W have watched all of them now, and I’ve got a list of the places Adam recommends people visit. I’d love to try all of the typical American places as well as some classics. Chicago deep pan pizza? Yes please! Poutine? Sounds right up my street! New York bagels? Let me at ‘em! The greasier the better, I reckon I’d need to pack a whole suitcase of clothes a few sizes up for this one!

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Road Trip of the Scottish Highlands

It’s no secret that I’ve adored the time I’ve spent in Scotland. Edinburgh is my perfect city, I’d adore to live there one day. My love of Highland Cattle (seriously, they are so sweet!), rolling hilly roads and stunning countryside means I’d love to hire a campervan and tour the Highlands. This is the one thing I’m earmarking to do before I’m 25, so fingers crossed it won’t be long before I get to experience this!

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Those are just my top three, and they are pretty broad. I’d love to take a trip round Scandinavia, inter-rail round Europe, visit both the tourist-trap and the off-the-beaten-track parts of Mexico, volunteer at the Elephant Nature park in Thailand, spend a weekend in Istanbul (the feature of my GCSE art coursework) and freeze in Iceland’s Ice Hotel before a trip to the Blue Lagoon. I’m pretty varied in what I want to do, what I want to spend. I just want to see as much as I can, do as much as possible, make the most of living. Because after all, we only live once!

What’s on your travel bucket list? Are you ticking off anywhere this year?