By: Raksha Nagaraj
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My “Australian” bucket list – tick tick tick!

While browsing through my old pictures, I found my notes that had the bucket list I wanted to cover in Australia. This included visiting places and the experiences that I wanted to have. I had created this year probably 5 years ago before I arrived in Australia.

I have now decided to dedicate a post that has this list and cross them as and when I tick them off.

Note: This list is being constantly updated and altered.

  1. Abseil – √
  2. Attend a cricket match at the MCG
  3. Attend a State of Origin match
  4. Attend an AFL match
  5. Attend an ANZAC Day Dawn Service
  6. Attend the Royal Easter Show
  7. Become a zoo keeper
  8. Bush walk – √
  9. Cage dive with crocodile – √
  10. Camp at Lake Mckenzie
  11. Camp under the stars – √
  12. Canyoning
  13. Click the Milky way – √
  14. Climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge – √
  15. Cuddle a koala– √
  16. Dip in a hotspring
  17. Dive with Great White sharks – √
  18. Dive with sharks – √
  19. Drink wine in Margaret River region
  20. Drive in Tasmania – √
  21. Drive on Australia’s longest road – Eyre highway, Nullarbor
  22. Drive on Great Ocean Road
  23. Drive on the coastline – √
  24. Drive to Broome
  25. Eat a Tim Tam biscuit – √
  26. Eat vegemite sandwich – √
  27. Experience aerobatic flight
  28. Explore Daintree rain forest – a 110 million years old rain forest- √
  29. Explore the convict story at Port Arthur- √
  30. Feed a kangaroo – √
  31. Get clicked at Blue Lake, Mount Gambier, South Australia
  32. Get clicked at Pink Lake, Esperance
  33. Get clicked with a giraffe – √
  34. Get kissed by a dolphin and a seal – √
  35. Glamping
  36. Go camping in Carnarvon Gorge
  37. Go on wine tours – √
  38. Go on world’s fastest jungle swing – Minjin Swing
  39. Go sandboarding – √
  40. Hike Ruined Castle – √
  41. Hike the Cradle mountain- √
  42. Hike the tallest mountain – Mount Kosciuszko – √
  43. Hike up to Wineglass Bay lookout- √
  44. Hold a baby crocodile – √
  45. Hold an owl – √
  46. Hot air ballooning at Byron Bay
  47. Jenolan Caves – √
  48. Kayaking at Katherine Gorge
  49. Kokoda War Memorial (1000 Steps) – √
  50. Learn to ski – √
  51. Learn to snowboard
  52. Learn to surf
  53. Paraglide
  54. Party at Gold Coast – √
  55. Pat a cheetah – √
  56. Puffing Billy – √
  57. Raft on Franklin River
  58. Ride a camel on Cable beach
  59. Ride in a helicopter
  60. Ride the skyrail rainforest cableway- √
  61. Sail on romantic Whitsundays – √
  62. Sandboarding – √
  63. Scuba dive in Great Barrier Reef – √
  64. Scuba dive in Port Douglas- √
  65. See a concert at Sydney Opera house- √
  66. See a nemo under water (wild)- √
  67. See fireworks at Sydney Opera house on New Year’s eve – √
  68. See humpback whales – √
  69. See the Heart reef – √
  70. See the Three sisters – √
  71. Six foot track – √
  72. Sky dive – √
  73. Stay at Crooked river wines
  74. Stay at Frazer island- √
  75. Stay at Thredbo during the snow season – √
  76. Swim with minkie whales
  77. Swim with seals and dolphins – √
  78. Swim with whale sharks
  79. Take a picture with Horsehead Rock- √
  80. Take a selfie with a Quokka on Rottsnest island
  81. The Ngaro Sea trail
  82. The Twelve Apostles – √
  83. Touch a tortoise – √
  84. Tree surf at Mornington Peninsula
  85. Tulips festival at Canberra – √
  86. View Milky way – √
  87. View sunrise and sunset on Uluru – √
  88. View sunset at Broome
  89. View sunset at Darwin – √
  90. Visit 6 states and 2 territories – √
  91. Visit Arnhem land
  92. Visit Bridestowe Lavender estate (lavender farms) – √
  93. Visit Caves beach  – √
  94. Visit Christmas island
  95. Visit Fairy pools at Nooda national park
  96. Visit Giant Tingle tree in Walpole
  97. Visit Kangaroo Island  – √
  98. Visit Karinji national park
  99. Visit Kiama Blowhole – √
  100. Visit Little beach
  101. Visit Lord Howe Island
  102. Visit MONA in Tasmania- √
  103. Visit Moreton Island- √
  104. Visit Nan Tien Temple – √
  105. Visit (any) nude beach – √
  106. Visit Philip Island – √
  107. Visit Pinnacles – √
  108. Visit Sapphire Coast
  109. Visit Seal bay at Kangaroo Island – √
  110. Visit the beautiful coastline – √
  111. Visit Toowoon Bay
  112. Visit Wave rock
  113. Visit underground town – Coober Pedy
  114. Volunteer at an animal rescue shelter- √
  115. Walk on the white sand beach – Hyams beach – √
  116. Walk on Whiteheaven beach – √
  117. Walk the Jellybean walking track in Blue mountains – √
  118. Watch a match at Australian Open – √
  119. Watch cute penguins return home – √
  120. Witness Aurora Australis
  121. Witness a snowfall – √
  122. Witness sea turtle hatching season at Heron Island
  123. Zip line – √