Bucketlist of a Norwegian Girl

Last updated; May 27, 2026

Completed; 227/860 ✔️

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

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!