Thirty 30 is a bucket list of things I wanted to do before I turned 30. Lots of 20-somethings draw up such lists for life. I did it for my travels. Not all points on the list were easy, but none of them were impossible.

My score card when I turned 30:
13 complete
11 attempted
6 never started

Now onto Forty 40.

1. Travel to 20 countries (10/20)
2. Travel to 50 cities (32/50)
3. Travel to all Indian states (22/35)
4. Live in 6 Indian metros
5. Live and work in Manhattan +
6. Spend a summer in London +
7. Bombay +
8. Visit the new 7 wonders of the world (1/7)
9. Visit all World Heritage Sites in India (12/27)
10. Visit mausoleums of 6 Mughal emperors (4/6)
11. Visit 3 wild life sanctuaries + +
12. Stay in 5 youth hostels (2/5)
13. Watch 3 F1 Grand Prixs + + +
14. Watch a cricket World Cup +
15. Watch a football World Cup
16. Watch a tennis Grand Slam
17. Run a half marathon
18. Drive from Delhi to Leh and back +
19. Scuba dive in Andamans +
20. White water rafting in Zanskar +
21. Swim with sharks in South Africa +
22. Climb to Everest Base Camp
23. Skiing in Gulmarg
24. Go on a 2 week no-bookings-plans-routes trip +
25. Drive/ride across one Indian state + +
26. Drive/ride across one country coast-to-coast
27. Travel across a country in trains +
28. Learn to read/write Urdu and read/understand Arabic
29. Read 50 travel inspiring books (20/50)
30. Make 100 art prints of photographs (4/100)