Even in quarantine, we can still make a bucket list with hopes and wishes for the future.
While it’s a difficult time around the globe, we still think it’s important to remember all the travels and adventures you’ve gone on in your life. Even in quarantine we can still make bucket lists with hopes and wishes for the future. Traveling allows so many firsts: learning a new language, understanding more about other cultures, and maybe even helping you find a small piece of yourself you never thought existed.
Bucket lists are a reminder that anything is possible in this lifetime. Limitless thinking and opportunities. Even on the tightest budget, I believe anyone can travel somewhere. Push yourself to go outside your comfort zone. When people tell me that they have never gone outside their state or country, I am always shocked. Humans have explored since the beginning of time. Even if it’s just exploring your own backyard or hometown, you can witness new places and make friends with new people. And who knows, they could be connections for life, whether in pen pal form or through online zoom calls.
I have also regarded bucket lists as terrifying at times, with things like “swimming with sharks” on my list. But they ultimately remind me to take risks and be scared. We cannot become comfortable with anything travel-related if we are not at one time or another uncomfortable. Bucket lists are great to look back on because our ideas of what adventure is are constantly changing as we grow. From old lists you’ve crossed off or made, you’ll see the paths you’ve taken and the incredible places and people you’ve met along the way. All of them have shaped who you are and where you’re going.
Here, we put together a Jetset Times travel bucket list. From scuba diving to hot air ballooning, see how many travel things you can check off in quarantine:
*Write an X if you’ve completed these abroad!
sat at a swim-up bar in a pool
gotten sunburned. BADLY.
scuba-dived
taken a hot air balloon ride
visited any of the seven wonders of the world
gone on a safari
visited an outdoor Christmas market
snorkeled
viewed fireworks abroad
ate gelato in another country
bought paintings from locals
taken a cooking class abroad
got travel advice from locals
climbed to the top of a famous monument
visited an art gallery abroad
tripped over ancient cobblestones
learned a new language
skydived
flew in a plane over 50 times
visited the beach and the mountains in the same 24 hour span
tried a new cocktail
went to dinner with friends you just met
drove an ATV
flew in a helicopter
went to a bed and breakfast abroad
rode the Tube
got lost somewhere in a city
tried fresh bread made at 4am at the back door of a bakery
went to Disneyland abroad
bought a souvenir that was over $100
toured ancient ruins
danced all night long with friends
went to a pub abroad
ordered food in another language
got injured abroad
saw a street parade abroad
swam with stingrays
saw a live performance in a public square
went to a zoo in another country
toured famous botanical gardens
went to afternoon tea abroad
toured a palace
swam with dolphins
visited a rainforest
zip-lined
visited an ancient prison or graveyard
went to a flea market abroad
rock-climbed
bought food at an outdoor food market abroad
went to a used bookstore abroad
