A travel bucket list worth the flight

How to build yours

Write down everywhere you're curious about. Don't edit yet.

Then cut it to the places you'd still want if nobody saw the photos.

Wild landscapes

For when you want to feel small in a good way.

• Iceland: glaciers, geysers and, in winter, the northern lights
• Chile and Argentina: Patagonia's peaks, glaciers and endless sky
• Norway: fjords you'll run out of adjectives for
• New Zealand: mountains, lakes and a lot of sheep
• Antarctica: the seventh continent, and the hardest one to tick off

Old stones and big history

The places your school textbook undersold.

• Peru: Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley
• Jordan: Petra, carved into rose-coloured rock
• Egypt: the pyramids, and a cruise down the Nile
• Cambodia: Angkor Wat at sunrise
• Italy: Rome, and a lifetime of food to get through

Cities that earn the hype

• Japan: Tokyo's neon and Kyoto's temples
• Morocco: Marrakech's medina, with the mountains a day trip away
• Turkey: Istanbul, where two continents meet
• Portugal: Lisbon's hills, tiles and custard tarts

Wildlife and wide skies

• Tanzania: the Serengeti and the great migration
• Ecuador: the Galápagos Islands, where the wildlife isn't shy
• Botswana: elephants in the Okavango Delta
• Costa Rica: rainforest, volcanoes and plenty of sloths

Beaches and islands

• Greece: an island for every mood
• Maldives: overwater villas and very clear water
• Philippines: Palawan's lagoons and limestone cliffs

Closer to home

Not everything needs a long-haul flight.

Scotland: the Highlands, Skye and Orkney. Biased, but right.

Put your list on a map

Search for a country and mark it as wishlist. Your bucket list gets its own colour.

Booked one? Switch it to planned. Back home? Mark it visited and watch the map fill.

Wishlist, planned and visited all sit on the same map. You see how much is left at a glance.

Need more ideas?

The leaderboard has a Where to next board. It shows where other Gan travellers go most, plus the hidden gems.

Planning with friends? Compare your maps and pick somewhere neither of you has been.

What it costs

The map is free. The wishlist and saving it to your account are £4.99 a year.

See pricing and what's included.

Questions

What should be on a travel bucket list?

Places you'd go back for. Mix big trips with easy wins, and add a few close to home.

How many places should a travel bucket list have?

As many as keep you excited. A short list you act on beats a long one you ignore.

How do I track my travel bucket list?

Mark each country as wishlist on your Gan map. Move it to planned when you book, then visited when you're back.

Can I put my bucket list on a map?

Yes. Gan shows your wishlist, planned trips and visited countries on one map, each in its own colour. The wishlist is part of the £4.99 a year plan.

What's the difference between a wishlist and a bucket list?

Not much. A bucket list is usually the big, once-in-a-lifetime version. Both live on your map as wishlist.