40 is the new 30, right?! We’re celebrating our 40th birthday this year, and we’re filling it with obnoxious amounts of balloons, cake and adventures. We’ve looked back on our last 40 years and devised the perfect bucketlist of things to do before you get to our age. With images from STA Travel employees who’ve been there, done that, and got the photos to prove it…
So, whether you’re seeing in your fabulous 40s with us, got a few years to go, or haven’t even hit the big 2-0 yet, we’ve got a list that will help you #StartTheAdventure.
Dance under the Northern lights in Iceland, Norway or Sweden
Mark Reynolds, STA Travel Store Manager, Victoria, London, UK
Sleep under the stars in Australia’s outback
@BorderlineBackpackers
Hire a campervan and roadtrip around Australia or New Zealand
Jack Levick, STA Travel Creative Content Executive, Auckland, New Zealand
Swim with glowing plankton in the Maldives, Puerto Rico, Japan or Cambodia
The Maldives | Courtesy of Kevin Wolf on Unsplash
Snorkel or dive the Great Barrier Reef
Rachael Porter, STA Travel Digital Marketing Executive, London, UK
Live as the locals do in a homestay in Indonesia, Nepal or Mongolia
Rumah Papa Homestay in Bohorok, Indonesia | Carina Müßen, Integration & Program Manager, Frankfurt, Germany
Ride the bullet train in Japan
Fikri Rasyid, Unsplash
Ride the scenic train from Kandy to Ella in Sri Lanka
Or hop off it to admire the scenery! | Jess Uhren, STA Travel Creative Studio Manager, London, UK
Eat your heart out at a Dubai brunch
Birthday brunchin’ | Rachael Porter STA Travel Digital Marketing Executive, London, UK
Hike a world-famous mountain or trek a world-famous trek like the frosty altitudes of Everest Base Camp, the wilderness of the Annapurna Circuit, or the stunning active volcano of Mount Fuji
Hannah Jeffery, STA Travel Global Copywriter, London, UK
Drive along Route 66 in the USA
Jessica Graham, STA Travel Web Search Executive, London, UK
Eat authentic local food: Ramen in Japan, pasta in Italy, pho in Vietnam and try your hand at a cooking class
Cooking class in a Bagan village in Myanmar | Rachael Porter, STA Travel Digital Marketing Executive, London, UK
See a Broadway/West End show
Laura Rösser, STA Travel Expert, Giessen, Germany
Feel anything but blue in Morocco’s Chefchaouen, aka Blue City
Another from Uunsplash, thanks to Mohammed Lak
Go on a Gaudi-hopping tour of Barcelona
Park Güell | Alexandra Hayward, STA Travel Marketing Executive, London, UK
Drink Guinness in Ireland
Guiness Storehouse, Dublin | Courtsey of Louis Hansel on Unsplash
Watch the hot air balloons (and maybe even go in one) in Cappadocia, Turkey
Alexandra Hayward, STA Travel Marketing Executive, London, UK
See the wonder of Angkor Wat in Cambodia
Hayley Willis, STA Travel Contracts Manager, Australasia
Visit the pink sandstone walls of Petra in Jordan
Jermaine Te Kawa, STA Travel Expert, Christchurch, New Zealand
Witness a beautiful sunrise in a far-flung destination like Myanmar, or over the Taj Mahal in India
Kim Durbridge, STA Travel Senior Content Executive, London, UK
Sail across the Mediterranean
Laura Rösser, STA Travel Expert, Giessen, Germany
Visit one of the world’s largest falls (Angel, Iguassu, Niagara)
Iguassu Falls | Jadan Hutchings, STA Travel Expert, Manchester, UK
See the penguins in Antarctica
Natalie Langley, STA Travel Store Manager, Dunedin, New Zealand
Party at sunset on Balinese island Gili Trawangan, Pula in Croatia, or Thai party island Koh Phangan
Dimensions Festival, Croatia | Kim Durbridge STA Travel Senior Content Executive, London, UK
Go on an African safari… any African safari
Serengeti | Anneli Buehrle, STA Travel Volunteering & Ancillary Product and Contracting Manager, London, UK
Hike the Inca Trail
Jade Tyrrell, STA Travel 1Source Development Manager, London, UK
Drink beer and eat chocolate in Belgium
Sasha Khan, STA Travel Land & Product Marketing Executive, London, UK
Visit at least one national park in the USA: Yosemite, Bryce Canyon, Guadalupe… the list is endless!
Yosemite views | Jess Graham, STA Travel Web Search Executive, London, UK
Listen to jazz in Chicago or New Orleans
Nathan Bingle, Unsplash
Drink rum in Havana, Cuba
Kim Durbridge, STA Travel Senior Content Executive, London, UK
Sleep somewhere out of the ordinary…
Treehouse in Brookhouse Woods, Herefordshire | Alexandra Hayward, STA Travel Marketing Executive, London, UK
Visit the pyramids of Giza
Alice Carter, STA Travel eCRM Manager UK/US/AU
Sail the Galapagos Islands
Jade Tyrrell, STA Travel 1Source Development Manager, London, UK
Have a cup of tea (and maybe a piece of cake) in a traditional British tearoom – Betty’s, for example.
Sarah Bedford, STA Travel Country Manager, New Zealand
Volunteer abroad – with children, animals, local communities. Whatever floats your boat.
Serengeti, Africa | Anneli Buehrle, STA Travel Volunteering & Ancillary Product and Contracting Manager, London, UK
Travel a portion of the Silk Road… at least
Iran | Gwenllian Jones, STA Travel Brochure Production Manager, London, UK
Learn to surf. Be it in Australia, Hawaii, Bali or South Africa…
Steppys Inlet, Australia | Vivian Brewer, STA Travel Global Designer, Melbourne, Australia
Zoom along the sandy paths of Bagan’s Archaeological Zone on a scooter, visiting temples and ruins
Jermaine Te Kawa, STA Travel Expert, Christchurch, New Zealand
Go to a festival (cultural or musical). Be pummelled with tomatoes at La Tomatina, get muddy at Glastonbury, colourful at India’s Holi, or dance til dawn at the Rio Carnival
Muddy Glastonbury | Hannah Jeffery, STA Travel Global Copywriter, London, UK
Marvel at the natural wonders of Iceland (like the Reynisfjara black sand beach)
Lea Kunz, STA Travel Expert Trainee, Karlsruhe, Germany
Already ticked a load off the list? Let us know how many you’ve got left to do in the comments below!
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