Our European Bucket List

In preparation for our move from Seattle to London, my husband and I put together our European Bucket List. With some thoughtful planning and budgeting….we’re hoping that we’ll be able to make it through the full list in a few years. We’ll track our progress here (and hope you follow our journey!

1. Experience Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany | Read more about this here
2. Eat a croissant on the sidewalk patio of a cafe in Paris | Read more about this here
3. Try as many afternoon tea places we can while living in London
4. Tour the iconic Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany | Read more about this here
5. Take a road trip through the Scottish Highlands and visit the Isle of Skye | Read more about this here
6. Have drinks at the top of the Shard in London
7. Explore Lake Hallstatt in Austria
8. Visit the British Museum in London (this one was a must, we were sorely disappointed when we couldn’t fit this activity in our schedule when we visited London for the first time)
9. Relax and enjoy the views of Lake Como, Italy | Read more about this here 
10. Party it up in Ibiza, Spain
11. Visit the Game of Throne filming sights in Dubrovnik, Croatia | Read more about this here
12. Spend Christmas in Finnish Lapland (home to Father Christmas!)
13. Visit the Edinburgh Castle in Scotland
14. Savor swiss chocolate while taking in the views of Lucerne, Switzerland | Read more about this here
15. Take a road trip and visit the sights along the Golden Circle in Iceland | Read more about this here
16. Wine and port tasting through Porto and the Douro Valley in Portugal
17. Visit the Sintra National Palace near Lisbon, Portugal  | Read more about this here
18. Walk through Old Town in Krakow, Poland
19. Explore the Christmas Markets in the Golden Triangle (Budapest, Vienna, Prague) | Read more about this here
20. Enjoy Aperol spritz and coastal views in Positano, Italy
21. Shop the Portabello Market in Notting Hill while in London  | Read more about this here
22. Road trip from Madrid through Andalusia, Spain
23. Visit the fairytale castles in the Moselle Valley, Germany
24. Enjoy a drink at the pub while in Dublin, Ireland
25. Pig out on Spanish tapas while visiting Barcelona, Spain
26. Take a cruise through the fjords of Norway
27. Stay in a riad in Marrakech, Morroco (okay, this one technically isn’t in Europe…but it’s so close that we have to make it happen!) | Read more about this here
28. Become a wizard while in London (e.g. visit the Harry Potter experience, wander Oxford University, and watch Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in the West End)
29. See the lavender and sunflower fields in the Provence countryside and eat plenty of cheese and wine
30. Spontaneously visit somewhere ‘off-the-beaten-path’ (meaning, a country that isn’t on this list and not top-of-mind for us)

There’s so much to see, so much to do! What do you think? Is there anything on your European Bucket List that we should add to ours?!