Bucketlist of a Norwegian Girl

Last updated; December 7th, 2025

Completed; 216/840 ✔️

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

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!