The 2016 bucket list

You’ve probably got bucket lists for every area of your life, right?

But ICYMI, travel bucket lists are clearly the most important (and fun) of them all.

And now that this year’s first quarter is done and dusted, it’s time you got serious about making those plans.    

Because dreams of travel are almost as much fun as actually taking the trip, here’s some must-do fodder for your annual travel plan.

Go get ‘em, adventure-lover!

An African safari should be on anyone’s bucket list; film your own Toto tribute out on the savannas.

Make your own European summer festival crawl. Hit list: Sziget, Las Fallas, Oktoberfest and La Tomatina, to name a few.

Visit the Land of the Rising Sun and mind blowing contrasts, Japan; drink some sake, hit a robot bar and nail your chopstick skills once and for all.

Get your fix of Adriatic sunsets and the sailing life in Croatia.

Walk like an Egyptian and check out the pyramids from the back of a camel.

See Amsterdam from four wheels. Then two wheels. And by boat.

Hunt for a leprechaun and your very own pot of gold in Ireland.  

Dominate Cinque Terre in just one day.

Meet Squirt, Nemo and pals and snorkel the Great Barrier Reef. Then take to the skies in a balloon to see its magnificence from above.    

Loved Gorillas in the Mist, and Netflix’s Virunga? Head to Uganda to see the magnificent creatures up-close and in the wild.

Bathe yourself in Istanbul’s famous bathhouses before heading to the trifecta of jaw-dropping attractions, Hagia Sophia, the Palace and the Blue Mosque.

Wander the cobalt blue walls of Morocco’s Chefchaouen (#instaworthy) and try the city’s famed goats cheese. Because goats are funny + cheese equals heaven.

Take a bite from a really large apple, leave your heart in San Francisco, then kick it on Route 66 and get your canyon fix in Arizona with a larger-than-life All-American road trip.

Head off-the-beaten-track with a serious Asian odyssey.