I’m a listmaker. One of my favorite books as a pre-teen was The Book of Lists. I would carry it around with me everywhere and memorize the various lists of celebrity deaths, bizarre film titles, random lists about anything and anywhere. I would make lists of my own but usually of a more mundane nature – favorite tv shows, favorite movies, places I wanted to visit. Yes, even then I had the travel bug and dreamed of places like Italy and Istanbul.  This year, as I see all of the “top 5 reasons….” on my twitter feed, I thought I would make my own of the places I’d like to visit.

If you’ve been to any of the places below, let me know what you thought!

the ‘top 10′ list:

1.) Tokyo – because it’s TOKYO!

2.) Iceland – who wouldn’t want to visit the land of fermented shark?

3.) somewhere near the Arctic circle, Finland – I hear it’s in a parking lot. cool.

4.) Mumbai – sometimes I want to know the realities of life on this planet.

5.) Pilgrimage along the Santiago de Compostela – perhaps to test my faith.

6.) Hiking the Appalachian Trail – also to test my faith.

7.) The Netherlands – to know Van Gogh.

8.) Norway – to see the Northern Lights.

9.) Ireland – home of my ancestors

10.) Cinque Terra, Italy – because everyone I know has been and they glow with excitement when telling of their travels through these 5 towns.

What’s your top 10?