Bucketlist of a Norwegian Girl

Last updated; July 16th, 2026

Completed; 239/860 ✔️

Hi everyone!
After switching my social media strategy and now using Instagram as the main channel to document my Bucketlist progress, I have received several messages requesting a separate post displaying my Bucketlist progress (e.g. which Bucketlist points I have checked off). It’s very clear that people are interested in the topic of Bucketlist and it makes me really happy! 🙂
I have always loved Bucketlists and use them as a drive to do all the cool and fun things I want to do, and my goal is to use my experience to inspire others. Anyway, your wish is my command, so here is a separate blog post displaying all my checked off Bucketlist points;

1. ✔️ First, star by writing my own complete Bucketlist!
2. ✔️ Write a letter to myself & read it in one year (written 6/10/22)
3. ✔️ Check into a hotel alone (Netflix, pajamas and a big bed alone!)
4. ✔️ Live in a big city (San Francisco 2007 + Leiden 2016)
5. ✔️ Live abroad for more than a year (3 in the U.S. + 1 in the Netherlands)
6. ✔️ Have breakfast in bed
7. ✔️ Visit a total of 20 countries
8. ✔️ Have breakfast at Glassverket Bakeri
9. ✔️ Drink coffee at Kaffehjørnet Palma
10. ✔️ Lunch and coffee at Cafe Sliperiet
11. ✔️ Visit San Fransisco
12. ✔️ Work as an Au pair (San Francisco, 2007)
13. ✔️ Ride the cable cars in San Francisco
14. ✔️ See the sea lions at Pier 39
15. ✔️ Explore the presidio of San Fransisco
16. ✔️ Drive/walk across the Golde Gate Bridge
17. ✔️ See the famous Mrs. Doubtfire house
18. ✔️ See the Painted Ladies
19. ✔️ Explore the famous LHBT district Castro
20. ✔️ See Lombard Street (the crookdedest street of San Fransisco)
21. ✔️ Admire the beautiful victorian homes in Pacific Heights
22. ✔️ Have a stranger buy you a drink
23. ✔️ Visit the USA
24. ✔️ Visit Las Vegas
25. ✔️ Visit Chicago
26. ✔️ Visit Los Angeles
27. ✔️ Visit Seattle
28. ✔️ Visit Minneapolis
29. ✔️ Visit Miami
30. ✔️ Celebrate Thanksgiving in the U.S.
31. ✔️ Celebrate Kings Day Netherlands
32. ✔️ Celebrate a local holiday
33. ✔️ Eat a colorful meal at Oslo Raw
34. ✔️ Walk the Coastal Path in Stavern
35. ✔️ Serve in the military (Royal Norwegian Air Force 2008-2009)
36. ✔️ Shoot with a weapon
37. ✔️ Try zip-lining (Down Holmenkollen skijump)
38. ✔️ Visit Svalbard (Worked there in 2018)
39. ✔️ See the Acropolis, Athens
40. ✔️ Go island hopping in Greece (Been to Paros, anti-Paros, Naxos, Paxos, Crete, Rhodes & Kos)
41. ✔️ Greek food Bucketlist; tzatziki, lamb kleftiko, greek salad, Frappé, mythos, stifado beef stew, souvlaki, loukoumades, and gyros pita.
42. ✔️ Do a staycation Farris Bad SPA Hotel
43. ✔️ Spend an evening at the Farris Bad SPA
44. ✔️ Become an organ donor
45. ✔️ Go on a road trip in Norway
46. ✔️ Dance my ass off at Stavernsfestivalen
47. ✔️ Dance my ass off at Fjordfesten
48. ✔️ Drink coffee at Bare Barista coffeeshop in Tønsberg
49. ✔️ Drink coffee at 18 Café & Interiør in Horten
50. ✔️ Go on a girlstrip abroad
51. ✔️ Meet an online friend in person
52. ✔️ Have lunch at Mønsj restaurant in Arendal
53. ✔️ Read a book in a day
54. ✔️ Read a book on the New York Bestseller List
55. ✔️ Visit an UNESCO World Heritage Site in the world
56. ✔️ Fly a helicopter (in the Air Force)
57. ✔️ Visit Italy
58. ✔️ Eat gelato in Italy
59. ✔️ Do the “Italian Aperitivo”
60. ✔️ See the Duomo di Milano (the Milan Cathedral)
61. ✔️ Italian food Bucketlist; pizza, pasta, tiramisu, raviolli, foccacia and Italian meat & cheeses!
62. ✔️ Celebrate Halloween in the USA
63. ✔️ Go swimming at Miami Beach
64. ✔️ Eat dinner at Sjøslag Restaurant
65. ✔️ Eat my way around Oslo Street Food
66. ✔️ Look for a bargain at a flea market
67. ✔️ Visit a local farmers market
68. ✔️ Go to the movies solo
69. ✔️ Go to a restaurant solo
