As Collegiettes, we are driven women who want to expand our lives and understand more about the world, therefore most of us dream of many places that we’d love to travel to. Unfortunately, our progressively busier and busier lives make it hard to turn this into reality, especially if you can’t organize your thoughts about where exactly to go. For me, coming up with a travel bucket list is a good and fun way to plan out my top destinations for the future. Here are some of my favorite places on my list. While you’re reading this, consider what’s on YOUR bucket list!
Switzerland . . .
. . . because my grandma was born there. I heard stories all throughout my childhood of her early years in Bern, where her father – wait for it – yodeled, and her uncles and aunts were always sharing with her the creamiest chocolate on the planet. Besides the sentimental value that the country holds for me, I also find it absolutely, breathtakingly, mind-blowingly beautiful.
Austria . . .
. . . because anyone who knows me can confirm that I am more than slightly obsessed with the Sound of Music. To be able to run around Salzburg singing “I Have Confidence,” visit the real Nonnberg Abbey, and canoe down the Salzach River would feel as amazing for me as it would for a die-hard football fan to go to the Super Bowl and see their team win.
Italy . . .
. . . because I just plain love it. Ok, I’ll admit, I’ve been to Italy once before, and it was the most amazing two weeks I’ve ever had, but there’s just so much I haven’t seen yet! I want to spend days exploring the nooks and crannies of a little town on the Amalfi Coast, relaxing on the Tuscan countryside, and boating on the Tyrrhenian with the western coast in sight, spending the whole trip gulping down cappuccino after cappuccino.
Machu Picchu . . .
. . . because sometimes I just want to explore. I remember learning about the Incas in tenth grade and being fascinated by their culture as well as the fact that one of their cities’ ruins remained intact without being known to most of the world for many years. It’s a reminder that there’s still so much that existed in history that has been lost, forgotten, or not even understood yet, and that our ability to explore what is known and discover what isn’t is precious to humanity.