Bucketlist of a Norwegian Girl

Last updated; April 14th, 2026

Completed; 223/860 ✔️

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

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!