70. ✔️ Make a meal out of random fridge leftovers
71. ✔️ Visit Krakow
72. ✔️ Explore Krakow’s Old Town
73. ✔️ Visit the Krakow Main Market Square (Rynek Glówny)
74. ✔️ Visit the Auschwitz & Birkenau Consentration camps
75. ✔️ Visit St. Mary’s Basilica
76. ✔️ Explore Kazimierz (Krakow’s Jewish Quarter)
77. ✔️ Have a “catpuccino” at the Kociarnia Cat Cafe in Krakow
78. ✔️ Eat a meal from a food truck
79. ✔️ Visit Hadeland Glassverk
80. ✔️ Eat tapas and drink san miguel in Spain
81. ✔️ Eat gyros and drink mythos in Greece
82. ✔️ Eat tacos and drink corona in Mexico
83. ✔️ Eat pasta and drink wine in Italy
84. ✔️ Try parasailing
85. ✔️ Ride a jet-ski
86. ✔️ See the Northern Lights
87. ✔️ Visit Skopje
88. ✔️ Stroll around the Old Bazaar, Skopje
89. ✔️ See Alexander the Great Statue & fountain
90. ✔️ See the colorful Umbrella street
91. ✔️ Visit a Stave Church
92. ✔️ Have afternoon tea at Hotel Bristol in Oslo
93. ✔️ Have a fish pedicure
94. ✔️ Buy my first home alone (December, 2021!
95. ✔️ Move into my first home alone (June, 2023!)
96. ✔️ Go to a #huninvesterer event hosted by DNB
97. ✔️ Pay off my credit cards
98. ✔️ Pay off my car loan
99. ✔️ Go to college abroad
100. ✔️ Graduate from college (UND class of 2013 with a degree in Criminal Justice studies!)
101. ✔️ Go back to school/take courses to further my education (Project Management 23/24!)
102. ✔️ Reach 1000 followers on Instagram
103. ✔️ Sell something online
104. ✔️ Be portrayed in the media for something I’m proud of
105. ✔️ Go on a road trip in the U.S. (We drove from ND-FL)
106. ✔️ Experience an American college keg party
107. ✔️ Experience the crazy spring-break in the U.S.
108. ✔️ Climb Gaustadtoppen
109. ✔️ Find the best homemade granola recipe
110. ✔️ Find the perfect banana bread recipe
111. ✔️ Be in two places at once (One foot in Florida, one in Alabama)
112. ✔️ Build a (smart!) warderobe in my apartment
113. ✔️ Find the perfect bar-cart for my apartment
114. ✔️ Gamble in Las Vegas
115. ✔️ Have a facial treatment
116. ✔️ Get a manicure & pedicure
117. ✔️ Get a Brazilian wax
118. ✔️ See a dermatologist for skin care treatments and products
119. ✔️ Go skinny dipping in the sea
120. ✔️ Volunteer for a cause I’m passionate about (HOHV)
121. ✔️ Go on a date
122. ✔️ Go on a date in another country
123. ✔️ Have a one night stand
124. ✔️ Eat a meal at Jamie Oliver’s restaurant
125. ✔️ Hand write a letter to a good friend
126. ✔️ Stay in a 5 star hotel (Wyndham Alltra Playa del Carmen Adults Only All Inclusive)
127. ✔️ Sleep outside in a hammock
128. ✔️ Visit Heather, Evelyn and Gigi in the Netherlands
129. ✔️ Visit Lillavendel (Alpaca walking and cafe!)
130. ✔️ See a musical
131. ✔️ Try “plogging”
132. ✔️ Visit Fredrikstad Old Town
133. ✔️ Try pole dancing
134. ✔️ Ride a limousine
135. ✔️ Visit London
136. ✔️ See Big Ben
137. ✔️ See Buckingham Palace
138. ✔️ Go treasure hunting at Portobello Road Market
139. ✔️ Take a “hop-on-hop-off” bus tour in London
140. ✔️ See a drag show
141. ✔️ Drive on autobahn
142. ✔️ Go on a bike ride outside
143. ✔️ Do something crazy and out of character
144. ✔️ Visit the European Christmas markets
145. ✔️ Visit the Netherlands (I lived there from 2016-2017!)
146. ✔️ Visit Amsterdam
147. ✔️ Experience the madness of Red Light District, Amsterdam
148. ✔️ Ride a bike like a local in the Netherlands
149. ✔️ Visit Rotterdam Markthall
150. ✔️ Try stroopwaffles (Dutch specialty)
151. ✔️ Eat pancakes at The Pancake Bakery (Amsterdam’s oldest pancake restaurant)
152. ✔️ See the Windmills at the Zaanse Schans
153. ✔️ Visit Polarberry (the most Instagram friendly cafe in Amsterdam)
154. ✔️ Admire the beautiful architecture in the streets of Amsterdam
155. ✔️ Eat dinner at SMAK av Stavern
156. ✔️ Eat dinner at Solsiden
