Bucket List Idea Stimulation System (BLISS)
How to make a travel bucket list:
A bucket list is a piece of paper on which you've written down all the places you want to visit in your lifetime. Start with "I've always wanted to go to..." and just let the ideas flow without regard to budget or practicality (all that can be sorted out later).
The world is a very big place and we only have so many years to experience it -- so we should make every travel opportunity count!
You can print out this template to help stimulate your ideas:
I've always wanted to see...
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Some unique experiences I'd like to go for are...
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The most interesting and exotic places I can think of are...
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It may not be exotic but it sounds really fun...
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I want to go back to...
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If money were no object I would...
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Books, movies, art, and photographs have inspired me to see...
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Useful resources:
Book: "1,000 Places to See Before You Die"
Websites: World Heritage Sites http://whc.unesco.org/
National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com
Janet's Travel Blog: http://luv2cruz.wordpress.com
And then, how we can be of service is to assess the practicality, safety, and logistics of getting there and working within your budget.
We'll want to look at seasonality and means of transportation -- many times several dream destinations can be combined into one trip. Land packages and cruises are ideal for covering more than one country at a time, although we can certainly put together the perfect customized itinerary.
Sometimes we just have to be realistic and acknowledge that certain combinations can't be arranged practically and have to split into separate trips -- but that's OK -- a lot of people have been able to string together a series of trips over several years that actually take them around the world!
And then there are our lucky adventurers who have the time and budget to spend 4 months circumnavigating the entire planet! For more insight into this idea, check out this website's blog as we vicariously tag along with some World Cruise clients who are currently sailing aboard Holland America Line's Amsterdam.
Where ever your travel dream may carry you, we can make it come true!