Life is a journey

Call it wanderlust, travel bug, addiction… whatever it is, it hit me really hard! It has been six years now that I have this insane desire to explore as many places as possible and my travel bucket list keeps getting longer and longer. It was not the first time I had travelled, but before I was too young to remember and going on a trip alone with your friends is completely different than going with your parents. I went to Milan in Italy which happens to still be my favourite country to travel to. It was an eye-opening experience and I enjoyed this trip so much that the same year I traveled three times. When living in a small country like Malta, going to a big city like Milan is surely something that leaves its imprints in your mind. However, looking back now I realise how in fact the cultures of Maltese and Italians are similar, but for me at that time it was something completely different from home. From that moment on all I could think of is where and when I am going to next. I just live for that thrill of when you are on a plane and it takes off and worry that I do not have enough time to visit all the places in my bucket list.

In the meantime I do lots and lots of research and read travel blogs and websites. For the time being I visited 144 cities, 13 countries and 2 continents and that represents 9% of the world (according to Trip Advisor). My objective is to visit Asia and South America in the following years and hopefully tick a couple of countries off my 50-country-long bucket list. I have visited over 25% of the countries which I wanted to, so I guess I am on the right track. Below is a summary of my bucket list for anyone interested in getting some ideas for any upcoming trip.

Africa Americas Oceania