157. ✔️ Visit the Easter exhibit in Stavern
158. ✔️ Visit Norsk Folkemuseum
159. ✔️ Pick wildflowers and create a pretty bouquet
160. ✔️ Spend the night in a tree-house
161. ✔️ Save 10 000,- in my emergency savings account
162. ✔️ Go strawberry picking and make strawberry jam
163. ✔️ Graduate with a project management degree
164. ✔️ Create a library at home for free (only free books)
165. ✔️ Write a gratitude list
166. ✔️ Go apple picking and make apple jam & apple cake
167. ✔️ Visit Gdansk
168. ✔️ Enjoy the best drinks at Jozef K, Gdansk
169. ✔️ Explore charming Gdansk Old Town
170. ✔️ Drink the best coffee at Kaffe Perro Negro
171. ✔️ Visit beautiful St. Mary’s church
172. ✔️ Check out the fascinating World War II museum
173. ✔️ Have dinner & drinks at Chleb i Wino
174. ✔️ Have a relaxing massage at Bali SPA in Gdansk
175. ✔️ Go shopping at Designer Outlet Gdansk
176. ✔️ Read a book before the movie
177. ✔️ Read 10 books
178. ✔️ Buy a quality backpack from Osprey
179. ✔️ Create a Asia Bucketlist before traveling
180. ✔️ Go backpacking in South-east Asia
181. ✔️ Witness the madness of Khao San Road (backpacker street!)
182. ✔️ Visit an ethical elephant sanctuary
183. ✔️ Have a foot massage
184. ✔️ Visit the Cafe Apartment
185. ✔️ Coffee and cat cuddles at Mali Cat Cafe & Bar Nimman
186. ✔️ Visit the Damnoen Saduak floathing market
187. ✔️ Visit Hoi An
188. ✔️ Explore the local, charming and ancient city of Hoi An
189. ✔️ Order custom made products from one of the great tailors in Hoi An
190. ✔️ Visit the Wat Prah Singh temple
191. ✔️ Unwind on one of the Vietnams islands (Phu Quoc, Con Dao, or Cham)
192. ✔️ Indulge in tons of delicious street-food
193. ✔️ Try Vietnamese egg coffee
194. ✔️ Explore the grounds of Wat Chedi Luang
195. ✔️ Visit the Hoa Lo Prison
196. ✔️ Try the avocado toast and freshly squeezed orange juice at Rosie’s Cafe
197. ✔️ Spend a full day at the SPA
198. ✔️ Explore Hanoi Old Quarter (Hoan Kiem District)
199. ✔️ Experience the passing train on Hanoi Train Street
200. ✔️ Eat pad thai with rice noodles in Thailand
201. ✔️ Visit Vietnam
202. ✔️ Travel solo
203. ✔️ Have breakfast/lunch at Fern Forest Cafe
204. ✔️ See the train pass at Maeklong railway market
205. ✔️ Spend the night is a hostel
206. ✔️ Read Jay Shetty’s book “Think Like a monk”
207. ✔️ Spend a night at the Farris Bad SPA Hotel
208. ✔️ Create a passive income
209. ✔️ Find the perfect bag
210. ✔️ Eat dinner at Paparazzi
211. ✔️ Bake Dutch oven bread
212. ✔️ Visit a Buddhist temple
213. ✔️ Have lunch at NOVA Resto & Bar
214. ✔️ Eat breakfast at Cafe Camelot
215. ✔️ Have lunch at Palmehaven Bistro & Cocktaibar
216. ✔️ Eat the most delicious Italian food at Pasta Bar Resto & Wine
217. ✔️ Visit Chiang Mai
218. ✔️ Explore Chiang Mai old town
219. ✔️ Eat springrolls, pho and all the best noodle dishes in Vietnam
220. ✔️ Visit a local food market
221. ✔️ Visit 10 restaurants
222. ✔️ Visit Thailand
223. ✔️ Visit Bondens Hage
224. ✔️ Visit Latvia
225. ✔️ Visit Riga
226. ✔️ Explore Riga Old Town
227. ✔️ Visit Āgenskalns Market
228. ✔️ Visit Love Lock Bridge
229. ✔️ Eat Italian food at Casa Della Pasta
230. ✔️ Visit Nevlunghavn
231. ✔️ Visit Cyprus
232. ✔️ Eat my way through a cypriot food Bucketlist
233. ✔️ Try the best frappé and super food bars at Aroma Coffee and Bites
234. ✔️ Eat the best Italian pizza at Marcello’s Italian Restaurant
235. ✔️ Visit and admire the beautiful views from the Church of Profitis Elias
236. ✔️ Have a full body massage
237. ✔️ Have a Thai massage
238. ✔️ Have lunch and coffee at Havfuglen Cafe
239. ✔️ Enjoy the best pizza for lunch at Cafe Galeien

It was so much fun writing this post, because it made me realize I’ve actually done lot’s of cool things throughout the years and I’m even more exited for what’s to come!