My “Australian” bucket list

While browsing through my old pictures, I found my notes that had the bucket list items I wanted to cover in Australia. This included visiting some places and experiencing some activities. I had created this list probably about 9 years ago before I arrived in Australia. Yes that’s how old this bucket list has been.

For top 10 things to in this beautiful country, refer to my post “10 things to do in Australia“.

I thought why not publish my bucket list so people can use and get some inspiration out from mine to create their own bucket list for Australia.

Note: This list will be updated and altered once in a while when I come back and revisit the post.

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Australian Bucket list

1. Abseil – DONE.
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 – DONE.
9. Cage dive with crocodile – DONE.
10. Camp at Lake Mckenzie – PARTLY DONE (visited but not camped).
11. Camp under the stars – DONE.
12. Canyoning.
13. Click the Milky way – DONE.
14. Climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge – DONE.
15. Cuddle a koala– DONE.
16. Dip in a hot spring.
17. Dive with Great White sharks – DONE.
18. Dive with sharks – DONE.
19. Drink wine in Margaret River region.
20. Drive in Tasmania – DONE.
21. Drive on Australia’s longest road – Eyre highway, Nullarbor.
22. Drive on Great Ocean Road – PARTIALLY DONE. I have been on road trips on Great Ocean Road before, just that I have not driven there.
23. Drive along the coastline – DONE.
24. Drive to Broome.
25. Eat a Tim Tam biscuit – DONE.
26. Eat vegemite sandwich – DONE.
27. Experience aerobatic flight.
28. Explore Daintree rain forest – a 110 million years old rain forest– DONE.
29. Explore the convict story at Port Arthur – DONE.
30. Feed a kangaroo – DONE.
31. Get clicked at Blue Lake, Mount Gambier, South Australia.
32. Get clicked at Pink Lake, Esperance.
33. Get clicked with a giraffe – DONE.
34. Get kissed by a dolphin and a seal – DONE.
35. Glamping – DONE.
36. Go camping in Carnarvon Gorge.
37. Go on wine tours – DONE.
38. Go on world’s fastest jungle swing – Minjin Swing.
39. Go sand boarding – DONE.
40. Hike Ruined Castle – DONE.
41. Hike the Cradle mountain– DONE.
42. Hike the tallest mountain – Mount Kosciuszko – DONE.
43. Hike up to Wineglass Bay lookout– DONE.
44. Hold a baby crocodile – DONE. NOTE: Even though I did this when I was young and naïve, I will never do this again in my life.
45. Hold an owl – DONE.
46. Hot air ballooning at Byron Bay.
47. Jenolan Caves – DONE.
48. Kayaking at Katherine Gorge – PARTLY DONE. I haven’t kayaked but I have taken a cruise ride in Katherine Gorge.
49. Kokoda War Memorial (1000 Steps) – DONE.
50. Learn to ski – DONE.
51. Learn to snowboard.
52. Learn to surf – DONE.
53. Para glide.
54. Party at Gold Coast – DONE.
55. Pat a cheetah – DONE.
56. Puffing Billy – DONE.
57. Raft on Franklin River.
58. Ride a camel on Cable beach. – Will never do this. I stopped riding animals.
59. Ride in a helicopter.
60. Ride the skyrail rainforest cableway– DONE.
61. Sail on romantic Whitsundays – DONE.
62. Sand boarding – DONE.
63. Scuba dive in Great Barrier Reef – DONE.
64. Scuba dive in Port Douglas- DONE.
65. See a concert at Sydney Opera house – DONE.
66. See a nemo under water (wild) – DONE.
67. See fireworks at Sydney Opera house on New Year’s eve – DONE.
68. See humpback whales – DONE.
69. See the Heart reef – DONE.
70. See the Three sisters – DONE.
71. Six foot track – DONE.
72. Sky dive – DONE.
73. Stay at Crooked river wines.
74. Stay at Fraser island – DONE.
75. Stay at Thredbo during the snow season – DONE.
76. Swim with minkie whales.
77. Swim with seals and dolphins – DONE.
78. Swim with whale sharks.
79. Take a picture with Horsehead Rock- DONE.
80. Take a selfie with a Quokka on Rottnest island – DONE.
81. The Ngaro Sea trail.
82. The Twelve Apostles – DONE.
83. Touch a tortoise – DONE.
84. Tree surf at Mornington Peninsula.
85. Tulips festival at Canberra – DONE.
86. View Milky way – DONE.
87. View sunrise and sunset on Uluru – DONE.
88. View sunset at Broome.
89. View sunset at Darwin – DONE.
90. Visit 6 states and 2 territories – DONE.
91. Visit Arnhem land – DONE.
92. Visit Bridestowe Lavender estate (lavender farms) – DONE.
93. Visit Caves beach  – DONE.
94. Visit Christmas island.
95. Visit Fairy pools at Noosa national park.
96. Visit Giant Tingle tree in Walpole.
97. Visit Kangaroo Island  – DONE.
98. Visit Karinji national park.
99. Visit Kiama Blowhole – DONE.
100. Visit Little beach.
101. Visit Lord Howe Island.
102. Visit MONA in Tasmania- DONE.
103. Visit Moreton Island– DONE.
104. Visit Nan Tien Temple – DONE.
105. Visit (any) nude beach – DONE.
106. Visit Philip Island – DONE.
107. Visit Pinnacles – DONE.
108. Visit Sapphire Coast.
109. Visit Seal bay at Kangaroo Island – DONE.
110. Visit the beautiful coastline – DONE.
111. Visit Toowoon Bay.
112. Visit Wave rock – DONE.
113. Visit underground town – Coober Pedy – DONE.
114. Volunteer at an animal rescue shelter- DONE.
115. Walk on the white sand beach – Hyams beach – DONE.
116. Walk on Whiteheaven beach – DONE.
117. Walk the Jellybean walking track in Blue mountains – DONE.
118. Watch a match at Australian Open – DONE.
119. Watch cute penguins return home – DONE.
120. Witness Aurora Australis. I have witnessed this in New Zealand.
121. Witness a snowfall – DONE.
122. Witness sea turtle hatching season at Heron Island.
123. Zip line – DONE.

Closing Notes

Australia is huge and there are plenty of things to do. This is just a subset of things that can be done in this beautiful country that I call home. If you know some of the things that are not in this list, then definitely do let me know in the comments below.

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