1. The Oregon coast redwoods are a surely magical place that you must visit. I've been there countless times, because I live in Oregon and we go to the beach sometimes, and it's so beautiful. It's where they filmed a few scenes out of Star Wars... Isn't that cool, that you'll be exploring the place where they found those furry little munchkins? The trees are ancient giants and I bet I could write about the redwoods until I die. I feel so lucky to live this close to the redwoods... 
2. The Mendenhall Ice caves of Alaska are some of the most beautiful caves I've ever seen. Though I've visited and seen the Oregon Caves, these are a whole new experience- the whole cave melts as you walk through it! It's like an igloo, all blue inside, and the walls are shaped beautifully- I have officially just added this to my bucket list.
3. The Sea of Stars on Vaadhoo Island in the Maldives is a literal sea of stars (but not real stars). Though it looks like a reflection of the night sky above, the bio luminescence in the water is actually caused by marine microbes called phytoplankton and it sure makes quite a site at night. You can draw shapes and such in the sand using the plankton, and if you walk in the water, they trail in your footsteps, leaving your foot prints glowing in your trail until dawn. It sure is a breathtaking site. 
4. Whitehaven Beach at Whitusnday, Australia is truly the beach of your dreams. The crystal blue waters swirl into a design along with the finest of all sands, leaving a site fit for any vacation, especially mine, since I have ALWAYS wanted to go to Australia. In fact, the sand is so fine, that walking on it feels like magic and it's extremely calming. Can't wait to go!
5. The Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona is considered one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the world and the view is certainly one of a kind, and so is the hike. You might think it's a really common vacation and it's too hot and probably super crowded so you might not want to go there, but you're a little wrong there. The grand canyon is like a timeline showing millions of years, and how the water that was once there sculpted and molded the rock like clay over time, leaving this natural wonder that will leave you awestruck. It's 277 miles long and 18 miles wide- that's pretty big, so I doubt it'll be too crowded, but don't count on being the only one there. 
6. Trolltunga in Hordaland, Norway is kind of like the edge of the world. In English it means "Troll's Tongue" and it's a ledge on a cliff about 2000 feet up in the air, overlooking beautiful mountains and icy water- so try not to trip, slip, or fall. It's available to some of you extreme hikers from about mid-June to about mid-September, which is probably about how long it will take you to get all the way up there. It's a truly amazing place to add to your bucket list as soon as possible ;)
7. The swing at the "End of the World" in Banos, Ecuador actually is the end of the world and I would only recommend this place for extreme risk-takers and daredevils. At the edge of Ecuador lies a rickety old tree house overlooking an active volcano, with an attached swing with no harnesses and thus the most unsafe swing in the world, inviting only the bravest to take a seat, swing, and experience one of the most killer-views in all of South America. 
8. Zhangye Danxia is a colorful landform located in Gansu, China and it reminds me of Waimea Canyon in Kauai because of how colorful it is. The swirls of red, yellow, blue, and green will surely take your breath away, and you will want to stand there forever, relishing in the beauty of it all. The rainbow formation is a result of red sandstone and mineral deposits being laid down for 24 million years- which makes it a natural timeline, much like the grand canyon. 
I can't wait to write another one of these, it was really fun to talk about bucket list favorites and I really want to go to a couple of these places, like #9 and #2. Thanks for reading!
xx Savannah
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