It seems anyone these days with a disposable income is possessed by bucket lists. 1000 places to see before you die. Fifty restaurants to eat in before you burst. The Top 500 Bucket List Ideas your friends will be envious of.

Sadly people’s travel bucket lists tend to be common and generic: Climb the Eiffel Tower, bungee in New Zealand, take a selfie at the Taj Mahal, roll a dice in Vegas, gondola in Venice, sunset in Santorini, chill out in Aix-en-Provence and be the first to discover the Pyramids. Then you can go on Facebook and see how many travel icons you can tick and worry if your score is high enough not to be an embarrassment.

These are bubble places for people who live in a bubble. And there are thousands of them lining up at these places every day. Burst the bubble and discover the countries behind the icons.

I will continuously add places and ideas that I hope stir your true spirit of travel.